The hazy, gray sky and air quality warnings on the east coast are an urgent reminder that the west is on fire, and more than it naturally should be. As a teenager, it is scary to see this cloud of smoke, knowing that I am already seeing the effects of climate change at home. If carbon pollution ...
Doris Haddock and I were neighbors. She walked the same dirt roads as I as she prepared for her cross country walk for campaign finance reform. We sometimes walked together. I remember climbing the steep hill above Cobb Meadow in Dublin, gaining slowly on her. I would hear her rehearsing ...
Every town should file an “amicus brief” supporting Francestown vs the state’s unconstitutional “Housing Appeals Board.” The HAB has had a devastating effect on Francestown. They have ruled in favor of a developer, overriding the wishes of the people regarding Francestown’s ...
The recently published opinion piece that was thinly veiled as reproach to those who would discourage participation in public affairs had the effect to do just that. If unfounded criticism is to be effectively rebutted, more unfounded criticism won’t do the job. Two wrongs don’t make a ...
On July 28, 2020, Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed HB 250, a bill which would have provided dental benefits for the over 100,000 adults enrolled in traditional and expanded Medicaid at the time. In his veto message he stated: “As the State of New Hampshire is facing historic revenue shortfalls, ...
For those that don’t know me. My many years of public service started in the Public School System. I served as a Chair of a public school and its associated School Administration Unit Board. As in many school systems, the parents of the students provide the foundation of support for the ...