My Turn: Forget the film; here are three big reasons to oppose Northern Pass

“Annmarie Timmins did a good job with a difficult story. Never mind the film – who could expect anyone within such a time-frame to get everything right? And whose definition of “right”? And in my book, forget the unions. Their members are bought and have no more right to profess loving our state than I do.

Eminent domain is a dead duck. Why are people still raising this? The people of the North Country, with help from kindred spirits south of the Notches, fostered a law against eminent domain for private gain. Readdressing this diverts energy and attention span. Side effects on health are also dead-duck issues. Why spend time alleging or refuting?

In the end, and I hope there’s an end, because I’m getting sick and tired of fighting phantom issues, are these:”

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Harringan, John. Concord Monitor 29 July 2013.