A monument's mysterious river crossing
In the arena of Concord mysteries, this one's a doozy. The story begins at Goodwill on Loudon Road, where, until recently, a monument to former Gov. Isaac Hill sat. It read: “Site of home of Isaac Hill, United States Senator 1831-1835, Governor 1836-1839.” The problem is that Isaac Hill never owned property on Loudon Road. Records of Hill's residence are not entirely clear, thanks to incomplete maps and...
Boot camp for leaders
This year’s Capital Area Student Leadership (CASL) group, an initiative of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, recently attended a session at the Monitor. We took advantage of the students’ proximity and made them fill out a questionnaire. It’s what we do. CASL is open to high school sophomores who live in the Concord area. The program is meant to give teens hands-on experience and instruction in becoming active leaders in their...
Your dream date may be right under your nose
Imagine a first date where there's very little awkwardness, the location for dinner and the movie is completely at your discretion and there's no question that you'll get along splendidly with your date. In fact, even though it may be a first date, you already know this person quite well. I'm proposing that this Valentine's Day, your dream date is yourself. This can be in lieu of a date with another human...
Everything you wanted to know about McDonald's
You're probably sitting there, sipping coffee, feet up on the ottoman, asking yourself, “Why an issue about McDonald's?” That's an excellent question. Allow us to share our reasoning with you: 1. We're still mad at Burger King. If you've been to the fast food chain in the last month or two, you may have noticed that they've super-sized their menu options. If you order a medium value meal, they...
The lip balm results are in!
I am obsessed with lip balm. I keep it in my car, by my bed and in my purse, and if I happen to be caught without it, I run to the nearest drugstore to purchase an emergency replacement. I’m not kidding when I say I experience anxiety if I have to suffer through an extended period of time with dry lips. It turns out that I am not alone in this – when we asked for volunteers to test various lip balm sticks, we were inundated with...
