‘I stand by my article’
To the editor Two points: One, the momentum for equal marriage continues to grow in New England. Two, the only region in which the Republican Party has any strength is the old Confederacy. I stand by my article on Lincoln…
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Community’s health care is at risk
To the editor: The New Hampshire Legislature is currently working to create a state budget. Under the proposed budget, as it stands today, Medicaid reimbursements will be cut drastically. These cuts will create a critical situation in our state’s hospitals,…
Flat world society?
To the editor: I certainly hope that Barry Stephens (“Get the facts on climate change first,” May 8-21 NHBR), Ed Mosca (“Souter’s legacy: a jurisprudence of politics,” May 8-21 NHBR) and Paul Mirski (“New Hampshire’s faded glory,” May 8-21 NHBR)…
‘Working to make a difference’
I doubt there’s a senator among us this year who hasn’t heard from one or more of our constituents facing job loss, foreclosure or a health crisis for which they lack insurance. While the news reports remain as varied as…
New Hampshire’s faded glory
The American Legislative Exchange Council recently released its 2009 “Rich States Poor States” report ranking the economic potential of all the states. New Hampshire, flying high in 2007, has received a flunking grade. In just two short years from having…
Souter’s legacy: a jurisprudence of politics
Byron “Whizzer” White was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Kennedy in 1962. By current standards, he would be considered a far-right conservative. He dissented in both Miranda and Roe, calling the latter “an exercise in raw judicial power,” while…
NH HealthFirst gives smaller employers hope
Less than one year ago, employers, workers and elected officials joined forces to create NH HealthFirst, a new health insurance plan that promises to lower premiums for small employers by about 15 percent. At a time when most of us…
Get the facts on climate change first
To the editor: I read the letter from Ted Leach and Joe Keefe entitled, “Bring back the real Judd Gregg” (April 24-May 7 NHBR). I have to respond. I too support “responsible action to address the dangerous impacts of climate…
Investors deserve highest standard of care
As investors struggle to regain their financial footing under the weight of the ongoing economic crisis, Washington is awash in proposals to rebuild the nation’s financial regulations and usher in a new era of responsibility in financial services. While this…
Bring back the real Judd Gregg
U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg has long been a leader in supporting responsible action to address the dangerous impacts of climate change. He was among a handful of Republicans to vote for climate cap-and-trade legislation as early as 2003. However, Senator…
Taxing carbon a pointless exercise
To the editor: I read the illogical article on climate change in the March 27 issue (“We need a grand bargain on climate change,” by Roy Morrison, March 27-April 9 NHBR). Carbon sequestration by green plants has been with us…
Don’t define deviancy down
To the editor: In his guest column in the editorial section of the April 10-April 23 issue of New Hampshire Business Review, Rep. Jim Splaine urged passage of House Bill 436 - the same sex marriage bill - on the…
Setting the Lincoln record straight
To the editor: Regarding former state Sen. Burt Cohen’s March 13 screed against President Lincoln (“There’s another way to look at Lincoln,” March 13-26 NHBR), let me correct a few factual errors. • Clement “Valiant Val” Vallandigham was NOT “……
History judges us by our fairness
I have been in the New Hampshire House and Senate for a total of 29 years, and in all that time I have probably read and voted on over 10,000 bills. Our Legislature works on many very important issues which…
‘Zombie’ banks a symptom of our times
“What’s a zombie bank?” That’s a question I heard a commentator on a prominent news network ask recently. The general topic was what the federal government would do with Citigroup. The TV personality who received the question was a consumer…
SBA has the tools to boost small business
The Obama administration is taking actions to make a big dent in the small-business credit crunch by offering new incentives to small-business borrowers and lenders through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Treasury Department actions. The bill’s primary goals…
A warning on state WARN bill
Over the past several months, the New Hampshire Department of Labor has led an effort in the state Legislature to enact a state version of a federal bill known as The WARN Act (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act). In…
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