steve mistler

Reporter's Notebook: Special delivery for J.D.

The package for J.D. Salinger rolled off the conveyor wrapped in L.L. Bean's signature brown paper. It could have been a sweater, maybe a bathrobe. Definitely not slippers. Those came in a box. I knew this because in 1995 I worked as a courier for FedEx in Lebanon, N.H. I was fresh out of... 2

Steve Mistler • Opinion •
Monday, February 1, 2010 at 2:20 pm
The year in review: Beware of snark

For the last several years, it's been a tradition at The Forecaster to review the last 365 days with a lengthy satire of local news. This year we're trading parody for snark. We've also scrubbed assigning anthems to the faux news stories. Why? Because we're in a recession. Snark is cheaper...

Steve Mistler • News •
Monday, December 28, 2009
Q: What are you doing? A: Delivering news, vapidity in 140 characters or less

Of all the online social networking sites blasted by critics for promoting self-absorption and narcissism as virtues, Twitter has to be the most targeted. The hatred centers on Twitter's premise, which is to tell friends, or "followers," what you're doing in 140 characters...

Steve Mistler • Opinion •
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 11:02 am
pnms-reportersnotebook-011409 Welcome to the Resolution-Free Zone

Lots of people talk or write about the futility of New Year's resolutions. But what about the futility of a fitness regimen because of the absurdity of New Year's resolutions?

Steve Mistler • Opinion •
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 9:44 am
Storm diary of a madman

When you've sat alone in the cold and dark for nearly 70 hours, it's hard not to take it personally.

Steve Mistler • Opinion •
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 5:38 pm

steve mistler

Reporter's Notebook: Special delivery for J.D.

The year in review: Beware of snark

Q: What are you doing? A: Delivering news, vapidity in 140 characters or less

pnms-reportersnotebook-011409 Welcome to the Resolution-Free Zone

Storm diary of a madman