Longtime public television executive Paula Kerger embraced the challenges facing the nation’s rapidly evolving media landscape in March when she became the sixth president and chief executive officer of the 348-station Public Broadcasting Service. “How do we take the power…
What if they held an election and nobody voted? This is almost what happened Sept. 12 in the state primary. Secretary of State William Gardner estimated that turnout was about 12 percent of eligible voters, a record low. Why was…
Stirring passions You can be forgiven if you couldn’t believe it after first hearing the news. The news that Tad Funtado, former policy director in Charlie Bass’ congressional office was posing as a liberal blogger on various political Web sites…
New Hampshire is a small state, but it has a number of special characteristics that make its housing market look and behave differently from other states. Most importantly it ranks in the top 10 among the 50 states in several…
A leisurely drive north from Concord along Route 106 will lead visitors to the beautiful countryside of Canterbury, home of one of New Hampshire’s best examples of living history — Canterbury Shaker Village, where life of the 1800s meets today’s…
It may not be the first time state Sen. John Gallus of Berlin has called a government operation a “nightmare.” But it is at least unusual when Gallus, a frugal North Country Republican who doesn’t mind being called “cheap,” complains…
Concord attorney George Roussos, a former assistant insurance commissioner, is well aware of the controversy over a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. John Sununu to establish dual federal-state regulation of the insurance industry. Some of his clients are for and…
Welcome to the first in a series of columns written for the private real estate investor. Each installment will take a look at some specific aspect of investing, and hopefully shed some light on opportunities for the investor. In this…
Katherine Merrow will become the first executive director of the New Hampshire Women’s Policy Institute at the start of October, the organization announced. Merrow currently works at the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, where she is a senior…
With record-high gas prices and record-high profits, no matter how many times Congress calls in oil company executives before them for a tongue-lashing, no one expects gas prices to go back to $1.50 a gallon soon, if ever again. The…
