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Steve MacDonald

Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, blogger, and a member of the Board of directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the Managing Editor and co-owner of GraniteGrok.com, a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, and a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.

Mayor Gatsas Survives Recount

By PAUL FEELY and MICHAEL COUSINEAU New Hampshire Union Leader MANCHESTER — Mayor Ted Gatsas emerged victorious from Monday’s 10-hour mayoral election recount, defeating Alderman Joyce Craig by 64 votes to secure a fourth term in office. Gatsas won 10,085 votes to 10,021 for Craig, according to results read by Board of Recount Chairman Alderman …

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Leon Rideout – For NH Senate Dist 1

House Rep. Leon Rideout discusses his entry in to the race for the NH State Senate, North Country Issues, and his Democrat opponent. The  entire podcast is available here. GrokTALK! is a Mobile-Ready Broadcast  

IPCC Forecasting Procedure violated 81% of Relevant Forecasting Principles.

“”Scientific forecasting knowledge has been summarized in the form of principles by 40 leading forecasting researchers and 132 expert reviewers. The principles summarize the evidence on forecasting from 545 studies that in turn drew on many prior studies. Some of the forecasting principles, such as ‘provide full disclosure,’ are common to all scientific fields. The …

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Portland, Maine Rejects Min. Wage Hike to 15.00/Hour

A ballot initiative in Portland Maine to increase the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour failed last Tuesday. What makes this defeat so instructive is that Portland IS the Democrat Mecca of Maine. Forty-seven percent are registered Democrat. Six percent of its voters are members of the Green Party.  In the last election for governor …

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GrokTALK! Tim Wigley – Western Energy Alliance

Tim Wigley from the Western Energy Alliance joins us to talk EPA intrusion, the Clean Power Plan, regulatory impact on jobs and energy costs, and the need to push back against federal land grabs. The  entire podcast is available here. GrokTALK! is a Mobile-Ready Broadcast  

‘Fossil Fuel Free’ Challenge

Over at the Western Energy Alliance Web site they offer a simple ‘Fossil Fuel Free’ Challenge for anyone who thinks they get through a day without fossil fuels. Good luck. You’re going to need it.    

New Hampshire Joins 18 State Coalition Looking to Screw the Rest of the Nation

On November 4th the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office issued a press release announcing that it will join “24 States, Cities, and counties” in defense of  the EPA’s clean power plan (CPP). There are 18 states involved in this ‘defense’ posture, half of whom are already bound up by a the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. These RGGI …

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Game of Loans

“Why does student debt keep going up and up even as it’s harder and harder to find a good job with a college degree? And why does it seem that the more aid the government and colleges give, the less it helps? Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, shows how politicians and universities have …

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GrokTALK! – Carly Fiorina

We opened up “shop” early this week so we could spend a few minutes with Carly Fiorina on cutting government jobs and the spending that goes with them. The  entire podcast is available here. GrokTALK! is a Mobile-Ready Broadcast