NH Bike Culture, Trump populism, and snobbery!
BY MIKE BILLINGS He lifted his shirt and my photographer got a shot of his Trump tattoo for this article. “I got this one in Sturgis” he said. Most of my interview subjects would not not give their names. Homer, a handyman in Concord, allowed use of his first name. He displays a Trump/Pence sign in his yard. Some of the more shy people I talked with were what they call “secret Trump voters.” Snobbery and hypocrisy seem to most […]
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Meat, what is it good for?
BY MAYNARD LEON The lion may not lie down with veggies just yet. The king of the forest still prefers lamb chops. Only 3% of humans in America self identify as vegans of vegetarians. Here in New Hampshire the moose is iconic. The tradition of hunting is deeply embedded. There is the hot dog at the ball park and the Thanksgiving Turkey. Still, the sight of the gallows sharpens the mind, and 114 years after the federal Pure Food and […]
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All is fair in love and politics
The New Hampshire Primary used to be in March. In more recent years, it has been pushed back, in a push back at efforts to horn in on our “first in the nation” status. In 2007 – 2008 it was almost pushed back to the year prior to the election year. Usually it lands close to Valentine’s Day. The February 11th primary falls three days prior to the day that is of private interest, rather than public. We might be […]
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