Sitting at the Thanksgiving dinner table with bright young adults is an educational experience. Undergraduate and graduate students and recent college graduates discussing public policy and their perspectives on it, and then considering their questions, essentially led to the following…
Arriving in Manchester as an immigrant from Greece at 13, Chris Spirou went from shining shoes and washing dishes to become one of the state’s leading political figures in the 1970s and ‘80s. He was House minority leader for a…
There once was a man, a Democrat, who defeated Ray Burton in a race for Executive Council in District 1. That was long ago and the man has long since died. But Burton, the North Country Republican, is like the…
New Hampshire consumers’ confidence in both the state and national economies has declined markedly, according to the most recent results of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center’s Granite State Poll. According to the poll — which was conducted Oct.…
I flew down to Washington, D.C., to attend the fall Counselors of Real Estate conference. I look forward to these meetings, but like most people, I sign up months ahead and then as D-Day approaches I run around like the…
Two natural disasters and one labor dispute substantially influenced international trade statistics in three regions, and thus distorted the national picture on export performance in September. Foreign shipments from Louisiana and Texas plummeted by 32 and 14 percent, respectively, reflecting…
The creation nearly a century ago of a dye that would adhere to shoe leather proved to be more than just a foot in the door for one Keene business. In fact, continued innovation and an ability to adapt to…
According to 2003 online Harris Poll, 25-to-29 year olds have the highest incidence of tattoos among all U.S. adults. This fact, coupled with the reality that legal challenges to employer-imposed dress codes and other appearance policies that prohibit various forms…
The odd couple The question that looms after the “press conference” announcing the “findings” of the state commission studying same-sex unions is: What the heck was in the water? To absolutely no one’s surprise, the commission came up with a…
Plans to develop the Green Meadow Golf Club in Hudson call for turning the 375-acre parcel into something of a small town, with a riverwalk, restaurants, expansive retail centers, housing, office space and a major roadway. Representatives of the developer,…
