Now! Hampshire. . .

. . .is open for business. It's the latest brainchild of Patrick Hines, and today, she sets out on her maiden voyage. It's a "hard news" site without centered around the politics and goings-on in New Hampshire. While it doesn't focus on opinion journalism, reader comments are solicited on the stories that it publishes.

On its first day, Now! Hampshire has managed to land a couple of great interviews -- one with Sen. John Sununu and one with Gov. Shaheen. Not a bad way to kick off a new site, is it?

Click on over and check it out. It looks to be a very promising venture, and I hope it's a rousing success for Patrick.