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.
My wife and I had the good fortune to travel to Europe for three weeks over Christmas and New Year’s, visiting many places we had not previously seen and meeting folks from around the world who had an interest in…
All it takes for extreme views to prevail is for reasonable people to do nothing
Reflections on the Secretary of State election and the death of a president
In 2018, the wave in New Hampshire was blue
Why I support Bill Gardner to remain as secretary of state
In the past 60 years, there’ve been several
Reflections on James Dean’s inauguration
10 things to celebrate in New Hampshire
My predictions for the November elections
The comparison between McCain and the present occupant of the White House was palpable
At the end of August, most high school students have to write a book report on their summer reading. While certainly not required to do so since I was graduated from high school some time ago, here is the report on…
He was a tireless, committed advocate for manufacturing
It’s a quandary, and should it be a campaign issue?
A look at how the primary and general election campaigns are shaping up
Plus a special summertime New Hampshire history quiz
Medicaid expansion change an example of unintended consequences
A recount of the Ballot Law Commission’s examination
Manchester Proud effort seeks to put city’s schools at the forefront
Why has it has begun to attract more interest from candidates?
In their lives, Barbara Bush, Peter Peterson and Stewart Lamprey set examples that are difficult to find today
A trip to Florida reveals contrasting attitudes toward the president
Remembering the impactful lives of several influential people
There is no reason anyone needs an automatic rifle
The state’s aversion to ‘broad-based’ taxes remains a mystery to many
It’s time for a rational discussion of how to meet New Hampshire’s funding needs
The distinguished former head of the State Police was a ‘trooper’s trooper’
Recent tax bill is at odds with George Washington’s ‘farewell’ wisdom
At the end of the year, remembering recent losses of significant New Hampshirites
Campaign finance reform is needed, now more than ever
Plus, the positive trend of exposing sexual harassers
If one man can come up with a proposal, why can’t Congress?
In a matter of days, New Hampshire’s political landscape is altered
Remembering the Public Employee Labor Relations Board’s longtime executive director
What lawmakers are doing when you think they are home
Collection of political buttons offers slices of history
New justice’s swearing-in ceremony recalls better times
Congress should heed Sen. John McCain’s call to follow legislative rules
When people retain their civility, it can bring mutual opportunities
U.S. Supreme Court’s Trinity Lutheran ruling could have a direct effect on New Hampshire
Visits to Greece and France show how vulnerable democratic systems are to change, suppression and repression
