The unlikely alignment of a Manchester nonprofit agency still in its infancy and a segment of the state’s tourist industry has resulted in a program that gives refugees and immigrants a chance at a fresh start - literally. Working together,…
Does the need of one community deplete the support given to another? It’s a question being asked and addressed by manager of nonprofits throughout New Hampshire in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of the Gulf Coast. “You just hear…
Late summer brought several interesting and memorable events from historic to intriguing to results of a local primary. Of historic note, on Sept. 16, a portrait of the late and distinguished Chief Justice Frank Rowe Kenison, was unveiled at the…
Good public servants are hard to find To the editor: Well, it looks like the smear guys are on the attack again, leaking information about someone that Ray Burton hired. We are not the Gestapo and cannot always know the…
In an era when Americans have rightly questioned whether justice can always be found inside our courtrooms, the sentencing given to Tyco felons Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz are a breath of fresh air. It took some time and money…
The following are excerpts of an address delivered by Robert E. Myers, president of Daniel Webster College, earlier this month at the Greater Nashua High Tech Expo. I think, as most of you know, there are some unique demographic challenges…
The good news, according the majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, is that victory has been achieved. Federal spending is under control. The bad news for the nation’s taxpayers is that this “victory” is ongoing. Yes, with Congress…
Two characteristics that add to the New Hampshire advantage involve a strong entrepreneurial spirit and support for volunteerism. When combined, great things happen. I am writing to share one example of how New Hampshire companies can get involved in a…
It is not necessary to look for a win in the blame game to be shocked and awed by governmental failure pre- and post-Katrina. Pols from both parties told us that, post 9/11, protecting Americans from terrorist attacks was a new, central focus…
New Hampshire occasionally offers curious items for the nation to ponder. Most obvious is our unique presidential primary. There’s our seemingly magnetic force drawing Free Staters. A Republican governor unwittingly moving us from red to blue. A mutiny in the…
