Stopping climate change is like the weather. We complain. But nothing changes. The problem is global. Each of us is in the same place as the other 319 million Americans, or the more than 7 billion people in the world.…
Interesting questions raised by the current legislative session
To the editor: I have been a primary care doctor in the Merrimack Valley for more than 30 years, and currently also serve as chief medical officer at Parkland Medical Center. In the last two years, I’ve seen remarkable benefits…
The initiatives unleash the innovative potential of America’s high-tech small businesses
To the editor: New Hampshire’s Sen. Kelly Ayotte is a co-sponsor of a key amendment to the Energy Policy Modernization Act that would make it possible for wood harvested from sustainably managed forests to be considered by states as they…
To the editor: My concern with NH Sen. Martha Fuller Clark’s position on Senate Bill 488 (“‘Reasonable accommodation’ sought for pregnant workers,” Feb. 19-March 3 NH Business Review) is that it is one more shift in the cost of raising…
To the editor: It was good to see Bob Sanders’ article ‘Family-friendly’ bills weighed at State House,” (Feb. 5-18 NH Business Review). Better yet, to see legislators gaining an increased understanding that the interests of workers and those of employers…
Despite the promises, a rail project to Boston will not revitalize the state’s economy or make NH more competitive
With fewer major airlines, passenger traffic has dropped by more than half from 2005
The lives of Eileen Foley and Martin Gross set an example for the rest of us
Health care should be accessible to all New Hampshire residents, regardless of income. Regular, consistent health care will improve the health of state’s residents, manage chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure better, and result in lower use…
For decades, we have been hearing the refrain, “Cut expenses, cut taxes; government is bad.” But what does data say? The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that the highest gross domestic product growth rates in 2014 were in state…
By the close of business on Feb. 5, 150 petitions to intervene in the Northern Pass docket had been emailed to the NH Site Evaluation Committee. All but a dozen petitions came from those who oppose the project as currently…
The NH Health Protection Program, which now provides access to health care to over 47,000 people in our state, will sunset later this year unless the Legislature enacts a bill to reauthorize it. The program is New Hampshire’s version of…
Insights and observations from the 100th New Hampshire primary
It’s a way of enhancing the Merrimack Valley’s economic development prospects
Have an opinion that you’d like to share? We’d love to hear it. Send us an email at editor@NHBR.COM
