Opinion

New Hampshire would benefit from more diversity

The country has been becoming more non-white for many years, but thus far not necessarily in the state of New Hampshire. The Granite State is currently the third “whitest” state in the union, behind just Maine and Vermont. It is…

A new approach to economic development in NH

Last year, Governor Sununu proposed dividing the Department of Resources and Economic Development and creating the Department of Business and Economic Affairs. Since its creation, this new agency has been a catalyst for increasing opportunities for New Hampshire to modernize…

Addressing the PFAS threat to drinking water

Toward the end of June, I attended an important community engagement event sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address the challenge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in our environment. In an effort to promote a greater understanding,…