It's been making the rounds... Just how embarrassing was it for Sen. Peter Burling, Rep. Fran Wendleboe and other supporters of legislation attempting to keep open two area centers for developmentally disabled people to realize they were taken by the…
A ceremony last month featuring more than 300 St. Johnsbury, Vt., area residents marked the opening of the Community Capital Campaign for Norris Cotton Cancer Center-North. The center, a collaboration of eight regional hospitals, is being built at the former…
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Internet: I thank you for your concern over my status as a U.S. citizen. I DO dream of a better tomorrow. Thanks for asking. And your offer for a quick, cheap green card warmed my…
What began 18 years ago with a dollar, a promise and a vision has grown into a thriving wholesale perennial nursery whose owners work hard at nurturing not just their plants but their commitment to maintaining a retail feel in…
Health insurance typically gets debated in terms of dollars and cents. Proponents of recently passed “community rating” legislation claim it will not increase the cost of health insurance, while those opposed argue it will. But an issue like health insurance…
It’s becoming easier to own a home in New Hampshire, but it’s also getting easier to lose one. So-called subprime lenders - those that lend money to borrowers with substandard credit at a higher interest than mainstream lenders - weren’t…
Randall Brown, M.D., knew something didn’t make sense with the symptoms one of his patients was presenting with. An ophthalmologist with New Hampshire Eye Associates in Manchester, his patient’s mildly blurred vision didn’t jive with the normal eye exam he…
I was not sure what analogy to use when describing the legislative victories N.H. Sen. Ted Gatsas of Manchester scored earlier this month. On the one hand, Winston Churchill’s going from exile in the Conservative Party to prime minister after…
Steve Barba can remember a time when The Balsams grand hotel and the beauty of New Hampshire’s northern White Mountains were not a part of his life, but he has to go back a long way. In fact, so much…
Though coal-fired plants already provide nearly half of our nation’s electricity, and that share is expected to hold steady over the next 20 years, the fuel is having a renaissance of sorts in the electric generation industry. The price of…
