Grievance Panel Recommends Impeachment Investigation Against Judge John P. Arnold

by | Jul 12, 2012 | 2 comments

Judge John P. ArnoldAfter months of meetings, including one to which Judge John P. Arnold of “superior” court was invited and did not attend, the Grievance Panel has voted overwhelmingly, 9-1, to recommend the house proceed with an impeachment investigation against Arnold. The full house will now need to vote for said investigation. Once the full investigation opens, others who have grievances agains John P. Arnold (and there are plenty of his victims around) will be able to bring them forth.

Jailer Jailed

by | Jul 12, 2012 | 3 comments

Shane Stockwell is my age, 23. He’s the most laid-back jailer at the Cheshire County House of Corrections and shows sympathy for those incarcerated. He never seeks to embarrass or harass anyone and is generally well-liked among the inmates, who in turn show him respect.

Today he was fired. He was also arrested. Picture taken, fingerprints scanned, and brought into a jail cell all by his friends and coworkers for the dastardly crime of (gasp) having a mind-altering substance in his pocket. If it were coffee, sugar, cigarettes, or any of the thousands of pharmaceuticals the FDA approves for human enjoyment consumption, then it would be fine. But allegedly, according to “the Slantenel”, Shane brought in “articles prohibited.”

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School Board Denies Military Veterans Access to Keene High

by | Jul 12, 2012 | 18 comments

Despite appeals court decisions that make it clear that schools must allow counter-recruiters in if they allow military recruiters, the Keene school board decided not to allow veterans to set up a counter-recruiting table at Keene high school. Their excuse is that representatives from colleges and workplaces are able to also reach out to students and therefore they are exposed to other post-high-school options. Of course, none of those other people will be providing information specifically counter to the lies and misinformation given by the recruiters. Also, it’s worth noting that the recruiters are there several times per year, and other viewpoints either not allowed at all, or barely. See the entire interaction between me and the school board from the clip below, courtesy of Cheshire TV. After the video, you’ll find the Keene Sentinel’s report on the meeting which focused primarily on the counter-recruiting situation. Thanks to Sentinel reporter Kaitlin Mulhere for the excellent article.

The next step in this saga will be taken by NH Peace Action, as they will be reaching out to the NHCLU regarding suing the school board to allow veterans to be on-campus as often as the military recruiters. Stay tuned here for the latest.


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