Prior to 1971, the legal voting age had been twenty-one. The drafting of eighteen-year-olds to fight in the Vietnam war, prompted the argument, “old enough to fight, old enough to vote”. The United States Constitution amended the legal voting age to eighteen. I registered to vote shortly after my eighteenth birthday and the first presidential […]
ANDOVER – This letter is submitted in response to a letter published in the August Beacon in which the writer states that a certain lawn sign “… appears to call for the killing and dismembering of State Representative Andrus.” The writer hints to the person who created the sign by identifying the road where it […]
ANDOVER – This letter concerns the editorial written by Kim Baer and published in the August Beacon. The signs on Franklin Highway have nothing to do with hate and/or violence, but for an understanding of the reproductive policies of the GOP and Louise Andrus, which are injurious to the physical, mental, and spiritual health of […]
Please vote to re-elect Incumbent, Deborah Aylward as State Representative. Why? Because I’ve seen her in action, and have no doubts about her abilities to properly serve her constituents in the State House. She is readily accessible and highly responsive, which are character traits we demand of our representatives. She possesses the strength and fortitude […]
ANDOVER – In response to Kim Baer’s recent opinion piece in the last edition of The Andover Beacon, I’d like to mention the importance of context. She claims a sign on Route 11 “…appears to call for the killing and dismembering of State Representative Andrus” when it advocates no such actions. The sign – the […]
There has been flawed messaging that Candidate Deborah Aylward is Candidate Louise Andrus’s opponent and that voters should only vote for Andrus — even though two candidates will be elected for this two-seat district representing Andover, Danbury, Hill, Salisbury, and Webster. Voters need to know that I am not running against Andrus, I am running […]
I know Candidate Deborah Aylward (R) to be a tireless champion of what is “right.” Locally, she has spent innumerable hours gathering facts to present to voters for informed decision-making; has “righted” quite a few “wrongs” with local government; and requested action by state agencies which benefited the citizenry. Deborah is gracious and kind and […]
I am 86, a vet, and I write to alert you about one item in Project 2025, Trump’s agenda for his presidency. Project 2025 wants to increase the Army force structure by 50,000 (p. 108). To do that, Project 2025 has three recommendations (p. 103). One, requiring students in public high schools that get federal […]
ANDOVER-On behalf of the Board of The Andover Community Hub, our gratitude goes out to those who made The Hub’s recent “Rock, Blues ‘n’ BBQ” event a rousing success: Gail and Pecco Beaufays, owners of The Andover Barn; Ty Morris, chef extraordinaire; and the local business sponsors who helped underwrite the costs of this fundraising […]
Salisbury – Louise Andrus claims “Education is a Passion” and that “Elected Officials need to support the working class,” Then why aren’t she and the Republicans fixing the school funding problem? Louise and her Republican colleagues have supported “welfare for the rich” by giving money to wealthy families through the School Voucher Program (EFA’s) to […]