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Voters in Bedford overwhelmingly supported a proposal asking the state Legislature to propose a constitutional amendment on gay marriage, and that’s sad. This petition warrant article, on the ballots of many New Hampshire towns, was marketed as a “let the people decide” concept but was, …
Friday, March 12, 2010
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Last week, a neurologist spoke to about 100 people at Bedford High School about something that should be of interest to all of us: The teenage brain. And this week, on National Public Radio (that font of socialist thought, according to some who probably don’t spend time listening to NPR), …
Friday, March 5, 2010
Last week, Merrimack state Rep. Nancy Elliott had to eat her words and apologize for making the kind of thoughtless comments that have led to so much disdain for elected officials. She was, in a phrase, hoist by her own petard, which is defined as “injured by the device that …
Friday, February 26, 2010
A state House of Representatives committee recently voted 16-2 to decriminalize possession of a quarter once or less of marijuana. Good for the committee. Now it would be nice if the state Senate, which killed a similar bill two years ago, woke up, smelled the coffee and passed it this …
Friday, February 19, 2010
Well, here’s some advice that an awful lot of people are going to ignore: Don’t put anything on Facebook, or other social networking accounts, that you don’t want your current or future employers to see. In the vernacular: Well, duh! Except people do it all the time, according to Ron …
Friday, February 12, 2010
Guest commentary
Residents of New Hampshire could be better served by the New Hampshire Energy and Climate Collaborative launched by Gov. John Lynch in March 2009. The collaborative’s mission, based on a statewide Climate Action Plan, is to track and help to implement efforts to address the effects of climate change caused …
Friday, February 5, 2010
| By JANET WARD
Special to The Journal
Is it possible that 100 seniors at Bedford High School are failing some of their courses? One hundred out of 248? Interim Principal Bob Jozokos says that number, sent to The Journal in an anonymous e-mail is exaggerated. Yes, he told our Kelly McGrath, some seniors are failing some courses …
Friday, February 5, 2010
Wow, we were worried for a bit there, but good news prevails: Mark’s Showplace, Bedford’s only sort-of nudie bar, has only changed hands, not closed. It will now be known as The Gold Club Restaurant and Gentlemen’s Club – apparently to distinguish it from The Silver Club and The Bronze …
Friday, January 29, 2010
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Hearings on the town and school proposed budgets loom. They are your chances to have some impact on how your tax money is spent. OK, we all know that the impact is somewhat limited because most of the money in our budgets is earmarked for …
Friday, January 22, 2010
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On the theory that you have to spend money to make money, it’s probably a good idea for Bedford to hire an economic development director whose job it would be to attract businesses to the community. And there’s more. In its report to the Town Council, the Economic Development Committee …
Friday, January 15, 2010
OK, friends, we’ve just come out of a pretty nasty year. So instead of starting the new year with, as Phil Ochs might have said, “thundering declarations” about such things as gay marriage (we approve) or the horrors of the property tax (not a good thing), let’s talk about something …
Friday, January 8, 2010
Shortly after you read this – and let’s hope you’re not reading it while you’re driving your car – you will no longer be able to text or tweet or type on a laptop computer or any other electronic device while you drive. Oh, woe is us. The law against …
Thursday, December 31, 2009
“DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. “Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. “Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ “Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? “VIRGINIA O’HANLON. “115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET.” Virginia, your little friends are …
Thursday, December 24, 2009
So, what can you say about 26 noodniks who decided to hold an underage drinking party – apparently at a Bedford martial arts studio smack on Route 101 – in the wake of all the recent publicity about how police are cracking down on (duh) underage drinking parties? Well, let’s …
Friday, December 4, 2009
So, Christmas approaches. Once upon a time, it approached closer to the actual date; now it seems to approach shortly after Labor Day, which might actually be fitting given the fact that in order to afford Christmas, we have to labor like crazy. Johnny must have that new video game. …
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
It’s almost an American game, or obsession, or perhaps even an addiction: Blame the police. Sometimes we blame them for what they do, sometimes we blame them for what they don’t do. Hey, as long as we can blame them, we’re happy in a sad sort of way. The latest …
Friday, November 20, 2009
In the wake of the horrific events in Mont Vernon last month, we hope people are being more watchful of what goes on in their neighborhoods, particularly if they live in rural areas. There is anecdotal evidence that on the night of the attack upon the Cates family, at least …
Friday, November 13, 2009
The nine Republicans and one Democrat in the state Senate who voted last week against overriding Gov. John Lynch’s veto of a bill to legalize medicinal marijuana have sent a clear message to people with glaucoma or undergoing chemotherapy who would benefit from smoking a bit of herb now and …
Friday, November 6, 2009
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Anyone who drives Route 101 through Bedford knows that Town Councilor Bill Dermody hit the nail on the head last week when he said: “It’s a 1950s road trying to serve 2010 and beyond.” It certainly is, and because of that, local officials are hoping …
Friday, October 30, 2009
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Bedford officials call for a lot of community meetings to discuss things and that is all to the good. In recent months, for instance, the Economic Development Commission has held several meetings to gather opinions about everything from signs on local roads to water to traffic lights. Now the Town …
Friday, October 23, 2009
As many wondered whether life would ever be the same in the Souhegan Valley, the Milford Pumpkin Festival came along to offer a brief respite from the evil of recent days. Less than a week after the most heinous crime to hit the region living memory occurred in Mont Vernon, …
Friday, October 16, 2009
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