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Strategies for economic growth in 2012

Friday, February 10, 2012

Over the past several years, our region and our nation have faced great economic challenges. We are fortunate in New …
The case for targeted education aid

Friday, February 10, 2012

For more than 10 years, New Hampshire has been paying for an "adequate" education for primary and secondary public school …
The dark side of low interest rates

Friday, February 10, 2012

What do the Federal Reserve and a Ouija board have in common? Both are equally adept at predicting the economic …

Localities must be responsive to economic realities</


Friday, February 10, 2012

Three and a half years have passed since the onset of the financial and economic crisis of 2008, yet despite …
N.H. should prosecute the fake voters

Friday, January 27, 2012

Conservative and ethically challenged activist James O'Keefe is back in the news, once again, manufacturing edited videos to make a …
Land Use Change Tax, local control under fire

Friday, January 27, 2012

House Bill 1515, which proposes major changes to the assessment and use of the Land Use Change Tax, threatens local …
Health reform: imperfect, but it beats the alternative

Friday, January 27, 2012

Just before the primaries, I met a woman who didn't have health insurance. She was not my patient, but was …
New law shreds public education

Friday, January 27, 2012

On Jan. 4, the New Hampshire Legislature passed House Bill 542, a bill that took effect immediately and grants parents …
Work is essential for people of all abilities

Friday, January 13, 2012

Here in the North Country, where the ravages of this poor economy are most evident, a higher percentage of people …
Let's resolve to help N.H. workers in 2012

Friday, January 13, 2012

New Year's resolutions generally conjure up good intentions to lose weight and reorganize our homes or office desk. But for …
How RGGI benefits small businesses

Friday, January 13, 2012

Grant Bosse of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy neglects to discuss the benefits of the program as they …
Deficit spending, the RGGI way

Friday, January 13, 2012

If the people running New Hampshire's RGGI program were running a business in the private sector, they'd either be fired, …
At 25, DES still plays a vital role

Friday, January 13, 2012

On Jan. 2, 1987, culminating years of legislative deliberations, a new environmental agency was created: the New Hampshire Department of …
Casinos would bring needed jobs to N.H. families

Friday, December 30, 2011

There seems to be an endless debate in politics about whether government creates jobs. One thing is undeniable: Government certainly …
What were our U.S. senators thinking?

Friday, December 30, 2011

There are not a lot of things about which New Hampshire Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and Free Staters agree. But one …
Tobacco tax reduction still the right answer

Friday, December 16, 2011

A recent editorial by the Portsmouth Herald suggests that the state should continue forward with a policy of near annual …
Fluoridation is effective and a smart investment

Friday, December 16, 2011

Few public health measures over the last half-century have worked as well as fluoridating water. Not only does the New …
How the Pentagon is setting an energy-saving standard

Friday, December 2, 2011

Throughout our public service careers, we have been honored to work on behalf of the men and women of our …
A message to Occupy Wall Street

Friday, December 2, 2011

What now? That's up to you. A great rising in the streets against the intolerable may catalyze healing change and …
PSNH's misplaced priorities left us in the dark

Friday, November 18, 2011

psnh 11-18 nhbr opinion run with french PSNH's misplaced priorities left us in the dark The time has come to …
Conserving forests makes good business sense

Friday, November 18, 2011

As New Hampshire recalls our rare Halloween snowstorm, we all bemoan the damage caused by fallen trees and the difficulties …
Slots are wrong for so many reasons

Friday, November 18, 2011

I have been a restaurateur in New Hampshire for more than 25 years. Like many other small business owners, I …
Death penalty doesn't 'protect' anyone

Friday, November 18, 2011

You can call it a myth, a belief, an assumption, even a wish. But the notion that the death penalty …
The importance of roads to New Hampshire

Friday, November 4, 2011

The imminent opening of the access road to the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, to be known as Raymond Wieczorek Drive, as …
Why the U.S. needs biennial budgeting

Friday, November 4, 2011

The American people are waiting for leadership from Washington. They desperately want to see both parties work together to strengthen …

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