Interesting meeting with an interesting mix of people and organizations (see my previous post here for the mandated list). It was clear that even while I was the appointee from the Department of Education via Commissioner Frank Edelblut, there were three grandparents on the committee.
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Laconia School District: This shirt inappropriate for a third grader to wear to school
UPDATED and BUMPED II:
We do a lot of writing and when one of the Groksters gets it wrong, an apology is required. Tonite, it is my turn and I apologize to Superintended Steve Tucker, Principal Eric Johnson, and Teacher Lindsey Packer. I publicized bad information – information for which I fell for. From my Daughter-in-Law’s Facebook post on this issue that I just happened to screenshot:
“Using ‘adequacy funds’ to buy adequacy” – a sequel
OK, tag teaming off of Ian’s post on why why we aren’t paying for “verifying achievement” instead of “verifying attendance” here because of a question of from a LONG time reader who worked with me for over a decade at my former employer (Epicor). Here was his email on Ian’s post and, of course, my … Read more
Blogline of the Day – The “friends you keep”
YOU CAN JUDGE A TV PROGRAM’S AUDIENCE BY ITS ADVERTISERS, so what does it tell us that the first ad I saw on the CNN Democratic presidential debates was “Ron Reagan, lifelong atheist,” on behalf of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
3 Socialist Countries you didn’t know about that went Free Market to save themselves
“Socialism is guilty of a fatal conceit: It believes its system can make better decisions for the people than they can for themselves.” I encourage anyone to go read this post that talks about Great Britain, India, and Israel and where they were to where they are economically – and from the standpoint of Freedom. … Read more
So Jeanne Shaheen took Ukrainian money for her campaign coffers? Gonna give it back now, Jeanne?
From a sharp-eyed loyal reader, we have this tid-bit: Jeanne Shaheen’s a Hunter-Biden-like money grubber? Emphasis mine, reformatted: Kudos to Steve Hilton for pointing out the corruption of the first group on the Oct. 13 edition of his Fox show “The Next Revolution” – a group of Democratic senators took cash from a Ukraine lobbyist … Read more
China: not as strong as the media tells us?
I remember when Germany was going to beat the pants off us economically. Japan back in the 70s. Rumors for South Korea – ditto. And the European Union, with its free trade emphasis, was supposed to be the juggernaut that was going to run roughshod over the US. Each one of them, when you looked … Read more
Why some New Hampshire Towns are Always “Property Poor”.
Decisions have consequences – not just at the personal or corporate level but governmental as well. While some towns have tried to do all the right things, some have failed – some many times over.
We fought them abroad but here they are
You know, I/we don’t do this enough as our commenters are very bright and incisive. They ‘get it’ and get to the point. The problem is that their comments, while valued, sometimes don’t get the play they should. So, I’m going to do more “promoting” than what I have done in the past. From Steve’s … Read more
Lakes Region Porcupine Toy Drive 2019
Reminder! We’re providing Christmas/ winter holiday toys for area families that have fallen on tough times. The Lakes Region Porcupines is a group of around 30-75 people that meet monthly for Chinese food and fellowship. Many are part of the Free State Project while a number of us are just Liberty and Freedom minded (and … Read more
Quick Thought – Change the language, change the thought pattern.
The Left has been doing this for a long time: Transsexual has become trans male or trans woman Gay no longer means “happy! happy!” Transsexual has transmogrified into trans male or trans woman Abortion bad, “Pro-choice” / “Reproductive Justice” / “Body autonomy” is the new hotness Libertarian has become “selfish!” Conservative has become “evil” / … Read more
Progressives: Removing yet another Stigma brick from the Wall that protects Society
Wait… Now We’re Talking About Decriminalizing Intentional HIV Transmission? Should it be a crime to knowingly expose someone to HIV without disclosing it? Most sane people would say yes. But a widely panned Vox article published this week said that state laws making it a crime to not disclose your HIV status “have only increased … Read more
Notable Quote – US Senator Daniel Moynihan
“The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change culture and save it from itself.” -US Senator Daniel Moynihan I try to read all of the posts put up on GraniteGrok and two of the latest ones, … Read more
Beto O’Rouke – Govt WILL mandate what your belief is. HE will decide what you believe in – not your Scriptures.
“Laws have to be backed up with resources and political will. And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed.” -Hillary Clinton. Robert Francis (culture appropriator of “Beto”) O’Rourke certainly agrees. He’s like a swinging machine gun with Progressive “bullets of infringements” as he struggles for any kind of foot hold … Read more
And this is a problem……why? “United Nations could run out of money in a few weeks”
Competent managers? Expert technocrats, capable of solving the world’s every problem? Sure – except their own: The United Nations is running a deficit of $230 million, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, and may run out of money by the end of October. In a letter intended for the 37,000 employees at the UN … Read more
Tournaments for the “Fallen 7” MicroInterviews – Part2: NH Governor Chris Sununu
The Guv also showed up this past Saturday – as all politicians are wont to do, he made the rounds, had pictures taken with him, and then met up with NH State Rep Harry Bean (Gilford/Meredith) for a quick tutorial on arm wresting. Harry is a multi-year World Champion and your’s truly would NEVER step … Read more
Tournaments for the “Fallen 7” MicroInterviews – Part 1: NH State Rep Harry Bean and VFW Laconia Chaplain, Hillary Seeger
Late putting this up but my time hasn’t been under my control for almost a month now, so apologies! This past Saturday, NH State Rep Harry Bean organized four of the local social clubs to fundraise some monies for the Fallen 7 + 1; those members of the Jarhead Motorcycle Club that were killed plus the one survivor.
Blogline of the Day: So how DO Progressives handle “cisspecies birds and bees”????
Progressive parents sit their kid down for a talk about the birds and the bees and the birds who want to become bees and the bees who identify as birds and buckle up, this might take a while. Click on the link – it is rather amusing. (H/T: Instapundit)
Hillary just made a semi-announcement about running again – WHOOPEE!
SHOT: “You know, it truly is remarkable how obsessed he remains with me. But this latest tweet is so typical of him. Nothing has been more examined and looked at than my e-mails. We all know that. So he’s either lying or delusional, or both. There was no subpoena, as he says in a tweet … Read more
