Letters to the Editor

To the editor: In NH Business Review’s April 1-14 article, “At-sea monitoring fees are the latest threat to NH’s dwindling fishing industry,” NOAA deputy assistant administrator Samuel Rauch claimed that the federal government could not fund the special at-sea monitoring…

To the editor: I read the article about volcanoes in the March 18-31 issue of NH Business Review (“A modest proposal: volcanoes”) and had to read it again, as I thought it was a spoof. The second reading convinced me…

To the editor: In his March 18-31 NH Business Review column (“How many laws can we afford?”) Brad Cook makes some good points about laws that get passed in the NH Legislature, but are underfunded and, hence, not enforceable. He…

To the editor: As a primary-care provider with many uninsured and underinsured patients, Families First Health Center is challenged to help our patients obtain preventive services, such as colonoscopies, that must be provided by specialists. Access to screenings that can…

To the editor: The Executive Council’s upcoming decision on Sunapee’s proposed modest expansion will impact the future of all New Hampshire state parks. The state park system, managed by the Department of Resources and Economic Development, is “self-funded” and must…

To the editor: I have been a primary care doctor in the Merrimack Valley for more than 30 years, and currently also serve as chief medical officer at Parkland Medical Center. In the last two years, I’ve seen remarkable benefits…

To the editor: New Hampshire’s Sen. Kelly Ayotte is a co-sponsor of a key amendment to the Energy Policy Modernization Act that would make it possible for wood harvested from sustainably managed forests to be considered by states as they…

To the editor: My concern with NH Sen. Martha Fuller Clark’s position on Senate Bill 488 (“‘Reasonable accommodation’ sought for pregnant workers,” Feb. 19-March 3 NH Business Review) is that it is one more shift in the cost of raising…

To the editor: It was good to see Bob Sanders’ article ‘Family-friendly’ bills weighed at State House,” (Feb. 5-18 NH Business Review). Better yet, to see legislators gaining an increased understanding that the interests of workers and those of employers…

To the editor: After years of discussion, it remains unclear how much of Hydro Quebec’s energy will be provided exclusively to New Hampshire. Likely, little to none at all. More likely the major beneficiaries will be Connecticut and Massachusetts. Ironically…