Brad Cook, a shareholder in the Manchester law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, heads its government relations and estate planning groups. He can be reached at bcook@sheehan.com.
Leadership is an elusive concept. I have been teaching the government and politics sessions of Leadership New Hampshire and Leadership Manchester for about 35 years, and ask each session the following questions: How many people do you see in leadership positions who you don’t think are leaders? How many leaders do you see who are not in leadership positions? Why?
Now that the 2024 New Hampshire Primary is in the rear-view mirror, what can be said of it?
Late 2023 saw some significant losses to the state, with the passing of many prominent people who contributed greatly to the progress and fabric of New Hampshire. Three of them are worthy of note here.
This is the first column of 2024 and the last one before New Hampshire voters vote in the New Hampshire Primary
For an observer of New Hampshire public policy discussions for over 50 years, the subjects of discussion in Concord recently are both déjà vu and somewhat disconcerting.
At the Families in Transition breakfast on Nov. 21, 500 or so people celebrated the work of the organization that provides homes to those otherwise homeless people in the Queen City, and also runs the homeless shelter and food kitchen that is the lifeline of so many.
Thanksgiving — my and many peoples’ favorite holiday — reminds this writer of the many things to be thankful for, in the face of “wars and rumors of wars,” crime, recriminations and the other noise that pollutes our lives. At…
A big shakeup in city politics occurred in Manchester on Nov. 7 when political newcomer Jay Ruais defeated longtime alderman and former state senator Kevin Cavanaugh to take the mayor’s chair.
Elections are always coming soon, state races will decide the fate of 430 seats, including governor and Executive Council
Previous primaries make 2023 seem not so strange
NH currently only has one certified device available, the Accuvote device, which has been in use for about a quarter century.
Jerry Carmen was a major player in NH business and politics
Time remains to make sense of candidates
NHBR says goodbye to longtime editor, plus summer entertainment for visitors
The political landscape creates opportunities that are anything but boring
Court struck down Biden’s plan to cancel $430 billion of student debt
With 2024 six months away, things are beginning to take shape
Closing of NH Institute of Art has left a vacuum in the city’s arts community
Michael Delaney’s experience exposes a troubling U.S. Senate judicial nomination system
A mid-year report on the health of the wideranging sector is a mixed one
Our leaders are paralyzed as important issues spin out of control
Plus the passing of two other notable Granite Staters
Legislators should consider Rep. Smith’s advice
Passing of a celebrated businessmen, plus thoughts on DeSantis political positioning
Remembering the Senate president who got things done
The entire state has a stake in the success of the Queen City’s schools
Realizing parents can be entering the last chapter of their lives is unsettling but must be faced
The special committee’s report and recommendations is a must-read for Granite Staters
Remembering Jim Squires, NH’s ‘first citizen’
Now it’s time to take on the business of governing
Plus, New Hampshire loses another fine statesman
Democracy seems to be alive and well in New Hampshire
Eight principles for new reps and senators to consider when they take office
Recent study puts New Hampshire voting rules in a misinformed light
And remembering Jack Kenny, a unique New Hampshire character
Brad Cook’s personal memories of a friend named Joe
Procon owner leaves a legacy of generosity
Maxine Morse and Harold Janeway set examples that many others should follow
Developments and utterances that would normally defy belief
Some interesting races will determine the ballot in November
