Reminder
Fall 2012 Gilmanton Youth Organization (GYO) Soccer Sign-ups,
Tuesday, August 21st, 5:30 - 7:00 pm at the PTA Back to School
Bash at Crystal Lake Park.
If you have any questions, please contact: Phil
Eisenmann, Soccer Coordinator, at PO Box 476 Gilmanton, NH
03237, 267-7912,
[email protected]
Letter To The Editor
Congressman Frank Guinta bragged in a newsletter about getting an
award from the US Chamber of Commerce. He claimed it was because of
his “pro-jobs” voting record, but it unquestionably had more to do
with the 100% rating the US Chamber gave him. The only New England
congressman with 100%, he joined a tiny minority - 8% of US house
members (from mainly southern and western states) - with a perfect
score as lackeys to Big Oil, Big Pharma, and the other
multi-nationals that the US Chambers lobbies for.
The US Chamber of Commerce is not like your local Chamber. In NH,
many major local chambers are not even members, including Dover,
Manchester, Merrimack, Hudson, Nashua, and Souhegan Valley. In 2010
the VP of the Greater Hudson Chamber, Jerry Mayotte, said, “I could
not find one positive thing to say about being involved in the US
Chamber” (Nashua Telegraph, 10/17/10).
The US Chamber is a lobbying front for its big corporate donors, and
its agenda harms middle-class Americans. In 2008 only 45
corporations donated almost half of its $140 million in
contributions, and many of those contributions coincided with
lobbying that endangers us all. For example, Dow Chemical’s $1.7
million contribution included funding for the Chamber’s fight
against legislation to protect chemical plants from attack (NYT,
10/22/10).
Congressman Guinta, I wouldn’t boast about US Chamber support. It’s
like being stamped “bought and paid for” by multi-national
corporations. I can’t wait to vote against this congressman who
forgot his NH constituents.
Lew Henry
Gilmanton Iron Works
Gilmanton School Fall Sports
• Girls’ Soccer will begin on Monday, August 20th from 3:00-5:00 pm.
Please meet Coach MacDonald on the soccer field.
• Boys’ Soccer will begin on Monday, August 20th from 5:30-7:00 pm.
Please meet Coach Warren on the soccer field.
All soccer players must have a mouth guard, shin guards and a full
water bottle with them at all practices.
• Volleyball practice will start on Wednesday, August 22nd from
5:00-7:00 pm.
Permission slips are available at the school office and on the
school website.
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