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Spring on the Rail Trails

urban rail trail in Rochester New Hampshire

On a rail trail, spring is about the conditions, not the calendar. Snow and ice give way to mud season. Before you know it, the trailsides are greening up, signaling a time for tuning up bikes and putting away boots. If winter kept you indoors, spring will nudge you outside. It’s tempting to get backContinue reading “Spring on the Rail Trails”

Numbered Souls

Hillsborough County Cemetery, Goffstown NH. Photo by Ellen Kolb.

All Souls’ Day: the one I don’t have to go to Church for, as opposed to All Saints’ Day. I’ve never quite shaken that childhood view. I take more note of the day than I did as a child; that comes with time and age and enduring the deaths of friends and loved ones. IContinue reading “Numbered Souls”

Postscript to death penalty repeal: why showing up matters

Postscript to an earlier post about the bill repealing New Hampshire’s death penalty: the Governor’s veto was overridden. The margin in the House: one vote. Margin in the Senate: one vote. At some point, another life issue bill will come up in Concord. Maybe it’ll call for care for children who survive attempted abortion. MaybeContinue reading “Postscript to death penalty repeal: why showing up matters”