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The Sky Is Falling, You Must Hate Babies and We Will Side with the Democrats If You Don’t Give Us What We Want!

December 16, 2025June 23, 2021 Op-Ed

…and a bear and tiger and lion too… Oh my! – There’s a lot of sound and fury right now in NH GOP politics over the budget (HB2) but the facts are really pretty simple and how and why we are here is really pretty sinister. So grab a coffee and let’s unpack some of this … Read more

Who Is a Terrorist? Is It You, Me, Our Neighbor?

June 18, 2021 Op-Ed

Where is Paul Revere when you need him? Who is a terrorist? Is it you, me, our neighbor? The people must be on the watch for who they call “a terrorist” because one day, it could be you, me, or our neighbor. You think not! Wait and see.

Live Stream Windham Audit Update – “Here are my Concerns”

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Op-Ed

I attended the live-stream meeting with Bob Giuda and Harri Hursti, the tech guru and self-proclaimed hacker responsible for the “forensic” audit of the voting machines used in Windham.

I Do Not Want a Level 4 Bio-Weapons Lab in My State

May 26, 2021May 22, 2021 Op-Ed

Dear Attorney (AG, Governor, State Senators, House reps, US Senators); with all the issues today with our food and paper products having sporadic availability, I think it is important to address the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF) level 4 lab being built in Manhattan, KS.

Windham Selectmen Should Ask Themselves These Questions to Understand the Public Outrage

May 6, 2021May 4, 2021 Op-Ed

On May 3^rd, I experienced a sentimental return to my teaching days of many years ago as I drove through the turn around at the Windham Center School. Of course, this was after hours, and my principal reason for being in Windham at 6:30 PM was to attend the Windham Selectman’s Meeting scheduled for 7 PM.

“Gov. Sununu and the AG Gordan MacDonald need to be removed from office”

July 9, 2025December 10, 2020 Daniel Richard

NH Attorney General Gordon MacDonald is corrupt and he is committing crimes against the good people of this State. He needs to be removed from office.

Bolduc vs. Messner – This Race is About Protecting the U.S. Senate, not Just Winning in NH

September 7, 2020 Op-Ed

What if Bolduc is the more principled conservative and would be a better and more consistent vote in the U.S. Senate? Recently, several articles have talked about Bolduc’s career, his time of service to our country, his advocacy for our veterans, and his efforts to bring out the issues of PTSD.

Hostile Work Environment Alleged in Peterborough Town House

August 29, 2025September 2, 2020 Op-Ed

Story posted by Damien Fisher at NHReporter.com – reposted with permission Long-time Peterborough Town Clerk Linda Guyette is accused of creating a hostile work environment in town hall, prompting the town to hire an outside investigator, according to documents obtained by NH Reporter. Guyette declined to comment on the story when contacted last week. “I … Read more

Op-Ed – Applying lessons of remote instruction when we go back to school

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Op-Ed

I recently spoke to a pair of high school juniors with very different perspectives on remote instruction.

Leslie (not her real name) was committed to keeping a strict schedule when schools shifted to remote instruction in April.

Have we really counted the costs?

November 19, 2024April 26, 2020 Andrew Manuse

How long does it take to build a new home from scratch and how many people with how many different skills are needed to get the job done? How long does it take for an uncontrollable fire to reduce that house to ashes?

OpEd – Waive Growler Regulations, Save the Beer

August 29, 2025March 26, 2020 Op-Ed

The goal of legislators is always to find solutions to improve the lives of our constituents. In these unprecedented times in struggling with COVID-19, finding solutions may look different than it did a month ago, but our mission has not changed. Together, we can come through this crisis. Related: To-Go Beer & Wine Coming to … Read more

OPINION: Needless Regulations hurt Health Care

August 29, 2025March 22, 2020 Op-Ed

ACROSS the country, state leaders have raised the alarm over the lack of enough beds should the COVID-19 pandemic create a surge in serious and critical cases. They are concerned that they simply won’t have enough hospital beds to care for ill patients and are taking drastic steps to “flatten the curve” – spreading out … Read more

Hate and Intolerance in New Boston

August 29, 2025March 1, 2020 Op-Ed

What I saw last Thursday was a lesson in hate and intolerance of people in their community that have different ideas. As I said when I spoke, I am not a Free Stater, but I know what it’s like to live in a state where my wife and I finally said: “We have to get out of here.”

Corruption in Carroll County New Hampshire…

June 5, 2026February 28, 2020 Op-Ed

On the evening of Sunday, February 23 I was arrested in the street in front of my Effingham home after I refused to voluntarily relinquish our livestock guardian dogs [both of whom were rescued under threat of euthanasia for not being companion animals(!!)] to the police for impoundment and euthanasia.

The Lawless Congressional Leadership

February 14, 2020February 13, 2020 Op-Ed

We’ve all seen the viral video of the Speaker of The House, Nancy Pelosi seemingly tearing up her slide deck in a fit of pique. Representative Paul Gosar calling for bringing her up on ethics charges had a lot more going for his take on events than most of us because Speaker Pelosi destroyed an official document on national television.

Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on HB1675 (caring for newborns)

April 30, 2026January 31, 2020 Phyllis Woods

This was my testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on HB1675, just one of the four abortion bills they held hearings on this week. I wanted to speak to this specifically because I had won a hard-fought battle to pass a Born Alive Infants Protection Act when I was in the House. It was unclear … Read more

The Appeal of Socialism to Millennials’

January 27, 2020January 26, 2020 Op-Ed

Socialism is once again singing its sirens song to the disaffected in this case largely millennial population in the united states. Unfortunately, we did it to ourselves “we have met the enemy and he is us.”

I Miss The Old Jennifer Horn

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 Op-Ed

I miss the old Jennifer Horn. When you were just starting out in politics in New Hampshire. You were reasonable and you had real Republican ideals. It is very disappointing to see such a decline from those principles over the years.

Carbon Taxes Abandon GOP Principles

August 29, 2025December 18, 2019 Op-Ed

Earlier this week, The Hill published an article saying that College Republicans across the country were backing a group called Young Conservatives for Carbon Dividends. Here in New Hampshire, College Republicans have been speaking up against this group, because we know that Carbon Dividends are bad for the party, bad for New Hampshire, and bad … Read more

Why I’m Not A Socialist

August 29, 2025November 19, 2019 Op-Ed

Recently, Senator Jeanne Dietsch wrote an article about how she isn’t a libertarian (her voting record already let us know that). Her first thought is that libertarian is bad because it was responsible for slavery. I think we need to back up and explain to Senator Dietsch what a traditional libertarian might mean. Foremost, it … Read more