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Why are Republicans calling these veterans traitors?

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 — Here’s an interesting phenomenon: veterans of the U.S. armed forces traveling around the country on a bus, speaking on energy independence as a national security matter. They’ll be in Manchester, Concord, and Nashua on Friday. That doesn’t leave enough time for our paper of this Friday paper to do their event any good, so we’re hastily posting this here, to encourage people to check it out. This hardly seems like an anti-American thing to do, but talk-radio jock Daryl Metcalfe says these guys are traitors. The British paper The Guardian sees a trend here, with right-wingnuts equating environmentalism and terrorism. …

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Vigilance and Dedication

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Friday, October 16, 2009 — Last night the Portsmouth Fire Department dedicated Vigilance, a sculpture and fountain by New Hampshire artist Emile Birch, located just outside the Central Fire Station. Below: after playing at the ceremony, a band of pipers gave a well-received impromptu performance as they left the Rusty Hammer.

Another Fifteen Minutes

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 — One of our favorite places got some love from the Boston Globe this morning. The daily’s “g” section featured a piece by Clara Silverstein headlined “Novel approach to a bakery central to Portsmouth, N.H.” It was about Ceres Bakery, of course — what other place could fit that description? By way of a salute on this auspicious occasion, we present the photo at right, showing proprietress Penny Brewster wearing a tasty chapeau during the 2002 Halloween Parade.

The New Grand Marshal

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009 — Maybe it’s our position at the helm of a publication that’s had one foot in the grave for about a century. Or maybe it’s the hat. Whatever the reason, we have been offered, and we have accepted, the highest honor we can think of, other than our fortnightly gig here at Ye Olde Rag. Those wishing to know more are encouraged to mash this link, where you will find an elegant and thorough article about this impending phenomenon.

Surprise!

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Monday, September 28, 2009—Yes, that’s the Gazette over there on the far right in this photo. Now you’ve seen everything. And here’s another surprise — we’ve finally gotten around to updating our free download page. Five additional papers are now available, and that department is up-to-date for a change.

A Coming Cage Match over Corporate Personhood?

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009 — On a sudden whim, we’re going to alter the way we operate this digital division of our ancient operation. Instead of letting it lie fallow for weeks at a time, we’re going to snatch up intriguing bits of flotsam and jetsam that have some relevance to our next paper, and post them here, perhaps with a cryptic remark or two. We were thrilled to Google up today, as we tried to take stock of Associate Justice Sotomayor’s commnts about corporate personhood, this Timeline of Personhood Rights and Powers, by Jan Edwards, “with much help from Doug Hammerstrom, Bill Meyers, Molly …

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