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Toll rage
Why we pay to drive the highways, where the money goes and why tolls might increase
By Heidi Masek hmasek@hippopress.com

You can “live free or die” in New Hampshire but it may eventually cost you $2 to get out: a southbound toll on Interstate 93 in Salem could be in your future. Meanwhile, the governor’s budget proposal includes 50-cent toll increases at the main Bedford, Hooksett and Hampton plazas and 25 cents at others. Then there’s that awful rumor about possibly moving Bedford’s toll to Nashua.

ART: Cause for soldiers
Photographers join forces for SUDS
By Heidi Masek hmasek@hippopress.com

Nate Dean, 31, of Manchester, became involved in Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba (SUDS) last year after helping a diving industry colleague, John Chatterton of Maine, at a trade show booth for the program.

LONGSHOTS: Climbing sports Mt. Rushmore
by Dave Long

As you may know I’m hooked on the Mt. Rushmore of Sports thing from ESPN — which has to do with my, let’s call it competitive, personality. But, for a history guy, it’s also fun. So here’s my first offering via a random series of topics from near and far:

TECHIE: Save cash with the Web
Cancel everything but your access
By John “jaQ” Andrews  jandrews@hippopress.com

Times are tough. Eating out is a luxury many have cut down on, thermostats nationwide are set a few ticks lower than they’ve been the last few winters, and snapping up that latest gadget just because it’s cool isn’t really possible — either because you can’t afford it or all the places selling it have gone bankrupt.

FOOD: All made right here
Warner shop sells only local food, crafts
By Linda A. Thompson-Odum food@hippopress.com

Localvores have a new one-stop shop to check out in Warner. The Kearsarge Market is stocked with only New Hampshire-made products — many made by local cooks, farmers and artisans — all displayed in a beautifully refurbished 1795 colonial home.