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Manchester School Board Member Rhetoric Out of Line.

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' children are initiated into the sport of stickball at an early age, with many having personal sets of stickball sticks or "kapuchas" as these two young boys attending the World Series of Stickball, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. The games are physical competitive contests between communities that historically were used to keep the tribe's warriors in shape for warfare and hunting. Depending on age, the modern younger contests are co-ed, while the older adults play in separate contests. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

Manchester School Board Member Rhetoric Out of Line.

Drew Cline from the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy discusses the outlandish behavior of some Manchester School members when criticizing the budget they approved. Jeff and Drew also address the bill’s status, which would eliminate the annual state inspection requirement.

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