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...

It Takes a Village…

This post was originally written in 2003 but is every bit as applicable today, especially in light of the fact that at least three new Taj Mahal schools have been built despite proof of declining student enrollment in the State of NH. Our extremely popular, “It...

Population up, school Enrollment down in N.H.

July 26, 2008 Seacoast Online Demographer says it’s a good reason to worry PORTSMOUTH — A pair of local demographic experts weighed in on the causes behind numbers that suggest that even though New Hampshire’s population is trending upwards, there are...

District Again Rebuffs Parents’ Calls for Info

From the Concord Monitor The parents of a severely disabled Deering boy say they will file a lawsuit against the Hillsboro-Deering School Board after it again refused to discuss a decision to put their son into the public school district. Ed Naile, chairman of the New...

School Board Urged to Find Some Balance

From the Concord Monitor Unity was the message residents delivered to the Hillsboro-Deering School Board at last night’s meeting as board members began work to select a new member. Six candidates applied for the fifth spot on the board, which opened last month...

Parents Want Say Over Son’s Placement

From the Concord Monitor District wants him in classroom; they don’t The parents of a Deering boy with severe disabilities want to know why the Hillsboro-Deering School Board won’t discuss a decision to place their son in the public school system against...