NH State Representative Steven Smith

Busy getting ready for tomorrow. Please do not forget to vote, regardless of which party you are in. There are choices to be made, and I hope that District 11 shows a great turnout from all voters. Finding the correct locations and hours is always a struggle for some reason. I have confirmed this information with each town. please note the new location for Lempster, and the different hours for Acworth and Langdon.

Acworth:
Town Hall at 13 Town Hall Road
Hours – 10 AM – 7 PM

Charlestown:
Library-Municipal Building at 26 Railroad St
Hours – 8AM – 7PM

Goshen:
Goshen Town Hall at 54 Mill Village Rd N Goshen
Hours – 8AM – 7PM

Langdon:
Municipal Building at 122 NH RT. 12 A
Hours – 10 AM until 7 PM

Lempster:
Lempster Town Office at 856 US Route 10 Lempster
Hours – 8AM – 7PM

Washington:
Camp Morgan Lodge at 339 Millen Pond Rd
Hours – 8 AM – 7 PM

I found out yesterday that I have again been endorsed by the NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business).  The NFIB was founded in 1943 to be a voice for small businesses, and a resource to provide them with information on how laws affect them.  This is NOT an advocacy group for big business.  They are a group dedicated to helping businesses like the ones we have right here in District 11.  60% of NFIB members have 5 or fewer employees.  55% of NFIB members report gross sales of $350,000 or less.  They are not controlled by outside groups or big money PACs.  Each NFIB member gets ONE vote. I first learned about the NFIB a few years ago when I walked into Fall Mountain Small Engine to campaign.  Before Tom said anything, he pulled out this booklet, and said “the NFIB says you’re ok”.  I’d never heard of them.  In travelling the district and asking these small businesses about it, I was surprised at how many of them were members.

I’m proud that I have again earned their endorsement, based on my voting record, and my support for the small businesses of Sullivan County District 11.

See the list at http://www.nfib.com/article/house-incumbents-endorsed-by-the-nfib-nh-safe-trust-66333/

Steve

You may have heard of the brutal killing of yet another American non-combatant by ISIS. That is two now recently. I’m not going to rail against the President. I am going to beg our federal delegation, and the White House, to formulate some plan to fight this tactic. Surely something can be done. We all should take this personally. One of our nation’s greatest strengths used to be a sense in the world that if we were hurt, they had to fight all of us. Our military alone is not a deterrent. The will and resolve of the American people is. Before we castigate the administration, let’s look at ourselves. Have we written to our Representative in Congress, our Senators, the White House? Have there been rallies that can be shown on the news? As a constituency, have we let our leaders know that we care? To the rest of the world, America seems silent. It seems they can get away with it. That has to change, and we have to help that change occur. Call a radio station, WCAX, WMUR, WYCN, write to your paper. Write or call all of your elected officials. Tell those who can make your word public that you’re mad as hell and you’re not going to take it any more. Begin to make some noise and let the world know that we do not allow this.

James Foley attended Kingswood Regional High School in Wolfeboro. He was only 40 when these animals killed him.
Steven Sotloff graduated from Kimball Union Academy. He was only 31 when these animals killed him.

These are our guys who were killed. This is local, and it is personal. They were not soldiers. Tell somebody, anybody, that this is unacceptable. Begin the noise so that our government has the tool it needs to fight effectively… your will.

Steve