Mike Pride, Author at Valley News

“Franklin Pierce,” by Adna Tenney (1810-1900), 1852. Courtesy of the New Hampshire Historical Society, bequest of Frances McNeil Potter.

Column: On the wrong side of history

by Mike Pride To the Valley NewsJune 20, 2020

ConcordThe world of poor Franklin Pierce, 151 years in his grave, turns again.The demand on behalf of African American law students that his name be removed from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law in Concord reflects the…

Donald Hall, shown here at his Wilmot, N.H., home in 2006, decided to become a poet when he was 14. He died Saturday, June 23, 2018, at 89. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Donald Hall, Man of Letters With a New Hampshire Timbre, Dies at 89

by Mike Pride For the Valley NewsJune 24, 2018August 4, 2025

Soldiers on patrol during the Vietnam War. Documentariand Ken Burns and Lynn Novick have created a 10-part film, "The Vietnam War," premiering on Sept 17 on PBS. (check local listings). (Handout/TNS)

Ken Burns: Filmmakers Sought Out Stories From the Ground Level

by Mike Pride For the Concord MonitorSeptember 15, 2017