Pine Tree Ramblings Vol 12

Since 1981, October has been declared Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  Given that, I feel obligated to provide a public service by highlighting NH State Senator Jeff Woodburn’s recent Domestic Violence charges. In case you haven’t heard, Senator Woodburn has a bit of an anger management problem.  Sure, we all get angry, but we don’t “bite” or … Read more

What Stacie Laughton Wants People to See is That She is Just Like Everyone Else.

On June 8th 2012, the Nashua Telegraph did a community piece on then candidate for the New Hampshire House Stacie Laughton.  It opened like this.

NASHUA – What Stacie Laughton wants people to see is that she is just like everyone else.

This theme was repeated throughout the article, but nowhere in the Nashua Telegraph’s reporting, or in any Telegraph content after it that I could find (until a few days ago), is there any mention of her extensive criminal history.  Laughton has previously been charged with felony misuse of 911 services, conspiracy to commit credit card fraud, conspiracy identity fraud, theft of services, misdemeanor criminal mischief, and served a suspended sentence for at least one felony conviction.

Would you be surprised to hear that she was elected to the New Hampshire House in Nashua, New Hampshire anyway?

Read more

Share to...