As some of you may have noticed, we've added a new blog to our growing stable of offerings: NH Prime Cuts, a blog dedicated to the 2008 New Hampshire presidential primary written by veteran Telegraph Statehouse/political reporter Kevin Landrigan.

It's always nice to be recognized in this business -- even if that's rarely one of the motivating factors behind entering this noble profession.

That's why I'm hoping you will indulge me for a moment so I can publicly embarrass some of my colleagues over their recent accomplishments.

Readers of both the print and online editions of The Telegraph no doubt have seen our promotions the past few days for our upcoming four-day series on child care centers in Greater Nashua.

The series, which kicks off Sunday and will run through Wednesday, is based on an examination of hundreds of inspection records compiled by the New Hampshire Bureau of Child Care Licensing on 188 child care centers in Greater Nashua.

Anyone wandering around the halls of Nashua City Hall may have seen a new face in recent weeks.

Patrick Meighan, a veteran journalist who had been covering the town of Merrimack for us in recent years, officially was named our new City Hall reporter on June 30.

I'm happy to announce that our new reader advocate -- or more to the point, your new reader advocate -- is Gary Vincent, a former newspaper editor who has spent the past 18 years in the high-tech industry.

And you can learn all about the Hudson resident by reading his introductory column that will appear on the Perspectives section cover of tomorrow's Sunday Telegraph.

In recognition of the birthday of the federal Freedom of Information Act, which turned 40 years old on July 4, OpenTheGovernment.org has published a 34-page report examining some of the plans put forward by federal agencies in response to calls by the White House for the improved disclosure of information.

While I hate to give the ending away, it's not particularly encouraging.