Biden Has Tense History with Granite Staters

Sen. Barack Obama’s selection of Delaware Senator Joe Biden as his running mate is unlikely to help the Democratic ticket in the Granite State. Biden, known for his caustic, shoot-from-the-hip style, had a nasty run-in with a New Hampshire voter during his 1988 presidential campaign, which Biden was later forced to abandon due to a [...]

Protecting Children with Chronic Illnesses: Making the Back-to-School Transition a Smooth One

Heading back to school signals a time of transition: new books, new classes, new teachers, and new schedules. For children with chronic illnesses and their families, the transition can be a particularly anxious one. Parents and caregivers must relinquish control of the child’s medical care to school staff. Meanwhile, children must contend with fears of [...]

Tall Ships Sail into Portsmouth

The Tall Ships came back to New Hampshire today. For the last ten years, the ships have sailed into Portsmouth Harbor and docked for tours over several days.

NH Regulators Take on UBS Over Student Loan Securities

New Hampshire regulators are taking action against UBS Securities for fraud according to a statement by the New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation (NHBSR). The charges relate to UBS’s representation of the New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corporation (NHHELCO) and the sale of bonds used to finance New Hampshire college student loans. They charge UBS [...]

NH Politicians Pushing for Disaster Aid After Storms

This summer, New Hampshire has been pounded by abnormally destructive storms. Hardest hit may have been Belknap County which, in addition to the July 24 tornado, suffered heavy rains last week that resulted in severe flooding.

Federal Aid to NH After Tornado

President Bush has granted a request for federal assistance after a tornado ripped through 11 towns on the 24th of July. The assistance will be given to towns in Belknap, Carroll, and Rockingham counties. Merrimack and Strafford counties were not granted federal assistance even though Lynch included them in his request.

Two NH’ers Competing at Beijing

With the Olympics underway after a spectacular opening ceremony on Friday, American athletes have made strong impressions in the early events. The men’s basketball team shut Yao Ming and his Chinese teammates down once the second quarter began, Jason Lezak showed the French 400-meter relay team who was out to crush whom, and Michael Phelps [...]

NH Little Leaguers to New England Baseball Finals

New Hampshire’s Manchester North Little League baseball team defeated Massachusetts’ Parkway National Little League team of West Roxbury 5-2 in yesterday’s 12-13 year old New England Regional semifinal game. The victory means that the Manchester team gets to advance to the New England Championship where they will play the state champions of Connecticut from Shelton [...]

NH 2nd Worst in Nation With Credit Card Debt

New Hampshire residents are not being responsible with their credit cards. According to a new study done by Americans for Fairness in Lending Inc, New Hampshire credit card holders are the second worst in the country in median credit card debt. With the median debt at $2,109 per card holder in New Hampshire, we are [...]

Shaheen Reverses Herself on Oil Drilling

How rapidly has the pendulum swung on the issue of domestic drilling for oil? So fast that former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen is rapidly dialing back her rhetoric on the issue, even distributing an e-mail to supporters in which senior advisor Judy Reardon insisted, “The fact is Jeanne Shaheen supports more domestic drilling.”