This Sunday, 3/25 join us at 4pm at Panera Bread in Keene for planning, strategizing, and socializing. Our meetups are held the fourth Sunday of every month. See the ToDo Calendar or this forum thread for more info.
Toby and Dale give an eminent domain update as well as a medical marijuana in NH update before talking to local freedom activist Russell Kanning. Also, viewer phone calls and some video from the March 15th NH hearing on Real ID.
Monadnock Profile: Podcasting Freedom, Six Days a Week
By Freeman Klopott, Sentinel Staff
Ian H. Bernard is on a mission.
He’s on a mission to make a hit out of his Keene-based nationally syndicated talk show, “Free Talk Live.” And he’s well on his way: It’s already an award-winning, top-rated Podcast.
He’s on a mission to spread his message of free-market solutions to big government problems. (Read on …)
Dale and Toby talk with Rob Mclaughlin about the upcoming school board election and budget approval. Also a HB92 update, an Ed Brown update, Read The Bills Act, and viewer phone calls.
On Monday March 19th Keene residents will be able to voice their opinions before Keene City Council on whether or not eminent domain should be used to forcibly take land from Tom Eaton to be used for the proposed roundabout at the Marlboro, Winchester, and Main Street intersection. The public hearing will start at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall. (Read on …)
Here is an important message from our friends at the Marijuana Policy Project:
On Monday, March 12, the House Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs Committee heard testimony on HB 774, a bill that would allow sick and dying patients to use medical marijuana if their doctor recommends it. The committee could vote on the bill as early as Tuesday!
Please take a moment now to visit https://ssl.capwiz.com/mpp/issues/alert/?alertid=9505521 and send a brief letter to the members of the committee. It will only take a moment with our automated system. It’s imperative that they hear from Granite Staters in support of HB 774 right away. (Read on …)
WKBK in Keene reported that Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is scheduled to make an appearance in Keene on Friday (3-16) as part of a New Hampshire campaign visit also including Concord. He’ll be at Keene High School for a 7:00pm event. Obama’s appearance will be covered by Keene’s Cheshire TV on channel 8. FreeKeene’s Free Minds TV will be live at 9:00pm the same night which could be a huge draw for new viewers stuck in the two party political quandary.
On March 13th, voters in Keene will once again have the opportunity to vote, and school board elections typically bring out few voters. This means that the votes that are cast go a long way. Some races and items on the ballot are sometimes won by only a handful of votes. Like most years in the past, there are more proposed budget increases despite the fact that the enrollment rate in schools has been decreasing. (Read on …)
Toby and Dale talk to Matt Simon from NH Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy about House Bill 92 and what is being done in NH to move towards marijuana reform laws. Also, viewer phone calls.
Like many government projects, the estimated cost for the proposed new jail has gone up again. Last week County officials raised the proposed price tag from $35 to as much as $40 million. The price of the new jail has been climbing for years, even though a site has not yet been finalized. This cost will fall on everyone who lives not only in Keene, but also in the rest of Cheshire County. While $40 million is a sizable sum, it does not even begin to factor in the price of staffing and upkeep for the new jail. The cost of refusing to look at prison reform not only falls on our friends and family members who are caught up in the system, but also on our wallets in the form of taxes. (Read on …)
