The Grammarnator
For Christmas this year, my mother-in-law gave me a sweatshirt with the words, “I am the grammarian about whom your mother warned you.” Emboldened by this slogan, I have decided to address a festering issue. Ever since September, I have been puzzled by an editorial stance taken by the Insiders, and reading the gift wrap issue (and I did use it!) last week and the Monitor this Boxing Day morning, I see the need to revisit the problem...
Calendar of events: Dec. 30-Jan. 13
Tuesday, Dec. 30 Blood drive, Health and Human Services, 29 Hazen Drive. Held from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 800-262-2660, concord-redcross.org. 8 a.m. Blood drive, Concord Hospital, 250 Pleasant St. Held from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Payson Center for Cancer Care. 800-262-2660, concord-redcross.org. 10:30 a.m. The Bryan Thomas Duo, Hermanos Cocina Mexicana, 11 Hills Ave. 224-5669, hermanosmexican.com. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 Blood drive,...
Update on the Tuttle House
Tom Arnold gave us a ring last week to see if we would do an update on the Tuttle House, a home that was relocated last year from its Pleasant Street address to Gabby Lane in the South End. Tom said the house had been empty for quite some time and wondered what was going on with it. Tom, The Revelator is on it. Soon we will enlighten you with our research. But first, we have to look back – back to 1935, when Donald Tuttle...
The tumultuous history of Christmas caroling
You may or may not know this yet, depending on whether you pay attention to our covers, but this issue is all about Christmas carols and the lost lyrics no one remembers. As an additional value-added resource, we decided to do a little history review on the topic. Researching the history of caroling turned out to be a little more difficult than I anticipated. For one thing, there are quite a few websites devoted to the topic, most of...
