From the editor…
The last issue of the gazette was put together only by the grace of the computer gods…as my old desktop was seriously on its last legs. After that issue was safely published, I immediately bought a new tower and what a joy this has been to work on! But...
Rocking Chair
Rocking Chair Rocking chair, rocking chair How do you do You rock me and rest me Relaxing me too, Your runners relieve me With their just perfect curve Their motion, like lotion Renewing my vim, reviving my verve, Soft, suave, and smooth To appease and to soothe The absolute...
Perth-Andover Arts & Crafts Center
A new artisan’s co-operative store is in the process of opening on Perth Main Street. Pam McPhail has turned the empty store that was once home to Checkers Pizza, which was sadly lost in the flood, into a center for local artists, crafters, and artisans to have an affordable...
Genetic roulette
By the time this paper comes out, the elections will be over in the USA. One of the most important issues that will have been decided is the passing of Proposition 37 and I, for one, fervently hope and pray that the voters of California will have passed...
We All Need Hotel Dieu
The Powers That Be have spoken again: Hotel Dieu in Perth-Andover is to lose more services and jobs. This turn of the screw could be seen coming down pike at us, but one can always hope. The Hospital Foundation and local citizens are fighting this blow to our community....
Cinderella’s Coach at the Bath Meeting House
A few weeks back, I received an invitation to visit the Art Gallery at the Bath Meeting House to see a new sculpture by local artist Michelle Kazakos. I have driven by the Bath Meeting House dozens of times without ever really registering its existence, but this little...
Some Thoughts Concerning Money
Every day some new act of outrageous theft and greed by bankers and corporations is revealed to the public. It’s like these guys live in some other world of their own invention! Which is actually exactly how they think….they’ve been absorbed in their own selfishness and greed for...
From the Editor…
I nearly had a nervous breakdown yesterday when my desktop computer, the one I am writing this very column on right now, decided to start dying. It’s not like it hasn’t lasted a long time…this elderly Dell PC is about 10 years old, which in computer years is probably...
Mushrooms Save the World
A few weeks ago my little dog Boswell and I took a stroll among the lovely groves of trees at the head pond in Beechwood. The rolling lawn is perfect for a game of fetch and the trees were gloriously colorful. As were ambled along we came across a...
Table Talk
From the Editor… One of our primary objectives in producing this little paper is to connect people within our communities, foster connections and discuss ideas mainstream media doesn’t bother with. This is 2012… a year that is packed with prophecy and significance for cultures all across the globe. The...