http://sunacom.com/rss.xml Since July, 2008, Sunacom is the only non-commercial, non-partisan, community service, online source for local news and information for the Lake Sunapee region of New Hampshire. Towns include Bradford, Croydon, Grantham, Newbury, New London, Newport, Springfield, Sunapee, Sutton, Warner and Wilmot. Sunacom is published, edited and funded by Ken Schuster as a community service. It is not supported by advertising nor political, religious, philosophical or any other group or cause. en-us Copyright 2012, Ken Schuster and respective columnists. All rights reserved. ken@sunacom.com (Ken Schuster) http://sunacom.com/rss.xml http://sunacom.com/sunlogowhite_short.gif Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:42:00 EST http://sunacom.com/columnists/winter/winter-02-04-12.html In his Feb. 4, 2012 Sunacom.com column, Representative Steve Winter writes, "I have a goal of responding to every phone call, email, and letter I receive from constituents within 48 hours." "In most of my responses, I give the reasoning behind my vote, either with their positions or against them." "...we almost always part friends with a deeper understanding of the position in question." "I have helped constituents solve difficulties with the state by providing the names and phone numbers of the department heads involved or by personally calling these hard working commissioners or supervisors to see how the situation might be resolved. Solving problems is the most rewarding part of my job." http://sunacom.com/columnists/winter/winter-02-04-12.html http://sunacom.com/columnists/grantham/grantham-02-03-12.html Feb. 3, 2012 - Lorie McClory's Grantham area news column is online now at Sunacom.com. http://sunacom.com/columnists/grantham/grantham-02-03-12.html http://sunacom.com/columnists/jeff/feingold_01-29-12.html In his Jan 29, 2012 commentary on Sunacom.com, Jeff Feingold writes "House special committee coming up with a redistricting plan... have drawn up one plan that would stick the Democratic cities of Keene and Portsmouth on both coasts along with Claremont. If you try to figure that one out on a geographically accurate map it wouldn't be a pretty sight. And it's particularly difficult for [Dan] St. Hilaire, whose [District 2] is already on the Dem-GOP fence." "...an even more Democratically inclined district would not be a welcome sight for the incumbent." "Maggie Hassan: The former Democratic senator from Exeter unveils a turnkey campaign staff for her run for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination." "House Bills 1688, 1650 and 1208 all purport to take the federal regulatory monkey off the back of food and beverage producers in New Hampshire." "...it turns out the very producers these bills are aimed at don't want to be exempt from the regs." http://sunacom.com/columnists/jeff/feingold_01-29-12.html http://sunacom.com/columnists/odell/odell_01-29-12.html In his January 29, 2012 column on Sunacom.com, NH State Senator Bob Odell writes, "Critics of Northern Pass accuse PSNH of threatening property owners that the company would use eminent domain if they do not agree to sell to them . PSNH denies the allegations." "...we voted 23 to 1 for an amended HB 648. "...makes it clear a utility, such as Public Service of New Hampshire, cannot use eminent domain when it is for a project from which private investors and not rate payers would benefit." "...the House will decide whether to accept the bill as changed by the Senate or to call for a committee of conference to iron out differences ..." "...from time to time, one learns about government operating very well. "...in 2005, Governor Lynch issued an executive order setting a goal of reducing energy use in state government by 10 percent. By 2011, the state had exceeded that goal reducing energy use per square foot of space by 16 percent." "The interns for 2012 arrived last week." "The intern from Colby Sawyer is Elizabeth Allen from Holden, MA. She is a senior majoring in history." http://sunacom.com/columnists/odell/odell_01-29-12.html http://sunacom.com/columnists/lozito/lozito-01-29-12.html In her Jan. 29, 2012 column on Sunacom.com, commentator Marie Lozito writes, "...creation of the Federal Reserve ...was pushed by a group of very wealthy private bankers seeking to control the American economy." "...learning about our Founding Principles, and understanding them as well as their implications, and by remembering our responsibilities as citizens, not just our rights, will we be able to save this great country." "...it is not just the damage done by President Obama and the Democrat controlled Senate, there are decades of incremental erosion to the basic principles of the American foundation." "...it is because of these gradual changes that our country has deteriorated to its present sorry state." http://sunacom.com/columnists/lozito/lozito-01-29-12.html