Letter: HB 544 attacks First Amendment rights
Published: 4/17/2021 10:00:07 AM
New Hampshire voters should be alarmed by the recent passage of HB 544, co-sponsored by Rep. Glenn Cordelli. This bill is an anti-First Amendment bill designed to censor educators, state employees, contractors and students from having important conversations about race and gender. Republicans, aware that this legislation is unpopular (Gov. Sununu opposes it), tabled HB 544 only to hide it inside the larger state budget bill, HB 2. HB 2 passed the House on April 7th, so this bill is now on its way to a Senate vote.
The bill seeks to bar educators from teaching certain truths about our country deemed “divisive concepts.” If enacted into law, HB 2 (the former HB 544) would limit classroom discussions about whether or not racism exists in our state or country by forbidding teachers and students from stating that New Hampshire or the U.S. is racist. U.S. history is steeped in racism. Think about slavery
New Hampshire and Maine Fishing Report – February 25, 2021
February 25, 2021
Ice/snow melt has been a catalyst for an uptick in catch rates among many water bodies. That same bright sunshine is also making for a rare combination – ice fishing without having to be bundled to the teeth!
New Hampshire Fishing Report
Joe from
Granite State Rod and Reel Repair said that he’s doling out shiners at a record rate as hordes of anglers take to Beaver Lake, Canobie Lake, Cobbetts Pond. These water bodies are a two-story hat trick as they all hold both warm water species and trout! Anglers had been out on the coves of the Nashua River catching bass but Joe’s not sure about conditions now that there’s a sustained thaw. Silver Lake has been productive for pickerel, perch, bass and he’s been hearing good things regarding white perch from the Merrimack.
NH Business Review
Ground broken for $26 million Peabody Home expansion … and more
January 13, 2021
Building on Hope, the a volunteer organization that brings together designers, architects, builders, subcontractors, and suppliers to renovate a nonprofit organization’s facilities, recently completed a $2.27 million community-funded renovation of the Nashua PAL Youth Safe Haven. Nearly 400 businesses and volunteers worked together to completely transform the building. It was Building on Hope’s sixth renovation project and was the largest undertaken so far by the organization.Boston-based real estate advisory and investment firm
Senne has acquired 577 Mast Rd., in Goffstown, a standalone 14,673-square-foot retail property currently occupied by Rite Aid under a long-term lease. The $8.65 million purchase was completed with a combination of syndicated private equity from multiple investors and long-term bank financing from Newburyport Bank, Newland Development Associates LLC,