by David Brooks | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
There are disadvantages to being a newspaper reporter – like salary, hours, being a cheap target for any politician/businessman/official looking to deflect attention from their flaws, and the fact that the industry is, shall we say, struggling – but...
by David Brooks | Oct 19, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
In New Hampshire lawmaking there is something called an LSR, for Legislative Service Request, which is basically a very first draft at a bill that lawmakers want to get passed. Hundreds of them land at this time of year, jostling to get into line for hearings and all...
by David Brooks | Oct 19, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Like a bunch of places, I wrote about New Hampshire pitch to host Amazon’s second headquarters. Since there’s zero chance it will come here, I was prepared to be pretty snide about the effort, but the state’s pitch is pretty good. It didn’t...
by David Brooks | Oct 18, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire have launched a research project that aims to develop the first varieties of strawberries designed for organic agriculture in the United States. The organic strawberry...
by David Brooks | Oct 17, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
This fall’s leaf peeping has been something of a dud – “peak foliage? how about #weakfoliage” is one Twitter comment I’ve seen – due largely to the ridiculously warm September and early October we’ve had, which squelches the...
by David Brooks | Oct 13, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Manchester, NH – iCAD, Inc., a Nashua-based company, won the favor of the judges and the crowd at the NH High Tech Council’s (Council) 12th Annual Product of the Year Awards. The event was held Thursday, October 12 at the Manchester Country Club. One of the Council’s...
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