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“Our taxes don’t go to public schools, our money doesn’t pay for the roads here; we do not truly consider ourselves Grafton County-ites. When people ask where you go to school, you say Dartmouth. You never say you’re from Hanover, but some far-off place you call “home.” And by voting for one of our carpet-bagging compatriots, we’ve done Grafton a great disservice.” ~ Zachary Gottlieb, Dartmouth College Newspaper on the election of a non-resident to the office of Grafton County Treasurer
Chickens Chickened on HB1 and HB2
On June 24th a non-partisan group of concerned citizens rallied outside the statehouse to express their dismay for the lack of fiscal restraint in the NH budget as contained in bills HB1 and HB2. Speakers were interrupted only briefly by three hecklers in chicken...
Data Shows Global Warming Does Not Exist
by Bob Kingsbury According to the data collected about 'ice outs' from the year 1888 to 2009 on Lake Winnipesaukee, global warming does not exist, at least here in NH. Essentially all the 122 ice out dates are in April, with a few in March and a few in May. The facts...
Budget Action (HB1 and HB2)
HB1 and HB2 are the budget bills. This week, the NH House and Senate will be voting on the final versions of the budget bills. HB1, the spending portion, still increases overall spending by nearly 11%. HB2, while not containing any of the "boogey man" taxes and...
Campground Owners Sharply Oppose Tax Proposal
Campsites around the state are being considered as another possible source of revenue in the midst of a budget crisis. Legislators have proposed extending a tax on sites, a proposal that has local camp owners up in arms in a sagging economy. A measure to expand the...
HB 368 June 23 Work Session Cancelled
Update: The House subcommittee will no longer meet on June 23 to discuss the survey they were creating for public school officials to complete regarding home schooled children. You can receive a podcast of the most recent subcommittee meeting, as well as the June 9...
Campers Flood Selectmen Meeting with Complaints Over Assessment
Update 2014: NH to Explore Seasonal Camper Tax According to an older article [no longer available] in the Tri-Town Times, the assessing company Avitar Associates has decided that they will levy a tax on seasonal vehicles that are parked at various Hampstead area...