ARA committee members
Claudette and Armand Verville
Carol and Richard Merrill
Sandy and Jerry McKenney
Carol and Roland Martel
Allenstown

You've made me feel so discouraged. As a volunteer for the Hooksett Old Home Day Committee, I recently put up letters advertising the event on the outside sign in front of the former Beanery building near Memorial School. A couple days later I was distressed to see that you'd stolen most of the letters from the sign.

I'm curious about your thought process. Why did you think this was an acceptable thing to do? Do you also steal from your family, friends and neighbors?

Stealing is a crime, not a prank or other more graciously described act. This sign was put up by volunteers, with letters borrowed from a local civic organization, advertising a community event. We'll now have to spend money from our limited resources to purchase replacement letters.

I'm really hoping you don't live in Hooksett, but in case you do and you're reading this, maybe you've thought better of your actions and want to return the letters. Put them in a bag at the base of the sign, and I guarantee you - you'll feel better than you did when you stole them. And you can do this in the light of day, not sneaking around after dark.

Kathie Northrup,
Volunteer
Hooksett Old Home Day

The liquidation of the monopoly bar association assets and the multi-million dollar slush fund, generated by the supreme court violating Article 37 of the Bill of Rights by their encroaching on legislative turf and taxing all lawyers to create "the fund."

This fund pays the costs of both private combinations set up by the Supreme Court to run its private "Supreme Court Discipline Office" at 4 Park St., Concord, run by James Dehart, Esquire and the so-called "Judicial Conduct Committee," run by Anthony McManus, Esquire. Both "review" the criminal activities of judges and attorneys but do not prosecute any crimes evident (these employees and their office employees are not public dervants).

Their payroll is met by payment from the Bar Association slush fund in the operation of a "Unified Bar," requiring compelled membership and payment of annual assessments (taxes) by all attorneys.

Such an unconstitutional monopoly violates the prohibition clearly enumerated in Article 83 of the Constitution!

Many believe these private, Supreme Court controlled, combinations are nothing more than "screening committees" erected to gather information from the unknowing public in order to protect the selfish interests of the offending judges and attorneys. This style of a "conflict of interest" can not be tolerated!

HB 541 must be passed. Disassemble the monopoly bar and return the practice of law to free market.

The following members are assigned to the sub-committee:

. Chairman Robert D. Mead, (R) Box 308, Mont Vernon, NH 03057, 673-3203
. David E. Cote (D) 96 W. Hollis St., Nashua, NH 03060, 882-2244
. Greg M. Sorg (R) 129 Gibson Road, Franconia, NH 03580, 823-8856
. Nancy J.Elliot (R) 8 1.2 Seaverns Bridge Road, Merrimack, NH 03054, 888-3179
. Tony F. Soltani (R) 1073 Highland Drive, Epsom, NH 03234, 736-9653
. Stephen J'shurtleff (D) 11 Vinton Drive, Penacook, NH 03303, 753-4563
. Peter S. Espiefs (D) 29 Middle St., Keene, NH 03431, 352-2770

Please contact all of the above with your support for passage of the most important legislative effort to eliminate monopoly!

Rep. Dick Marple
Merrimack District 9
Hooksett

Capitalism beats Socialism every day, in every way and far more efficiently. Private citizens, churches, volunteers and nonprofit organizations were first on the scene, providing real help. The big government agencies and officials were too busy with TV interviews, paperwork, phone calls, decisions and basically getting in each other's way to get there sooner.

So much for putting the government in charge of disaster relief. The answer? They say we need a new cabinet post and more money. That's always the answer.

As with so many government agencies with their buildings full of paper pushers, job one is to spend it all and keep asking for more. It is long past time to start stripping the government. Here are just a couple of the other "monsters" we've allowed them to create and should destroy:

Can anyone point to something the NEA has actually done to enhance or improve education? They control the purse and impose their will upon the recipients. They make decisions for you because they know better than you do what is best for your children, peasant. Local control of our schools is better for our children and our nation. Kids in New Hampshire have different needs and futures than children in San Francisco or Hawaii. One size does not fit all.

OSHA is completely unnecessary. Massive amounts of money is wasted doing what the insurance companies do better already. The insurance underwriters actually have a vested interest and can better enforce logical and realistically safe working conditions. OSHA might be able to shut you down, but the insurance company can put you under. OSHA has no vested interest other than its own survival.

Billions of dollars are collected, then some bureaucrats decide who gets the hand-outs, while the bulk of the revenue is wasted on their pay, benefits, retirements, perks, friendly contractors and the massive infrastructures they build around themselves.

I never cease to be amazed at the magnificent architecture and almost priceless materials and artwork used to grace their habitats. Marble, rare woods, gold leaf, 30 foot ceilings and grand foyers so you have a nice place to wait for them to actually do something.

David Ross
Hooksett

My granddaughter Alexis Hillesland along with her cousin Katie Campbell and Jada raised $250 for the flood victims. The funds were donated to The American Red Cross Monday.

Thanks again to all that donated.

Michelle M. Boisse
Hooksett