Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Imagine working on a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces not only move, but change shape, and you have some idea of how hard it is to do effective community development. For 35 years, Kathy Bogle Shields has helped…

To the editor: The Dec. 13 letter from the lobbying organization, Heartland Institute, in NHBR (“Common Core is bad for business,” Dec. 13-26 2013) is so error-filled that it requires a response. The first assertion is that there is no…

To the editor: Your recent article about the drop-off in public-funded construction projects (“With reduced spending at all government levels, public sector construction stagnates,” Nov. 15-28 NHBR), confirms what we have been seeing at Eckman Construction, a firm that has…

While it’s good to want a well-educated populace, it’s very shortsighted for New Hampshire business folks to support Common Core.

To the editor: I enjoyed Ron Bourque's article on Obamacare (“Will Obamacare help us compete internationally?” Nov. 1-14 NHBR) but that's just the tip of the iceberg. I know lots of business leaders who're cutting employee hours to avoid the…

To the editor: AARP has more to add to Bob Sanders’s recent article, “With at least $1b in federal assistance money going to N.H., retailers, landlords are beneficiaries too” (Nov. 1-14 NHBR). AARP’s recent Public Policy Institute study shows that…

To the editor: Tiler Eaton’s defense of the Northern Pass project (“Northern Pass burial is economically unviable,” Oct. 4-17 NHBR) is the same kind of approach that has led to most of our most pressing environmental problems. “It is too…

The less fortunate among us need our compassion and assistance, that is clear. However, to do so, we must evaluate their circumstances correctly.

On behalf of AARP’s 225,000 members in New Hampshire, I am writing to thank and congratulate Senator Shaheen and Senator Ayotte for their bipartisan support as co-sponsors to The Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act.