Don't fall for good old boy promises coming from Don Guarino
To the editor,
Dear fellow Gilmanton resident,:
We have a three person Board of Selectmen so it is very important that we elect selectmen that are truly independent. On March 12th, we can elect Betty Ann Abbott to serve as a truly independent voice as our next selectman!
Betty Ann is not only knowledgeable, dependable and thorough; she will not be unduly influenced. She has previously served us as selectman, including as chairperson. She was not a rubber stamp for anyone and delved into issues to reach the best results for the town. She will be a good steward of our tax dollars and bring much needed professionalism to the board.
While I am thrilled to vote for such an outstanding candidate as Betty Ann, I am worried that my fellow voters will listen to and fall prey to glad handing and good old boy promises from her opponent, Don Guarino. His prior record as selectman shows inconsistency in terms of attendance, punctuality and follow through on issues. We don't need a selectman who is unorganized or inattentive to details. We need a selectman who is independent and not a rubber stamp for another selectman. Don Guarino actively campaigned and supported Brett Currier last year and it is clear to me they would be two peas in a pod. This is not the kind of leadership our town deserves.
I encourage you to vote for Betty Ann Abbott for Gilmanton Selectman. She will be an independent voice!
Terri Donovan
Gilmanton
Dear fellow Gilmanton resident,:
We have a three person Board of Selectmen so it is very important that we elect selectmen that are truly independent. On March 12th, we can elect Betty Ann Abbott to serve as a truly independent voice as our next selectman!
Betty Ann is not only knowledgeable, dependable and thorough; she will not be unduly influenced. She has previously served us as selectman, including as chairperson. She was not a rubber stamp for anyone and delved into issues to reach the best results for the town. She will be a good steward of our tax dollars and bring much needed professionalism to the board.
While I am thrilled to vote for such an outstanding candidate as Betty Ann, I am worried that my fellow voters will listen to and fall prey to glad handing and good old boy promises from her opponent, Don Guarino. His prior record as selectman shows inconsistency in terms of attendance, punctuality and follow through on issues. We don't need a selectman who is unorganized or inattentive to details. We need a selectman who is independent and not a rubber stamp for another selectman. Don Guarino actively campaigned and supported Brett Currier last year and it is clear to me they would be two peas in a pod. This is not the kind of leadership our town deserves.
I encourage you to vote for Betty Ann Abbott for Gilmanton Selectman. She will be an independent voice!
Terri Donovan
Gilmanton
Last Updated on Friday, 01 March 2013 00:24
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Other than mafia wars, I can't recall mass shootings before 80s
To the editor,
After reading John Rodgers letter of February 22, I felt it necessary to respond as the content of the letter led me to assume that he, at least in part, was referring to me.
1. I don't recall anyone referring to the tragedy in Newtown as a conspiracy, at least I know I didn't. I will say though that when Rahm Emanuel was Obama's chief of staff he said, and I quote, "you never want a serious crisis to go to waste." I believe that's the mindset of the Obama presidency.
2. When someone is elected president they are supposed to, whether they have an R in front of their name or a D, represent all of the people. I have yet to see anything in his agenda that is representative of me. I am a conservative and he is a socialist/liberal who I didn't vote for in 2008 because I didn't think he was qualified and I didn't vote for him in 2012 because he had proven it. As far as him wanting to ban all guns, I can guarantee you that if a bill to confiscate all firearms came to his desk he would jump on his golf cart and head for the White House so fast that one might think that Danica Patrick was running her qualifying lap for the Daytona 500 on Pennsylvania Avenue. You can have him.
3. I also have no recollection of any one mentioning anything about doors being kicked in, so I guess that's a figment of your imagination. The only thing that was brought up was the idea of being prepared to protect yourself and your family as best you can so I guess that would include somebody kicking in my door. I would advise against it.
4. Mr. Rodgers I have no idea if you are a gun hater or not and I don't believe I recall anyone insinuating that you are; I just think you and others are misinformed.
5. Of course the NRA is supported by gun manufacturers, which to me is no different than AARP supporting every company in the country they can get a cut from to forward to the DNC.
6. What type of background check would have prevented the tragedy in Newtown?
7. Now to the preposterous proliferation of semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15 etc. First a little history. The first semi-auto rifle was produced by Winchester in 1903. It was a .22 auto. caliber. In 1905 Winchester followed with a center-fire model of the gun and you had a choice of .32 or .35 cal. And either a 5 or 10 shot magazine. Both of these calibers are much larger than the .223 which the AR-15 is chambered for. So in reality, we've had semi-auto rifles for over one hundred years and some of these rifles had hi-capacity magazines. The only difference between these rifles and the so-called assault type weapons is the physical appearance. I've stated this before and I will say it again, give me a half an hour with a semi-auto hunting rifle, a few tools and a can of paint and you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the two. I can't remember any mass shootings, except for the mafia wars, before the 1980s. If I'm wrong I'm sure I'll be corrected. If you watch the violent movies and video games that were produced in that time frame what do you see? You see assault type weapons in all of them. These shootings have in almost all cases been perpetrated by young people so I suggest you do the math.
