Tag: Laconia

Thoughts And Concerns – Laconia School Board Members and Superintendent Steve Tucker

October 24, 2024May 7, 2023

by Dawn Johnson

After Tuesday evening’s School Board meeting, I have been thinking about many of the issues discussed. I have been contacted by many concerned citizens in the city. Citizens are very concerned with the direction this district is heading and those that are at the helm. I raised some of these concerns at Tuesday’s meeting and … Read more

NH Rep. Mike Bordes Has No Defense for His Inhumanity

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

by Beth Scaer

I recently wrote about NH Rep. Mike Bordes of Laconia and his vote for HB224, which would remove all penalties from the Fetal Life Protection Act, which would make it risk-free for doctors to perform abortions on babies past 24 weeks gestation.

NH Rep Mike Bordes Wants to Protect Cats but Not Babies

March 27, 2023

by Beth Scaer

This week 189 New Hampshire Democrat state representatives joined with 16 Republicans to gut the Fetal Life Protection Act with the goal of making abortion legal up until birth in New Hampshire.

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So, About Those Porno Books in Public School Libraries…

December 15, 2022

by Skip

As loyal readers know, I have been sending out Right To Know demands to various School Districts around the State for the card catalog for their Schools’ libraries. I considered this small effort to be a “test case” to see how the targeted districts would respond.

The Record of My Republican Colleagues and I Speaks for Itself

October 24, 2024October 15, 2022

by Dawn Johnson

My name is Dawn Johnson, and I am running for reelection to continue being Laconia’s voice in Concord. It has been an honor to represent you these past two years, and I promise to continue delivering results for our city.

Mike Bordes Should Not Be Re-Elected by the Citizens of Laconia

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022

by Skip

From here:

NH State Rep Laura Pantelakos (D): “I don’t care about protecting peoples’ Liberty“
NH State Rep John Mann (D): “liberty” is either an ideology or a gross misrepresentation and oversimplification (accidental or otherwise) of what government is for.”

Neither has read our Declaration of Independence lately, have they?

It Is With Pleasure That I Announce My Bid For Re-election As Your State Representative

October 24, 2024July 14, 2022

by Dawn Johnson

Hello, citizens of Laconia, It is with pleasure that I announce my bid for re-election as your State Representative for Laconia District 5. In my first term, I promised to stand up for faith, freedom, and knowledge. I believe I have delivered on those promises. I have a solid record of supporting parental rights, school … Read more

NH Young Republicans 2020 Endorsement of Richard Littlefield Laconia

Representative Richard Littlefield – I am running for re-election to the NH House from Laconia!

May 14, 2022May 12, 2022

by Op-Ed

I want to start this letter out by giving thanks to the 3,854 voters in Laconia for believing in me when they elected me to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2020. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. When I ran, I made promises to my constituents like fighting for religious liberty, protections for … Read more

Hey, Stupnagel Laconia School Board Chair Aaron Hayward – IT’S NOW A PUBLIC DOCUMENT!!!

December 26, 2021

by Skip

So this nitwit Bully of a School Board member thinks that he can get away with threatening another sitting School Board member – with NO PROOF at all?

Is Someone Putting This School Superintendent Under a Microscope?

November 15, 2021

by Skip

Somebody, or some-bodies, are starting to ask questions about Laconia School District Superintendent Steve Tucker. You know, the one that keeps repeating that there is no Critical Race Theory being taught in the Laconia Schools under his watchful gaze? Yeah, people have some questions about that.

I’m Supporting Dawn Johnson for Mayor of Laconia

October 24, 2024October 31, 2021

by Charles Bradley

I am writing in support of Dawn Johnson for Mayor of Laconia and ask my fellow Laconians to vote for Dawn on November 2. Here are some things you should know about Dawn Johnson:

Laconia is on the move alright…

September 10, 2021

by Op-Ed

The Laconia Mayor likes to say that Laconia is a city on the move. The reality is that Laconia is not on the move, Massachusetts is, and they are moving to Laconia.

Laconia School Board motioning to go into non-meeting

School Board’s Contempt and Ignorance Is Unacceptable

August 19, 2021

by Op-Ed

The responsibilities of the Laconia School Board are unenviable. Their constituents, at odds with Board decisions, are treated with thinly veiled contempt by some of the Board and their minions. Frustration could be relieved if the Board would act to understand.

It’s Time For NH’s Superintendents to RESIGN

August 16, 2021August 15, 2021

by Ann Marie Banfield

To those Superintendents who are pushing Critical Race Theory in their school district (and you know who you are), it’s time for you to resign and give your job to a POC (Person of Color).

A Response to “Won’t be back until after anti-vaccine law is repealed” …

July 31, 2021

by Op-Ed

Regarding Dan Hamilton’s recent letter titled “Won’t be back until after anti-vaccine law is repealed.” I believe Mr. Hamilton exemplifies exactly what residents of New Hampshire absolutely despise about the yearly invasion of tourists from states like Massachusetts.

Accuvote OS ballot counter votng machine

Let’s Ditch the Voting Machines

June 8, 2021June 7, 2021

by Op-Ed

The audit into the irregularities that occurred last year in the Windham November 3rd election is over. Although the official audit report isn’t expected for over a month, we do know the preliminary conclusion of the team of auditors.

Common Sense Radio – Policing

July 15, 2024May 10, 2021

by Steve MacDonald

Shared from the May 1st edition of Common Sense Radio on WEZS Newstalk Radio at 103.3 FM, 1350 AM or Streaming live at WEZS.com. Our guests on the show this week will be Belknap County Sheriff Bill Wright and Laconia Police Chief Matt Canfield. We will hold a roundtable discussion of policing generally and in their … Read more

Belknap County Residents Should Have a Voice in the “State School Property”

April 1, 2021March 31, 2021

by Skip

Belknap County, Laconia, and NH have amazing natural beauty in their mountains, lakes, rivers, and views all over this “Live Free or Die” State. In Laconia we have one amazing piece of property that has amazing views and access to two of our Lakes, Winnisquam, and Opechee, this is known as the State School Property.

Black Lives Matter Rally in Laconia: A Few Observations

June 11, 2020

by Rick Notkin

The coverage of the Black Lives Matter Rally in Laconia (Laconia Daily Sun, June 9) is so full of hyperbole and misleading statements that I don’t know whether to be angry or sad.

Let’s turn to the last page, shall we?

SCOTUS Refuses to Free the Nipple – New Hampshire Conviction Stands

January 14, 2020

by Steve MacDonald

Three women from Laconia, New Hampshire, want to go topless on the beach. Their pursuit of this dream has been thwarted at every turn. At the state level, the federal level, and now the Supreme Court has refused to hear their appeal.