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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
Saltwater anglers off the hook for license, for now
December 27, 2008 Eagle Tribune WASHINGTON — Fishing off of local beaches or off of a boat in saltwater will not require a federal license for another year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced. After reviewing nearly 500 comments on its...
N.H. saltwater fishing license fees appear imminent
December 26, 2008 Seacoast Online PORTSMOUTH — A bill that could require New Hampshire saltwater anglers to pay a $15 license fee may have a strong chance at passage. That's because a federal registry requirement for the fishermen will take effect in 2010. The...
Warrant Article Would Increase Elderly Exemption
Seacoast Online HAMPTON — The Board of Selectmen will put forth a warrant article in March to raise the current elderly exemption and make it easier for those residents in town to qualify. The board voted last week to recommend the article to voters after receiving...
RGGI based on junk science
December 17, 2008 Nashua Telegraph If it's true that the country tends to follow New Hampshire's lead – which is the whole idea of our presidential primary, after all – then today's auction of the right to send 1.2 million tons of carbon into the air has extra...
Politically Biased Education is National Tragedy
Fox News - Student Says School Persecuted Him for Being Conservative A former student at the Rhode Island College School of Social Work is suing the school and several of his professors for discrimination, saying he was persecuted by the school's "liberal political...
Consortium of reformers to change NH high schools
December 15, 2008 EdWeek The education commissioners of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island today launched a joint effort to remake the high school experience in their states. News conferences were scheduled in three of the four states today to detail the...