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Julie Smith 
Remember that Janet Jackson song What Have You Done For Me Lately? It’s a tune from my teenage years that comes to mind when I think of our Senate Judiciary committee, the body that rubber-stamped HB1002 last year during Queen Sharon’s (committee) leadership and also got that judge-retirement-age question on the ballot. Yeah, we’ve had … Read more
Dr Frank has often told his audiences “politicians don’t start parades, they join parades.” The Londonderry Old Home Day parade is said to be the biggest parade in NH, but one could easily argue that the Salem Christmas parade can give it a run for its money. Having been a spectator in 2023, I knew … Read more
One of my favorite Simpsons sound bytes is when Principal Skinner is on stage for a ceremonious event and says “thank you and I will now take pre approved questions from honor roll students.” What enamors me is that it predates the institution of memes and social media by decades and it speaks truth about … Read more
If you’re one to not believe in coincidences and want corruption removed from that 3rd branch of government, this article is for you. The coincidence, as an uninterested person would see it, is that Laurie Ortolano has court tomorrow and tomorrow happens to be Daryl Abbas’s birthday. I will get to the corruption removal part … Read more
Action item alert! So begins a “Part Deux” of the Nashua Ruling Class v. Paula Johnson, which I will give readers a quick refresher on in hopes of recruiting some volunteer posse members for Paula. Ward 5 Alderman-elect Paula Johnson was in a 4-way race for an open seat, beating the next highest scoring candidate … Read more
Shortly before Nashua’s most recent routine city-wide train wreck, I took some heat for making some inappropriate comments about the surprise death of Ms Gloria Timmons. To “polite society,” I say that any adjective, including INAPPROPRIATE, is in the eyes of the beholder, but there’s something about Ms Gloria that Ward 2 can learn from, … Read more
While Jay Ruais and the uniparty establishment elite are still reveling in his recent reelection, I’m here to rain on his parade because he’s clearly a captain who’s not a team player. He sabotaged “Team Red” in Manchester, and that cost his city their best alderman and their Ward 1 seat. There’s plenty of “Picklegate” … Read more
I’m sure it’s common knowledge that the reason for smaller grocery stores(Sully’s, IGA, Harvester, Jeannotte’s, etc.) being more expensive than their big box competition is that they are not going to sell 100 of (insert everyday item here) each day to make that discount price sustainable. Living in the exurbs, my early memories include my … Read more
Think of the Dos Equis guy because I don’t always agree with Osborne, but when I do, it’s because he said something good. In a recent tweet, he said, “Anyone else wonder why all the attention on the SNAP corporate welfare program and not the federal workers who are furloughed or working without pay?” I’ve … Read more
Before anyone tells me how unimportant my input is or reminds me of my previous article supporting Dan Innis, there are some things to consider. Let’s start by remembering that a federal senatorial race is a statewide election. Unlike a presidential election, only NH voters get to vote (lawfully and in theory), which makes it … Read more
Many readers might already be thinking, “But I don’t vote in Ward 2 or even live in Nashua,” a predictable thought. Many “low information voters” cast their ballots in a mental and/or political trance; some might have ties to you, the reader. Six degrees of separation is something many of us have heard before. I’m … Read more
I had a hankering for some Red Arrow poutine and went to their Concord location with plans to satisfy it. The plan was to “go economy,” meaning get just the poutine with no upgrades and order nothing else. As you might predict, I spent more than planned and didn’t get the poutine, but I wound … Read more
Most readers are already familiar with WMUR’s reputation and many editorials have been and can be written about it, but with city elections less than three weeks from now, I’m here to fill in some gaping holes in this WMUR story about free flowers and put Fortin Gage on notice. Fortin Gage, according to a … Read more
In case you haven’t heard, Senate Education was supposed to have an executive session and vote on the Ruth Ward amendment with the whole Senate voting on October 23. Interestingly, when the committee returned from a short recess following Tuesday’s hearing, Ruth announced that the executive session would be rescheduled to “sometime before January.” A … Read more
Many years ago, I had a front row seat in observing the dynamics of a father and son that made me cringe on a regular basis. The identity of this toxic duo will not be shared with the readers, but let’s just say that the father regularly made parental decisions that I found appalling. His … Read more
Ward 4 Rep Paige Beauchemin, whose reputation already precedes her, recently appeared in the WMUR studio with Adam Sexton and said, “I think the millionaires are well represented already,” and a bunch of other far-left rhetoric in the very short video that was released last night. Ward 4 includes some of the trashiest parts of Nashua and … Read more
I’m calling on all like-minded Granite Staters to mark their calendars for Tuesday, November 4, regardless of whether they live in a city. If you live in a city, you should already know when your local election is, who to vote for, and who you need to get rid of. If you live in a … Read more
I hope everyone who went to Howard Pearl’s Oktoberfest last weekend at his family farm had a good time. Everyone, including Howard. While my new senator is busy cleaning up from that shindig, he should know that I am watching him just like Mr Focker’s future father-in-law would. Everyone should be watching their senator on … Read more
With city elections just a month away, it’s a good idea for candidates to be familiar with their city’s “operations manual” regarding recounts, regardless of the city, but especially in Nashua. As Alderman Dowd’s previous opponent, I was refused a recount. Before any readers call me a sore loser or (insert preferred insult here), some … Read more
Everyone wants to feel safe. It’s priority number two in Maslow’s hierarchy after physiological needs, such as food, water and heat. And when I say “everyone,” nobody is exempt, not even Peter Petrigno, a nasty man from the enemy camp and a member of House Children and Family Law. That committee met yesterday and I … Read more