Cook on Concord

To the editor:FRM exploded two years ago, and the governor and government are still trying to sweep the whole mess under the proverbial carpet. Why?The most recent sweeping is by the governor's office, claiming ex-Banking Commissioner Peter Hildreth resigned his…

To the editor:This is an open letter to the government of New Hampshire.As one of the victims of the FRM fraud, I have very strong feelings about the role played -- or, more accurately stated, not played -- by the…

To the editor:Tom Sedoric, managing director of investments of The Sedoric Group in Portsmouth, wrote of "the growing strain of our obligations" in the Nov. 4-17 issue of NHBR.He identified the baby boomer's legacy as one of debt, due to…

To the editor:We are appalled at the "Cook on Concord" column appearing in the Dec. 2 edition of NHBR ("Ballot Law Commission hearing was a wake-up call", Dec. 2-15 NHBR).We were under the apparently mistaken impression that the Ballot Law…

To the editor:The budget debate on Capitol Hill is now not which programs to cut, but how much to cut. This is the wrong approach, especially for programs like community health centers.Many working families are turning to health centers like…

To the editor:It seems like almost every issue of NHBR contains an article about "Social Security." The one by Mark Fernald in the Oct. 21-Nov. 3 issue ("A response to the Social Security 'smear campaign'") does a great job of…

To the editor:"'[Unitil's] goal should be that we pay zero taxes, because if we pay taxes, the ratepayers are going to pay it,' said Jonathan Giegerich, corporate tax specialist with the Hampton-based company." ("The great rate debate," Nov. 18-Dec. 1…

To the editor:It is ironic that an article entitled "Beware of misinformation on taxes" (Nov. 4-17 NHBR) actually engages in misinformation. Although the information presented in the article is accurate as far as I know, it purposefully leaves out some…

To the editor:As a New Hampshire business owner committed to preserving a healthy environment, I wanted to offer my thanks to Congressman Charlie Bass for rejecting the TRAIN Act in the House last week. As we witnessed in the GOP…

To the editor:Russ Armstrong and Steve Gorin of the New Hampshire State Committee on Aging presented commentary in the opinion column concerning the federal programs of Social Security and Medicare ("Social Security and Medicare ain't broke," Sept. 23-Oct. 6 NHBR).…