How is it that a bookkeeper who steals from one New Hampshire school district can be terminated and then be hired by a second district where she repeats the process?
Amy Burley of Barnstead has pleaded guilty to taking money from both the Barnstead and Hampton districts. The total: more than $130,000.
Did Hampton district officials inquire as to why the woman was terminated from the Barnstead job? Was theft in fact the reason?
We would like to think that Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut as well as the involved school boards have the answers to those questions by now. We would like to think it, but in a system in which taxpayers are regularly left in the dark on matters involving public employees, our confidence level isn’t high.
Just how truly conservative is the New Hampshire House? You know, that’s the body where many representatives boast of the taxes they have either reduced or eliminated or at least attempted to do so.
Here’s a thought concerning one of the many seemingly multiplying crises in New Hampshire public schools these days. No, we don’t mean the problems with education itself, although there are a few.
Gov. Chris Sununu may run for President. He says he disagrees with Maryland’s Larry Hogan view that the Republican field should be self-limited to prevent a Donald Trump pileup.
We are pretty sure that Chris Pappas’ fundraising for the next election began the day after he was reelected last November. Early this month, he expressed his gratitude for hitting a February goal with a reminder that 2024 is coming right up. Where are term limits when we need them?