Concord Monitor
Opinion: The courage of Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls, a former slave, successfully commandeered a Confederate ship and delivered it to the Union, becoming a hero and helping to change the course of the Civil War.
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In his opinion piece, Michael Bertrand reflects on historical American progressivism and calls for a modern return to prioritizing the public good over private interests.
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3mAnn Storrs Kellogg
<html><head></head><body>Ann Storrs Kellogg<br /><br />Durango, CO - Ann Storrs Kellogg, 95, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2026 in Durango, Colorado.<br /><br />Born on May 7, 1931 in West Hartford, Connecticut, Ann was the eldest child and only ...
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3mMartha A. Holden
Martha A Holden<br /><br />Bow, NH - Martha Ann Holden (Martin) passed away on June 26, 2026 at the age of 91 from newly diagnosed cancer. Born in Beverly, Massachusetts and growing up in Amherst, Massachusetts with her sister ...
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2mGene L. Hilliard
<html><head></head><body>Gene L. Hilliard<br /><br />Franklin, NH - Gene L. Hilliard, 86, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at The Golden Crest Assisted Living Facility. He was born on August 9, 1940, in Concord, NH, the son of Beu ...
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5mDolly Parton gave the gift of reading to Canterbury's children — and to hundreds of thousands more across the world
Dolly Parton has been paraded through aisles of voters at Canterbury’s town meeting, hoisted like a saint in a processional. She has graced the town’s farmers markets, and for the last year and a half, she’s guarded the children’s room at the Elkins Public Library. This rendering of Parton, who passed away on Tuesday, may be two-dimensional and made of cardboard, but it embodies the queen of country music’s special significance in town. Canterbury is the only community in Merrimack County enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the childhood literacy initiative Parton founded in 1995 in her own rural home county […]