Windsor: Running Out of Ideas and Time

by Ed Naile All the blubbering resignations, blame, and heroic tales of self-sacrifice spread before the residents of Windsor, NH who showed up at the Town hall to hear Select Board Chair Tom Carlson abruptly resign really amount to business as usual. In the...

‘Nonmeetings’ bad for good government

July 30, 2008 Nashua Telegraph Let’s open today’s editorial with a brief history quiz: Q: Who made the following statement: “People don’t trust what they can’t see and don’t understand. Sunshine is a good thing. Open government is a...

Becoming A ‘No’ Voter

by Ed Naile You hear whispers of them at budget meetings, find references about them in testimony about Senate Bill 2, town managers talk about them in hushed tones, this time of year all the tax and spenders are worrying about… the “NO” voters. How can we get...

What’s the matter with The New York Times?

July 29, 2008 Union Leader Blog Drew Cline On its blog yesterday, The New York Times editorial board posted a misleading commentary about Sen. Judd Gregg in particular and New Hampshire in general. Following is my humble attempt at a response. Under the condescending...

Will the Real “Anti-Tax” People Please Stand Up…

by Ed Naile This is all so confusing, this anti-tax stuff. I am an efficient small government – personal responsibility activist of sorts – home grown. I have no degree from any community college or nothin. No wonder the anti-tax label confuses me, being I am on...