Flawed process sparks Dover Back Road debate
Dover resident Scott Mainella argues Sept 8 City Council proceedings on the Back Road project reveal a flawed public process. He calls for comments from city employees and consultants before Citizen's Forum, full disclosure of ties and bids, and greater citizen participation to avoid secrecy and poor outcomes.
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Paul Vlasich
Christopher Mulleavey
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Foster
Daily Democrat
Back Road
Vlasich
Federal
Mary E. Peters
Penny Lane
Tennyson Avenue
Browning Drive
Henry Law Avenue
Diane Morgan
Yard sale tirade about Bush shrine and faith in politics
A reader protests a yard sale shrine to Bush claiming such displays echo medieval monarchies. She urges voters to use reason and elect leaders without divine intervention, noting social ills and distrust of religious interference.
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God
Halliburton
Hofemann Urges Vote for Dover State Representative
Reader letter urges reelecting Roland Hofemann for Dover wards 5 and 6 in Concord. Highlights two veteran bills he co sponsored or prime sponsored and a Dover City Council backed measure raising veteran tax abatements from 100 to 500 yearly. Mentions a Sept 20 bill to freeze seniors property tax increases.
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Concord
Roland Hofemann
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Iraq
Letters to the Editor guidance for submissions
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Unite the USA in 2004 voice of editor letter urging Kerry
In a 2004 letter to the editor the writer urges national unity after 9/11, critiques Bush for demonizing allies, praises John Kerry as the sane choice, and calls for voting Kerry as pro veteran and pro democracy with tax focus on the wealthy.
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Legal opinions and city contracts draw reader critique
A letter questions the cost of city contract negotiations and the lack of legal representation. Citing a Foster's Daily Democrat article, the writer compares Beecher's vague 1.5 page contract with a Dover schools contract of 14 pages, arguing compensation should incentivize cost saving and taxpayers' interests.
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Dover Superintendent of Schools
Jeff Harrington
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