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NH Unions Using Religious Bigotry to Affect Merrimack School Board Elections?

by Steve MacDonald

(Derp- Fixed the title.)

I was recently informed (my source has asked to remain anonymous for good reason) that a teacher from a nearby town was repulsed at the sight of a Joe Kearns for School Board sign on a Merrimack residents lawn.   When asked “why that reaction” she proceeded to explain that her union had told her that Merrimack School Board candidate Joe Kearns was a member of the Christian Coalition.   If the union told her, it must be true, right?  Smart lady like that would have looked that up.

But if she had looked it up she would know that Joe is not a member of the Christian Coalition, and so would her union.  Neither of them did, or neither of them cares to know the truth.  But they did want someone to know the lie.

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A Poke In the Democrat’s Soft Tissue?

by Steve MacDonald

I’m happy to report that I may be getting under someone’s skin (again).  Not long after making a passing observation about political signs cropping up on the lawns of committed Democrat tax and spenders, a campaign sign vanished from in front of my house. Yes, dear readers, someone stole a campaign sign from my yard.  … Read more

Pay As You Throw Had To Go – Revisited

by Steve MacDonald

In April of 2011 I wrote about trying to institute Pay As You Throw in Merrimack.  Seeing as this comes up every year, I figured it was time to re-post it.  One point I would add; If any division of the town government intends to continue making a case for costs/burden related to actual use they should be prepared for an all out assault on school taxes (you are still taxing the elderly, childless, and parents with kids out of school), Hydrant fees (we all pay them but who ever uses them), and much, much, more.

by Steve MacDonald – Originally posted on April 22,2011

trash bagThe Merrimack Town Council bent to the will of the voters and scrapped plans to institute a pay as you throw program.  That would have required residents to buy special bags for trash at $1.00 or $1.50 per bag, and you could only use those bags at the town dump.

But we’ve been warned.  This is an issue that will be revisited. Or so we have been told.

Well, screw that, let’s look at it now.

A Merrimack State Of Mind – Partisan Non-Partisan Elections

by Steve MacDonald

The best indicator of a candidates partisan tendencies–in a non partisan election–is to watch where the yard signs pop up.  The Democrats in town will tell you who the tax and spenders are by supporting candidates who are most likley to give them the big, top heavy, budget busting, taxpayer funded institution they adore. They … Read more

Part 3 Interview – Gary Krupp, Candidate for Merrimack School Board

by Steve MacDonald

In Part three of my interview with Gary Krupp,  candidate for the Merrimack School Board, we talk about working with unions and bargaining units, technology, people asking him about creationism, and even “Everyday Math” (You can see Part 1 here) (Part 2 here)

Part 2 – Candidate Gary Krupp for Merrimack Town School Board

by Steve MacDonald

Here is part two of my interview with Gary Krupp, candidate for the Merrimack School Board.  We continued to talk about his qualifications, experience,  with an emphasis on finding efficiencies, working with unions and bargaining units, and some other facets of his candidacy. Note: Thanks to my video editor this is now in three parts … Read more

Candidate Gary Krupp for Merrimack Town School Board

by Steve MacDonald

Gary Krupp is a candidate for the School Board in the town of Merrimack, New Hampshire.  As a Major in the US Air Force, Gary has had extensive experience with contracts, budgets, and negotiations with contractors and unions.  He has also served on the Merrimack School board Budget Committee. I sat down with Gary to … Read more

AFP New Hampshire Legislative Score Card is Out!

by Steve MacDonald

Americans For Prosperity has released its 2011 Score card for New Hampshire Legislators in the House, and the NH State Senate. The tally is based on eleven bills AFP focused on in 2011 and whether the New Hampshire Representative or Senator took AFP’s position.

Pay As You Throw Had To Go

by Steve MacDonald

The Merrimack Town Council bent to the will of the voters and scrapped plans to institute a pay as you throw program. That would have required residents to buy special bags for trash at $1.00 or $1.50 per bag, and you could only use those bags at the town dump.

Merrimack Election Results. (No!)

by Steve MacDonald

As an obligatory followup to this, here are the results from Merrimack’s Town Elections yesterday. New fire station- no Restore 3 public safety positions, no. Upgrade wastewater facility, no. Town budget, no.(default is 2 million less, more or less) Reinstate 2 firefighters, no. School budget, yes (it was less than last years). Teachers collectivist bargaining … Read more

What If You Held An Election And Nobody Came?

by Steve MacDonald

I’d like to report to you the complete results from Merrimack’s Town Election yesterday, but I’m having one of those “If a tree falls in the forest…” moments. Neither the Union Leader nor the Nashua Telegraph had any mention of the event. It is as if it never happened.

The Cost of Defining “Adequate” In Merrimack NH

by Steve MacDonald

AppleA funny thing happened on the way to the ‘off-hand comment’ on the Merrimack TEA facebook page.  I was accused of not using "real and accurate data" and that my "rhetoric was not doing anyone any good."

Nothing surprising there I suppose but to stay on point–what was it I said that earned me such a response?

I announced that if you took the total Merrimack School budget and divided it by the total student enrollment that it cost more than  sending your kid to UNH.  This appears to have riled some people up.  In fact someone sent me a nice itemized list of the "costs" of sending your kid to UNH for a year just to prove I was wrong, and to justify how Merrimack’s cost per child wasn’t as much.

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Merrimack Starts A TEA Party

by Steve MacDonald

Former Merrimack Town councilor Mike Malzone has decided he has had enough. What tipped him over the edge? An 11 pm town meeting decision to implement pay as you throw after just about everyone had gone home.

Merrimack Wants To Vote On Gay Marriage

by Steve MacDonald

  By a 65-35 majority the voters of Merrimack would like the opportunity for a statewide vote on the question of gay marriage.   In other voting, the budgets passed-both less than the default, Chris Ortega and Shannon Barnes won the two open School board seats, Dwyer and Flood got elected to the two open town … Read more

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