Steve MacDonald

Update #3

I took the pup, who is now 6 months old, back to the specialist in Concord, New Hampshire on Monday afternoon.

The injury has not (so far) interfered with normal bone and ligament growth and at this point does not appear that it will (Yeah!). That means he should not need surgery, and for the time being (assuming nothing changes) no more pricey jaunts to the Vet for meds, radiographs, or examinations–all of which was made more tolerable by your generous donations.

He may always have the cellulitis (a lump) that grew around the joint after he tore the ligament but it is not causing pain nor does it inhibit movement or function. The muscle in his injured leg has caught up to the good leg thanks to a careful and measured increases in daily walks–or maybe I should call them tugs, pulls, or drags, depending on what he things need sniffing along the way.

For all intents and purposes, unless he presents some new symptom, he’s back on full duty. Thanks again to everyone who donated.

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Katie Couric and her Director purposefully edited a film to advance the progressive view of guns and gun owners and now it could cost them. The Virgina Citizens Defense League is suing for damages.

“the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), along with two of its members, today filed a $12 million defamation lawsuit against Katie Couric, director Stephanie Soechtig, Atlas Films, and Studio 3 Partners LLC d/b/a Epix for false and defamatory footage featured in the 2016 documentary film Under the Gun.”

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There’s an interesting article over at NHPR. The hook at WBUR is How New Hampshire’s Seacoast Communities Are Preparing For Climate Change. The actual article is titled N.H.’s Seacoast Prepares for a Rising Sea in Surprising Ways.

With credit to the second title, there are some interesting “ideas” to address the problems of storm swell and rising water, but these solutions are prefaced with a lie.

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3:PM the day after.
Guinta appears to have held off Ashooh in CD-1 and your “Republican Nominee for Governor” is Chris Sununununununununu.
Lots of results here. H/T Max Ledoux!

5:30AM
Jim Lawrence won but neither the race for Governor nor the contest in CD-1 have been called. They are both too close. WMUR has Guinta up by less than 700 votes. Sununu is listed as ahead of Edelblut by 1051. I haven’t checked but I’m guessing they will both call for recounts before anything official is announced.

Dan Innis was ahead of Steve Kenda in State Senate Dist. 24. Leon Rideout was trailing in Dist 1. George Lambert appears to have won his State Senate primary (I think…). More to follow.

10:15
Still tight…Sununu is back on top with a 200 vote lead.  Back and forth. Same deal in CD-1 between Ashooh and Guinta.  CD-2 looks like a clean Jim Lawrence victory. He’s up by 12% and has been for a while. He has 2000 votes on Flanagan.  And I am calling it quits soon.

10:00 Jasper Lives. He managed to come in 8th out of 11 seats. 

9:56
Frank Edelblut has the lead again, as much as 350 votes but hovering just over 200. Could be a long night. Gatsas is done but has not conceded. Jim Lawrence now has a 12 point lead over Flanagan.

9:44
Sununu has retaken a 200 vote lead. No major changes in the other races.  Still no word from Hudson.

Press Release
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For Immediate Release – September 13, 2016
Contact: Greg Moore (603) 303-9297

Americans for Prosperity Highlights Ongoing Explosive Job Growth Since Tax Relief for Employers Took Effect

MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) highlighted today’s release of August unemployment data showing the eighth straight month of major job gains following business tax cuts that took effect on January 1st.  In August, 1,750 more New Hampshire residents found employment.  According to federal data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the eight months since the tax cuts became law, the state has averaged 2,159 more jobs added per month.  Additionally, another 2,270 New Hampshire citizens entered the workforce, bringing the total up to 757,080, the largest number of potential workers in state history, and an increase of 16,751 since the tax cuts took effect.

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Liberty Ballot is about as good a guide as you are going to get for every town and Ward in New Hampshire if you are uncertain who in your Tuesday Primary races are more likely to fight for your property rights and individual liberty.

Update: If you think Liberty Ballot is off the Reservation add it in comments and explain why.  Had a few today already. 

From my In Box!

There is only one day until the New Hampshire Primary! With so many contested primary races, there is bound to be some confusion. To the relief of taxpayers, there is a solution. Go to http://www.LibertyBallot.com and select your town, then click “Get Ballot”. A pre-marked sample ballot for your town will appear. When in doubt of the small government candidates, don’t leave the race blank – use Liberty Ballot.

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