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Keystone XL Pipeline fails in job creation

The TransCanada Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline fight has been very political. How many jobs will it create? Will this hurt the environment? Will this dirty tar sand oil stay in the United States and help to make us energy independent? Is anyone buying influence to …

Friday, February 17, 2012 | By CAROL SHEA-PORTER Former US Representative
Support Brian Shaughnessy for Town Moderator
To the Editor: I am writing in support of Brian Shaughnessy for the position of Bedford Town Moderator. The position of moderator is one of integrity and town above self, …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Teen seeks equipment donations
To the Editor: Hi, my name is Ricky Salvatore. I am currently working on my Bar Mitzvah Social Action Project. I am 13 years old and from Bedford. For my …
Friday, February 10, 2012
US House learns to listen
After suffering from hard hearing in recent years, the U.S. House of Representatives is now listening to the people it serves and is responding to what you say. We saw …
Friday, February 10, 2012
Help save our schools
Newly arrived immigrants and American citizens with deep roots always have the same message for their children – study and get a good education, because that is how to succeed. …
Friday, February 3, 2012 | By CAROL SHEA-PORTER Former US representative
Guest commentary
Article 10 will slow the growth of Bedford taxes
On the school district ballot in March, Article 10 will be a citizens’ petition that could act to slow the explosive growth of school district expenditure by restricting the use …
Friday, February 3, 2012 | By RICHARD EVANS
What public budget hearing?
To the editor: There is a reason why only six people attended the Bedford School District FY2013 Budget Hearing. Like many, I found out after the Jan. 4 hearing had …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Washington state student looking for NH items
My name is Hayden Ledvina. I am a fifth-grade student in Washington state at Cascade Christian Schools. Each member of my class is working on a project called the “Parade …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Reflecting on my year in Congress
January has been quite a month. New Hampshire enjoyed the national spotlight as Americans were reminded how much Granite Staters cherish our first-in-the-nation presidential primary tradition, and how seriously we …
Friday, January 27, 2012 | By FRANK GUINTA US Representative
Super PACs are drowning the voices of small-dollar donors
If you live in America, you cannot escape the result of the Supreme Court decision in 2010 that changed political campaigns. Known as Citizens United, this decision allowed those with …
Friday, January 20, 2012 | By CAROL SHEA-PORTER Former US representative
It’s time to cap federal spending
The new year is here. Chances are, you may be working on your resolutions for self-improvement in 2012. Congress is already working on ways to operate more effectively and efficiently …
Friday, January 13, 2012 | By FRANK GUINTA US Representative
Newt Gingrich is worth consideration
To the Editor: I have never spent so much time absorbed in an election because never in my voting-lifetime has there been so much at stake. I am certain you …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Our federal tax money is all over our state
A debate has been raging about the proper role of government and the proper government use of our taxes. The recession that began in early 2007 under the Bush Administration …
Friday, January 6, 2012 | By CAROL SHEA-PORTER Former US Representative
Gunta and Bass push anti-small-business legislation
To the Editor: In the editorial pages of the Merrimack Journal last Friday Frank Guinta touted his sponsorship of the REINS act. He and Charlie Bass, have framed REINS (and …
Thursday, January 5, 2012 | Addie Shankle
Get involved and vote
To the Editor: The first primary elections in this presidential election year will be held in New Hampshire on Jan. 10. The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire urges …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Romney has remained consistent and his message is clear
To the Editor: It is tough to think of politics in the middle of a holiday season. However, I believe that the best holiday gift we could give ourselves, as …
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Russ Marcoux will be missed by all
To the Editor: I want to thank all of the Bedford Town employees who participated in the collection of so many items from our wish list in memory of Russ …
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Congressional misadventures
As I write this column, the country waits to find out if the ringmaster of the House of Representatives, Speaker Boehner, is going to be able to control his members …
Friday, December 23, 2011
Sen. Ayotte, Republicans looking out for financial sector
To the Editor: The U.S. Senate has just blocked the nomination of Richard Cordray for the position of director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Although there was no …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Guinta needs to do his homeowrk
To the Editor: I see from Representative Guinta’s most recent column that he is right on the party line – if only Congress could get rid of the pesky regulations, …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
US is hampered by regulations run wild
One of the things I hear most often from my fellow Granite Staters is: “Can’t Congress do something about all that red tape Washington keeps imposing on us?” You’ve probably …
Friday, December 16, 2011
Congratulations to Bedford High School’s student athletes
To the Editor: With the close of the Fall sports season, the Bedford Bulldogs Athletic Booster Club would like to congratulate the student athletes at Bedford High School. The work …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Mitt Romney has earned your vote
To the Editor: In 1994, Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy faced a serious threat from an energetic, highly successful business entrepreneur, Mitt Romney. With the two candidates neck-to-neck in September, the …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The truth about the budget
There was some good news coming from Washington last month. The totally dysfunctional United States House of Representatives tried to capsize the Constitution and the economy, but they failed. Luckily, …
Friday, December 9, 2011 | By CAROL SHEA-PORTER Former U.S. Representative
Support friends of Town of Bedford Cemeteries
To the Editor: It takes only a stroll through one of Bedford’s quiet historic cemeteries to turn tension into contemplation of history and life. The patriot rests beside the pitiful, …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Help support the Birthday Party Program
To the Editor: Will you, your office or business help us bring some joy to homeless children? We are now in our third year of running birthday parties for children …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
‘Are You Okay?’ program will soon be available
To the Editor: It’s wonderful news in Bedford that the “Are You Okay?” program will soon be available to our residents! At no cost whatsoever to those who want to …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
There are lots of questions that Gingrich needs to answer
To the Editor: Do you know what short memories are: a weakness that political candidates exploit? I’ve just received an e-mail telling folks how to answer the Newt accusers. Here …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Praise for the new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge
To the Editor: The new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge across the Merrimack River to Raymond Wieczorek Drive is a plus for Bedford. I urge people to drive across it and …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Balanced budget amendment to restore responsibility
The effort to restore responsibility to your government’s finances suffered a setback on Capitol Hill recently, and I want to make sure you know about it. On Nov. 18, the …
Friday, November 25, 2011
We can save the middle class
When I ran for Congress in 2006, I told people I was running “for the rest of us, the bottom 99 percent.” I said the middle class was stumbling and …
Friday, November 25, 2011 | By CAROL SHEA-PORTER Former U.S. Representative
Get the money out of politics
To the Editor: The most powerful man who is not even a member of Congress wins again! Grover Norquist, the most powerful man in the Republican Party, has done it …
Friday, November 25, 2011
Praise for factual article on weapons permits
To the Editor: I would compliment Maryalice Gill on her quite factual article “Weapons permit rate ‘steady,’” which discussed the statistics and process of Concealed Carry Weapons permits in Bedford …
Friday, November 18, 2011
Writer seeks to bring awareness to COPD
To the Editor: As a volunteer member of Breathe New Hampshire’s COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Awareness Team, I’m writing to bring attention to COPD. This disease recently surpassed stroke …
Friday, November 18, 2011
Guinta
A long road winds through America’s soul. It began at Bunker Hill and runs all the way through the sands of Kuwait and Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan. It …
Friday, November 18, 2011 | FRANKLY SPEAKING By U.S. Rep Frank Guinta
Don’t thank Guinta, thank Shea-Porter for Medicare support
To the Editor: I recently received a flier in the mail from “RetireSafe” instructing me to thank congressman Frank Guinta for allegedly protecting the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit – Part …
Thursday, November 10, 2011
















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