by Ed Naile The mentality of “We are a team with special status” pervades all. This is what you are up against when it comes to keeping government accountable. One look at “The Swamp” in Washington, DC shows definitively how power, money, and influence alter the way...
The voters in Dublin, population 1,575, turned down extra hours for an office assistant, so she is leaving. This made news. Sentinel Source – Town meeting vote prompts Dublin employee to resign The important part of the issue is what the voters and budget...
by Ed Naile Back in 1991 I was the Clerk of the Works for a new fire station in the Town of Deering. This means I was at every Selectman’s meeting giving them updates. We put up a two story, two bay, fire station in seven weekends, with a well and septic, including...
by Attorney Richard J. Lehmann The Kurk decision is an important win for people concerned about fiscal sanity and public accountability. We’ve all seen town and school budget officials playing games with default budgets by artificially inflating the number. That makes...
We would like to commend the town of Sutton NH for their excellent and informative website. You can also get on their mailing list to keep up with meetings, warrants, and when to vote. We wish every town did this. We assume their town meeting for 2018 will be held on...
The Town of Raymond will hold its deliberative session on Saturday, February 3 at 10:00 AM at the Raymond High School. Savvy taxpayers know that “local” is where it’s at, to preserve not only your freedoms but your hard earned dollars. If you live in...