Free Keene

Keene liberty activists once again have a paper dedicated to the happenings in Keene, NH.  I have finished the first issue of The Free Keene Press.  Meant to be an extension of the Free Keene blog with a bent directed at the community of Keene.  The FKP will start out as a single page inside the New Hampshire Free Press.

The NH Free Press was once titled the Keene Free Press when Kat Kanning, the paper’s creator, lived in Keene.  Now like a seed inside a piece of fruit the next iteration of a local Keene newspaper  is borne within the pages of the former one.

My goal is simply to have one more avenue of communication with the individuals who inhabit the Keene area.  I will not shy away from controversy or contentious content but instead I hope to give insight where there is confusion.  I have plans to expand this paper and to do some actual investigative reporting but for now it will start out small and grow into whatever it becomes.

If you have any ideas or thoughts in how to make this a better paper please share them and if you would like to lend you time in any way be sure to let me know.

You will find a .pdf of this first issue among the links to the right, titled Press.  http://press.freekeene.com

Please direct any special comments or inquiries to press@freekeene.com

Thank you,

James B Schlessinger Jr.

A great deal has happened these last several days involving activists and various Law Enforcement Agencies around Keene, NH.  Many videos have been posted and much outrage expressed.  In the end I think the heat of the moment causes us to lose sight of the reality and perhaps creates an illusionary world where one does not exist.

I might catch hell from my friends for posting this but I’m the type of person who speaks his mind regardless.

In general the Keene Police Department and the local Sheriffs have acted in a very professional manner and have shown a great deal of restraint in dealing with activists.  Most notably, Lt. Shane Maxfield.  In every incident I have seen involving the Lt. he has been calm and communicative, dare I say honorable.  This is reality.  Whether you like the job they do, the actions they take or the orders they follow, we are fortunate to have good humans in those uniforms.  And they are human, just as we are, subject to the same flaws and features, the same mistakes and misjudgments.

I do take issue with the way Patrick was carried today and the way Sam was likely treated, I do take issue with the orders to arrest peaceful activists for victimless crimes and I do take issue with the use of force in general to achieve a hegemony of the State over the Individual.  One need only read my previous blog entries to see how I feel.

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Robin Hood paid a visit to downtown Keene this week and came to the rescue of some individuals whose parking meter had expired, saving them from the clutches of the Meter Maid!

Senior Freelance Field News Corespondent Jim Johnson filed this report:

Toby and Nick talk about a crime ridden AR town which has expanded an already strict 24-hour curfew, the Downsizer Dispatch, contractor payments pass $100 billion in Iraq, and the TSA thinks if you forget your ID when you fly you may be a terrorist. http://www.freemindstv.com.

Mark Edgington gives an update on the schoolboard voting in Keene NH.

FreeKeene.com present the Spring 2008 edition of Keene Freedom Fest! Join us for an afternoon of pro-Liberty outreach, socializing, and gambling!

4/19, Noon-3p, Railroad Square in Keene (the small park adjacent to 82 Main St.)

The following organizations/people are confirmed to be attending the event:

• FreeKeene.com’s Bloggers
• Keene Eye on the News’ Mark Edgington
• NH Free Press
• NH Liberty Alliance
• NH Common Sense
• Alternatives Expo
• Free Minds TV

Food and drinks will be available via nearby vendors like Armadillo’s Burritos, King’s Garden Chinese, and Amicci’s Pizza.

More discussion about the event can be found here on the forum.

See you there!

Mark Edgington comes back with a special Keene Weekly News relating to some important voting information effecting taxes in Keene NH.

Mark Edgington gives the Keene weekly news from a small government perspective.

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Mark Edgington gives the Keene weekly news from a small government perspective.
The Keene Weekly News is also available as an audio podcast brought to you by Free Minds TV. Log onto keeneweeklynews.podbean.com or subscribe to the following rss feed: http://keeneweeklynews.podbean.com/feed/

Mark Edgington gives the Keene weekly news from a small government perspective.

The Keene Weekly News is also available as an audio podcast brought to you by Free Minds TV. Log onto keeneweeklynews.podbean.com or subscribe to the following rss feed: http://keeneweeklynews.podbean.com/feed/