One of those uncomfortable topics which comes up quite a bit in the nonprofit world is the debate over advocacy and lobbying, what is allowable and what is not, and how to not get oneself into trouble. Let us face it, we all have opinions about how the world should be and how to make it the way ...
Crossover is finished and the House passed a $16 billion budget with a three-to-one majority and now it is up to the Senate to put its stamp on the state’s operations for the next two years. Give House Speaker Sherman Packard credit, he knew the Republican votes were not enough to pass a ...
The doorbell sounded, followed instantly by yapping from our 11-month old mouthy West Highland Terrier puppy. Surely the vicious bark from Portia’s 13-pound body would send the trespasser scurrying to the next house. No such luck. A glancing peek through the side window revealed someone ...
I appreciate the Telegraph’s front page story on March 18th about the electric cooperative Nashua has joined. This project is a wonderful example of how, through innovation and cooperation, we begin breaking the hold the fossil fuel industry has over every part of our lives. Besides the ...
During the past two years the New Hampshire legislature has debated how to best protect nearby water bodies if there is a release or spill of the liquid called “leachate” at one of the state’s double-lined landfills. We have learned during these debates that the rules of the department ...
We all know the Frank Sinatra song, My Way and the line, “…Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention …” Thank you, Frank. Thank you for your honesty. Nearly everyone who’s ever asked about having any regrets in life responds, “Nope. If I had it to do over ...
