I have been a restaurateur in New Hampshire for more than 25 years. Like many other small business owners, I work and live here because of three simple words: quality of life.New Hampshire is a great place to live and…

As New Hampshire recalls our rare Halloween snowstorm, we all bemoan the damage caused by fallen trees and the difficulties encountered in the storm's aftermath. Now that the lights are back on, we can celebrate our good fortune to live…

psnh11-18 nhbropinionrun with frenchPSNH's misplaced priorities left us in the darkThe time has come to shed some light on the utility's practicesBy Corey LewandoskiOne thing has clearly come to light in the midst of the recent snowstorm -- Public Service…

It started with a simple statement from the president: "Middle-class families shouldn't pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires."The right wing exploded. The Union Leader said the president was being "disingenuous." Syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock called the president a liar.…

Just a little over four years ago, New Hampshire found itself in an enviable financial situation. With $89 million in the rainy day fund to protect against future economic downturns, we had a chance to make a strong case for…

The American people are waiting for leadership from Washington. They desperately want to see both parties work together to strengthen our economy and reduce our deficit for the good of the nation. But instead of debating these issues, Congress was…

I believe there is a certain kind of character that does not do well in politics: self-made millionaires.Tough, impatient and independent, these are people who can make a great success of themselves in business, but mostly fail when they enter…

Claims that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme are just part of a continuing right-wing campaign to smear our most successful, and most popular, government program.Social Security was created in 1935 to solve a problem: millions of Americans were living…

According to the U.S. Department of Education, almost 27 percent of children in America already have access to the school of their choice. As recently as 2007 -- the most recent year of available data from the National Center for…

Unless you live completely off the grid, you cannot have missed the impressive advertising campaign for the Northern Pass project, which proposes building 180 miles of electric transmission lines through New Hampshire to bring Canadian electricity to New England.These daily…

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, women's preventive care services - such as mammograms and screenings for cervical cancer - are covered without co-pays or deductibles.Just last month, this list was expanded to include annual well-woman visits, access…

While the Legislature has succeeded in maintaining New Hampshire's low unemployment rate and relatively stable economy, our future success in creating jobs and expanding the economy will require a dramatic cultural change at the top and at all levels of…

Bonnie Newman recently paid a visit to White Mountains Community College in Berlin in her new role as the interim president of the state's community college system. She's an accomplished public official whose career spans more than three decades across…

These are tough times for New Hampshire. In fact, these are tough times for all Americans.In New Hampshire, during last winter's ice storms, the spring winds and now Irene, we have seen the power for good generated by coming together…