Opinion

A good job with benefits. A nice house, with affordable property taxes. Good schools and colleges. Paved and plowed roads. Sturdy bridges. Functioning courts. Police and fire protection. Clean air and water. Parks and playgrounds, libraries and museums. Treatment, not…

New Hampshire's 60-plus population is expected to swell from 262,000 today to 419,000 in 2020 and to 504,000 by 2030. That has significant implications for the delivery of health care and for the public policies that help drive that care.…

Over 50 percent of high school graduates entering college end up dropping out. In addition, 50 percent or more of our students do best in schools of applied learning rather than purely academic schools. Somewhere over the years, applied learning,…

Housing accounts for more than 16 percent of our state's economy, making it a key driver in New Hampshire's economic rebound. But as our governor and legislators carry out the unenviable task of trying to balance our state books, they…

The following are excerpts from a letter sent by Frank J. Chaloupka, a professor of economics and public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, to both Gov. John Lynch and Senate President Peter Bragdon. Dear Governor Lynch and…

Our state's technology and manufacturing-based economy was strong enough to weather the national recession, but can it really withstand the foolhardiness of the New Hampshire Legislature?After Gov. John Lynch proposed a downright conservative budget that would have made yesterday's Republicans…

For years, businesses owners and managers have cited the rising cost of health care and health insurance as the top challenge facing their business, after the health of the economy. And for years, the Business and Industry Association of New…

The Women's Leadership Summit is not just a conference, but is part and parcel of the educational life of women in New Hampshire. The ongoing challenge of the summit - the fourth of which will be held in June -…

The House has produced a balanced budget that keeps our faith with voters who demanded an end to big government when they elected Republicans last fall. This budget lives up to our commitment of making government operate within its means,…

It is critical that we abolish the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority before it can saddle state taxpayers with millions in new burdens each year.This government bureaucracy was established with the goal of bringing passenger rail service to New Hampshire.…