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EMail Doodlings – SB11

May 17, 2013

SB11 – the bill ostensibly written to allow Exeter and Stratham to cooperate on a water system.  However, as we have written here on the ‘Grok, we have seen a lot of problems with the bill as it is too broadly written.  With the Feds and the NH regional planning commissions pushing the Federal “Sustainable [ Read more ]

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Carol Shea-Porter: The Federal Governments Representative To New Hampshire CD- 1

May 17, 2013

I have long and often argued that Democrats, New Hampshire’s variety in particular, favor the top down model of governance.  The power and the resources (money) must descend from the point farthest from the person who is taxed for the privilege of being governed by progressives. A prime example or proof of this “theory” is [ Read more ]

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Democrat Civility Alert #infinity+1: This pretty much defines what “fringe” is for Democrats

May 9, 2013

At least there is none of that faux friendship of “my friend from <name your state>” that we often hear from US Congressmen or Senators.  It seems that Democrats believe, and are now willing, to call ANYONE with an R after their name, “fringe” whenever the Rs don’t do what the Ds demand they do. [ Read more ]

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Could I “Bee” More Surprised?

May 2, 2013

A recent report released by the US department of agriculture and the EPA not only did not blame Global Warming for the colony collapse problem with the Honey bee population in the US. Imagine my surprise.  A collection of ‘experts’ gathered by the government, may have produced a set of conclusions with no immediate political [ Read more ]

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Granite State Future – Not really just “Advisory only”

March 22, 2013

We keep hearing from those that are in favor of Granite State Future (the NH version of the Federal Government’s “Sustainable Communities Initiative” pushed by the EPA, HUD, and DOT that aims to Federalize our local homegrown zoning regs so “we can live better) that is is merely advisory.  Just hints, directions, guidance – take [ Read more ]

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NHListens – the non-profit FOR the sustainable Granite State Future plan which HATES our NH environment!

March 21, 2013

Or for another take, this subtitle:                        NHListens – the “Run Away!” edition! Gosh, and last week was JUST.SO.MUCH.FUN!  So this week was supposed to be the next one in the North Country series of “listening” sessions.  Get out of work on time (and an unexpected “happening”)?  Yup – Check!  Good weather?  Snow?  Rain?  Fire? Raining [ Read more ]

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GovernmentOversite: NHListens / Granite State Future – another viewpoint

March 19, 2013

Both the ‘Grok and GovernmentOversite went to the same event last week: a “listening” session conducted by NHListens (an offsoot of the Carsey Institute at UNH, where “Carsey” is the uber-Progressive TV producer, Marsey Carsey).  Here is the video that ‘Grok friend Ed over at put together over at GovernmentOversite (a mashup of some of [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Wrapup

March 18, 2013

The last of the NHListens session at the Plymouth Senior Center on behalf of the Granite State Future plan, which is the local instance of the Federal Government’s way to Federalize local zoning codes via bribing us with our own money as the HUD / EPA / DOT throws money (with strings attached via the [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Parts 10 and 11

March 18, 2013

Pretty much more of the same – Part 10: Business startup issues: ease of startup credit, banking issues / regulation (to customers, on themselves), reduce barriers to entry, Train the workforce – not to be the cogs in a machine but to design that machine, teach them to be entrepreneurs You should be willing to [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Parts 8 and 9

March 18, 2013

And we start right in with Part 8: continuing on the economy was a lady that asked the question “what is the next thing?” as if an entire State’s economy could be planned to succeed.  An older gentleman answered but I could not hear what he said,but true to form, The Enforcer went right after [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Circle “AAAA”

March 17, 2013

Well, during the recording of circle “BBBB”, I bet you’ve noticed that, on occasion, I panned over to one of the other groups.  Primary reason?  Well, the Scribe over there was writing a whole bunch more than this group (including when Tim Carter got up, walked to the front of the group to explain to [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Circle “BBBB” Parts 6 and 7

March 17, 2013

“…who controls the natural resources and are they privately owned or a community resource?“ What have we learned so far as we get ready for Parts 6 and 7 of the NHListens session at the  Meredith Plymouth Senior Center this past Thursday?  Seems like listening isn’t what it used to be, I guess – especially [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Circle “BBBB” Parts 4 and 5

