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While on the stump, John Lynch, the Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, has taken to telling voters an anecdote from four years ago. When he was being interviewed for a spot on the University System of New Hampshire board of trustees, he…
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Trust but vilify
Considering the state of politics in New Hampshire, perhaps Senate President Tom Eaton and Majority Leader Bob Clegg shouldn’t have taken offense at outgoing Sen. Burt Cohen’s recent commentary comparing them to “party bosses in Soviet Russia.” They don’t bare…
They said it ...
“I have bad luck hitting them but good luck not getting hurt.” - Berlin Mayor Bob Danderson after hitting a moose for the second time in his driving career, this one while in a Mazda Miata convertible. “We heeded the…
No-name dropping
Far be it from F&J to stir up trouble, but we’d love to have an answer to this question: To whom was Governor Benson referring when he told Kevin Landrigan of The Telegraph, while complaining about being held to a…
Upcoming golf tournaments
A Child’s Gift Golf Tournament, Aug. 20, Nippo Lake Golf Club, Barrington. Proceeds to benefit Wide Horizons for Children’s Adoption Subsidy program which provides financial assistance to those looking to adopt a child. Cost: $100 per golfer. Contact: Rob Secinaro,…
A restaurant where you can dine like a president
Virtually all of those who were old enough at the time remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard that President Kennedy had been shot, or the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor, or the Red Sox…
Tasting the wines of summer
It’s summertime, and the livin’ is easy — until you have to pair that wine with summer’s fresh foods. Gordon Heins, wine specialist for the State Liquor Commission, takes all the guesswork out of finding that perfect summer wine. And…
BRASS TACKS: Finding, empowering and cultivating ‘intrapreneurs’
Successful firms are coming to realize that their success is not a “forever” thing. The shelf life of entire companies is shrinking almost as fast as the shelf life of their products and services. For years, internal research and development…
COOK ON CONCORD: Nick Donohue deserves to remain at top education post
Education in New Hampshire has been the state’s central political issue for the last decade or so (or is it century?). The funding of it, the adequacy of it and the relation it has to our political lives has been…
AeA official offers view on outsourcing
To the editor: As a follow up to your recent article (“Outsourcing: The good, the bad and the inevitable,” July 9-22 NHBR), AeA, the largest high-tech association in the United States, has sent a copy of its white paper addressing…
