ACT NOW to protect foster children in NH!
For the past 14 years, Bethany Christian Services has supported foster and adoptive families in New Hampshire through the Community and Faith-Based Initiative Grant.
Op-Ed
Why I’m Not A Socialist
Recently, Senator Jeanne Dietsch wrote an article about how she isn’t a libertarian (her voting record already let us know that). Her first thought is that libertarian is bad because it was responsible for slavery. I think we need to back up and explain to Senator Dietsch what a traditional libertarian might mean. Foremost, it … Read more
Commissioner Frank Edelblut: The Legislature should trust educators and parents
From its inception, the idea of public charter schools has been to free public education from the burden of excessive and restrictive rules that prevent educators from being effective.
Federalism, socialism and ‘dreams of fancy’
Explaining the incredible prosperity of New England in the colonial era and early American republic, Alexis de Tocqueville noted first that the people were left largely alone by the government.
Setting the Record Straight in Sullivan County
It is time to straighten out some facts regarding what happened in Sullivan County. Robert Spencer was booked for an event in Eastman, a private community in Grantham. The venue is supported by HOA fees. A Muslim family lives in that community, in full view of the venue, and supports it through their fees. This … Read more
Let me see if I have this right
This coin was our first minted coin during colonial times; 1787 to be exact. Do you see what it says? MIND YOUR BUSINESS. The flip side says WE ARE ONE. I wonder how many people actually believe that these days.
Letter to Legislators who Tabled $46 Million in Federal Aid for NH Charter Schools
Last Friday, hearing news that the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee tabled an enormous $46M opportunity to further education in our state, was both troubling and heartbreaking for a number of reasons – primarily for children and families but also overloaded educators.
Ann Kuster: Scared to Stand up to Pelosi – Has no Issue Crossing the People of New Hampshire
Representative Ann Kuster has been doing a lot of lamenting on her Facebook page (of late) about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and its lack of passage. A problem she has been putting squarely in the president’s lap.
The Truth on the NH Budget and Planned Parenthood Spending
We’ve heard a good deal of applause in the wake of the passing of the state budget and taxpayer replacement of “lost” Title X funds. Examples are recent columns by Dunlap, Leach, and Vidunas in the Concord Monitor and Senator Rosenwald in the Union Leader.
Tangerine Man
NH State Rep Mac Kittredge (R-Rochester) is also known as “The Rusty Poet” and submitted this for publication a while ago. My apologies for being late with it!
Edelblut, Cline Statements on Vote to Delay Learn Everywhere – Status Quo isn’t working for many NH students
Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut issued the following statement in response to the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (JLCAR) voting along party lines to object to Learn Everywhere, stalling the innovative program that the Legislature last year directed the Department of Education to establish:
Revisiting Educator Credentials
Developments in the Concord School District over the last several weeks have put a spotlight on a number of things, including New Hampshire’s educator credentialing.
Rent Control Rhetoric vs. Reality
Last November, Ontario’s government scrapped rent controls for new rental properties. Activists called it class warfare against low-income renters and predicted huge rises in rents.
Op-ED: Using Tech effectively in New Hampshire schools
To screen or not to screen? That is the question facing parents and educators across the country.
Digital technology has opened up new possibilities in teaching, as well as so many other areas of modern life. But new research finds that too much screen time can hinder a child’s educational development.
Let’s Bring Common Sense to Penacook and Concord
Penacook has been overlooked, and as a Marine and a father with a child in the school system, I hope to change that. I have heard that many residents would like a grocery store. One of my top priorities is to streamline the process to help ensure this happens. We can’t allow another good deal … Read more
Cornerstone on Budget Deal: Good News and Bad News For Abortion Funding
New Hampshire’s compromise budget contains good news and bad news for those defending the right to life and conscience rights. Cornerstone applauds the decision to block direct funding of abortion, and at the same time denounces the increase in funding to abortion providers masked as “family planning dollars.” Here’s the good news. Pro-life senators and … Read more
Windham – A conversation parents need to have with their teenagers
If social media can influence an election, then maybe it’s time to realize that they can just as easily influence your teenage son or daughter’s behavior. As parents what we don’t often understand is the dark side of technology. Apps today are designed in a way not only subverts parents’ rights. They regularly violate personal … Read more
50 years after start of anti-Seabrook protests, a turn toward nuclear power
By Andrew Cline, Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy If San Francisco tech bro hipsters invented a carbon-free way to generate power 24/7, they would be hailed as saviors of the planet. Though they might yet come up with some use for a venti Matcha Green Tea Frappuccino, the energy technology in question predates them … Read more
Response to Congressman Pappas and Robert Miller’s anti-gun screed
Here we go again. Another round of people displaying their ignorance about firearms while promoting restrictions on them. Robert Miller believes that mass shootings are uniquely American. Please research Norway, Australia, Kenya (2013 & 2015), and France. And, if you’ll allow arson as a valid form of mass murder, check out Kyoto and our own … Read more
Mayor Craig scrambles, deflects, and plagiarizes to fix the problems she has ignored
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 4, 2019 | Manchester, NH – With primary election day just 13 days away, Mayor Craig is in full panic mode. For months and months, she has been relying on incomplete crime data and talking points to claim that all is well in Manchester. She can’t hide from the facts any … Read more