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As usual, this week's broadcast version of GraniteGrok and AnkleBitingPundits brings an array of items and guests for your consideration-- ALL STARTING AT 9AM! As always, thanks to the technical wizardry and analytical skills of Skip, if you are beyond the broadcast area of Newstalk 1490 WEMJ, simply click here for instructions on how to connect and listen on the Internet via livestream. (Podcasts here)
This week is town meeting/election time for many towns in NH. Here in our little slice of Heaven that iis Central NH, we have an exciting and vibrant body politic-- especially in our little town of Gilford. Ever since we adopted SB2, things have only gotten better! Here's the lineup:
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- Four of our five Selectmen candidates will stop by for a quick visit. While you might not live in our town, many of the issues and strategies at play are similar. Dennis Corrigan, John Goodhue, Kevin Hayes, and Dale "Chan" Eddy are all confirmed. This should be exciting.
- Roger F. Moran of Hobe Sound, FL wrote an excellent letter about reducing government spending rather than to raise taxes, which we printed in this post. Wrote Roger:
A family living frugally can always tighten their belts a notch more during adverse times. There isn't a small business that, squeezed in a recession, cannot cut its overhead. There isn't an international conglomerate which, under pressure, cannot improve its bottom line.
Only federal, state and local governments seem unable to perform this basic necessity.
See what I mean about all politics being local? What Roger writes is totally applicable here in NH, too.
- Once again, given that it's on the ballot in many towns here in Central NH, we'll talk about the benefits of adopting the Official Ballot (SB2) method of voting for local matters. While the opponents are crying to high Heaven, the fact remains that by accepting this change at town and school district meetings, NOTHING REALLY CHANGES except that the final decisions are made in the privacy of a booth with all day voting and the opportunity to vote absentee. Oh, and participation goes way up...
The Granite State Fair Tax Coalition declined our offer to join us on the show to defend their "anti-taxpayer pledge" warrant article appearing on 88 town warrants this year here in the Granite State. As we have noted in prior postings, this is nothing more than a means to demonize our present form of property tax driven government funding system with a new, broad based tax, thus destroying the NH Advantage.
There you have it! It all starts at 9AM EST Saturday. Tune in if you're in Central NH at NewsTalk 1490AM WEMJ or live on the 'Net here... The best radio (in our humble opinions) anywhere...
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Posted by: Pat Hickey | March 8, 2008 11:11 AM