Opinion

Casinos would bring needed jobs to N.H. families

There seems to be an endless debate in politics about whether government creates jobs. One thing is undeniable: Government certainly can get in the way of job creation by passing bad policy or inaction.One dose of good policy that would…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 30, 2011

Education is failing because of inefficiency

To the editor:J. Bonnie Newman, interim chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, laments about the ever-rising burden of debt Granite State students carry upon leaving college ("N.H.'s dubious, and dangerous, distinction," Dec. 2-15 NHBR).The hard truth is…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 30, 2011

National debt threatens our country

To the editor:Our national debt is out of control. The security and prosperity of this nation is being put in jeopardy as a result of government inaction. The federal government must take the steps necessary to balance our budget, and…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 30, 2011

N.H. didn't do its job

To the editor:FRM exploded two years ago, and the governor and government are still trying to sweep the whole mess under the proverbial carpet. Why?The most recent sweeping is by the governor's office, claiming ex-Banking Commissioner Peter Hildreth resigned his…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 30, 2011

Incompetence or criminal?

To the editor:This is an open letter to the government of New Hampshire.As one of the victims of the FRM fraud, I have very strong feelings about the role played -- or, more accurately stated, not played -- by the…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 30, 2011

Planning for later years never more necessary

To the editor:Tom Sedoric, managing director of investments of The Sedoric Group in Portsmouth, wrote of "the growing strain of our obligations" in the Nov. 4-17 issue of NHBR.He identified the baby boomer's legacy as one of debt, due to…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 30, 2011

Fluoridation is effective and a smart investment

Few public health measures over the last half-century have worked as well as fluoridating water. Not only does the New Hampshire Dental Society agree, so do most other respected health organizations worldwide.Fluoridation of community water supplies is the single most…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 16, 2011

Tobacco tax reduction still the right answer

A recent editorial by the Portsmouth Herald suggests that the state should continue forward with a policy of near annual tobacco tax increases. The liberal editorial page of that paper suggested that the reduction in the tax is "costing the…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 16, 2011

Ballot Law Commission was just plain wrong

To the editor:We are appalled at the "Cook on Concord" column appearing in the Dec. 2 edition of NHBR ("Ballot Law Commission hearing was a wake-up call", Dec. 2-15 NHBR).We were under the apparently mistaken impression that the Ballot Law…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 16, 2011

The urgent need to save community health centers

To the editor:The budget debate on Capitol Hill is now not which programs to cut, but how much to cut. This is the wrong approach, especially for programs like community health centers.Many working families are turning to health centers like…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 16, 2011

A message to Occupy Wall Street

What now? That's up to you.A great rising in the streets against the intolerable may catalyze healing change and basic reform. Or it may be met by further repression, the club, the gun and mass arrests.As a longtime Clamshell Alliance…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 2, 2011

How the Pentagon is setting an energy-saving standard

Throughout our public service careers, we have been honored to work on behalf of the men and women of our military. We each have seen and experienced firsthand the ingenuity and commitment of our uniformed men and women, their families,…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 2, 2011

'Accounting' for Social Security's shortfall

To the editor:It seems like almost every issue of NHBR contains an article about "Social Security." The one by Mark Fernald in the Oct. 21-Nov. 3 issue ("A response to the Social Security 'smear campaign'") does a great job of…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 2, 2011

Utility tax bills and executive salaries

To the editor:"'[Unitil's] goal should be that we pay zero taxes, because if we pay taxes, the ratepayers are going to pay it,' said Jonathan Giegerich, corporate tax specialist with the Hampton-based company." ("The great rate debate," Nov. 18-Dec. 1…

NH Business Review Staff,

December 2, 2011

Death penalty doesn't 'protect' anyone

You can call it a myth, a belief, an assumption, even a wish. But the notion that the death penalty "protects" people from homicide cannot be called a "fact" and should not be the basis for policy.Sadly, this non-fact appears…

NH Business Review Staff,

November 18, 2011

Slots are wrong for so many reasons

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…

NH Business Review Staff,

November 18, 2011

Conserving forests makes good business sense

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…

NH Business Review Staff,

November 18, 2011