Peter Egelston, president of Smuttynose Brewing Co., was largely responsible for breathing life into the nascent microbrewery industry — brewers that make no more than 15,000 barrels per year — in New England back in the 1980s. In 1987, he…
GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Coburn was reported in the press as having made several pronouncements lately that, if truly representative of his opinion, are troubling. He was quoted as saying that if he were governor, he would pick and choose…
Frank Merrill has always believed in setting goals, some, like the construction of his first Chichester log home, have been realized according to his anticipated timeline. Others, like the birth of his own company, came earlier than even he expected.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
