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AARP I-Heart Radio NH US Senate Debate Round Up/Report

The 5 major candidates for US Senate faced off again at New England College in Henniker on Wednesday night. Questions were from a panel of ‘journalists’ and all gave a fairly good account of themselves. Here’s a summary, from my feverishly typed contemporaneous notes…

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Your Tax Money Supporting Censorship in Exeter, Henniker, and Keene

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Transparency about the workings of an organization prevents corruption. Speaking of corruption, inasmuch as the portion of your property tax bill going to the public schools is the single largest portion of that bill, did you ever wonder what they are doing with all your money? While their mission is …

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April 30th, 2016 Podcast

Kathleen LaBonte and Steve Forster drop by to talk property rights vs. local boards and developers. Kimberly Morin has some thoughts about Sen. Kelly Ayotte and the Casa Bill. And NH Executive Councilor and Gubernatorial candidate Chis Sununu talks Common Core, testing, and local control.

Henniker New Hampshire’s Local Aristocracy Wants What They Want

Back in November we reported that despite meeting all the legal requirements the town of Henniker had cited Stephen Forster of Forster’s Christmas Tree Farm with the illegal use of his property. Typically, when such nonsense erupts it is to either punish a landowner for some perceived slight, or to help an abutter (or the town) …

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Stand With Stephen Forster & Forster’s Christmas Tree Farm

The Town of Henniker has cited Stephen Forster (Forster’s Christmas Tree Farm) with illegal use of his property. But State law provides that Mr. Forster may use his property for Agri-tourism,  also known as “agriculture,” a legitimate use of the land. Henniker has apparently acknowledged this but will not rescind its citation unless they are …

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