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Thanks to BJ Wurts for the great letter about his trip to Keene.

The Free Keene Press is going to be looking to expand the amount of pages we have to fill.  The next edition will be four pages instead of one.  This means I am going to need more Keene-centric content and could use some help with that task.  Currently I am paying for the printing costs out of pocket, with the cost going from $70 to $200,  I will also need help paying for the printing costs.  I am open to the idea of running some ads and pricing is negotiable.

What I am looking for as far as content is:

• Articles in general
• Photographs with caption or brief context description
• Re-printable art
• Opinion pieces
• Comics, puzzles
• Press releases for events around Keene

In terms of the articles I would like to see:

• Taxes
• City Council watch type report
• Events around the Keene area like Pumpkin Fest
• Social needs and services and a critique thereof, both public and private
• Important Cheshire county news stories

And much more of course.  I plan on keeping an open mind as to what gets printed.  You can submit an item for consideration by sending an email to press@freekeene.com.

And just to clarify things: By submitting you give the Free Keene Press permission to reprint and edit your item as we see fit.  You will not be compensated.  You will be credited and if your item is edited a note will be made.  Please limit profanity.  More than likely if an edit is made it will be for length.

If you have questions please feel free to email the above address.

Cheshire County Jail Superintendent and member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Rick Van Wickler wipes the floor clean with the top drug enforcer police chief and the assistant attorney genital in this video from NH Outlook:

As this post goes public, I will be in Keene District Court presenting a letter addressing blatant criminal acts. The letter outlines allegations of corruption, criminal conduct, grand  jury tampering, assault, and perjury – all by NH public officials. In their system the proper procedure is for citizens to present their evidence to a grand jury so they can investigate as their duty requires.

In the letter I outline and provide links to a video of  Howard B. Lane, Judge winking at the prosecutor after overruling my objection, inventing facts, discriminating against my disability, and perverting the rule of law.

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Don Quixote and his gang of avengers continue siege the federal building in Concord. Vids by Mike Barskey and Lauren C.:

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From the NH Free Press’ Kat Kanning, a more detailed story covering the Free State Project reaching 10,000 signers, complete with several reasons liberty activists made the move NH:

Ten thousand people have now signed up with the Free State Project to move to New Hampshire – halfway to the group’s goal of 20,000. I am one of the approximately 1000 people who have already made the move. It’s been over 5 years since I packed up one daughter, one cat and a truckload of stuff to drive from Texas to New Hampshire. Since then my life’s been turned upside down. I now run a newspaper, I’ve been arrested three times, and I don’t think twice about waving a sign on a street corner.

There are a few main areas where people have chosen to move, but there are freestaters scattered all over the New Hampshire. Concentrations are in Manchester, Concord, Keene, the seacoast and Grafton. Keene has become the focus of Voluntaryist action, from civil disobedience to filming bureaucrats in their misdeeds. Manchester houses more of the political activists who work toward getting freedom-minded candidates into office and enacting pro-liberty legislation. Grafton was the site of the Free Town Project and now has the highest concentration of freestaters in any one town. (Read on …)

The FSP reached an important milestone yesterday – the halfway mark of 10,000 participants! Here’s the press release from the FSP:

America’s boldest experiment in liberty, the Free State Project, officially signed its 10,000th participant today. The organization is dedicated to migrating 20,000 pro-liberty activists who agree to downsize government to New Hampshire. The announcement comes in advance of the Free State Project’s annual winter convention, the New Hampshire Liberty Forum.

Jason Sorens, founder of the Project, said, “This is a great milestone for us. It feels good to be half-way there. There’s still much to do, but the project is continuing to grow and I am confident we’ll reach our goal of 20,000 participants.”

Participants come from many backgrounds but all agree to move to New Hampshire, where they will “exert the fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society in which the maximum role of government is the protection of life, liberty, and property.” The agreement avoids political labels and allows individual participants to set their own course to reach their goal.

“The Free State Project has no political platform or membership dues”, Sorens stated. “We have participants who identify as conservative, classical liberal, libertarian, anarchist, voluntaryist, you name it. The things we care about are: Do you want more liberty and less government? Are you willing to work toward it? Are you going to be a good, neighborly person in your community? If so, the Free State Project may be just what you’re looking for.” (Read on …)

Your thoughts about the benefits of drug use, Texas man sentenced to 35 years in prison for possession of 4.6 oz of marijuana, PA goes after bars that sell unregistered beer, kindergartner suspended for making his finger into a gun, and new terrorism bill gives the president the power to imprison US citizens indefinitely without a trial.
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This morning I joined 101.9 K-Rock’s Parker Springfield and Jim Snell on “The Morning Show” to discuss marijuana decriminalization, the 420 celebrations, liberty activists, civil disobedience, anger, open container, political parties, misunderstandings, group dynamics, and police discretion. We had a good time together and hopefully they’ll get some positive feedback from their listeners, resulting in them having me back! Some of the interview is available via K-Rock’s website and podcast, but I recorded the entire thing, so enjoy:

Grab the archive!

Thank you Parker and James!

Liberty-minded people called “Talkback” on WKBK last week to discuss dumpster ordinances, govt education, begging for change, Americans’ frustration with the feds, third parties, Ron Paul and Tea Parties, the government restaurant analogy, fear, and more.

Grab the archive.

Please join us for our weekly chat and calling sessions on Saturday mornings from 11a-12p in the Liberty Radio Network Chat room. If you’re online, you can listen to Talkback streamed live via the Liberty Radio Network and if you’re in the Keene area you can tune in to WKBK 1290 AM or 104.1 FM. The Talkback discussion thread is here on the Free Keene Forum.

Since its announcement one month ago, dozens of activists have signed on to the new Keene 411 group txt messaging service! Unfortunately, others were concerned the process to sign up was too much of a hassle, so it has now been simplified.

Get the details and get signed up at 411.FreeKeene.com!