To the editor: In 1987 my grandmother lost a painful two-year-long fight with lung cancer. Despite giving up half a lung, the disease ended her life prematurely. She had smoked for just one year of her life, at age 16.…
On Feb. 13, David Walker, the comptroller general of the United States and head of the General Accountability Office — the government’s official watchdog when it comes to wasteful spending — stopped at the Capitol Center of the Arts in…
When Gov. John Lynch delivered his budget address to the New Hampshire Legislature Feb. 15, he presented more than just numbers. The budget says a lot about his policies, priorities and vision for New Hampshire. Lynch proposed raising the tobacco…
Backers of a ban on smoking in the state’s restaurants won a significant victory Feb. 22 when the state Senate voted 17-7 to endorse a measure establishing the ban. The vote marked a significant reversal from last March, when the…
Family planning Why would Republican presidential hopeful John McCain pay attention to an upcoming fund-raiser for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England? Well, the event - planned at Keene State College and featuring author John Irving, who will read from…
Family businesses comprise more than 80 percent of all businesses in North America and account for six out of every 10 jobs in the United States. Unfortunately, these vital contributors to our economy face an inevitable crisis: The vast majority…
For the first time, all of New Hampshire’s professional sports organizations have joined together to support a charitable endeavor that also involves both the state Business Resource Center and Southern New Hampshire University. Called “Team NH,” the effort unites the…
Growing wine grapes in New Hampshire in large enough quantities to produce a quality wine is just about the hardest thing one can do agriculturally. But it can be done — if you have the backbone, the passion, the knowledge,…
The School of Community Economic Development at Southern New Hampshire University, Londonderry-based yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm will present the third annual Stonyfield Farm Entrepreneurship Institute March 29-30 at SNHU’s Manchester campus. The experience - described by Stonyfield founder Gary Hirshberg…
Despite monthly exports from New Hampshire companies falling 1.3 percent, to $224.2 million, in December 2006, the entire year was an historic one for the state’s exporters, with exports of New Hampshire-made goods increasing to an all-time high of $2.811…
