Why are parents so willing to give up kids to government?

February 5, 2009 AP Free kindergarten eludes the children of a NH town HUDSON, N.H. (AP) — Walk into a public school in Hudson, and you’ll see no kindergartners finger-painting, pushing around building blocks or practicing their ABCs. This city of 25,000 is...

Hey Frank, Where You Going With That Brown On Your Nose?

by Ed Naile Well I went to the Atkinson Deliberative session on Saturday to behold the spectacle of democracy at its worst – I was not disappointed. Here is how it works: The police chief has a following built with taxpayer dollars in the form of a nifty little...

Atkinson Police Chief Bully or Target?

ATKINSON – Two residents who claim police Chief Philip V. Consentino bullied people into removing their names from a warrant article petition are preparing to sue the chief and the board of selectmen. In a notice sent to the town by attorney Charles Douglas, residents...

Resident Barred From Taking Pictures at Meeting

from the Eagle Tribune: ATKINSON — Residents have rights at public meetings, but that can all come to an end when they cause a disturbance. Resident Gary Brownfield was taking photographs at the town’s deliberative session Saturday, but was told almost...

Massachusetts wants to collect taxes in NH

February 3, 2009 WMUR-TV CONCORD, N.H. — Massachusetts is trying to force its residents who shop at New Hampshire tire stores to pay a 5 percent tax, but the idea isn’t sitting well with New Hampshire officials and consumers. The Connecticut-based Town...

The Real Reason for the Push for Seatbelts: Money

NH House Committee Debates Seatbelt Law New Hampshire Only State Without Mandatory Seatbelt Law CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire House Transportation Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss whether the Live Free or Die state should make wearing a seat belt...