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Thomas Goldsmith

Dylan Sings Across the Decades

By Thomas Goldsmith

May 23, 2013

Bob Dylan has spent more than five decades avoiding his popularly anointed role as the voice of a generation. But the old song and dance man, who marks six dozen years in May, still totes a sack full of worthy messages. Read more »

Billy Barnes

Cotton Mill Venus

By Billy Barnes

May 23, 2013

In my time I've photographed thousands of people at work.  Factories, offices, coal mines, farms, hospitals, colleges, churches, schools, you name it.  You could call it documentary photography because these photographs, as they age, become treasures that show how dad or grandma or Uncle Charles ... Read more »

Fred Cicetti

Our Health and Our Nails

By Fred Cicetti

May 23, 2013

Q. I was at a party recently when a nurse told a friend of mine to see a doctor because his nails were kind of white. He went to the doctor and found out he has a liver problem. Were the two events just coincidental? Read more »

Larry Pelland

The Wounded Warrior Project

By Larry Pelland

May 22, 2013

Cindy Parsons came to New Hampshire and captivated the hearts and minds of veterans and non veterans alike as she spoke of the plight of our men and women who serve in the United States Armed Forces, most especially those who suffer wounds seen and unseen. She touched the ... Read more »

John Rosemond

Holding Children Back A Grade

By John Rosemond

May 21, 2013

Q:        Our son’s fifth birthday is in August. He did just fine, socially and academically, in preschool, but the counselor at the school he’s slated to attend has recommended that we hold him back a year because of his late birthday. She says that kids with ... Read more »

Sharon O'Day

Financial Honesty: Talking Real Numbers

By Sharon O'Day

May 20, 2013

Do you remember when you turned 18? Remember how excited you got? Or maybe it was 21. In any case, you became “legal” in some new way, whether it was the legal voting age, or drinking age …Well, I was as excited about turning ... Read more »

Dan Rockwell

Why Teams Fight and What to Do About It

By Dan Rockwell

May 20, 2013

Nothing is more frustrating, from a leadership point of view, than a group of individuals circling each other like vultures. Team conflict wastes time, energy, and resources.Incompetent leaders have teams who turn on each other.Focus:Lack of focus invites conflict. Teams who don’t know ... Read more »

Robert Butler

'The Great Gatsby': Is it Really Great?

By Robert Butler

May 17, 2013

Film depictions of the literary masterpiece "The Great Gatsby" have fallen short in the past, however Baz Luhrmann's version has raised the bar.  Read more »

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