It’s time for N.H. to encourage benefit corporations
They have the added duty to pursue an environmental and social benefit in addition to shareholder value
Opinion
Payroll cards benefit employers and employees
Prepaid cards in general, and payroll cards in particular, are an undoubted win for individuals and families
Energy needs: the PSNH/Northern Pass perspective
The information provided at a recent gathering was startling
Why not disclosure for nonprofits?
From the Feb. 7-20 issue of NHBR, the article, “Disclosure for corporations, why not politics?” was a good one, but why not take it a step further and expand it to “Why not nonprofits?” Isn’t it time that the donors…
Governor Ridge’s Republican Party is not the Republican Party of today
The former Pennsylvania governor harkened back to an earlier time, when ‘conservative’ meant something very different
A 4-cent gas tax hike is short money
In the end, investing in better roads and bridges will offer a very high return
The unconstitutional malpractice panels
To the editor: I enjoy your articles in NHBR almost as much as I do the “Flotsam and Jetsam” page. In particular, you somehow got your arms around the problems with the medical malpractice screening panels (“Questions swirl around effectiveness…
Worker co-ops: Like ESOPs, but better
Unlike an ESOP, which merely makes present employees future beneficiaries, a worker co-op is democratically controlled by current employees on a one-person-one vote basis
Women face a job gap, not a wage gap
If women continue to go into health care rather than manufacturing, human resources rather than engineering, we will continue to see a disparity in pay
Now isn't the time to increase the fuel tax
Hiking the tax less than one year into a two-year budget is wrong
Stalled energy projects cost New Hampshire
Efforts to build up our manufacturing sector will be made more difficult unless high costs are addressed
Income inequality, by the numbers
If CEOs and MBAs are worth so much more in 2014 than in the 1970s, then logic follows that the little worker bees that got them there are worth a few more bucks too
Examining the race to fill Ray Burton’s seat
Special Executive Council election will have ramifications for the entire state
It’s time to pay to fix our roads and bridges
Deteriorating infrastructure in New Hampshire needs to be addressed
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…
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