Our view: Atkinson funds need proper management

August 18, 2008 Eagle Tribune For years, Atkinson, N.H., police Chief Philip Consentino has argued there was nothing wrong with the way he collected and spent donations of money for the Police Department and assistance to the elderly. Now, the New Hampshire attorney...

Groups launch ads supporting privacy in the voting booth

(Note: The newpaper’s original title of this article is misleading as well as the name of the bill, since this act would require workers to lose their privacy when voting for or against unionization) August 17, 2008 Seacoast Online Groups lodge anti-union...

Mont Vernon police chief resigns

August 14, 2008 Milford Cabinet MONT VERNON — Selectmen hope to have a new police chief by Nov 15, according to the chairman of the board. But Chairman Jack Esposito said Nov. 15 was a target date and not a firm deadline. The three-member board accepted Chief Rick...

Residents ask Salisbury not to hire new chief

August 13, 2008 Boston Globe SALISBURY, N.H.—Nearly 200 residents of Salisbury, N.H., are urging selectmen not to hire the person they’ve chosen to be the new police chief. On the day after selectmen offered Frank Jones the job last month, he was accused of...

Charlie Arlinghaus: Health care reform without the government

August 13, 2008 Union Leader Sometimes good things happen without the government being involved in any way. It doesn’t seem possible, but health care is one of those areas where reform is happening even though no central planner has passed on his administrative...

City meetings, minus minutes

August 11, 2008 Seacoast Online PORTSMOUTH — The School Board has been court-ordered to record minutes at every meeting it holds, and to pay $225 in court costs to the city man who brought the board to court. “I’m satisfied with the outcome,” said...