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Stand Up Salem!

L to R: Bonnie Wright, Amy Healy, Sean Lewis, Christine Steele, and Carla Billingham. Sean Lewis for New Hampshire, Carla Billingham for NH House of Representatives and Bonnie4Salem Wright had a Meet and Greet the Candidates event in August at Peach Tree Farm. The event was also a fundraiser for a local non-profit. The Facebook community made suggestions, which were all put …

Got Drugs?

  GOT DRUGS? Turn them in! As part of a national prescription drug take back, the Salem Police Department is collecting unused pill or other meds on Saturday. And that’s a good thing. Left unused, drugs can be tempting for children. Properly disposing of them and help prevent abuse or overdose. These are great reasons …

Millville Lake

A Hasty Assessment of the Issues facing Millville Lake: Native and non-native invasive plants, invasive animals (Chinese Mystery Snail), and Water Quality Prepared by Bonnie Wright Candidate for NH House of Representatives   At noontime on Friday, Janet Breslin Smith mentioned some issues that the Millville Lake Protective Association is facing. She suggested that I be prepared …

9.11.01

We said, “We shall never forget.” But have we remembered? John Kerry said, “Remember the hours after September 11, when we came together as one? It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.” It has been fifteen years since this tragedy, when we cried …

Solar Spill

A solar spill is called a sunny day. Germany is one of the world’s leaders in the use of solar photovoltaics (PV)  panels. In 2014, Germany produced approximately 6.2 to 6.9 percent of their electricity, and by 2015, it produced 7.5% of Germany’s net electricity consumption. Germany’s PV capacity has doubled on a average of every 18 months, with a 50% annual growth rate. By 2016, …

Business Roundtable Discussion

In May, my running mates (Carla Billingham and Sean Lewis) and I had the opportunity to visit with the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce and BIA (Business and Industry Association). BIA organized Round Table Discussions in nine different locations across the state, to determine what the business community sees as issues for the upcoming legislative session. Key concerns were identified, and …

Happy Birthday, Medicaid Expansion

Today is the two-year anniversary of NH implementing Medicaid Expansion. Did you know that the bipartisan N.H. Health Protection Act, expands Medicaid health care to almost 50,000 low-income, hard-working Granite Staters, who rely on this expansion to live healthy lives? Senator Jeff Woodburn says, “Uninsured emergency room visits are down significantly. Uncompensated care, a hidden tax …

Ice Cream Social Followup

Democratic House Candidates in Salem Host Ice Cream Social Summer event brings lawmakers and constituents together Thanks to Susan McLaughlin for coming to video our Ice Cream Social last week! This video will be shown on our local public TV station, and is also available at: http://reflect.vod.salem.cablecast.tv/TRMSVOD/10880-icecrmstaterep-Medium-v1.mp4 I’m so proud of my teammates that are running for …

7th Generation

What is the 7th Generation principle and why do you need to know about it? MAY 15, 2013 • BY MOLLY LARKIN • COMMENTS 23 Whenever I mention the 7th Generation principle to most people, they think I’m talking about laundry detergent. I’m always surprised that more people don’t know the origin of the term, so I felt …

Young Families

In my last post, I talked about the “silver tsunami” — concerns about the average age of Granite Staters. One of the reasons we see that growing percentage of seniors is the decline in the percentage of younger residents. How are we doing to make young people want to stay here in New Hampshire? (Or perhaps more important, …