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Be Careful Who You Vote For!

March 1, 2025 Arlene Quaratiello

In 2022, Pennsylvania State Representative Tony DeLuca was re-elected despite the fact that he had died a month before the election. While some voters may have cast their ballots for him to honor his memory posthumously, it is likely that many may have had no idea that they were voting for a dead man. Last … Read more

The Raymond Republican Town Committee Dissolution Situation Part II

October 2, 2024 Steve MacDonald

As I noted in the update to my original post alerting everyone that the NHGOP dissolving the Raymond Town Committee, I observed that “One of the more clumsy ways to get more detail about a situation is to share what you know or have been told, “to get it out there.” That worked. We speculated … Read more

NHGOP Dissolves Raymond Republican Town Committee [Update]

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024 Steve MacDonald

[Update] One of the more clumsy ways to get more detail about a situation is to share what you know or have been told “to get it out there.” That worked. Quite a bit of new information has come my way since this was published, and I will write a follow-up in the coming days. … Read more

Night Cap: No Elected Official Is Above the Law

November 19, 2024July 10, 2024 Arlene Quaratiello

All elected officials, from the President of the United States down to those who serve their towns as public library trustees, take an oath of office. While the wording of these oaths might differ, they have one thing in common: they require the oath-taker to support the United States Constitution.

How I Became a Conservative Library Trustee

October 10, 2023 Op-Ed

Do you believe in miracles? How I became a library trustee was a modern-day miracle in my town of Raymond NH. It all started when a homeschool-dad named Mike Drago who is now a state representative spoke to me about the children’s section of our library.

Attention Raymond PARENTS: NO to Digital Tracking and Digital Badges for Your Children & SCHOOL Board Meeting

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Ann Marie Banfield

After finding out that the Raymond school district was tracking children with digital badges, it appears as if they are going to go forward with this PBIS program. This time it looks like they will at least follow the law. They’ve been using the digital badges for a while now, but the administrators did not follow … Read more

Complaint Against Raymond SAU33 for Violating New Hampshire Law

March 23, 2023 Ann Marie Banfield

The following 91-a Right To Know Request was sent to the Superintendent in SAU33/Raymond School District after I received notification that students were wearing digital badges to track their behavior. I’ve also been told that other districts are using the same surveillance devices on their students. New Hampshire law requires a digital tracking device to … Read more

So, Kids Could Download “Porn” from the Public Library Without their Parents Knowing?

October 26, 2022 Op-Ed

Dear Selectmen,

Have you browsed in the Dudley Tucker Library lately? I encourage you to do so. There is porn and/ or graphic sexual description in the YA section.

Is It Time to Move from Voting Machines to Hand Counted Ballots

August 2, 2021 Skip

I got this yesterday and I have a feeling that there are a lot of other folks around the State of NH harboring similar thoughts when it comes to counting ballots. Can’t say I blame them!

Pete Buttigieg is Exploring a Presidential Bid in NH: Did Anyone Think to Ask Him About This?

February 17, 2019 Steve MacDonald

South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg spent yesterday in New Hampshire. About 100 people showed up to hear the likely Democrat Presidential candidate in Raymond, New Hampshire. Buttigieg is young. Only 37 years old. But he’s got the far-left agenda down. He recently vetoed a city council measure to allow a Pregnancy Care Center in his city. His reason? Violence.