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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.

Local Wisconsin Police Chief Takes Revenge on Tea party Activist

Local Tea Party holds protests on an overpass.  Local chief gets town to ban signs on the overpass.  Tea Party leader asks the internet to call the chief to complain, chief doesn’t like that so he resorts to…identify theft. In retaliation, (Campbell, Wisconsin Police Chief Tim) Keleman used Luce’s personal info to sign up for …

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Hassanistas Back Off Tax Grab

The Union leader is reporting the Democrats abrupt 180-degee-Kabuki-Dance-Walk-Back of the Hassan Administrations Tax grab.   Long story short–the Hassanistas have “pulled their request off the table,” and Democrats are trying to spin it. Allow me to cut through the Democrat BS for you. Hassanista Bureaucrats claimed the existing rules for ground leases have expired.  They …

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Right To Work Equals Higher Wages

Right to work leads to higher wages in Michigan…  Ruh – Roh Michigan’s per-capita personal income increased from $38,291 in 2012 (before right-to-work became law) to $39,215 in 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. That increase was the ninth highest in the country. (snip) “The dire predictions of right-to-work …

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Teachers Unions vs. Students

Unions are Special interests whose primary interest if growing the union.  (I think I may have pointed that out recently, here.) How has this affected public Education in America?  Hear what Professor Terry Moe has to say about that. There is a dilemma in American education. On the one hand, teachers are essential to student …

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Cell Phone Ban Nothing More Than An Arbitrary Tax – New Evidence Confirms

Let’s assume for a moment that the members of the NH Legislature that voted for HB 1360 (Restricting the use of cell phones in motor vehicles) are almost, but not quite as smart as they think they are. Even under these more than gracious circumstances, voting to ask law enforcement to randomly fine people in …

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Doctor Who Shot Spree Killer Gets His Job Back

Dr. Silverman stopped a spree killer by choosing to exercise his second amendment rights, despite a Delaware County hospital campus policy prohibiting firearms.  Dr. Silverman shot Richard Plotts after Plotts chose the victim zone and opened fire, killing a case worker.  Plotts just assumed he would have a force monopoly.  Turns out he was wrong. Silverman, …

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GrokTALK! 7-26-2014 Live Stream

This week our guests are Kevin Kervick and Doris Hohensee and maybe…as unlikely as it sounds, Walt Havenstein. If you don’t see it here, you can always watch it at USTREAM.tv here. Live broadcast by Ustream

GrokTALK! July 26th 2014 with Kevin Kervick and Doris Hohensee

This week on GrokTALK! we are joined by Kevin Kervick and Doris Hohensee.  (Walt Havenstien was schedule but pulled a where’s Walt-o and never showed up.)  Kevin talks about immigration, the culture, marriage, but first–and foremost Beer.   Doris joins us to talk about education, commerce, taxes, and Betty Lasky, the Democrat State Senator she is …

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