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11am: The morning puree (hyper local NH news) Dan Tuohy, Associate Regional Editor of patch.com (NH) 11:15AM: Some Support!…Arnie’s letter to the editor in the Sunday Concord Monitor and better yet, the comments you may have missed: As we bid au revoir to this legislative term, I go back to the nearly 50 percent cut in aid that the O’Brien Legislature delivered to New Hampshire’s university system. Given the fact that our state’s contribution to higher education now ranks 50th in the nation and if we tripled our state aid we would still be 50th, I think the time has come to replace the term “state-supported” university system with a more accurate description, like “state-situated.” – ARNIE 11:30AM: Rep. Randy Foose -D (NH State Rep and Founding member of the group Restore the Center)…on leaving the Legislature “It started a long, long time ago. In 1957 the newly elected Vice President of the Westfield High School Student Council accepted an offer of a ride home from Judy Johnson. Another passenger in the car was Ginny Clarkson, one of the smartest and prettiest girls in the class. Within several weeks we were dating. When we went off to college in the fall of 1959, Ginny left for Ohio Wesleyan and I headed to Hamilton. She transferred to Wells after her sophomore year to be closer to me. We were married right after graduation in 1963. For the next 49 years, Ginny joined me as I worked in the airline industry, went back to graduate school, and then embarked on a career in higher education that took us to North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and Vermont. In December, 2006, we retired; Ginny after a distinguished 20 years as the Director of Tracy Library and I, as the Vice President for Finance and Administration at Vermont Law School. But I didn’t retire. And for the last six years, Ginny has waited patiently as I pursued a wonderfully satisfying experience as a State Representative. During that time we’ve successfully defeated prostate cancer, skin cancer, bladder cancer, and two aneurisms. We’ve escaped from our burning house and then rebuilt it. And we’ve watched five amazing grandchildren grow into special people….”
