Reviewing the Legislature’s energy accomplishments
While there were plenty of bills up for a vote, very few were enacted
Opinion
Leading NH to a successful future
New Hampshire continues to hold true to its motto, first coined by Revolutionary War General John Stark, “Live Free or Die.” During the legislative session that recently came to a close, we looked to our “live free or die” New…
Small business is collateral damage in health care chaos
The Republican plan to overhaul our healthcare system is causing anxiety for millions of Americans and uncertainty for small businesses and entrepreneurs who are the backbone of our economy. The Senate bill was drafted in secret by Republican senators with…
How Democrats lost the white working class
Social science research does not often make news. One exception was the study by two Princeton University researchers, Anna Case and Angus Deaton, that showed that middle-aged white Americans were dying younger. Suicide, alcoholism and drug overdoses are an increasing…
The church-state decision
U.S. Supreme Court’s Trinity Lutheran ruling could have a direct effect on New Hampshire
Small businesses are collateral damage in healthcare chaos
In 2014, one in five individuals who purchased healthcare on an ACA marketplace owned a small business
An engineer’s view of the ‘Trump effect’
To the editor: You wrote a detailed article describing the services that would be cut under the new budget proposal (“The budget and the bottom line: Trump cuts could hit businesses across the state,” April 28-May 11 NH Business Review).…
We need to promote NH’s vibrant culture
To the editor: Culture defines a place, and New Hampshire is no exception. We are the state of Saint-Gaudens, Frost, Peyton Place, John Irving and a long list of musicians, artists, watersports, sculpture and more. Every summer music festivals blossom…
A balanced approach to postal rates is critical
Enabling inefficient operations with unwarranted increases causes more harm than good
Calculating the value of libraries
Some of the benefits come with a hard price tag, the others are invaluable
Lessons from a trip to Europe
Visits to Greece and France show how vulnerable democratic systems are to change, suppression and repression
Mr. Quinlan: tear down this wall
Resting comfortably, in a manila folder in my office, is an intriguing and much-talked-about document. Unfortunately, I cannot show it to you. Entitled “Power Purchase Agreement by and between Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy as Buyer…
Making maple syrup and saving the world
Maple syrup production in the United States peaked in 1860. This had nothing to do with agricultural trends or culinary tastes. It was political and moral beliefs in action. The Northern states were abolitionist, but their political efforts to end…
In support of legal services
Fund-raising campaign deserves help to meet a staggering need
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