Issues that concern us here in Ward 1, in Nashua, around our state, and a little about me.
The Climate is Changing and We’re Not Helping
That’s Lake Oroville, seen nearly dry on August 19, 2014 in Oroville, California. The world is changing… literally. In the last few months we have seen wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and…
A State of Many Kinds of People
The picture above is the Great Hall at Ellis Island in 1907. We were then and still are a nation of immigrants. The most recent census indicates that there are…
The Right to Vote, and How We Could Lose It
The right to vote is the most important right we have as American citizens. It is our opportunity to make our voices heard, and to decide who we want to…
Public Education: The Other Kinds of Challenges
Public education has served many roles in addition to giving our children information. It has been a way for children from many backgrounds to meet children who may not be…
Public Education Faces Major Challenges
Schools today are facing many challenges. Funding remains a nightmare for public schools (see my blog post “Property Taxes Up Again!”). Staff shortages are rampant throughout New Hampshire. As of…
Abortion: The Unanticipated Consequences
Many people can reason well from A to B, but may not be able to get from B to C. Those who want to ban abortions seem to stop thinking…
Abortion: Who’s in Charge?
New Hampshire is the only New England state without a law protecting a woman’s right to choose how to deal with her pregnancy. Women have valued the right to make…
Property Taxes Up Again!
About those property taxes… Like most of you in Nashua, I was stunned at my property reassessment, which showed an increase in the value of my house of 40%! That’s…
It’s Really the Cost of Living
Let’s face it, nobody is doing well economically… except the wealthy. New Hampshire hasn’t been helping us in this regard. For example, the Public Utilities Commission, whose members were appointed…
