It’s a surprise to no one that this coming fiscal year will be a challenge to all agencies charged with raising revenue for the state. But even when people are spending less and less, the expectations to raise revenue only…

With several governors giving serious consideration to refusing the federal stimulus package it has become apparent that individual states are preparing to challenge the federal government based on their interpretation of the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. According to…

February was filled with a month-long celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the mythic and saintly Abraham Lincoln. Today we are mired in a deep recession, and the entire country today is suffering the adverse economic effects…

Shortly before Thanksgiving in 2005, workers at Car Component Technologies lived this nightmare. A total of 560 workers in Bedford and Merrimack were out of jobs without warning - no final paycheck, no severance, no health coverage and no ability…

Be fair with those you rise above, Falls are often caused by shoves. Starve the ego’s voracious beast, Be honest with yourself, at least. Draw your conclusions in erasable ink, Surround yourself with those who think. Never laugh at other’s…

As I gaze through the glass-front cooler at the rows of plastic bottles, the polite young cashier breaks the silence with a simple request: “What would you like to drink?” She probably wonders what’s taking me so long. It had…

Realtors across the country have been advocating for a comprehensive stimulus package to reduce housing inventory, make mortgages more affordable and available, and help deserving families refinance or modify their loans so they can keep their home. We are committed…

Earlier this winter, the Sierra Club, the Wilderness Society and the Center for Biological Diversity appealed another timber and wildlife management project proposed by the White Mountain National Forest. After reviewing the appeals, it is apparent their objection to this…

In any year, the early days offer a chance to reassess and prioritize. In 2009, those impulses are perhaps felt more urgently than at any time in the recent past. The faltering economy has affected regional businesses of all shapes…

New Hampshire can and must transition to a clean energy future. This transition is necessary to avoid the worst effects of climate change, and to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and gas. That said, we have a lot of…

On Jan. 5, ISO-New England, the organization that manages the New England electric grid, announced that the region’s operating capacity for several weeks this coming May and June may be short by 1,740 megawatts, and that additional negative numbers are…

Some 20 years ago, on the brink of the cataclysm that scorched New Hampshire’s property markets and swallowed its largest banks, a friend found me toting “Stabilizing an Unstable Economy,” a book written by Hyman Minsky, an academic economist then…