Welcome to our Newest Blogger: NH Representative Seth Cohn

Seth CohnWelcome to super-early-mover Seth Cohn as he joins the bloggers at Free Keene. Here’s his bio from the Bloggers page:

Seth Cohn moved in 2004 and immediately found himself involved in politics. In a love/hate relationship with Keene style activism over the years, he’s mellowed now that he’s spent 2 years as a NH State Rep (Republican) and participated in the sausage making of government from the inside. His new goal is finding common ground among diverse views like Occupy and TeaParty and then taking that ground for Liberty. Some days he’s a Voluntaryist, others Minarchist, depends on which side of bed he gets out of in the morning.

For Sale: Activism History

Do you live in the Philly area? Looking for a piece of liberty activism history?

I’m selling my ’98 Monte Carlo
My baby is famous! She’s been in numerous YouTube videos and even a full-length feature documentary. She’s known for transporting activists and participating in civil disobedience / peaceful noncompliance.

The goal is to raise money for my upcoming “Exile Tour” while giving YOU a piece of activism history at a tremendous value.

Exile Is Around the Corner

I’m getting close to the beginning of the Exile, but first a visit to the Shire!!

View a map of my route by clicking here or by scrolling down to the bottom of this post.

Well, I’ve got my route planned out for the Post-Jail Pre-Exile Tour! I’ll be leaving on a MegaBus from Philadelphia around 1pm Sunday afternoon (Aug 12) and arriving in Boston at 8:30pm. From there I will take the Boston Express bus from South Station in Boston to exit 5 in Londonderry, NH, where I will be picked up by Dale Everett of Flaming Freedom and be brought to the Anarchy In Your Head Studios. There I will sleep in preparation for the next day’s “Circus” (Ademo’s trial).
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Will the city council vote for progress (likely 4G in Keene in 2013) or not?

Local luddites are up-in-arms over a proposal from Verizon to place a tower on Beech Hill, which according to the Keene Sentinel’s story, is the highest elevation in the immediate area. It’s the same place where Time Warner has their head-end.

The arguments against the tower amount to, “we like our hill to be all green”. The detractors hold a ridiculously anti-technology position that will put roadblocks in the way of future connectivity for the area. (Read: likely the near-future availability of 4G service in Keene.)

We’re in the 21st century. Radio is a hundred-year-old technology. Towers already exist, and they make our lives better. More communication leads to more safety and productivity. They are a symbol of progress and important to the economic success of a geographic area.

The city council should allow Verizon to build their tower (which would be constructed to even look somewhat like a tree, as in the picture and likely be rented to various other radio services, beyond just cellular service) and go even further and repeal their tower regulations entirely. Let the market decide these matters – not luddites and politicians.

Here’s the Sentinel story by Jacqueline Palochko: (more…)