Last year, in a decisive step to pull the country out of the worst economic crisis in four generations, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, known as the Recovery Act. As envisioned by the Congress,…
Bob Clegg is a Hudson contractor who has had a long and varied career in politics, eventually rising to become Republican leader in the state Senate. Today he works as a lobbyist and is founder of the New Hampshire Small…
The second New Hampshire Summit on Work and Family will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, June 7, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.The summit is being put together by UNH Cooperative Extension, in conjunction with…
To the editor:As an elected member to the board of Liberty House in Manchester, I’d like to clarify and make known for public consumption what it is and what it isn’t.First, it is a transitional housing and case-management operation for…
An observer of the New Hampshire Legislature recently commented after a day at the State House that the solons seemed "grumpy." Given the events of the last couple weeks, it appears they have plenty to be grumpy about!While things may…
"The pieces were not identified as pieces of the same puzzle and the agencies did not cooperate to create a complete picture of a Ponzi scheme." - Attorney General’s report on Financial Resources MortgagesIn the last few weeks, a deluge…
The following are excerpts from various reports and documents on the FRM released the attorney general’s recently released report on how the investigation of Financial Resources Mortgage was handled by state agencies.April 4, 2000: "I think the fact that Financial…
In response to the challenging economic climate, a number of recent legislative actions at the state and federal levels address the significant issue of unemployment and to facilitate job growth and workforce training.At the state level, Gov. John Lynch’s jobs…
As former chairs of our respective political parties, we typically haven’t always agreed. So some people might be surprised that we hold similar views in support of comprehensive immigration reform.We’re just following in the footsteps of Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and…
The disastrous BP oil well a mile deep underwater in the Gulf of Mexico is an expression of folly, of lust for profit and cheap oil to power the industrial machine. Drilling approved and self-policed after assurances of safety. Back-up…
