Home-care cuts defy logic
To the editor: I am a home-care nurse from Rochester, and I just returned from a trip to Capitol Hill with nurses from every state in America. We were there on behalf of our patients to help preserve access to…
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Career schools: a job-skills option
Tough economic times are resulting in potential or real job losses for many workers. These individuals are hard-working people who have held relatively good-paying jobs and because of the business downturn find themselves without a job. In some cases, this…
N.H.’s changing business climate
New Hampshire has long been the envy of other Northeastern states for its business-friendly climate. This climate has translated into an economy that has often outperformed the rest of New England in terms of productivity, job growth and lower unemployment.…
Nonprofit works hard to protect lakes
To the editor: There seems to be an overwhelming misconception surrounding the New Hampshire Lakes Association’s Lake Host program, that it is somehow a state-run program. This is incorrect. New Hampshire Lakes Association (NH LAKES) is a member-supported, 501(c)3 conservation…
‘We still have work to do’
To the editor: I am writing in response to an action taken by the Senate Finance Committee in the very early morning hours of Thursday, May 28, to “unfund” the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women. The commission…
Gambling means revenue and jobs
To the editor: While the state of New Hampshire faces an enormous and critical budget shortfall and needed services go lacking, jobs continue to disappear, businesses and families struggle, and more homes are being foreclosed every day. A new source…
Gas tax hike is a bad idea
As our economy struggles with the worst recession in recent memory, the New Hampshire House just passed a measure that would hit low- and middle-income Americans directly in the wallet. The mechanism is an effort to nearly double the state…
Hindsight isn’t always 20-20
“Panic! The Story of Modern Financial Insanity” is the latest book by investor-foible specialist Michael Lewis, who might as well be looking through a rearview mirror at a car crash he just avoided, with the hindsight of a driver slightly…
N.H. employers are in the driver’s seat
In the early 1990s, New Hampshire saw a significant shift in its employment profile. The number of residents employed in the civilian labor force fell by about 12,000. Concurrently, high-tech employers offered 14,000 fewer jobs. It is not a reach…
‘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…
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…
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