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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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, … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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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 … |