March 17, 2013

Continuing on from Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the NHListens “visioning” meeting at the Meredith Plymouth Senior Center (NH).  Thus far, the important takeaways that I have observed thus far: A strictly controlled meeting agenda of questions and issues A division of the prospective audience / attendees into “circles” consisting of about 10 people [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Circle “BBBB” Parts 1, 2, & 3

March 17, 2013

After talking with Tim Carter of the Lakes Region TEA Party and listening to the Intro remarks by John Krebs and Molly Donovan, it was time to start observing “how” the “what” was going to happen.  As I said in the Intro post, I was not there to participate but to merely observe.  To recap [ Read more ]

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Sustainable Communities Initiative (the Federalization of local zoning codes): Lakes Region Planning Commission Meeting

March 9, 2013

Yes, the unelected, unaccountable and mostly self-funding (multiple taxpayer teats at the ready) group of Commissions that started off doing road planning between neighboring towns – and suddenly, are experts in such varied things as Economic Development to Broadband Deployment in just a few short millions of dollars grants-writing.  And now that THAT information is [ Read more ]

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Runs like a Deere….no thanks to a sniveling Lowe’s

December 30, 2012

I still miss the ole’ Suburban.  What’s not to like about a land yacht that had a really nice comfy bench seat in the front where TMEW would sit right next to me, a long wheel base to smooth out the bumps, 4wd to take care of the ravine that one must pass to get [ Read more ]

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Ding dong……..sorta.

December 29, 2012

H/T Daily Caller

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EPA and Hurricane Sandy – yeah, sure “they’re here to help” (Not!)

October 29, 2012

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.” – President Barack Obama, Inauguration, 1/20/09 In this case, Ronaldus Magnus’s words, with Hurricane Sandy [ Read more ]

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Regional Planning Commission Meeting Tomorrow – Milford

September 18, 2012

Our apologies for the very short notice. Last week, on the heels of a GSF rejection victory in Rochester, Dover shot down their Scenic Byway program, and the standing-room-only crowd made a HUGE difference. The Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) is holding their Executive Committee and regular Commission meetings, this Wednesday night, September 19th, in [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: Rochester City Council – “Rochester City Councilors, just say “NO!” to the Granite State Future plan for Rochester!

August 25, 2012

Granite State Future plan – that plan by which Federalizes (via “free money”) local zoning ordinances.  And if you haven’t looked or known, they can have a LARGE effect on how you live and where / how businesses can be run. Sidenote: From a post a while ago on when EVIL uses of ordinances by [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: Rochester City Council – Pleading and venting

August 25, 2012

The last post – full out complaining that the Rochester (NH) City Council should not have subsidized the Obama Presidential campaign stop by expending taxpayer monies and not billing the Obama campaign (not that he’s bothering to pay – just that kind of guy, he is).  Here are more folks going after the City Council [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: Rochester City Council Public input on “Sustainable Communities Initiative”- Ken Eyring

August 23, 2012

Ken’s mission at the Rochester City Council meeting( as it sought Public Input on its signing onto the NH version of the Federal Government’s Sustainable Communities Initiative (“SCI”), also known locally as The Granite State Future Plan) was to start connecting the dots between all of the groups that are pushing, advocating, and agitating for [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: “After Testimony” interview with – Sue DeLemus, Warren Groen

August 23, 2012

Both NH State Representatives Sue DeLemus and Warren Groen, testified before the City Council (against the Granite State Future Plan); both agreed to talk with GraniteGrok afterwards about whether or not they had words that didn’t get said, or items they wished to emphasize, like: “These people worship at the alter of Energy Conservation…they want [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: Rochester City Council Public input on “Sustainable Communities Initiative”- Tom Flaherty

August 23, 2012

Another of the folks that spoke out against the Federal Govt’s move to further do social engineering via the Sustainable Communities Initiative / Granite State Future Plan was Tom Flaherty.  He stressed that the key entity is HUD – it gets the final say via operating through the 9 Regional Planning Commissions under contract.  One [ Read more ]

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“It wasn’t THAT bad!”-where Democrat TJ Jean tries to justify Rochester’s costs for Obama’s campaign visit

August 22, 2012

Heh!  While most of the public input at last night’s Rochester City Council was concerning folks warning the City Council not to sign on, Democrat Mayor TJ Jean spent the first part of the meeting trying to justify the City’s expenses (as in “Wait!  It really wasn’t THAT bad”) when Obama came to town not [ Read more ]

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