8. As far as buffoonery goes I have seen a lot more evidence of it in the letters from the misinformed. As far as the pig comment is concerned, you are apparently relying on misinformation there also. The facts are that pigs, when given the proper living conditions, are very clean animals and it is also a fact that they are very intelligent , so if that comment was aimed at me, thank you.
9. Last but not least, just in case you're interested, I don't own an assault type rifle and have no desire to.
Dave Schwotzer
Meredith
After reading John Rodgers letter of February 22, I felt it necessary to respond as the content of the letter led me to assume that he, at least in part, was referring to me.
1. I don't recall anyone referring to the tragedy in Newtown as a conspiracy, at least I know I didn't. I will say though that when Rahm Emanuel was Obama's chief of staff he said, and I quote, "you never want a serious crisis to go to waste." I believe that's the mindset of the Obama presidency.
2. When someone is elected president they are supposed to, whether they have an R in front of their name or a D, represent all of the people. I have yet to see anything in his agenda that is representative of me. I am a conservative and he is a socialist/liberal who I didn't vote for in 2008 because I didn't think he was qualified and I didn't vote for him in 2012 because he had proven it. As far as him wanting to ban all guns, I can guarantee you that if a bill to confiscate all firearms came to his desk he would jump on his golf cart and head for the White House so fast that one might think that Danica Patrick was running her qualifying lap for the Daytona 500 on Pennsylvania Avenue. You can have him.
3. I also have no recollection of any one mentioning anything about doors being kicked in, so I guess that's a figment of your imagination. The only thing that was brought up was the idea of being prepared to protect yourself and your family as best you can so I guess that would include somebody kicking in my door. I would advise against it.
4. Mr. Rodgers I have no idea if you are a gun hater or not and I don't believe I recall anyone insinuating that you are; I just think you and others are misinformed.
5. Of course the NRA is supported by gun manufacturers, which to me is no different than AARP supporting every company in the country they can get a cut from to forward to the DNC.
6. What type of background check would have prevented the tragedy in Newtown?
7. Now to the preposterous proliferation of semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15 etc. First a little history. The first semi-auto rifle was produced by Winchester in 1903. It was a .22 auto. caliber. In 1905 Winchester followed with a center-fire model of the gun and you had a choice of .32 or .35 cal. And either a 5 or 10 shot magazine. Both of these calibers are much larger than the .223 which the AR-15 is chambered for. So in reality, we've had semi-auto rifles for over one hundred years and some of these rifles had hi-capacity magazines. The only difference between these rifles and the so-called assault type weapons is the physical appearance. I've stated this before and I will say it again, give me a half an hour with a semi-auto hunting rifle, a few tools and a can of paint and you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the two. I can't remember any mass shootings, except for the mafia wars, before the 1980s. If I'm wrong I'm sure I'll be corrected. If you watch the violent movies and video games that were produced in that time frame what do you see? You see assault type weapons in all of them. These shootings have in almost all cases been perpetrated by young people so I suggest you do the math.
8. As far as buffoonery goes I have seen a lot more evidence of it in the letters from the misinformed. As far as the pig comment is concerned, you are apparently relying on misinformation there also. The facts are that pigs, when given the proper living conditions, are very clean animals and it is also a fact that they are very intelligent , so if that comment was aimed at me, thank you.
9. Last but not least, just in case you're interested, I don't own an assault type rifle and have no desire to.
Dave Schwotzer
Meredith
Last Updated on Friday, 01 March 2013 00:17
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Quality of care from all employees at LRGH was very professional
To the editor,
I would like to share a recent experience in regards to the care given to my husband, Bill, at LRGH. Two weeks ago he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit through the Emergency Room. The service and care given from the moment we walked into the hospital was excellent. During his approximate week's stay, he was cared for by doctors, specialists, techs, nurses, medical assistants, aides, etc.. The quality of care from ALL employees of LRGH including housekeeping, linen, food service, cafeteria and volunteers was very professional and extremely caring. Each and every one of them went above and beyond,
Hopefully, we won't have to go back anytime soon, but if the need arises, we know we will be in good hands. Thank you to all of you, you are appreciated by many.
Linda Knightly
Gilford
I would like to share a recent experience in regards to the care given to my husband, Bill, at LRGH. Two weeks ago he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit through the Emergency Room. The service and care given from the moment we walked into the hospital was excellent. During his approximate week's stay, he was cared for by doctors, specialists, techs, nurses, medical assistants, aides, etc.. The quality of care from ALL employees of LRGH including housekeeping, linen, food service, cafeteria and volunteers was very professional and extremely caring. Each and every one of them went above and beyond,
Hopefully, we won't have to go back anytime soon, but if the need arises, we know we will be in good hands. Thank you to all of you, you are appreciated by many.
Linda Knightly
Gilford
Last Updated on Friday, 01 March 2013 00:11
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Sequester wouldn't actually cut any of our current spending
To the editor,
How does anyone understand the real impact of the "sequester"? Let's consider what the "sequester" would mean to your family budget.
