Remarkable! That is the word most accurately attributable to the opinions composed by the two Bishops in the Manchester Union Leader regarding the "Healthcare Reform" legislation being considered. I must offer these remarks. The first Bishop claims that there are no Christian voices being raised. Perhaps his definition of Christian is ...

  I met with a tax assessor from the Town of Pembroke regarding my recent property tax valuation increase. [See my previous rant about that if you haven’t already]  When I arrived at the Town Hall, it was immediately clear that I was not alone in questioning the Town’s numbers and/or their effect on my wallet – ...

  At the beginning of September, I received a letter from the Town of Pembroke informing me of an increase in the valuation of my property.  A 17% increase in value.  I noted that their appraisal occurred in April of 2009.  The previous assessment appraisal occurred when my building was converted from apartments into ...

HOW IS YOUR HOMESTATE? PASS THIS AROUND ARE YOU BETTER OFF NOW OR 2 YEARS AGO the DEMOCRATS have run this country in the ground there energy policy? was to turn the lights off and go on vacation ,and when they came back,well I won't remind you here is one to ask Biden why does biden use money from his PAC fund to pay his $50,000 Amtrak ...

I participated in an interesting discussion regarding the Legislature DEFINING what an adequate education IS, and more importantly, how much it will COST.  The depths to which socialistic ideas and beliefs have burrowed into the minds of otherwise wise people is disconcerting.  Could anyone really believe that such an amorphous term ...

Apparently our esteemed new representatives have lost favor with the Union Leader. It is unsettling when they question their own; something is going on. They have fooled me before, like with McCain. It is still happily received news, though, that they have noticed, and reported, these recent blatant misuses of public funds. I used to get ...

By Darrell Halen  Two three-year seats on the Windham Board of Selectmen are up this March and four men are running: Bruce H. Richardson, former selectman Galen Stearns, Planning Board member Ross McLeod, and state Rep. Charles McMahon, a former selectman. Alan Carpenter and Margaret Crisler are not seeking re-election. Other ...

Let’s hear it for our evil freshmen representatives!  Our new Demoncrat-controlled state is out to outdo all the other “people’s republics” from Maine to California, and they are wasting no time.  Little girls can get abortions on demand without their moms and dads ever even knowing they were RAPED!  (If you ...

By Darrell Halen  A $7.3 million proposal to build a new police station was unanimously backed by Salem selectmen and appears to have the support of most Budget Committee members. Plans call for a 26,000-square-foot building that would be constructed behind the current station. The new facility is being requested to accommodate a ...