The Last Word: Cut ‘em off at the past
How do these people find me? I went to my mailbox a couple days ago and thought I just stepped out of the “Wayback” machine with Sherman and his dog, Mr. Peabody. “Sherman, my boy, the year is 1989,” our…
New Hampshire Business Review - October 12 2007
Eco-entrepreneur hones in on responsible consumerism
With the number of environmentally conscious consumers growing and vendors working toward meeting their needs by introducing “green” products daily, knowing where to shop and what to buy can be confusing. Canterbury native Zachary Bouchard and his GreenShopper LLC has…
Lawmaker seeks ban on standard light bulbs
State Rep. Michael A. Kaelin, D-Lyndeborough, is working on a bill for the upcoming session that would outlaw the sale of incandescent bulbs by 2010. Kaelin, an electrical engineering consultant whose 250-acre residence in Lyndeborough is completely off the grid,…
NHBB, PSNH honored for pollution prevention efforts
New Hampshire Ball Bearings’ Astro Division and Public Service of New Hampshire were presented in September with the 2007 Governor’s Award for Pollution Prevention. The award, presented through the Department of Environmental Services’ New Hampshire Pollution Prevention Program, recognizes outstanding…
Toll hikes just a first step
Governor Lynch and the Executive Council took a good first step earlier this month in attempting to get a handle on the increasingly questionable conditions of our roads and bridges. But simply increasing tolls on the turnpikes - the first…
Cook On Concord: A wake-up call for the U.S. and the presidential candidates
The “Fiscal Wake-Up Tour” — an extraordinary presentation given Sept. 28 by the Concord Coalition to members of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce - offered an analysis of the fiscal problems facing the United States in the next few…
Q&A with: Manchester attorney David Nixon
A native of Concord, Mass., David Nixon has been practicing law in Manchester since he arrived in the city in 1958 from the University of Michigan Law School. He started with the McLane Law firm “at 70 bucks a week,…
Highway construction industry sees a need for more revenue
Fred Kenison, vice president of RS Audley Inc., a construction company with headquarters in Bow, says he usually shies away from making political statements. “It’s a small state,” he explained, making it easy for someone with an unpopular cause or…
Low-income children deserve support
Last year, 6.6 million children from families between 100 percent and 200 percent of the poverty level received health insurance through the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, and I fully support increasing this effort by 60 percent over…
College investing plan is doing its part
When the phrase “first in the nation” is used, it’s usually a reference to New Hampshire’s presidential primary. But it can just as easily apply to the state’s college tuition savings plan - an overlooked jewel in the crown of…
