LOUDON, N.H. - Sometimes it takes a wise old man to offer the right perspective when outside factors conspire to bully hope and deflate expectations. That soothing voice can be the difference between staying the course, despite the suffocating negativity, or sliding into oblivion. (Full article: 1372 words)

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