Brad Cook

The longtime utility executive set an example that others would be wise to follow

Plus, the McQuaid-Trump electoral drama evokes past Union Leader political feuds

Some 1,000 bills will go before lawmakers in the next session

Ballot Law Commission was faced with several legal issues in determining challenges to presidential candidates

As the serious New Hampshire examination continues, let’s look at the candidates

Manchester, Nashua and Portsmouth share common issues, but have varying takes on them

The work of Easter Seals’ Veterans Count resonates across New Hampshire and beyond

Hassan’s Senate announcement stirs speculation, maneuvering

Concord event kicks off yearlong celebration

Reflections on the convoluted and unnecessary actions taken by elected officials

A welcoming country whose financial situation seems invisible to visitors

Remembering two men whose lives touched so many

Parallels to prior campaigns can predict candidates’ prospective futures

Poulton, Farrell helped shape the office

Presidential, state races make analysis interesting

There’s little strategy and more politics in the cuts and restorations

Seeking remedies for NH revenue situation

The debt, entitlements must be addressed by presidential candidates

What is in a book generally is more meaningful than what you find on the average night on the tube, no matter how many hundreds of channels you get

It’s interesting to watch the budget-writing process – from a distance

When evaluating presidential candidates, we need to look beyond the money and campaign ads

With his background, he should be considered more seriously for 2016

Bid to tax non-profits is a misguided attempt to address state’s revenue problem

While undoubtedly important to their sponsors, several bills are of less universal significance or suspect substance

There are many small things (and businesses) we should be grateful for

When I started to write this column on Dec. 3, it was going to be an open letter to Speaker William O’Brien. A funny thing happened on the way to finishing.

In New Hampshire the results could have been, and in many cases were, forecast

As a result of travels for our 40th wedding anniversary, my wife and I had to vote absentee a couple of weeks before the 2014 election. The last time we did that in an important election was when we were…

Both he and another 63-year-old, Robin Williams, had much to look forward to in life