Before cheering state budget cuts, state taxpayers should consider that the cost of governing will be shifted to local communities, says a Concord Monitor editorial.
Before cheering state budget cuts, state taxpayers should consider that the cost of governing will be shifted to local communities, says a Concord Monitor editorial.
The trashing of private land in the Ossipee Range is an opportunity for debate between groups who have conflicting views on land stewardship to foster solutions to their disagreements.
Some people receive a gift and they cherish it. Others might receive a similar present and abuse it. The latter has been the case with 12,000 acres of forest in the Ossipee Mountains.
In a few weeks, New Hampshire will find out how many loons it has left. But the state already knows that if the birds are to live, the lead has to go.
The Department of Fish and Game, which is expected to be self-supporting, is almost broke.