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Wile E. Coburn You can pardon Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Coburn if he feels somewhat frustrated. Not for lack of trying, he’s down by as much as 50 points in polls, and his message - that he’s not John Lynch…
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Parents can make the difference To the editor: When trusted adults, like a congressman, a teacher, an entertainer, a state trooper, coach, priest, stepfather or uncle, misuse their positions of trust and authority to exploit and harm children, we all…
State rules change could be costly for real estate holding companies
In a change of course, the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration recently proposed new rules designed to impose New Hampshire’s real estate transfer tax twice on any transfers of real estate into or out of any real estate holding…
Key October events will help set N.H.’s future course
Now that Labor Day has come and gone, we are all busy back at our day jobs and participating in many community events. Living in Concord and having an office in Manchester allows me to partake of both communities. In…
State securities law amendment eases start-up financing
While attracting entrepreneurs to New Hampshire has been a key objective of the state’s government and business leaders for a number of years, local entrepreneurs have often discovered after receiving start-up capital from friends and family that they have inadvertently…
Worldwide growth fuels N.H. exports record
The contribution of exports to New Hampshire’s economic development has become increasingly important this year as we witness a slowdown in economic activity at home. The pickup in the pace of foreign sales allows the state’s businesses to keep growing…
PUC redesigns, expands electricity assistance program
The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission recently redesigned the electric assistance program, originally introduced in New Hampshire in 2002 to provide financial assistance to low-income electric customers as part of electric restructuring. Paid for through the system benefits charge (SBC)…
87% Manchester air traffic increase seen by 2020
A federal study released earlier this month projects that New Hampshire’s largest airport could see passenger traffic increase by 87 percent, and perhaps even 143 percent, in the next decade. The New England Regional Airport System Plan, a mammoth 12-year…
Top Shelf: Celebrate the autumn season with autumn beers
The days are growing shorter, the air is growing crisper and the leaves have been set ablaze with color — autumn is upon us, and it’s the right time to hunker down with a good brew and enjoy the season.…
Biomass power plant gains
Plans for a proposed biomass energy plant project in central New Hampshire are moving forward, following a meeting this week between officials from Laidlaw EcoPower LLC, Governor Lynch, members of New Hampshire’s Executive Council and other state environmental and economic…
