Before he died last spring from a rare blood cancer at age 76, the community knew the local newspaper editor was a well-rounded author, a prolific writer who loved the written word and its ability to summon clear images without being verbose.For.
It’s been 20 years since the Old Man of the Mountain collapsed. On May 3, 2003, the uncanny stone face that graces New Hampshire’s license plates, highway signs, and the state quarter was no more.
It’s been 20 years since the Old Man of the Mountain collapsed. On May 3, 2003, the uncanny stone face that graces New Hampshire’s license plates, highway signs, and the state quarter was no more.
Mike Pride, whose love of language, gift for leadership and devotion to journalism lifted the Concord Monitor to national prominence during his quarter century as editor, died Monday in the company of his family in Florida. He was 76 and succumbed to.
The former editor of the Concord Monitor created a paper where local news coverage was valued for its human impact, where small-town stories were seen as important and fascinating, and where reporters knew they would hear a critique of their work from neighbors at the grocery store.