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Please Stop Feeding the RINOs

October 2, 2024

by Doris Hohensee

There is no upside to electing Kelly Ayotte over Joyce Craig. Ayotte will maneuver with stealth in favor of anti-freedom policies and will be difficult for many Republicans to go against. Those same policies initiated by Craig would be resoundingly opposed by Republicans. Donald Trump has been continually battling establishment Republicans. There are many, including Gov. Sununu, … Read more

Do you want to Make America Healthy Again?

September 29, 2024

by Doris Hohensee

Don’t vote for Ayotte . . . unless she recants what she wrote in her 2019 pandemic book: Ending the Cycle of Crisis and Complacency in U.S. Global Health Security. In her book Ayotte discusses the need to: Much of so-called “misinformation” that was censored during the 2020 Covid pandemic turned out to be quite accurate. … Read more

Is Kelly Ayotte against Free Speech?

September 27, 2024September 21, 2024

by Doris Hohensee

In her book on pandemic planning, “Ending the Cycle of Crisis and Complacency in U.S. Global Health Security,” Ayotte supports state censorship of social media. This book was written before the pandemic! You can look for yourself. She mentions “disinformation” seven times, promoting the need for state censorship. “…the credibility of the scientific and medical … Read more

Governor Sununu Institutionalized Social Emotional Learning in New Hampshire

September 25, 2022September 24, 2022

by Doris Hohensee

The legislature never authorized Social Emotional Learning for NH public schools. Governor Sununu did it all on his own. Governor Sununu brought Social Emotional Learning (SEL) to New Hampshire and hired an SEL Program Director who reports to him, not the Department of Education:

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Why I Endorse Thad Riley for Governor

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022

by Doris Hohensee

I had hoped conservatives would endorse a single gubernatorial candidate rather than risk splitting the conservative vote four ways and handing the Primary to the incumbent, progressive Chris Sununu. Since that hasn’t happened, I’m weighing in to endorse Thad Riley for Governor.

NH Legislators: Stop Violating Your Oath of Office And Kill the Budget Bill

June 20, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

In 1984 the People of New Hampshire amended their Constitution to prohibit Christmas tree Budget bills:

Rich Girard’s vs. Victoria Sullivan’s Education Plans for Manchester Public Schools

June 18, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

It’s encouraging that parents and voters are finally speaking out against the radical agenda being imposed upon students in our public schools. Sadly, many school board members and administrators refuse to listen to parent’s concerns. They need to be voted out.

Are Nashua City Hall Employees Trying to Serve, or Control, the Public?

June 15, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

After 15 months of being closed, from March 2020 to June 2021, Nashua City Hall is finally open! I was pretty excited to be able to enter without an appointment or a mask to pay my City bills. It was almost like things were returning to normal.

Nashua Public Schools Breaks State Law Regarding Non-Academic Surveys

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

According to state law: “non-academic survey or questionnaire” means surveys, questionnaires, or other documents designed to elicit information about a student’s social behavior, family life, religion, politics, sexual orientation, sexual activity, drug use, or any other information not related to a student’s academics.”

Alert! – Nashua Board of Education Shuts Down Parents’ Voice on “Mask Mandate for Athletes”

May 17, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

At the last minute, the Nashua Board of Education changed tonight’s 6 pm Board meeting from an in-person meeting at Nashua North High School boardroom to a Zoom meeting in violation of its own policies.

Nashua Alderwoman and Corporation Counsel Planning School Board Power Grab

May 17, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

Nashua’s Corporation Council is drafting a City Charter change at the request of Alderwoman Patricia Klee. It proposes to alter the governance structure of the Nashua Board of Education to look pretty much the same as that of the Board of Alderman.

Nashua Mayor and Aldermen Propose Police Commission Power Grab

May 16, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

Mayor Donchess and five aldermen (Tom Lopez, Brandon Laws, Shoshana Kelly, Patricia Klee, and Jan Schmidt), are proposing a City of Nashua Charter change wherein the Mayor and President of the Board of Aldermen (BoA) would appoint Police Commissioners, instead of the Governor.

The Nashua Republican Party is in Disarray

May 14, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

There’s a split within the Republican party, which has grown since the appearance of Never Trumpers, many of whom conceal their positions while running for office. So it’s hard to know who’s who anymore.

Does NH State Law Prohibit the Use of Breathing Restraints on Students?

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

Sure does look that way!

Requiring students to wear a mask for school, or athletics is by definition mandating a physical restraint. A mask “[o]bstructs a child’s respiratory airway or impairs the child’s breathing or respiratory capacity or restricts the movement required for normal breathing.”

Out of state cards to vote for Dems in Merrimack Election

Merrimack Voters Bombarded By Out-of-State “Personal” Postcards Supporting Democrat in Special Election

April 12, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

Merrimack voters are getting thousands of out-of-state postcards. They’re being asking to vote Democratic in the upcoming State Representative Special election on Tuesday, April 13th.

20 Nashua State Reps OPPOSED a Bill Allowing Children To Sell Lemonade Without a License — They Were All DEMOCRATS

April 12, 2021April 11, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

On Friday, April 9th, the NH House approved a bill that allows children to sell lemonade without a permit. Amazing that we actually needed a bill to “allow” that: common sense has long gone out the window. Anyway, you might have guessed that almost all Nashua State Representatives are so authoritarian that they voted “NAY.” … Read more

City Officials Believe Unwritten Policies Supersede the State’s NH Right to Know Law

April 8, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

A friend was arrested outside City Hall attempting to pick up Right to Know information with a confirmed appointment. Rather than expect her to return to get the information, I called the Clerk’s office to make an appointment to review and copy the same election documents, the machine tapes from the November 3, 2020 election.

Residents Are Afraid to Do Business in Nashua City Hall – Even with a Confirmed Appointment

April 7, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

Several Nashua citizens have been charged with trespassing in public buildings during normal business hours. Sadly, the animosity of City officials towards citizens has escalated over the last three years under Mayor Donchess.

Nashua Enters the Twilight Zone

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

NH RSA 91-A:4 governs the public disclosure and inspection of governmental records. The statute requires that records must be available for inspection and copying during the regular business hours of the public body or agency – unless a record is temporarily unavailable because it’s actually being used.

Another Citizen Activist Arrested At Nashua City Hall

March 21, 2021

by Doris Hohensee

A second Nashua resident, another woman, was arrested at Nashua City Hall for “criminal trespass” while seeking public information. That’s two arrests in less than a month at the Nashua City Hall, so we’re starting to see a pattern.