New Mexico governor and Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson has held a wide range of political offices. He was elected to House of Representatives, served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and was the Secretary of Energy for the Clinton administration. Recently, his campaign made a swing through Manchester.

Q:If as president, you say it happens and it happens, what do you do?
Solve the issue of illegal immigration, which I consider to be a huge problem for this country in about 20 different ways. This is not just a single issue. It has a much broader range of implications in terms of what’s going to happen to us as a nation. It really is a result of my belief that we are in a clash of civilizations. As a result, you have to look at the different aspects of it and figure out what it is you can do to survive that clash. One of the things we need to do is to be much more cognizant of who we are as a nation and what are the ideas and the ideals that hold us together as a nation and connect us, so that we are not what Theodore Roosevelt called it, a polyglot boarding house.

Some of Sylvia Brofos’ Thursday night watercolor students have been with her for almost 20 years. They followed her from what is now New Hampshire Institute of Art to a studio in Hopkinton. Brofos took her 60 students to Kimball-Jenkins School of Art in 2002, where she now teaches six three-hour watercolor classes per week. Brofos trained as a commercial artist, working in London and then for Young and Rubicam in New York. She taught art at a women’s prison for 15 years.

Who doesn’t love a good Reese’s peanut butter cup?

But, in case you’re loathe to spend the calories on the kids’ candy, there is plenty of high-quality chocolate offering those craving a treat goodies worth the indulgence.

How good is it to be a New England sports fan these days? The Patriots are undefeated and headed to what I hope is still a clash of unbeaten teams in Indianapolis in 10 days. BC football could be number one in the country after Michigan takes out Ohio State as they usually do on rivalry weekend. There’s a high degree of anticipation for the Celtics’ season. And the Red Sox are inspiring dynasty talk from the yahoos after being in their second World Series in four years

Driving around over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed variations on the same signs all over the place.

WEBKINZ HERE, one shouts. WE HAVE WEBKINZ! yells another. WEBKINZ WEBKINZ WEBKINZ is the babble of yet another

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