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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
Obama’s Real Bill Ayers Problem
City Journal Barack Obama complains that he’s been unfairly attacked for a casual political and social relationship with his neighbor, former Weatherman Bill Ayers. Obama has a point. In the ultraliberal Hyde Park community where the presidential candidate first...
Three Things to Watch for at Town Meetings
by Jane Aitken (Originally published at NH Insider) Once again it is that time of year when NH residents will attend town meetings, school meetings, and deliberative sessions to decide how their tax dollars will be spent. They will make decisions about the education...
Eminent Domain Rears Its Ugly Head
Update August 15, 2007 On August 10, 2007, the Carroll County Superior Court found in favor of Sam Bourne. The road does not exist, and there is no provision in the easement for such activities. Therefore, there is no right for motorized vehicles to be allowed to run...
Big Brother Meets Grandfathered
by Ed Naile It looks like we have a small victory for property rights in Weare, NH. July 3, I represented a homeowner in front of the Weare ZBA. He had a Cease and Desist Order placed on his property because the Code Enforcement Officer, Chip Meaney (not kidding)...
Lake Wearebegone
by Ed Naile Zoning takes a shot at a home that is not above average in the Town of Weare NH. Weare adopted zoning in 1988, thereabouts, with the seminal issue of "grandfathered" being found in 3.4.1. which makes all pre-existing uses of buildings and parcels exempt...
Drive By Voting
by Ed Naile Channel 9 News is doing a piece on non-residents from surrounding states that register their cars in NH for the tax and insurance benefits. Are they sure they want to do this? Several years ago Maine issued over 300 citations to Mainers who registered cars...