On May 3, 2003, the rock face known as The Old Man of the Mountain succumbed to time, erosion, and gravity - and fell off Cannon Mountain. (Or maybe he jumped, because he was so ashamed of the Benson administration.) His image is still on our license plates, and he's still the symbol of NH - even though he no longer exists.
It's appropriate. This is a state where we cling to so many things that either don't exist or don't work any more. The New Hampshire Advantage. Live Free or Die. The First in the Nation Primary. No State Income Tax. Funding our State Parks With User Fees. The 400 Seat House of Representatives. The way we cling to the past ensures we won't move into the present, never mind the future.
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