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Why Judd Gregg ought to know better

A little more than 20 years ago, New Hampshire began to learn the awful story of Judge John Fairbanks and his criminal pillaging of his clients' money. I use the phrase "began to learn" because the full disclosure of Fairbanks's felonious behavior took years to play out in public. But the essential elements of his devastating criminality were pretty clear from… 7

April 22, 2010

my turn

Trains will bring big savings

Recently, Dick Lemieux of Concord wrote a passionate piece lambasting the concept of renewed passenger rail in New Hampshire ("Trains in N.H.? No way," Sunday Monitor Viewpoints, Aug. 30). Lemieux stated, "It would be hard to concoct a public investment with less bang for the buck than passenger rail." I respectfully but absolutely disagree. 3

September 7, 2009

My turn

Stimulus package is good for New Hampshire

Rep. Sherm Packard is absolutely wrong in his opposition to the economic recovery package supported by the Obama administration. 4

March 17, 2009

Vote 'no': It's convoluted and unfair to state voters

Voters in the Nov. 7 election will be asked to consider two amendments to our state constitution. The second of these, a nearly incomprehensible bit of legal language that no amount of rereading helps to clarify, deals with defining voting districts for the Legislature. 0

October 28, 2006

Campaign Memo

GOP bipartisan spirit smells like snake oil

John Lynch is a remarkably effective and capable governor. Because the people of New Hampshire understand the truth of this statement, Lynch has an approval rating approaching 80 percent. As the 2006 election nears, state senators from the Republican caucus have decided that the surest way to garner votes is to claim a record of support for the governor and his policies. If only… 0

October 10, 2006

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