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Q&A with UNH Law Professor John Greabe

John Greabe, a professor of law at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, recently gave a presentation to lawyers on ‘The Coronavirus and the Constitution.’

Q&A with AARP-NH State Director Todd Fahey

Older people are an ‘untapped’ source to help solve the workforce shortage, but it’s ‘perennially overlooked,’ says Todd Fahey, state director of AARP New Hampshire.

Q&A with Max Latona

Max Latona is the Executive Director of the Center for Ethics in Business and Governance

Q&A with Rudman Center Director John Greabe

In addition to teaching both constitutional and administrative law at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law in Concord, he is currently director of the school’s Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Service

Q&A with Attorney Barry Needleman

Barry Needleman is managing director of the Manchester-based of McLane Middleton. The law firm celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, which is a sign of it being ‘a strong, effective organization that is very good at what it does,’ he says.

Q&A with Historic Preservation Director Elizabeth Muzzey

‘There are tremendous economic benefits to the rehabilitating of historic properties,’ says Elizabeth Muzzey, who is set to step down as director of the state Division of Historical Preservation at the end of July after 12 years in the job.

Q&A with Congressman Chris Pappas

‘The feedback I was getting from people when I was campaigning is that corporations and special interests are having an outsized influence in Washington and that has its impact on policy,’ says 1st District Congressman Chris Pappas.

Q&A Actor/director Bob Shea

‘The arts make you smarter, make you think more open-mindedly,’ says Bob Shea, who has for the past 33 years been director of the Barnstormers theater in Tamworth.

Q&A with Fisher Cats owner Art Solomon

"My basic interest in real estate is to buy and rebuild apartments. That’s business. Owning a minor league baseball team is really for the fun of it," says Fisher Cats owner Art Solomon.

Q&A with Attorney John Cunningham

A change in federal tax law enables owners of closely held businesses to reap a substantial reduction in their tax bill, says John Cunningham.

Q&A with Secretary of State Bill Gardner

‘We never took it away from the rest of the states. It happened here naturally,’ says Secretary of State Bill Gardner of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary. He’s shown here with Gov. Chris Sununu after Gardner won his 22nd term in December, a narrow victory over Colin Van Ostern.

Q&A with public health veteran Tim Soucy

Tim Soucy will become Catholic Medical Center’s director of community health and mission after working for 28 years in the Manchester Health Department, 12 of them as public health director.

Q&A with Manchester attorney George Bruno

‘I’ve got some more things to do,’ says Manchester attorney George Bruno, whose resume includes being a founder of NH Legal Assistance and ambassador to Belize in the Clinton administration.

Q&A with State Librarian Michael York

‘Librarians see the potential libraries have to change things, but the political world moves very slowly, and it’s affected by so many things,’ says Michael York, New Hampshire’s state librarian.

Q&A with Administrative Services Commissioner Charlie Arlinghaus

‘I’m someone who’s interested in policy and operations of state government, someone who analyzes policies of state government and wants to make them better,’ says Charlie Arlinghaus, newly appointed as commissioner of the NH Department of Administrative Services.

Q&A with Dartmouth President Emeritus James Wright

‘I don’t like to hear talk of putting “boots on the ground.” We’re not sending in shoe leather, we’re sending in sons and daughters,’ says James Wright, former president of Dartmouth College and author of the book, ‘Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation And Its War.’

Q&A with former DES Commissioner Tom Burack

‘The business community already understands the challenge of climate change and is rapidly adopting energy-efficiency and renewable energy strategies,’ says Tom Burack, who stepped down on Jan. 2 after 10 years as the state’s Environmental Services commissioner.

Q&A with criminal defense attorney Mark Sisti

‘I don’t have to believe my client is innocent at all,’ says New Hampshire attorney Mark Sisti. ‘I have to believe that the system has integrity and that the jury will follow the direction and instructions of the court.’

Downtown Manchester attracts a younger, wealthier crowd

Graham Chynoweth, 27, grew up in Canterbury, N.H., went off to the University of California at Berkley and got his law degree at Duke in North Carolina. Then he moved to downtown Manchester, where he both lives and works. “I…

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Q&A with President & CEO of SilverTech Nick Soggu

Manchester native Nick Soggu founded SilverTech in his hometown in 1996 as a web design firm. Now based in Bedford, the company works with clients on digital marketing, content strategy, database management, website development and other methods of maximizing customer engagement.