Loeb was one of a comparative handful of newspapermen in that era, who were true Conservatives--and, what is more, had the courage to stand up to those who were determined to "change" America, even on the issues that separated the men form the boys.
Bill and Nackey were interesting people. I met them through my FIL, socially. I recall Nackey being a lovely, elegant woman. Bill was a drinker. But he ruled the paper with an iron hand. He had a penchant for pissing people off.
Around ‘98 I would post on FR a lot of the Union Leader articles/editorials, b/c you could depend on their view. I never even read it anymore. Nothing stays the same.