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The unpredictability of the N.H. House primaries

Brad Cook,

My final column on the upcoming primary races is about the New Hampshire House, which -- unlike the Senate, governorship, or Executive Council -- is largely unpredictable because of its 400-member size. Why is the New Hampshire House so big?…

Keene consortium sows seeds for future manufacturing workforce

Melanie Plenda,

RCAM has been collaborating with businesses to determine their needs and then creating courses and training programs that will teach workers the skills that will fulfill those needs

In praise of Dr. Fieseher and Brad Cook

Robert E. Fisher,

Praise to Dr. Fiesher for an informative article on Obamacare, and Brad Cooks article on NH Lobbyist Liz Murphy.

Election 2012: A guide to the 11 Senate Republicans seeking re-election

Brad Cook,

While the big news recently was the number of incumbent Republican state senators choosing not to run for re-election, 11 of the 19 filed for re-election. The 19-5 majority held by Republicans this past year was almost historic in nature.…

In praise of New Hampshire's lobbyists

Brad Cook,

The recent legislative session was unique in the memory of political observers and participants, as the partisanship and lack of civility in the House as well as style of its leadership all added up to an unpleasant experience for many,…

N.H.'s economic future needs projects like Northern Pass

NH Business Review Staff,

In the June 29-July 12 edition of New Hampshire Business Review, Jamie White attempts to address the very important topic of New Hampshire's economic future in the context of considering the Northern Pass project ("Northern Pass risks region reaping benefits…

Thanks to Unitil for STEM help

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor:On behalf of Bow High School, I am writing to express our appreciation to Unitil for their outstanding support of our Project Lead the Way engineering program.Throughout the past year, Bow High School and Unitil have collaborated on…

How to save Social Security for the long term

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor:The June 15-26 issue contained a fine article about so-called Social Security ("Social Security: What is at stake" by David Certner, legislative policy director of AARP). Both my wife and I receive Social Security benefits and also are…

Northern Pass risks region reaping benefits of economic change

NH Business Review Staff,

The Northern Pass project debate has raged around property rights, land values and the destruction of natural beauty on the one hand and potential construction jobs and tax revenues on the other, with little discussion regarding its long-term economic implications…

Social Security: What is at stake

NH Business Review Staff,

How critical is Social Security to the people of New Hampshire? One AARP member in New Hampshire put it this way: "This is the only retirement for a large percentage of the population. These people have been working all their…