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Epsom NH News

February 9, 2011

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The Pittsfield Area Senior Center will be offering an AARP Safe Driving Program at the center on Tuesday, February 15, and Wednesday, February 16th from 9 am to 1 pm.  Also on February 15th, (Tuesday) you may come in between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm for Free Volunteer Income Tax Preparation Assistance.  Call the center at 435-8482 for an appointment.




Dylan Thomas Smith graduated from Bishop Brady High School in Concord, NH and is a third year student in the UMaine Construction Management Technology program.  He is the second recipient of MBTA’s Kenneth W. Burrill Scholarship.


For two summers, Dylan has worked for Pike Industries, and his experience has included projects such as the installation of high-speed tollbooths in Hampton, NH and the resurfacing of I-95 in the Portsmouth area.  He is Vice President of the student chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors.  His career goal is to work in road construction.  Congratulations, Dylan!




The American Legion in Epsom will not hold a supper for the month of February.  

 



Do you have a refrigerator that you would like to donate to someplace in need?  The American Legion in Epsom is that place and is looking for a refrigerator. Contact Walter at 736-9754 with any info.



 

A Few Of My Favorite Things 2011
Submitted By Meggin Dail


Having things to look forward to; how excited Carson is to tell me about his day in Kindergarten; Iced Coffee deliveries; sales on Pillsbury cake mixes; walking with friends; Facebook moral support; calendars; playing Nancy Drew computer games with Earnhardt; directing a show I love; organization; shopping locally; being on the same page; strong women; trying new recipes; peanuts covered in dark chocolate; birthdays; cousins; DVRs; photography; rekindling old friendships; finding new friendships; great hair days; cozy sweaters; the change of seasons; yard sale finds; Liz Claiborne & Ann Taylor; cooking and DIY magazines; horoscopes; fairy lights; hugs; Nachos Cowabunga at Margaritas; date night; voicemails that start with, “Hey, beautiful..."

 


 

Letter


The Old Epsom Meeting House needs to meet codes and accept the fact that certain additions and changes are necessary to make safe these premises so as to protect any invitee that may enter there upon.


I can’t imagine any insurance company volunteering to insure this building against any peril. We can’t have a sign  at the door which reads: “ Enter at your own risk.”  Don’t forget this building is setting on land owned by the town of Epsom. This could conceivably be a target for a tort action leading to liability for damages. My hat is off to Fire Capt. Matt Moulton for doing the job in his usual professional and thorough manner.

 

Jim Breagy
Epsom

 


 

Letter


To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
Tuesday, my committee heard HJR3, which enjoined the Board of Mental Health from adopting all their new rules. This was necessary because the way they interpreted the law on their investigative powers was violating the patient privacy protections in a different section of their law! These conflicting provisions have to be reconciled, and it’s the legislature’s duty to fix the laws. After the hearing, we voted 11-0 to send this to the House for adoption.


The committee also heard two bills on the rule making process: my HB211, which incorporates legislative committee review of new rules and requires the legislative committee on rules to actually vote to allow a rule to go into effect; and HB222, which allows any town to object to any rule, requires notice of fee increases, and eliminates many sections of law that broadly allow agencies to make rules. I was surprised to discover how many places allow agencies to create rules – with the full effect of law – on a wide range of topics. These two are going to subcommittee and will be amended and probably combined before going to the House.


Finally, we heard HB260, another fire code/building code bill that is also going to subcommittee with the other two. The more we look into these codes and how they are enforced, the more troublesome it seems to get. HB260 was sponsored by Representative Mirski, who is an architect specializing in renovating old buildings, so he could speak with authority about the conflicting code provisions and the inconsistent interpretation across the state.


Anyone interested in what is going on in the State House is invited to email or call me. Anyone who wants more information than I can fit into a letter in the Sun should email me for my newsletter.


Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918

 


 

Granite State Taxpayers (GST) Supports Insurance Choice Bill
By Jim Adams, Chairman GST


Granite State Taxpayers (GST) announces their support for House Bill 241 “Free Market Option Available for Health Insurance.” This bill would allow New Hampshire residents to buy medical insurance that suits their own needs without any government mandated coverage.


Presently people have two options for health insurance: They can buy (either on their own or through an employer) the bloated “one size fits all” insurance mandated by the legislature, OR they can go without any insurance. Judging by what we read and see, more and more people are choosing to go without insurance.


HB 241 would allow people (and insurers) not just a single third option. It would allow as many options as suit both people and insurers. People would be able to buy insurance that suits their risks and pocketbook. Under the proposed law, thin people wouldn’t be forced to buy coverage for bariatric surgery, and people who aren’t going to have children wouldn’t be forced to buy pregnancy coverage. For those who so choose, the present system will still be an option.


Insurers will be able to look at people (and families) and base coverage and premiums on the risks that people choose to take. Smokers, the obese and others who’ve chosen high health risk lifestyles will pay higher premiums, while people who choose lower risk lifestyles will pay much lower premiums. People will be able to balance the financial risk they can take themselves with the amount of risk coverage they want to buy.


For some the concept will sound revolutionary. However, it really isn’t anything new. It’s the system that worked in “the good old days” when everyone could afford medical care, and insurance was something you bought to cover unexpected catastrophes.


Granite State Taxpayers is 100% behind HB 241, and a return to real choice in healthcare. We’ve had enough of Concord and Washington bureaucrats telling us what’s good for us while healthcare has become a national crisis. New Hampshire can, and should lead the way in returning to a system where people control their own healthcare.


If HB 241 passes, people will be able to buy real insurance that will protect them in the case of catastrophic illness or accident.


For more information please contact Jim Adams, GST Chairman, at 435-8125.

 


 

Letter


To my constituents:
While most of my time in the legislature is spent in the Finance Committee, trying to find ways to close an almost one billion dollar budget gap (suggestions welcome), one of my bills was heard by the Election Law Committee this past week and was reported in various newspapers, so I thought I’d tell you about it.


Have you ever voted for some candidate instead of your first choice?  Most likely that happened because you didn’t think your first choice would be competitive and you didn’t want to throw your vote away.  My bill, HB240, would reduce this kind of gamesmanship in voting, and let you always vote for your first choice.


It does it in a very subtle way, by eliminating the restriction against over voting.  Right now if you vote for two or more candidates in a one-winner race, say a primary election for Governor, your vote will be thrown out.  With HB240, it would count.


At first this seems fairly odd, but when you think about it logically, it is easy to see the advantages.  It allows you to consider each candidate as an individual.  Would you be happy with that candidate in that office, or not?  It is almost like a separate referendum on each candidate.  The winner would still the be person with the most votes; the one who was approved of by the most voters.


This method should lead to happier voters because they can express themselves on the ballot better; happier candidates because they learn their true level of support, and fewer problems caused by vote-splitting, spoilers and gamesmanship.


I encourage you to contact me with any of your thoughts or concerns about state government.


Yours,
Rep. Dan McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918



 


 

 











 
 

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