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December 2017

NH GOP Increases Calls for Resignation of State Rep Guilty of Assaulting a Citizen

Yesterday, the New Hampshire Republican Party renewed calls for the resignation of state representative Katherine Rogers (D-Concord). Rogers is the representative who recently pleaded guilty to assaulting a volunteer during a ballot recount last year. While most people believe Rogers should resign for her deplorable behavior of physically assaulting a citizen, the New Hampshire Democrat …

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Yes, America can still be saved

On December 25th, the New York Times published an editorial by liberal columnist, Paul Krugman. It was entitled “America Is Not Yet Lost,” and it was a message wrapped in hope, but filled with hate. Still fuming about the 2016 election and its aftermath, Krugman ranted that Donald Trump has proven himself unfit for office …

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Part II – ACLU Article on Student Voters in NH Sets the Standard for Stupid

For reasons we won’t go into today ruling class institutions in New Hampshire like vote fraud. They like it so much that nary a one, in their ambling defense of dirty elections, wonders why out-of-state students can’t use an absentee ballot to vote like any typical person temporarily displaced from the address the IRS will come …

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Data Point – Schools keep growing (by adding “overhead”)

If an average classroom size is about 25 students and we multiply that by the average spending, that gives us $275,000 per year per classroom. If you’re in a school with 40 classrooms that’s $11 million per year to run a school. “But Kira, not all that money is for the classroom. What about principals, staff, …

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Quick Thought – don’t consider burglery as a profession when…

Tattoos gave away David Hamilton, 19, according to police. A city man has been charged with receiving stolen property in the burglary of a Hooksett gun shop last year. Tattoos gave away David Hamilton, 19, according to police. “Newly developed images from the burglary depicted a male with distinct tattoos holding one of the stolen firearms,” the …

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Disqus Doodlings – Another Govt Rent-Seeker for Govt run PAID Family Leave – HB 628 – Dr. Oge Young – Part 2

Of course I can’t just leave this issue with just a post – I left a couple of comments where I hope Dr. Oge “Big Government” Young (seemingly both a rent-seeker and someone that believes that Government can and should solve all ills – sure thing, sport).  Sure, it was the primary bit for the …

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