Letters to the Editor
Letters: November 26, 2009
To the Editor:
The N.H. State Government (D.R.A.) is trying to extort $75,000 from the taxpayers of Fremont, so that their 'buddies' (real estate appraisers) can get some work. (They have admitted that they know appraisers and that there are appraisers at a public meeting in Fremont.) We don't need to spend $75,000 to tell us that our property is worth less than what it was five years ago!
This needs to be stopped and needs to be on the front page of the New Hampshire Union Leader and Carriage Towne News.
Keith J. Stanton
Fremont
Haunt a Success
To the Editor:
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the 7th year of Fitzy's Fright Fest. We had over 430 people go through the haunt on Friday and Saturday (some were there Friday and came back Saturday for a second go). We raised exactly $600.00, smashing the previous high mark by almost $300.00. Chase's family was blown away by the generosity of all our visitors. We can't thank you enough for helping us help them.
A very special thank you to the FFF scarecrew. Your willingness to haunt no matter what the weather, no matter how big or small the crowd, and to do it simply for the joy of scaring the heck out of people is a wonderful thing. We truly could not do it without you. The spirit of the woods is all yours.
We've already begun planning for next year. We’ll be haunting both Sat., October 30 and Sun., October 31. There will be quite a bit of change, so please stop by next Halloween to see what’s new, and to scare if you dare!
And to our friend Chase - ride on Chase, ride on!
Julia Fitzgerald
Newton
Health Care Legislation
To the Editor:
I write to express my disappointment in our elected legislators Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes as a result of their support of the Pelosi health care legislation in the House. Our representatives do not represent my concerns nor those of many others in New Hampshire. I am particularly appalled that these legislators were not willing to meet with groups of their constituents during their August recess to discuss this legislation.
Carol Shea-Porter held a restricted meeting that was so controlled as to be a farce. The House passed health care legislation, and that being considered in the Senate, does not address cost reduction or quality of health care. If passed it will increase costs for all, it will definitely lead to rationing and it makes major cuts in Medicare. The quality of our best-in-the-world health care will diminish. In fact, this health care bill is not about health care, it is about government control of our lives and having a government bureaucracy determine which services will be provided, which will not and for whom. An additional appalling piece of this legislation exempts members of Congress from having to participate in this program. If it is so wonderful, why are they exempted?
The frightening aspect of this bill is that it fines and potentially imprisons anyone who evades coverage under this program. Where in the Constitution is there a provision that allows the government to mandate that we buy something? Wake-up New Hampshire, this bill will end up costing us huge deficits in the future. We will not be able to avoid a broad based tax and we will have an inferior medical delivery system. It is time to speak even louder that we do not want a government run health care system. We will also remember these votes by our elected representatives and vote for change we can embrace by electing representatives that hear our voices. The current ones are very hard of hearing and they should pay the price!
Peter Koch
Stratham
No Hope in Socialism
To the Editor:
Our representatives, Carol Shea Porter and Paul Hodes, voted for a Health Care Bill that will add a trillion dollars of liability to our national debt and control one sixth of the economy of the United States. I don't think they should be thanked. They should be voted out of office for such irresponsibility. That liability will never be paid off. This massive take over of the health care in this country will push us into socialism and result in a huge loss of freedoms.
Yes our health care system needs some reform, but that could be done with six simple and easy to understand changes. - If there is to be mandatory insurance, then there should be no “free” care for anyone, ever. As in truth, there is no such thing. - Prices charged by providers of health care should be reduced by an amount equal to the “free” care given in the past. - No reduction in reimbursements for HC providers. - Have a Federal option only for those that can prove insurance companies turned them down. - Real tort reform. - Availability of interstate insurance.
There is No Hope in Socialism, because only Capitalism allows the freedom of choice and freedom from dependency on the Government.
Thomas Dangremond
Kingston
Freedom to Worship
To the Editor:
Has our country become so bad that people forget one of the great rights of this country, freedom to worship as you please? Yet the governments both state and U.S. have allowed one atheist to remove prayer from the schools, and another to stop the pledge of allegiance. They have allowed marriages that are against our constitution.
Now you don’t even see a store with the saying "Merry Christmas" anywhere. The crisis of the things going on in this country, promiscuity, drugs, kids running rampant without any guidance from parents, the government has even taken away the right of a parent to discipline their own children. That problem is easily seen in any store when you witness a tantrum from as many kids as you want to observe.
