Alex Hanson is a feature writer for Valley News, in Lebanon, NH, where he writes about the arts and education, among other subjects.
Amid waves that topped 70 feet, two 500-foot tankers split apart just off Cape Cod.
Utopian vision of a Harvard forestry grad
It takes patience and cunning to learn the traditional way of Japanese boats.
2018 Spring
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What Sets Italian Americans Off From Other Immigrants?
Family and work for starters, according to a new TV documentary.
By Vincent J. Cannato
The Strange Politics of Gertrude Stein
Was the den mother of modernism a fascist?
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King Andrew and the Bank
Andrew Jackson stares down the national bank and wins.
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The Quiet Greatness of Eudora Welty
Even toward the end of her life, the writer revealed a youthful zest for life and art.
By Danny Heitman
Why Spinoza Was Excommunicated
Before writing a single book, Bento de Spinoza was considered a dangerous thinker
By Steven Nadler
