Cook on Concord

To the editor: First, full disclosure: I am general manager for New England Wood Pellet in Jaffrey. I have an interest in seeing the use of pellet fuels grow in the northeastern United States. Now why I write: New Hampshire…

To the editor: At the risk of being seen as an overly optimistic Realtor overselling how good the economy is, I feel compelled to offer another view of the current market from the commercial real estate industry. I’ve always appreciated…

To the editor: Right now, even by bus: • It is inconvenient to travel between Nashua and Boston • It is impossible from Manchester anymore • It is inconvenient to take a bus from the middle of nowhere (new “terminals”…

To the editor: Thank you very much for writing about passenger rail. New Hampshire might want to ask Canadian governments and Canadian businesses if they would be willing to help fund and run passenger rail between Canada and Boston. Many…

To the editor: Jim Roche, president of the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire made a very impassioned plea that he does not want business taxes raised to satisfy the states estimated $100 million budget shortfall (“Lawmakers: do no harm,” Jan. 16-29…

To the editor: I was quoted in an NHBR.com article (“N.H. businesses to House: We need stimulus”) concerning my testimony at a Ways & Means Committee meeting. The reporting, in respect to my testimony, made substantial errors of fact that…

To the editor: Nov. 22 is National Survivors of Suicide Day, a day to educate the public about suicide and its aftermath, and a day to provide support to those left behind.  Suicide is the second leading cause of death…

To the editor: Nov. 4, 2008, we spent the whole day in the church basement, with some of the most colorful characters I’ve ever met, helping people register and vote. The food was outstanding. Some people got their cookies first…

To the editor: I take exception to your article regarding Dennis Kozlowski’s divorce and the asset freeze placed on Mr. Kozlowski by U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro (NHBR.com, Oct. 22.)  There is not one quote in any article or…

Editor’s Note: The following is an e-mail sent by Robin Comstock, president of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, to chamber members over a TV ad sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in the John Sununu-Jeanne Shaheen U.S. Senate…