Posts by Brian Chicoine
Looking at world – and even national – events can cause anxiety, fear, and an overall negative attitude. I personally do not let things affect me to the point that I hate people or lash out. Of course, I sometimes participate in a health debate but my disagreement with someone else doesn’t lead to me hating them or harming them, or even assassinating their character.
It is often said that decisions are made by those who show up. I believe this to be true. Many have opinions on how things should get done and what laws should be passed, but people often say that their voices are not heard or that their vote doesn’t matter.
For the record, although I am a registered Republican who homeschools, I AM NOT anti-public education. I am against throwing money at a problem in the name of fixing it and not addressing the real issue; I am against spending our tax money and it going into a black hole.
I was recently having a discussion with someone over the unrest in the world, and because both of us are parents to 20-year-old males, we were discussing how they could both potentially be drafted (if the draft were reinstated). The discussion then went to how neither one of them can legally drink alcohol or smoke tobacco products, but they could fight – and possibly die – for their country.
With the need for more affordable housing (defined as no more than 30% of gross income for housing costs, including utilities) there are many possible solutions on the table.
With the 2025 legislative session starting on Wednesday and the inauguration of Governor-elect Kelly Ayotte on Thursday, work will begin on the almost 1,000 bills set to be voted on.
As I got older, and became more involved with local musical artists as both a DJ and being in artist management, I began to develop a growing appreciation for the arts in all forms, and in particular, the young people who were involved in “The Arts.”
But why serve? What benefits are there to serving? I have listed some reasons why serving is not only good for the community, but for the individual as well.
In less than two weeks, we will once again be celebrating Thanksgiving. That once per year celebration of family, friends, football, and food…in some cases, lots of food!
Recently I was playing a game of Kahoot with a roomful of youth in 6th through 12th grade (GenZ and GenAlpha) and a question regarding President Reagan came up. One of the youth shouted out, “Who is Ronald Reagan?” And almost none of the youth knew who Reagan was…and sadly most of the youth are in high school.