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mark2 - Tue, May 21, 2013, 1:59 P

Voting yesterday
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mark2 - Tue, May 21, 2013, 1:54 P

Voting yesterday
It's funny how the town can let people know when taxes are due or dog licenses but for voting they can't seem to figure out or don't want to, get the word out.

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stew - Tue, May 21, 2013, 8:21 A

Voting yesterday
I knew nothing about it. Are there any results?

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newbie - Tue, May 21, 2013, 7:42 A

Voting today
Mr. N. Maybe if the town PICKED them up and took them to the polls they would be more likely to vote.( Sarcasim)...Sounds like the old it ain't my fault syndrome so prevelant on this website.IE town m... (More...)

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Rob - Tue, May 21, 2013, 7:28 A

Voting yesterday
I stopped buying newspapers when I became unemployed and couldn't afford it. (job classifieds were online). Usually this forum is pretty good about mentioning things like local elections. But this el... (More...)

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Mark1 - Mon, May 20, 2013, 11:14 P

Voting today
The only reason I voted today was because I saw the signs on the way to work. It's pretty arrogant to chastise people for not knowing about an election because they no longer "read the paper." Few... (More...)

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patrick - Mon, May 20, 2013, 11:07 P

Voting today
"if you're saying that you're not going to pay any attention unless and until you see a sign somewhere convenient to you on the day of the election, why would I want you to vote?" Because I'd be su... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Mon, May 20, 2013, 10:53 P

Voting today
patrick - I think those are good suggestions, and I agree that there are a lot of ways to get the word out. But don't you think there's a role here, too, for personal responsibility? I mean, if ... (More...)

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patrick - Mon, May 20, 2013, 10:41 P

Voting today
Maybe the day and week are common knowledge but they aren't to me, and I almost never drive by my polling place. If the town had posted something on this corkboard, or if they had a Facebook page and ... (More...)

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patrick - Mon, May 20, 2013, 10:19 P

Voting today
I didn't realize that the election was today until I got home and saw posts in this forum. I had to get my son to baseball in the opposite direction so I never found time to vote. I saw no signs in... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Mon, May 20, 2013, 10:18 P

Voting today
PS: Montague holds town elections every year in May -- for all I know, it's every year on the third Monday (which is what it was this year). There's always a selectboard seat open, there are always... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Mon, May 20, 2013, 10:00 P

Voting today
Precinct 2 (which votes at the Highland Apartments in Millers Falls) had a total of 75 voters. In this election, there were races for selectman, housing authority, and school committee (and in Prec... (More...)

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Rob - Mon, May 20, 2013, 6:41 P

Voting today
I don't know my precint number, I just know I have to go over towards Millers Falls to vote (which is out of my way) around 1:45, 60 ballots divided by 2 means 30 voters. I assume most of the frequen... (More...)

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jhanold - Mon, May 20, 2013, 4:15 P

Voting today
When I left Pct. 5 around 2:00 we were up to 28! Not even close to Pct. 1 and an embarrassment overall. Considering this had a contested BOS race and a lot of open Town Meeting seats -- in a year wh... (More...)

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mik - Mon, May 20, 2013, 3:03 P

Voting today
I was the 75th voter at 3:00 today in precinct 1. Pretty low turnout!

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mik - Thu, May 16, 2013, 6:00 P

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> Wow, this Obama guy is one crooked individual. > I miss the days when we had an open, honest, forthright administration in the White House. Really. Glass houses, and all that.

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patrick - Thu, May 16, 2013, 2:54 P

The Scandal Machine Cranks Up
Wow, this Obama guy is one crooked individual. I miss the days when we had an open, honest, forthright administration in the White House.

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mark2 - Thu, May 16, 2013, 2:18 P

The Scandal Machine Cranks Up
Joe Obama already knows the truth.

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joelandry - Thu, May 16, 2013, 9:04 A

The Scandal Machine Cranks Up
The head of the IRS was fired by Obama but Obama failed to mention that he was quitting in a couple of weeks. If Obama wanted to find out the truth he would call for a special prosecutor. So much for ... (More...)

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joelandry - Wed, May 15, 2013, 6:29 P

The Scandal Machine Cranks Up
Jeff, You are on an island by yourself. I suspect you sent this out to get people talking and you don't believe what you wrote. Your post is too far off base to comment on.

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newbie - Wed, May 15, 2013, 6:17 P

The Scandal Machine Cranks Up
This took longer than I thought it would.. Wonder if the IRS looked at any Democratic stuff? I kind of doubt it. Going to be down in DC next week. I'll have to check it out.

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JeffSingleton - Wed, May 15, 2013, 12:35 P

The Scandal Machine Cranks Up
Just in case anyone is interested in a little truth while the Republican attack machine and the lazy media go nuts over Benghazi and the IRS scandal, here is an interesting article about the tax-exemp... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Wed, May 15, 2013, 8:00 A

Town Meeting Saturday May 4
The school committee may not be"looking for help" with the GMRSD budget (I suspect if the issue is framed that way you will get a negative reaction). But let's just say a standard /consistent set of ... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Mon, May 13, 2013, 9:48 P

Town Meeting Saturday May 4
Jeff - That all sounds fine if the school committee is looking for help, but what if they're not?

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JeffSingleton - Mon, May 13, 2013, 11:26 A

Town Meeting Saturday May 4
No I do not think the town boards should replace the school committee in terms of its oversight budget role. I have never said that and I absolutely do not think that. But I have never understood this... (More...)

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