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Today, we're answering a question from listener Tim Smith, who asks: Why does anything exist?

This debut novel is about an itinerant Singaporean ex-con hiding from her past in different countries. And on our Book Biz segment, author Katherine Center reflects on her 20-year publishing career.

About 20 communities across the state are hosting simultaneous readings of “What to the Slave Is Your Fourth of July?”, a historic speech delivered by Frederick Douglass in 1852.

In 2025, Geno Marconi, the longtime director of NH’s ports, was named in a civil suit for his alleged conduct while he worked for the state. The NH Attorney General’s office, which later prosecuted Marconi on criminal charges, is refusing to cover his bills.

Dismas Home in Manchester helps women involved in the justice system and with substance use disorder find long-term stability

A rain barrel can be as simple or complicated as you like, but either way you’re taking advantage of natural rainfall to water your garden.

Two of Canada’s great singer-songwriters come together; Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier are multi-award winning, solo musicians in their own right.

The police shooting occurred in Landaff, a small town in Grafton County

New legislation will cap daily transactions to crypto ATMs at $2,000, and there will be a 48-hour window when victims can cancel and be refunded their transaction.