All the politicians want to see is how many votes they can gather from the ones that most people are against: at least the people who still believe in God.
The country is going down the toilet very quickly. Sex is rampant; you can’t turn a station on the TV without watching a program that doesn't involve sex. And people laugh at me when I say that Satan in on his thousand year reign. Unbelievable.
Thomas J. Nicoli Sr.
Atkinson
Medicare's "Donut Hole" and You!
To the Editor:
Several people have asked me about the Medicare Part D coverage gap, commonly know as the "Donut hole", and when they fall into this hole.
The hole in the Medicare prescription drug program is where you are responsible for the entire cost of your prescription drugs. From $0-$250, you pay your deductible, Medicare pays nothing; from $250-$2700, you pay 25 percent, Medicare pays 75 percent; from $2700-$6154, you pay all costs (this is the donut hole); then over $6154, you pay 5 percent, and Medicare pays 95 percent. These figures are the benefit structure defined by Medicare, but some plans may vary some.
For more information, type in "donut hole", and there are several good websites about it. A good help is the AARP Donut Hole Calculator at http://doughnuthole.aarp.org, which will work you through the plan.
Also, November 15-December 31 is the Open enrollment period which gives you the opportunity to review your Medicare plans. To review your plan, visit www.medicare.gov or you can call 1-800-MEDICARE.
State Rep. L. Mike Kappler
Raymond
Women's Right to Choose
To the Editor:
Those who do not believe in abortion have no right to make that choice unavailable for others under the House health care bill.
For reasons of health, finances, family size, extreme youth or old age, women should be allowed, even encouraged, to terminate pregnancies.
If for no other reason than the unsustainable size of the earth's population, every child born should be healthy, wanted, well cared for, nourished, and educated.
Let your senator know he must not let a health bill pass that curtails a woman's right to choose.
Beverly Tappan
Exeter
- Letters to the Editor
-
-
Candidate for State Rep.
My name is Paul Brown and I am a proud native of Raymond and a candidate for State Representative in the Republican primary.
Continued ...
My political views are libertarian. -
Mike for Mike!
Rockingham County is in need of a "Sheriff" that is experienced, and on the first day, can step in, take charge, and hit the road running. Michael Downing is that person.
Continued ... -
Candidate for Sheriff
There will be no learning curve when I am elected the next Sheriff of Rockingham County. I am already here; ready to work for you, my constituents.
Continued ... -
Major Candidate for State Rep.
I have been honored to represent the citizens of Rockingham Country District 8, encompassing the towns of Hampstead, Kingston, and Plaistow, as a legislator since 1996, and will be seeking an eighth term in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Continued ... -
Weyler for State Rep.
I have known Representative Ken Weyler since 1999. He is truly the taxpayers friend.
Continued ... -
When is Enough 'Enough'
How would the Declaration of Independence be worded if it were written today? I'd like to take a crack at it.
Continued ... -
No Sale
A person of great wealth can afford to purchase almost anything they desire, assuming that what they want is for sale. Bill Binnie seems to think the voters of New Hampshire can be bought for a few free hot dogs and such given away at his campaign events.
Continued ... -
I'm For Kelly
Please join me on September 14 and November 2, to cast not only a vote for Kelly, but for all of us in New Hampshire and the rest of our great country.
Continued ... - August 22, 2010
-
Letters to the editor, Aug. 19
Mosque on 9/11 Site
Continued ...
To the Editor:
I write in response to a letter published in Carriage Towne News on July 29. The writer expressed dismay that a Muslim group plans to open a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center terrorist attack. The writer suggests that, if this is "allowed to happen," it will somehow indicate that America has failed to win the battle against terrorism. - August 5, 2010
-
Letter: Disappointed by division
The Democrats and Republicans should work together rather than wage war against each other.
Continued ... - Letter: From state Rep. candidate
- July 22, 2010
- Letters to the editor: July 22, 2010
- July 16, 2010
- Letters to the editor: July 15, 2010
- July 8, 2010
- Letters to the editor: July 8, 2010
- June 30, 2010
- Letters: July 1, 2010
- June 24, 2010
- Letters to the editor: June 24, 2010
- June 16, 2010
- Letters to the editor: June 17, 2010
- June 14, 2010
- Letters to the editor: June 10, 2010
- June 4, 2010
- Letters to the editor: June 3, 2010
- May 27, 2010
- Letters to the editor: May 27, 2010
-
Candidate for State Rep.
