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Politics & Governing

Coming to Terms with Marshal Entwistle

by J. Dennis Robinson

For his time, he was probablu a good cop

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Tough Times for Tough Mayors

by J. Dennis Robinson

In Portsmouth, the city councilor with the most votes-- IS MAYOR

Read moreTough Times for Tough Mayors

Driving Off Corrupt Royal Governor Cranfield

by J. Dennis Robinson

Greedy, power hungry, vindictive, or just doing his job?

Read moreDriving Off Corrupt Royal Governor Cranfield

Three Women Hanged in Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

NH’s first two executions rarely discussed, still troubling

Read moreThree Women Hanged in Portsmouth

Lady Bird Johnson Flies Through Town

by J. Dennis Robinson

As the Vietnam War raged in 1967, Ladybird bought penny candy

Read moreLady Bird Johnson Flies Through Town

Copycat Portsmouth Tea Party Narrowly Avoided

by J. Dennis Robinson

Cooler heads prevailed in Portsmouth, NH in response to shiploads of tea

Read moreCopycat Portsmouth Tea Party Narrowly Avoided

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Closing “Irrevocable” in 1964

by Vintage Pics

It's a good thing politicians don't predict the weather

Read morePortsmouth Naval Shipyard Closing “Irrevocable” in 1964

Seacoast Rejects Aristotle Onassis Oil Refinery in 1974

by J. Dennis Robinson

The three women who defeated the richest man in the world

Read moreSeacoast Rejects Aristotle Onassis Oil Refinery in 1974

Rev. Andrew Peabody Protested 1847 War

by J. Dennis Robinson

The bells of one Portsmouth church did not ring out

Read moreRev. Andrew Peabody Protested 1847 War

Alemaker Frank Jones: Hero or Heel?

by J. Dennis Robinson

Despite great wealth, he did little for the common people.

Read moreAlemaker Frank Jones: Hero or Heel?

Two Tragic Muskie Moments

by Vintage Pics

There was the Canuck letter and then there was me

Read moreTwo Tragic Muskie Moments

Nixon Visits in his “Wilderness Years”

by Vintage Pics

Celery sticks and no fur coats at Wentworth by the Sea in 1964

Read moreNixon Visits in his “Wilderness Years”
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