Patriot said...
Publius and Ulysses, your Blog is being talked about by a lot of
folks in Town so I had to check it out. My hat is off to the two of
you for supplying a venue to some of us that are very interested
in what’s going on in our Town but because of our work
environments are unable to participate in Meetings to be
verbally heard.
NH is one of the last places that still use the Town Meeting form
of government which dates back to our fore fathers. It is here,
that we, the public, get to debate issues that affect our Town. In
the old days people gathered at the Grange, the Town Church or
the Village Store to discuss and debate the issues of the day
“without ridiculing people's positions”. They all knew one another
so when Town meeting came around most everyone was well
informed and educated about the issues.
Today with our highly mobile society, chat room and cell phones,
we barely know our neighbors, never mind what’s happening at
Town Hall. You guys may have stumbled on to something that
every Town in NH should have; a way for the people to voice
their opinions openly and get educated about the issues.
I’ve even tried on several occasions to use the Eagle Tribune
but they have refused to publish several Editorials that have
been controversial about our Town Government.
When Town Governments try to control the information that
rightfully belongs to all the Citizens, Free Patriots must rise
up and defend our God given Freedoms.
Live Free or Die still means something in this State.
January 27, 2007 5:47 PM
It's nice the forum is here, but rather than being critical , persons using your site should also think of being actively involved to make Atkinson the town they want it to be. Most town officials are not making big bucks, but it always seems to be the same people at either deliberative session or running for office. Let us all think of volunteering our time and talents in some way to our community whether it is directly in town government, school, civic organizations, etc. We want this to be a great place to live for everyone.
ReplyDeleteGood idea anonymous! Even better, sign up for an elected position or for one of the appointed positions!
ReplyDeleteIt would be terrific to see other people getting involved.