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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
Keene’s 34 West: When Government Doesn’t Listen
Voters in Keene have clearly instructed the city to sell property at 34 West Street. However, this property is still in the hands of the school district AND they are "giving away" the rent for $1 a year because they think they "hurt the feelings" of the surrounding...
Lynch signs smaller unions into law
June 11, 2008 Nashua Telegraph Gov. John Lynch signed legislation that lets groups as small as three form a public employee union but only if the local government agrees to it. Currently, groups no smaller than 10 can unionize. Rep. John Knowles, D-Hudson, wrote the...
Meet the New Press’s “Education Stew”
This past Saturday June 7th, CNHT appeared on WEMJ 1490 AM's "Meet the New Press" with Doug and Skip from GraniteGrok.com They talked about what's going on in education today. Fuzzy academics and the liberal 'agenda', the school 'reformers' and the things they are...
Voter Fraud Takes Center Stage
[This was originally posted on December 18, 2005 but has been updated for 2008.] It look as though the lax enforcement of voter domicile statutes By our AG have led to an interesting set of circumstances in Manchester. Tax fighters in the November 8, 2005 races in...
Universal Preschool Benefits Miscalculated and Overstated
June 6, 2006 Reason Foundation RAND study compares apples and oranges, exaggerates pre-k's benefits, underestimates costs by Christopher Cardiff and Edward Stringham On June 6th, California voters will decide whether to enact Proposition 82, the Preschool for All...
Special Education Issues Mount up at Hillsboro-Deering
From the The Villager At the beginning of the Hillsboro-Deering school board on Monday, the parents of a middle school special education student asked to speak with the school board. At first they were told by acting chairman, Kathy Pepper that the board would not...