NEWS
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Partnership benefits New Hampshire Guard, El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - New Hampshire Guard senior leaders recently spent several days here meeting with key military leaders to strengthen the state and nation's pairing in the National Guard State Partnership Program. "“I truly believe that one of the reasons why El Salvador went to Iraq … was because of [the New Hampshire Guard],” said Maj. Gen. William Reddel III. “They are the only country in this hemisphere that has done that.”


Photo journalist / freedom activist arrested at Occupy Miami eviction Tuesday to speak at NH Liberty Forum on Feb. 25 in Nashua
Carlos Miller will be speaking in Nashua, New Hampshire on Saturday, February 25 at this year's Liberty Forum.


Warm weather moves vintage snowmobile race moves north to Pittsburg to find snow


Driver in Provincetown fatal crash has ‘history' of infractions, report reveals
Katherine Porter, a former police officer in New Hampshire, was also a witness to the crash. She was driving her Jeep and reported that she was about 200 yards behind Salloux's car and could see Van Hoof Packard walking his bike on the side of the road. She said that he was “not in the roadway but to the side of the roadway” and that “a car would not have had to swerve to avoid hitting him.”


Map pinpoints lyme disease hot zones
Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease


BUSINESS
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NH's Jay Meyer heads one of hundreds of companies working tons of OT this weekend to print Super Bowl T-shirts
“The big sports stores start showing up around 3 a.m. because they want to have the apparel ready in the morning when they open,” said Meyer. “If it's really doing well, they'll reorder, probably another 5,000. Last week after the AFC championship, we printed 7,000 shirts.”


PC Connection names Driscoll as new CFO


NAA: Newspaper sites see traffic rise in Q4
Unique visitors to newspaper sites increased nearly 6% during the fourth quarter, with nearly 63% of Internet users visiting newspaper sites. UnionLeader.com has been a part of that trend, generating more than 40 million pageviews in 2011 with a daily audience topping 40,000 unique visitors.


A sobering look at Facebook
At Granite Investment Advisors in New Hampshire, Chief Investment Officer Scott Schermerhorn has already been fielding queries from clients eager to get in on the action. “We had some clients call and once we step them through the numbers, they sober up,” he said. “The valuation is 100 times earnings in a stock market that is trading at 12.”


Simon Property Group Reports Fourth Quarter Results, Announces Increase In Quarterly Dividend and Provides 2012 Guidance
Net income attributable to common stockholders was $362.9 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, as compared to $217.9 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, in the prior year period. The increase on a per share basis was 67.6%.


The Beer Nut: It's New York vs. New England in the battle of the brews


Seabrook Beach residents still at odds over fireworks


Jake's Wayback Burgers to open its first NH franchise this year


A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors



FEATURES / ENTERTAINMENT
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SNHU #18 in Top 20 Best Colleges for Socially Conscious Students


New Lisa Gardner tome inspired by southern New Hampshire booksigning
Gardner is the valley's own New York Times-bestselling author and has written 13 previous thrillers. She lives with her family in Jackson where she is always at work on the next book, or involved with various community projects


Fosters: Subs patrol UNH pool: Sea Perch Program leads Barrington students in making submersibles; testing them at UNH


The Valley Voice: 'Hope on the Slopes' — and ice Feb. 12


Those Austrian Guys infuse fondue with authentic European fun in Keystone


The "The Old Farmer's Almanac" has a long history and bright future
“We grow with the times,” Ginger said. “We are on Facebook and other social media and stay in touch with customer needs. But, above all, we stay true to who we are.”


COURTS / PUBLIC OVERSIGHT
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Green group moves to stall Vt. Yankee relicensing


Application of Antrim Wind Energy filed with NHDES


Partial win for BAE Systems in contract dispute



POLITICS
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Berlin native and UNH business prof. Jackie Cilley to run for governor


Charlie Sherman, ex-TV personality, takes on incumbents for Amherst selectman - NashuaTelegraph.com


PRIMARY
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Get Patriotic to Every Presidential Campaign Song Since 1933


St. Petersburg Times - Mar. 14, 1952 - Analysis of Eisenhower win in the New Hampshire primary


OPINION
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Brutal NH road rage murder shaped columnist's shifting views on gun control


UNH College Republicans take exception to Carsey Institute press release hitting Romney


The New Hampshire - Nick Mignanelli: From the right: Bring universities in line with second amendment
"Tuesday's anti-gun tirade interestingly provides me the facts necessary to back up my piece. The incidents the editorial cites to support opposition to HB 334, the attack in front of the Adams Towers early Saturday morning and the tragic shooting that took place at Virginia Tech in early December, seem to clearly demonstrate why respect for the second amendment is in the best interest of student safety."


Conway Daily Sun columnist decries the 870 $1,500 bills filed in the NH house for 2012


SPORTS
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Yahoo metrics find 50 percent more interest in Patriots than Giants


The Man In A Wheelchair Who Helped Kick Off A Super Bowl Dynasty
"Doug can't walk. Cerebral Palsy took that away, so he rides everywhere in a motorized wheelchair. But if it wasn't for Doug, Adam Vinatieri wouldn't exist -- at least the Adam Vinatieri we know. And without Vinatieri, there might not be the kick in the snow against the Raiders or the kick against the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI."


Minor League Prospect Comparison: Devin Mesoraco vs Travis D'Arnaud


NH's Patrick Doherty proves lucky for his teams


Q&A with former Lady Wildcat now Brown coach Marie Burr, who recenlty earned her milestone 300th win


Former UNH star Ayers takes on coaching role for USA Hockey


Globe and Mail: What's in a name? Super Bowl edition