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Michael McCord: Writer, x-US Army intell, x-poli journo, cat daddy. Truly, whoever can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities - Voltaire

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Michael Lester McCord Releases Transformative Memoir: One Step at a Time: Memoir of a Former Quadriplegic

1 month ago | issuewire.com | Michael McCord

Michael Lester McCord’s memoir, One Step at a Time, chronicles his journey from quadriplegia to climbing mountains, inspiring readers with resilience, faith, and the power of the human spirit. Olathe, Kansas Mar 25, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - Author Michael Lester McCord, in his autobiography, One Step at a Time: Memoir of a Former Quadriplegic, gives an ode to the human spirit and resilience.
New Hampshire housing agencies, developers fear derailment of progress under Trump

2 months ago | nhbr.com | Michael McCord

Trump policies could thwart ongoing efforts to address state’s housing crisis The significant earthquake off the coast of Maine that shook New England on the morning of Jan. 27 was followed later that night by a greater aftershock, one more political than geological: The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget directive to freeze all federal grants, loans and already congressionally appropriated funds.
New Hampshire housing agencies, developers fear derailment of progress under Trump

2 months ago | keenesentinel.com | Michael McCord

The significant earthquake off the coast of Maine that shook New England on the morning of Jan. 27 was followed later that night by a greater aftershock, one more political than geological: The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget directive to freeze all federal grants, loans and already congressionally appropriated funds.
Q&A: Keene Housing Executive Director Joshua Meehan

Sep 25, 2024 | nhbr.com | Michael McCord

After slowly percolating for years, the housing shortage and how to address it has become one of the top 2024 election issues in New Hampshire and across the nation. The collision of escalating rises in rent and home prices with a shortage of housing has led to the most severe housing shortage since the end of World War II in 1945. Vice President Kamala Harris, the democratic presidential nominee, has called for the building of 3 million housing units during her first term if elected.
Q&A: Betsey Andrews Parker

Jul 12, 2024 | nhbr.com | Michael McCord

According to U.S. Census figures from 2022, Strafford County ranks as the fourth wealthiest county in New Hampshire with per capita ($44,396) and median ($83,119) household incomes in the 90th percentile compared to the rest of the state and higher than the country at large. The census figures also estimated that 9% of the county’s population lived in poverty, which is 20% higher than the statewide average of around 7.2% but lower than the national average of 12.6%.
What the science says about food waste

May 18, 2024 | manchesterinklink.com | Michael McCord

What the science says about food waste How long does it take for a head of lettuce to decompose? Story Produced byJust as New Hampshire has yet to run a comprehensive food waste characterization study, the same could be said nationally. A landmark 2023 EPA study laid out over three decades of research about the impact of food waste and its connection to methane emissions.
Solving New Hampshire’s food waste problem one step at a time | Manchester Ink Link

May 18, 2024 | manchesterinklink.com | Michael McCord

Composting 101: Participants at recent NRRA food waste diversion workshop. Story Produced byJoan Cudworth had a burst of show-and-tell inspiration in the summer of 2018. Cudworth, who was then solid waste supervisor for the town of Hollis, came to the select board meeting with a partial solution to tackle the rising costs of trash disposal. She wanted town leaders to fast-track a pilot program to cut down on the amount of food waste being sent to landfills.
Q&A: Retiring UNH President James Dean

May 10, 2024 | nhbr.com | Michael McCord

After more than four decades in academia as a professor and topline administrator, University of New Hampshire President James “Jim” Dean is retiring June 30. Dean has served six years as president of the state’s flagship public university with more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students (including UNH-Manchester and the law school) along with a role as interim chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire.
Ragged Mountain investor lawsuit set for June trial

Mar 29, 2024 | nhbr.com | Michael McCord

Foreign investor plaintiff claims company owes her $500k investment refund after being denied a green card A lawsuit by a foreign investor who did not get a green card as part of her $500,000 investment into the Ragged Mountain ski area expansion is set for trial in June. Olga Liytovskikh’s civil case against NH Mountain LP, which was also known as New Hampshire Ragged Mountain Resort Investment Limited Partnership, will be held in Merrimack County Superior Court.
Q&A: Chef at The Stages Evan Hennessey

Mar 8, 2024 | nhbr.com | Michael McCord

Many of the customers who sit down for a unique fine-dining experience at The Stages at One Washington in Dover might be surprised that the owner had no plans to become an award-winning chef, restaurant owner and television cooking competition star. Evan Hennessey returned to his native Dover after studying fine arts and drawing at the University of Kentucky and turned his artistic eye to an immediate need: finding a job. “I looked in the newspaper and saw an ad for a dishwasher.