Author: Doug Kelly

Dr Kate Korbas

Investing in youth

As of April 2024, roughly 30% of New Hampshire workers were over 55, and more than 210,000 residents are expected to reach traditional retirement age in the coming decade.

Brad Cook Columnist

Cook on Concord: 2026 starts with a bang

On the morning of Jan. 3, American air forces executed an extraordinary raid in Caracas, Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in their fortified home, brought them out of the country and ultimately to New York to face charges of drug trafficking.

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iLawyer: artificial intelligence and the law

In 2024, computer programmers from DeepMind won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing an AI that predicts protein folding. If AI that is advanced enough to simulate protein folding (and allow programmers to win the world’s top chemistry prize) has arrived, is the law any more complicated? Why should lawyers invest time learning about various facets of the law to draft briefs or contracts, when they can task AI?

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Q&A with NH Fiscal Policy Institute Research Director Phil Sletten

Since 2016, Phil Sletten has served as research director for the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, a nonpartisan independent policy research organization founded in 2009 that examines the state budget and state revenue, focusing on the impact on people with low and moderate income.

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2026 BOB Award winners

These award-winning businesses are the ones who offer the best customer service, pay attention to all the details, have the most helpful employees and, most importantly, are the businesses that you trust with your business’s needs.

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Tough times ahead for many NH families

As 2025 comes to an end, many Granite Staters are feeling the same things. Groceries cost more. Housing costs and property taxes are up. Health care is harder to afford and access.

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Real estate tax considerations in New Hampshire

Real estate transactions in New Hampshire invariably carry tax consequences. Whether you are a business owner, investor, or advisor, thoughtful tax planning is critical to preserving value and avoiding costly missteps.

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NH needs a workforce farm system

Since 2020, our research team at the University of New Hampshire — the New Hampshire Youth Retention Initiative (YRI) — has been studying how young people view the Granite State as a place to live, learn and work.

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Every big company starts small

When I started my first business in 1982, I didn’t know exactly where the journey would lead. What I did know was that I wanted to build something lasting, something rooted in innovation and capable of creating good jobs.

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Water country

Realtors are learning more about coastal conditions to better inform homebuyers

Sen Keith Murphy

Homes out of range

Lebanon. Keene. Nashua. Antrim. Newmarket. Salem. Those are just a handful of New Hampshire communities that are taking innovative approaches to create more housing, as cited during a forum Dec. 12 at Saint Anselm College in Manchester.

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Cook on Concord, Opinion

Cook on Concord: 2026 starts with a bang

On the morning of Jan. 3, American air forces executed an extraordinary raid in Caracas, Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in their fortified home, brought them out of the country and ultimately to New York to face charges of drug trafficking.