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Kensington & SAU 16 – The Law of Unintended Consequences

On Oct 5, 2023, while driving by the Kensington School marquee, I noticed one side of the public-paid-for-sign that said, “Indigenous Peoples Day No School Oct 9.” The other side of the public-paid-for-sign said, “Teacher in Service No School Oct 6.”

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Do Nashua’s Ward 7 Democrats Have a Racism Problem?

Grokster Beth Scaer called attention to the NH Journal article about the (anti) Columbus Day bill, its recent committee hearing, and Dems’ shenanigans.  She also pointed out to those not in the know that Catherine Sofikitis is her State Rep. Let’s talk about Ward 7 for a moment, shall we?

Statue Christopher Columbus Photo by Kevin Olson on Unsplash

Don’t Forget, Today is NOT Indigenous People’s Day

The calendar says that today is when we celebrate the exploration chutzpah of some guy we call Columbus. Whatever his faults and they are many, he had the stones to sail off into a world of mystery to answer questions Europe had long pondered. What the hell is over there?

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Fosters Poll: “Do you support the switch to Indigenous Peoples’ Day?”

Note that the headline, “Do You Support the Switch to Indigenous Peoples’ Day?,” doesn’t mention “from what?” You have to get down into the article before you realize this is just another attempt to “nudge the news” away from the traditional American heritage and history of Columbus Day.