About eight years ago, campaign workers for John Edwards for President doorknocked the West End of Concord and gave away tree saplings.[/caption]About eight years ago, campaign workers for John Edwards for President doorknocked the West End of Concord and gave away tree saplings. Here is the tree today.

Here are some thoughts about the second GOP debate on CNN on Sept. 16, 2015. First, it started ridiculously but ended strong. Three hours was a long time but it’s best to have them be more than an hour, especially with 11 candidates. Many of the candidates tried to move aside from CNN’s desire to … Read more

Students find GoPro camera two years after launching via a balloon … and it brings back the most video.

Here’s a link to my 10th anniversary column of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Tuesday, Sept. 11, wasn’t supposed to be a tragic day. But just like other mournful days in history, many of us will never forget what happened and where we were on Sept. 11. At the time, I was covering the town … Read more

This says it all. RIP Christopher Hitchens. Dude, we miss you.

Yes, just about. I sent out a Tweet earlier this week noting that it was a year ago that national political headlines were made by Patch on a silly thing: A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate taking a canoe ride. Scott Brown, the former Senator from Massachusetts who then moved to New Hampshire, where he … Read more