Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: Eliza Eaton, a woman of whom poets dream

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Buried in a plot in the southeast section of the Valley Cemetery is Eliza Eaton, one of Manchester's early mill girls.

Joe McQuaid's Publisher's Notebook: Hybsch made a lasting impression here

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I went to Bill Hybsch's funeral last week. In a 40-year career at this newspaper, Bill met and dealt with a lot of people, although he never had a byline.

Katie McQuaid's Scene in Manchester: Kiwanis and the kids

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Residents of the North End will soon see the big, white tent erected on the lawn of the Webster House as the Kiwanis Club of Manchester prepares for its annual charity auction on June 1.

Gate City Musings: Mayor just keeps on spending

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The current city administration never ceases to amaze us.

John Harrigan: Time to do what's right for the loon's haunting call in the night

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I've heard from all sides on the issue of lead jigs and lures versus their effects on loons, and have been asked to write about it because a defining bill is before the House, and will come up in the...

George Will: The loss of trust

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Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing.

Dick Pinney's Guidelines: Mixing business and pleasure while in Maine

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There are are lots of things to take up our fishing time in the middle of the great month of May.

Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: Of all wild bird songs, the fox sparrow's sound is the 'sweetest'

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I received two photographs from a long-time Exeter reader friend who wished me to identify the bird pictured.

Mark Hayward's City Matters: Doctor finds rewards treating the poor

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What kind of health care do the poor deserve in Manchester? Home remedies? A crowded emergency room? An aspirin when the pain is slight, whiskey when it hurts more, a street-corner transaction when...

Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: A burial ground for the dead and a park for the living

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The Valley Cemetery opened for business shortly after its dedication on July 5, 1841. The first burial took place that month - "Mary J. - child of Steven and Sarah Baldwin."

Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: A burial ground for the dead and a park for the living

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The Valley Cemetery opened for business shortly after its dedication on July 5, 1841. The first burial took place that month - "Mary J. - child of Steven and Sarah Baldwin."

Joe McQuaid's Publisher's Notebook: Up here, or down South, it pays to be clear

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It pays to be clear. Our company's vice president for advertising accompanied me to a meeting of independently owned newspapers in Charleston, S.C., earlier this month.

0 Katie McQuaid's Scene in Manchester: YWCA gives us hope in the toughest situations

1 Dick Pinney's Guidelines: The most effective method of baiting for stripers

3 John Harrigan: Weasel bloodlust, lots of guns and hungry pigs of the woods

0 Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: May correctly called 'month of the warbler'

1 Mark Hayward's City Matters: Clubhouse offers solace, structure for mentally ill

0 Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: A new garden cemetery for Manchester

0 Katie McQuaid's Scene in Manchester: A new acupuncture experience

4 Grin and bear it? No way -- people's habits have to change as NH bear population soars

0 Dick Pinney's Guidelines: Saltwater fishing is starting to get prime

0 Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: Squirrel activity can be 'quite enjoyable to watch'

6 Mark Hayward's City Matters: Veteran principal helps Manchester West High find its pride

0 Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: NH Fire Insurance has broad presence, shorter name

6 Joe McQuaid's Publisher's Notebook: We will print off-site, as would Loeb

0 Katie McQuaid's Scene in Manchester: Ready, get set for some more fun runs

0 John Harrigan: Greens and peepers and bears and moose

0 Dick Pinney's Guidelines: A great-grandson gets his first tom

0 Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: The sights, smells and sounds of sugaring in NH

0 NH Fire Company knew how to celebrate an anniversary