Opinion
In praise of Kathy Bogle Shields
To the editor: Imagine working on a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces not only move, but change shape, and you have some idea of how hard it is to do effective community development. For 35 years, Kathy Bogle Shields has helped…
How PSNH’s generation facilities help fill the energy void
These are unprecedented times for our region’s energy grid and marketplace. Ensuring that the lights remain on and our homes are heated, at affordable prices, is a challenge given current conditions. It’s a solvable challenge, but only if we acknowledge…
Disclosure for corporations, so why not politics?
In N.H., an unknown number of out-of-state special-interest organizations are spending millions to support or defeat candidates, and state law doesn’t require disclosure of any of it
The 2014 Congress can take action to spur growth
There’s room for progress on immigration reform, energy efficiency and investment in research
Lawmakers should say yes to Medicaid expansion
This important decision will affect 19-to-64-year-old women and men who earn up to $15,856 a year -- too much to qualify
Expanding Medicaid: Better health for midlife adults
Expansion would help nearly 14,000 Granite Staters aged 45 to 64 who have lost their jobs or are in jobs without health benefits
Why ethics training doesn’t work
We should be focusing on advancing learning, transformation and wisdom, not catching ‘bad’ people
State gaming panel did a thorough, balanced job
Our job was not to answer whether a casino would be ‘good’ or ‘bad,’ rather it was to figure out what rules would best serve the state
N.H. doesn’t need ‘dental hygiene practitioners’
It’s a model that has only been applied in the most remote areas of Alaska and Minnesota, supported with significant state subsidies
2014 Legislature: déjà vu all over again
Once again, there are repeating themes, repeat bills and a relative dearth of new subjects
Who says quitters never win?
A new program, “Quitter in You,” supports N.H. smokers in their efforts to kick the habit
Transparency would improve health exchange
Competition will only resolve some of the flaws of the new system
Misconceptions abound in Common Core criticism
To the editor: The Dec. 13 letter from the lobbying organization, Heartland Institute, in NHBR (“Common Core is bad for business,” Dec. 13-26 2013) is so error-filled that it requires a response. The first assertion is that there is no…
A child care center owner’s plea to expand Medicaid
My employees deserve health coverage
NAFTA failed to live up to promises
According to NAFTA’s backers, the agreement was supposed to promote prosperity in both countries and actually reduce the pressure to migrate
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