We've had excellent service for years from Profile Bank on our mortgages and savings plus a business account but we also split our resources between them and North East Credit Union and NH Federal Credit Union. Though since NHFCU has downplayed services over here in the seacoast at the Lee office we have more effort going to Profile and NECU.

My brother swears by St. Mary's Bank in Manchester where he lives which is technically a credit union and I have heard good words on DCU, Holy Rosary Credit Union and Service Credit Union but no direct experiences except with their ATM's which link up with NECU (but not NHFCU - go figure).

My vote goes to any decent credit union first and then a good local bank second when you might need a second source of funds for a big purchase like a house. It's worked for us for a long time now.

Last note. My wife still has a charge card with Citizens whose phone support is okay but walk up services run shorter hours then anyone else out here and have occasional screwed up on her payments (like credit them to the wrong account). Took a while to sort that out. Not a resounding vote of confidence.

This is as good as it gets! Excellent photo!

Being a lifetime resident of NH (read that as very long time) I would hate to see it go but honestly, I suspect many of us who have been through the process multiple times could use a break from the circus coming to town every four years. If anything, the level of vitriol brought to it by Trump in 2016 soured me on the process. Not that we didn't have a lot of back stabbing and attack ads before him; but Donald took it to a whole new dimension with he's scorched earth campaigning.

As for Biden, frankly he skipped us right from the beginning in 2020. Did he even make it to any of the debates? If he did his impact was so marginal it hardly made a ripple on my senses. Meanwhile I saw lots of activity by other candidates (I was out myself working for Bernie).

Joe goes for South Carolina because it is his lucky charm. Yet Barack Obama did very well in NH in 2008 just getting edged by Hillary Clinton (maybe due to that last minute true confession at a diner that showed her 'human side'?).

At the risk of being called a northern redneck liberal (if such a thing exists) I do not believe the Democrats will get the diversity of candidates they hope for out of South Carolina. If you look at the voting results for SC in the general election for President the last Democrat to carry the state was Carter. Since then the state has fallen into the Republican basket every time.

My thoughts - move it to Georgia. At least we know Democrats seem to be doing better there these days!