The Last Word
Have you ever noticed that politicians almost never come right out and tell us they’re not going to answer a question? They generally avoid one by pretending to answer it — which has, I’ll admit, a certain entertainment value, like…
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Flotsam & Jetsam
Poll rage? Christopher Doyle — a duly elected Republican state rep, by the way - earned his way into the Hall of Infamy earlier this month after he realized he was losing his bid for re-election. As the numbers came…
Lynch plan fails with targeted-aid formula
To this point, most critiques of the Lynch education funding plan suggest that there are only two things wrong with it — that it fails to comply with the Claremont case and that it takes state aid away from school…
Cook on Concord
Gov. John Lynch’s new style of leadership has been in evidence and often been the subject of comment in this column and elsewhere. A striking example of the governor’s style and personal involvement was his presentation of one of the…
Business pitch event reaches new heights
Six minutes is the amount of time it takes the high-speed chair lift at Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury to reach the top. On March 10, entrepreneurs, idea men and women, start-ups and established business owners alike took advantage of…
Letter to the Editor
To the editor: Investing in the stock market can pay a higher return, but it’s not a sure thing. That’s why people are willing to forgo the potential to score big in the stock market in return for knowing that…
Leave Sarbanes-Oxley alone
Judging by the words and deeds emerging from Washington you’d never know that several high-profile corporate fraud trials are once again in the public spotlight. The trials include that of Bernard Ebbers, the former CEO and chairman of WorldCom,who on…
Imprudent public policy can chill investment
A disquieting trend is developing this legislative session. A number of bills have been introduced, ostensibly to serve a broad public purpose, when in reality they are intended to circumvent existing legal procedures for economic development projects by imposing last-minute…
Investing in the ‘New Hampshire Advantage’
As New Hampshire continues to grow at record levels, we face many challenges in helping our economy keep pace. Now is the time to identify the tools that we can use to protect and maintain our economic growth — before…
Play ball!
As Manchester and the rest of the southern New Hampshire baseball world await the opening of the brand new $20 million home of the Eastern League champion New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the stadium still doesn’t have a corporate sponsor, nor…
