Today more than ever, we must ask ourselves about the direction this country is heading in. Is it for the freedom our forefathers believed in and fought for, or is it giving in to the greed of a people that believes in self interest that can only be paid for with higher taxes?

There is that word again. Taxes. A word that means money in the pockets of those who take freedom away.

When Keene police arrested a woman for choosing to go topless like the men do, their actions were paid for with taxes. When Lauren or Dave are placed in a car that was paid for with tax dollars, remember that it was greed that helped to pay for the illegal arrests.

Personal or political greed--it does not matter. There are other forms of greed as well. When a home is seized by a bank, it is done because of corporate greed. When the government does not want you to speak out in the name of real freedom, it is because of greed.

The government is afraid of the truth. It does not want the public to know what you know. The government wants to control you.

Government greed. Power is greed. The more power you have, the more greed you pursue. Remember those famous words ...

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

The more you have, the more you want. That is America today. Greed, power, taxes and corruption. Not exactly what freedom is based on. Our forefathers got it right.

Those who move to Keene and other places in the name of freedom have it right too. Be not afraid, for you hold the truth. Let the others be afraid of you. You are at the beginning of a new tomorrow.

We have only begun to fight.

George Vreeland Hill