first reminder

by: kite

Mon Dec 01, 2008 at 14:52:33 PM EST

Is your Planning Board in need of good people?  Or maybe, less time-consuming but equally important, your Zoning Board needs help.  In my own town, the Conservation Commission (appointed, not elected) has been short a member or two for several years now, and we'd love to see volunteers.  

Keep an eye on those warrant articles, both town-proposed and petition.  Don't forget town contributions to your local charities.  Here's the town election calendar.

amateur spreadsheeting

by: kite

Fri Nov 21, 2008 at 20:08:15 PM EST

I pasted the NHPR town-by-town data for Carol Shea-Porter and Jeanne Shaheen, manually removing the towns in which CSP was not running.  But in the towns where they were both on the ballot, it looks like CSP received a total of 2700 more votes than Shaheen.  

I was surprised.  I had actually thought Shaheen had better name recognition, and in the "Democratic tsunami" that recognition would have gotten her more votes than Shea-Porter.  Guess I was wrong.  Shea-Porter had higher vote totals in 52 of 79 towns.  

The full spreadsheet is 80 or so lines, so I don't want to post it, but I would be happy to email it.  Apologies in advance if I made mistakes on this.

In case anyone wants to look for patterns, here are the towns of Strafford County, and the vote differential (CSP vote minus Shaheen vote):

Barrington 67
Dover -18
Durham 36
Farmington -37
Lee 66
Madbury -6
Middleton 1
Milton -56
NwDurham -32
Rochester 82
Rolnsfrd 10
Somrwrth -33
Strafford 21

Joe Biden speaks to New Hampshire at a Town Hall in Nashua

by: Brian P. Clark

Thu Sep 11, 2008 at 00:33:36 AM EDT

Senator Joe Biden was in Nashua, New Hampshire today and motivated the crowd at the Nashua Community College.

The crowd of over 500 felt the urgency as the days tick away toward November 4th. This election is different. We can no longer sit back and wait for others to make it better. This election is about us; each one of us; you, me, and our neighbors coming out and talking to each other about how we can change the world ourselves. This is new.

Senator Biden knows the change we need. You know the change we need. It's clear and it includes addressing the healthcare crisis, the energy crisis, the housing crisis, the education crisis... how many crises can we take all at once? We need solutions that make sense for all hard working Americans, like those below, who came to hear about this change.

We need you to motivate. We need you to get involved. We need you to talk to your neighbors in New Hampshire and spread the word. Without you, we cannot reach out to everyone it will take to win this crucial state. It's going to be close here in New Hampshire, real close. There are so many Independents, Republicans, and Democrats that want the change Barack Obama and Joe Biden will bring. You can bring that change too! Come to your nearest Field Office. Undecided voters are waiting. They need to hear from you. Our problems won't get solved without you!