A bailout for states would hurt NH

December 10, 2008 Union Leader With the bailout frenzy in full swing, governors have now bellied up to the bar and are asking the new President to turn on the printing press one more time and flood the states with billions of dollars. The irony of having a profligate...

Push for gambling at Rockingham

December 10, 2008 Union Leader Rockingham Park officials are ready to begin a concerted effort to bring video lottery machines to the Salem racetrack. Track officials and officials of a Nevada firm with an option to buy the track say they plan today to announce a...

Regional Police Join Forces

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire’s Safety Department and the state police chiefs association are planning to conduct joint training for state and regional special operations units. The effort is aimed at enabling the agencies to become more familiar with...

Jackson NH Town Tax Collector Hasn’t Paid Taxes

JACKSON, N.H. — Some residents of Jackson said they were surprised to learn that the town’s tax collector has not been paying his own property taxes. According to town records, tax collector Bill Botsford owes taxes and interest dating back to 2006....

Hudson pushes ahead with kindergarten suit

December 9, 2008 Nashua Telegraph HUDSON – Instead of meeting its Dec. 1 deadline by submitting a plan to implement kindergarten by fall, the Hudson School District sent a letter to the state Department of Education reminding it the district is suing instead....

The “Nazification” of our educational system?

December 8, 2008 [from April 2008] Education Week Forum Seeks A New Vision for U.S. Role Report Calls for Moving Away From K-12 Tests and Sanctions Congress and the next president need to offer a new vision for the federal role in K-12 education, creating a sustained...