House Speaker W. Douglas Scamman’s surprise announcement that neither he nor his wife, Rep. Stella Scamman — both Republicans from Stratham — would seek re-election to the New Hampshire House next term was as unexpected as his becoming speaker a…
To the editor: The ongoing debate about how to deal with rapidly escalating energy costs is usually played out on the network news between government leaders and Fortune 500 corporate execs. But those hardest hit by these rising prices are…
Kutting and running In his New Hampshire fund-raiser speech earlier this month, GOP mastermind Karl Rove took special relish in pronouncing the words “cut and run” when the issue became Democrats and the war in Iraq. But, as The Telegraph’s…
In April I attended the spring meeting of the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE). Much of the conversation focused on interest rates, energy costs and inflation as well as the graying of the U.S. population and other changing demographics. It…
Q. I am an owner of a small manufacturing business, currently renting a building and want to acquire a new building. Is the SBA 504 program a good financing match for me? A. In general, the U.S. Small Business Administration…
Here’s the real scoop on ice cream guru Ben Cohen’s visit earlier this month to New Hampshire, during which he launched the Priorities NH project with a group of like-minded businesspeople. It’s American Pie, the newest Ben and Jerry’s ice…
Wallace Stickney, the combative former state Transportation Commissioner who battled for years with the federal Environmental Protection Agency over wetland requirements, is not a man who will easily change sides in a battle. But he recalls doing something like that…
Now that the weather has finally begun to warm up and dry out, it’s time to grab a towel and a cozy spot on the beach and get yourself a good - or, at least, delightfully trashy — book to…
A decade ago, the Internet was just taking off and e-mail was just beginning to fill electronic mailboxes. Taking advantage of this new medium of communication, the Manchester-based law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green developed NHLABORNET, an e-mail-based…
It may come as a surprise to many people, but an airline pilot’s attention to detail and grace under pressure are the same qualities a good bus driver must have. And that’s exactly what Eric Robinson says he is bringing…
