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Julie Smith 
In 2023, while I was Alderman Dowd’s opponent, I received an invitation from the League of Women Voters (LWV) to attend a Wards 1, 2, and 6 candidate forum at the library, which is in trashy Ward 4 and not even near Ward 2. Despite their name, one should ask them whether they even know what … Read more
August 19 is a busy day on the calendar. It’s Veto Day, and both chambers convene at 10 am. Also at 10 am, the executive council meets at Cranmore for Kenney’s turn to host in their roadshow series. Later that day (5-6pm) is the 23rd anniversary Nashua Goes Back to School event at Holman Stadium. … Read more
According to a quick look at the most recent calendars from each chamber, Kelly Ayotte has vetoed 30 bills this year. Let’s suppose for a moment that nobody goes rogue or plays hooky in the Senate. The votes are there to stick it to her with a 16-8 roll call. Unfortunately, the House is another … Read more
A few days ago, Di Lothrop emailed me the manuscript to what would later become her article. In it, she mentions lies told by John E Sununu. I quickly replied, praising what she said and asking, “What about MORE LIES told into the mic on June 24?” The lies I’m about to mention have been … Read more
Perhaps Rep Varney should be called a “Republican Rep David Cote” as he seemingly aspires to be like him, but I chose the word “placeholder” for now. We’d like to think that Team Red has higher standards for conduct, especially seeing that we’re quick to criticize the Dems who receive unflattering attention from WMUR and … Read more
While most sound-minded bill watchers were concentrating on the last of the women’s sports & safe spaces bills being vetoed yesterday, I took a look at the 20 bills that were signed and spotted HB1727 (This bill creates a system for automatic enrollment of eligible students into the Summer EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) program, unless … Read more
Are there any readers who remember a House Election Law hearing in the early winter of 2022 when the late Rep Mark Alliegro introduced a bill about hand counting? I’ve been unable to track down the HB number despite a search on bills that Mark sponsored and a quick look at the YouTube playlist. I … Read more
My first encounter with Marc Nozell, aka Mr. Wendy EN Thomas, was at the archives during a 2022 Merrimack rep race recount, for which I had been recruited by Ms. Ginger and Melissa Blasek to participate in an effort to expose some shady campaign practices by Tim McGough and his accomplices. Not much materialized from … Read more
When the Live Free Press’s July 7 article titled New Hampshire’s Municipal Lobby Trains Its Fire on Republican Bills came to my attention, my blood boiled at first sight. I thought of that old Janet Jackson song, What Have You Done For Me Lately? I also remember Kevin Avard complaining about them a few years ago when I … Read more
Most readers are aware by now that there isn’t much ‘Grok readership in Ward 2, Nashua. Just look at the serial absence of representation in City Hall and the House, election after election, going back several cycles. Having “marked myself safe” from Alderman Dowd before last fall’s election, I can share good news: all of … Read more
Kelly Ayotte is all about Kelly Ayotte, anything outside her personal wish list be damned. We’ve seen it with her serial vetoing of women’s bills, and don’t forget school “library lewdness,” because she vetoed SB434 today. Like any other governor, she has signed many bills that may or may not be relevant to most ordinary … Read more
While putting in a few hours at the Concord GOP tent at Concord Market Days at the request of a fellow Team Lily member, I got to talk to several known people, like Reps Alvin See and Matthew Pitaro, and County Commissioner Lovlien. I also got to meet 2 of the 3 candidates for county … Read more
Some people know me as a “numbers person,” and I might irritate many with my “today in history” posts, but let’s get the following item out of the way. June 27 is Kelly Ayotte’s birthday. There will be tweets, posts, and comments by her operatives and members of her fan club claiming how great she … Read more
Bad actors sadly exist everywhere, even in institutions we want to think are exempt. Government is not one of those institutions, but we’d like to think that there’s a higher standard for Team Red in all government bodies, and we’re repeatedly disappointed. Let’s focus on our state legislature and note that the Senate is much … Read more
There has been plenty of discussion at multiple levels of government and among ordinary commoners about the subject of energy. Also, there’s an abundance of subject material on the internet, but amid all that chatter, I ran into this WMUR short video discussing Community Power(CP), something I’ve written about before. After watching it, I noticed … Read more
It’s already common knowledge that Rosenwald is retiring from the senate, and the enemy camp has selected Telerski to be her replacement. Queen Sharon called her and Ruth Ward up to her podium to be recognized and receive clocks as retirement gifts and address the rest of the senate. I expected the usual themes a … Read more
I just saw a tweet about some “30-minute warning” announcement about a curfew in a city. The average observer might think of a big box store’s intercom saying, “Attention shoppers, the store closes in 30 minutes, please bring your purchases to the register.” Not me. It triggered my contempt for Alderman Wilshire and her insufferable … Read more
When I opened the Useless Liar’s daily digest email in my inbox, I saw an editorial by Ms. Melanie Levesque and could hardly contain my excitement to read it. Alas, it was a pay article, and I had to ask a paid member to copy and paste it. Grokster Beth Scaer, upon sending it, reminded … Read more
Never vote to sell your right to vote. Your right to vote should be as sacred as free speech and bearing arms. The latter shall not be infringed. Unfortunately, there are some people who have no problem with your right to vote being infringed. Sadly, lots of them are the kind of voters who show … Read more
Near 10 pm at the end of last Thursday’s super marathon senate session, RPK took to her mic, which means it’s something for the WHOLE senate to hear, the whole 16:8 senate. She announced a retirement party for Rosenwald late Wednesday afternoon, 5/20, at Arts Alley. It stands to reason that the whole senate is … Read more