The South Congregational Church's senior high youth group will be hosting a "Christmas for Kids" event on Saturday, Dec. 20, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 27 Pleasant St. in Concord. This will be an event that allows busy parents a chance to get their Christmas shopping done and allows their children the opportunity to celebrate the season. Children will be able to create gifts for their family members, bake cookies and play games. For our younger children we will provide general care and play. The cost will be $17 per child. Call the church at 224-2521 or e-mail at sochurch@sochurch.org with reservations.…

One year, my brother, sister and I were driving to my mom's house for Christmas. My sister, Jessie, and I insisted on listening to Christmas songs the whole ride over - much to my brother Matt's dismay. To display his intense displeasure with Christmas songs, he would yell the lyrics loudly over each song, making it less enjoyable for the others in the car to listen to. When an instrumental version of "Sleigh Ride"…

You may or may not know this yet, depending on whether you pay attention to our covers, but this issue is all about Christmas carols and the lost lyrics no one remembers. As an additional value-added resource, we decided to do a little history review on the topic. Researching the history of caroling turned out to be a little more difficult than I anticipated. For one thing, there are…

You know you're in trouble when third-graders manage to interview local celebrities like the mayor and, now, NHPR "Exchange" host Laura Knoy.We're seriously starting to worry about our job security. Our third-grade correspondents, Sophia Johnson and Ella Fabozzi, took time out of their busy day a couple of weeks ago to sit down and chat with Laura. We feel confident in saying that this…

How would you answer this essay question - "If I were mayor of Concord, I would make Concord safer for pedestrians and cyclists by . . ."? We at The Insider weren't sure how we would answer it. However, it would probably involve hovercrafts or winged horses. Luckily, Rundlett Middle School had some students with good heads on their shoulders who were able to answer that question in an…

Franklin Pierce Law Center, 2 White St., introduced its new courtroom to the legal and technical communities at an open house on Dec. 9. Designed to seat a panel of appellate judges, the courtroom will be used to train law students with some of the most up-to-date courtroom technology and is expected to be used by the larger law community as well. A simulation by third-year students, Amy Christiansen, Tyler Obenauf…