If President Obama were in charge of the "sequester" for your family budget, he might tell you that you will have to cut the following: 1 1/2 meals a week, turn your thermostat down 5 degrees, cut your electricity use by 100 KwH/month, reduce driving 100 miles per week, and cut half the spending for other really important things in your life, e.g., medicine. It sounds pretty scary!
You wouldn't think it was so bad when you discovered that these cuts were all in President Obama's greatly inflated budget for your family's future spending. In that budget President Obama planned that you would add two meals a week, raise your thermostat 6 degrees, increase electricity use by 150 KwH/month, increase driving by 130 miles per week, and triple spending on other important things in your life.
President Obama's "sequester" wouldn't actually cut any of your current spending! In fact, your future spending will still increase!
The same is true with the national "sequester". While President Obama runs around screaming (figuratively), "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!", the "sequester" doesn't reduce current spending by a single dime!
Even if the "sequester" reduced the amount of money we currently spend, which it doesn't, that would only be a 2.5 percent reduction. In President Obama's economy most families have probably already been forced to make even larger spending cuts. Of course you could cut 2.5 percent of spending without eliminating food, medicine, transportation, and other essential things.
Although President Obama threatens to cut essential services, he could choose to cut less important spending. Rather than cutting services that harm middle and lower income Americans, he could cut waste, fraud, and abuse to easily cut the spending in the "sequester".
Why would President Obama cut essential services and cause widespread harm when no real cuts are required and while so many things could be cut without harming anyone? Why have 30,000 criminals already been released from jail so they can harm Americans again? Is it just to make Republicans surrender? Is it to have more money for rewarding his political supporters? Does he want to hurt middle income Americans? Since he proposed the "sequester" that he now opposes, is he just having fun manipulating the media and toying with the American people? Or, is it madness, as Bob Woodward suggests?
If the "sequester" harms any American, it is because President Obama chose to, but was not forced to, cut things that cause harm.
Don Ewing
Meredith
How does anyone understand the real impact of the "sequester"? Let's consider what the "sequester" would mean to your family budget.
If President Obama were in charge of the "sequester" for your family budget, he might tell you that you will have to cut the following: 1 1/2 meals a week, turn your thermostat down 5 degrees, cut your electricity use by 100 KwH/month, reduce driving 100 miles per week, and cut half the spending for other really important things in your life, e.g., medicine. It sounds pretty scary!
You wouldn't think it was so bad when you discovered that these cuts were all in President Obama's greatly inflated budget for your family's future spending. In that budget President Obama planned that you would add two meals a week, raise your thermostat 6 degrees, increase electricity use by 150 KwH/month, increase driving by 130 miles per week, and triple spending on other important things in your life.
President Obama's "sequester" wouldn't actually cut any of your current spending! In fact, your future spending will still increase!
The same is true with the national "sequester". While President Obama runs around screaming (figuratively), "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!", the "sequester" doesn't reduce current spending by a single dime!
Even if the "sequester" reduced the amount of money we currently spend, which it doesn't, that would only be a 2.5 percent reduction. In President Obama's economy most families have probably already been forced to make even larger spending cuts. Of course you could cut 2.5 percent of spending without eliminating food, medicine, transportation, and other essential things.
Although President Obama threatens to cut essential services, he could choose to cut less important spending. Rather than cutting services that harm middle and lower income Americans, he could cut waste, fraud, and abuse to easily cut the spending in the "sequester".
Why would President Obama cut essential services and cause widespread harm when no real cuts are required and while so many things could be cut without harming anyone? Why have 30,000 criminals already been released from jail so they can harm Americans again? Is it just to make Republicans surrender? Is it to have more money for rewarding his political supporters? Does he want to hurt middle income Americans? Since he proposed the "sequester" that he now opposes, is he just having fun manipulating the media and toying with the American people? Or, is it madness, as Bob Woodward suggests?
If the "sequester" harms any American, it is because President Obama chose to, but was not forced to, cut things that cause harm.
Don Ewing
Meredith
Last Updated on Friday, 01 March 2013 00:06
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Please people, break down the boxes you put out for recycling
To the editor,
Save taxes by recycling — with this day and age, we all need to unite and get on board. I believe the City Council is correct, all citizens need to realize the impact with this economy will hurt all. We all need to do our part — Please Recycle.
One other thing that I have to mention: please, when you return your waste to the recycle bin, as I have in Ward 5 and I am sure many other readers are thinking, why people do not break down there boxes? Just think how many less pick up. Lets all think alike — RECYCLE .
Marty Neylon
Laconia
Save taxes by recycling — with this day and age, we all need to unite and get on board. I believe the City Council is correct, all citizens need to realize the impact with this economy will hurt all. We all need to do our part — Please Recycle.
One other thing that I have to mention: please, when you return your waste to the recycle bin, as I have in Ward 5 and I am sure many other readers are thinking, why people do not break down there boxes? Just think how many less pick up. Lets all think alike — RECYCLE .
Marty Neylon
Laconia
Last Updated on Friday, 01 March 2013 00:02
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