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…

Social Security and Medicare are of vital concern for older Americans. Yet as the nation debates the balance between a growing national debt and meeting the needs of our aging population, misunderstanding and purposeful misinformation has clouded the debate and…

Every person who comes to this country and wishes to become a citizen of the United States must pass a test about our nation's founding principles, history and governmental structure. Would your knowledge of civics be enough to pass that…

We are about to watch Massachusetts lawmakers dip into the wallets of Granite Staters and pull out tens of millions of dollars every year to fund their programs and take care of their citizens.Sometime this fall, the Bay State will…

"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night ... will stay us from the swift completion of our appointed rounds." For more than 235 years, the U.S. Postal Service has adhered to this unofficial creed. But now, the…

New Hampshire's workers have fared better than many in this recession, but it hasn't been easy.As we approach the beginning of a new session in our Legislature, I ask our legislators to refocus their efforts on creating jobs and strengthening…

We are rightly worried about the economy, especially when it's resulted in downsizing. The remaining workforce has rallied admirably. That is why those retaining their positions deserve a lot of attention and gratitude. None of this "just be lucky you…