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Target Shooting Under Fire…Again

September 26, 2018July 2, 2018 Rick Olson

Target Shooting under fire again. Target Shooting has grown. More people are target shooting, yet the range options are shrinking. More publicly available land is getting closed down to target shooting. Not for the reasons many think, either. The highly vocal hyperbolic, anti-second Amendment crowd is indeed out there, but the guns themselves aren’t the lynch pins…It is the land…the use of the land.

Public-Shooting-Range_006-LFGC — 200-Yard Range at Londonderry Fish & Game Club. -Courtesy Tony Ricci

As many Grok readers know, I have been the leader of one of Southern New Hampshire’s Largest sporting clubs with over 1,500 members. In addition, the Londonderry Fish & Game Club also has eight ranges for firearm use to include a newly constructed 200-400 Yard Range. I have spent countless thousands of hours pressing forward with the planning and design efforts that have now come to full fruition at our wonderful facility.

Ann Kuster Helps Put Salem Taxpayers on a Great Big Hook

September 26, 2018July 2, 2018 Steve MacDonald

For whatever reason, the taxpayers in Salem, New Hampshire have not provided budgets for their fire department to add the personnel or equipment the ‘chief’ thinks they need. But,

Now, thanks to a $1.5 million SAFER grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Parisi has been able to add eight new firefighters, increasing each of his four shift rotations from 15 to 17 members.

Salem has added staff for which the feds are only paying 75% for the first two years and 35% for the third. After that, Salem Taxpayers are on the hook for all of it.

Speaking of Ruth Bader Ginsburg – it’s a matter of paperwork, dude

September 26, 2018July 1, 2018 Skip

Someone is NOT amused – but the other one certainly is in a much better mood than at a previous White House Coresspondence Dinner, eh? How much angst is Obama having given that Trump is using his own Rule #5 against him? (H/T: Powerline)

GraniteGrok’s Top-10 Heavy Hitter’s for June 2018

September 26, 2018July 1, 2018 Steve MacDonald

You had over 250 new posts to choose from for “June 2018” our first full month back to reporting on reader favorites after a brief respite at the hands of hackers in faraway lands. And yes, there are a few that just went up in late June that could “make the cut,” in July. So. I’ve decided to roll into the last week of every previous month looking for contenders to make sure they get a fair shake.

This June, eight of the top ten have New Hampshire specific references in the title. One of those remaining two relates to deliberate political action in New Hampshire. And the single outlier catalogs liberal hypocrisy on the separating minors narrative that dominated half the month’s news cycle.

2018 Independence Day Week Events in New Hampshire

September 26, 2018July 1, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Care of the New Hampshire Union Leader here is a partial list of Independence Day Events this week all across the state. Parades, fireworks, balloon rides, socials, car shows, block parties, “breakfasts” picnics and more.

You can visit the Union Leader for updates or changes or check with your local town for details.

Event: Pro-Life Rally Outside “Press Conference Promoting Abortion”

September 26, 2018July 1, 2018 Op-Ed

EVENT Steve Marchand, candidate for governor of New Hampshire, is holding a “Protecting Legal Abortion” press conference on Tuesday morning, July 3 at Nashua City Hall. Please join us at we rally for Life and against the culture of death in the plaza in front of Nashua City Hall, 229 Main Street from 10:30 to … Read more

Grok Poll: Amend the NH Constitution to Get the Courts Out of Education Funding?

September 26, 2018July 1, 2018 Steve MacDonald

SeacoastOnline reports that New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu would support an effort to get the courts out of the educational funding morass.

“The only way to undo (the current system) is a constitutional amendment, which I would fight for any day of the week – as soon as we get a Legislature that will actually pass one,” said Sununu. “I’m all for it. And even just amending to just ‘the Legislature decides.’ Your representatives, the most representative body on the planet… decide amongst themselves what the formula is, how the funds get dispersed and ensure there is an adequate education.”

Iran: Where Obama Appeased Trump Brings the Pain

September 26, 2018July 1, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Here’s something you probably missed in your diet of Cable News, if you can even stomach that stuff. Since Trump dumped the Iran deal and introduced sanctions, Iranian currency has lost 40% of its value.

The rial has lost 40 per cent of its value since last month, when President Donald Trump pulled out of Iran’s 2015 nuclear accord and announced draconian sanctions on Tehran.

These include an attempt to shut down the international sale of Iranian oil, Tehran’s main source of revenue, a threat that has cast a chill over the economy.

We Stopped Talking About Offshoring Because Trump’s Tax Cuts Made On-shoring a Better Investment.

September 26, 2018June 30, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Remember the Panama Papers? The April 2016 scandal exposed shell corporations, anonymous owners, and the practice of keeping corporate profits offshore to avoid high taxes. All perfectly legal. But it set the left into a tizzy (because it doesn’t take much) whose head-spin produced calls for national registries of company owners and all sort of new laws regarding transparency.

The real goal of government intervention while sold as consumer protection or crime-fighting was to figure out how State’s might profit by taxing that “hidden wealth.”

Heat and Heart Health as the 4th of July Approaches

September 26, 2018June 30, 2018 Steve MacDonald

High heat presents a danger to everyone but if you’ve had a cardiac event you have to pay a bit more attention to the temperature. Medications that slow heart rate reduce the efficiency with which blood flow can help dissipate body heat. Others exaggerate the body’s response to heat. And at no point do you want to make a damaged heart work harder to compensate for excessive exposure to high temperatures.

So, I’m writing this from an air-conditioned room.

Has the Democrat Party Openly Embraced – “No ban. No wall. No borders at all”?

September 26, 2018June 30, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Remember “Occupy Wall Street?” How about “Black Lives Matter (BLM)?” “The Women’s March?” Do you know what they have in common? They are all progressive movements within the radical left crafted to create media sensationalism so that so-called main-stream Democrat politicians can use their ‘outcry’ to push far-left policy prescriptions.

Would you be surprised to discover that the hew and cry over “separating families” at the border is no different?

Does former Supreme Court Justice Kennedy know something, or

September 26, 2018June 30, 2018 Skip

…just being observant? Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Age: 85 (5 years past average retirement) Stephen Breyer – Age: 79 (1 year before average retirement) Clarence Thomas – Age: 70 (10 years before average retirement) Samuel Alito – Age: 68 (12 years before average retirement) Sonia Sotomayor – Age: 64 (16 years before average retirement) John Roberts – Age: 63 (17 years … Read more

Thanks for sending more businesses to NH, Charlie!

September 26, 2018June 30, 2018 Skip

And yet another Republican delivering a win for the Democrat / Socialist agenda. Steve had the goods (paid family leave) in expanding the Welfare State in MA and pushing the Socialist agenda of “Don’t worry – you don’t have to provide for yourself as everyone else will be coerced to take take of you.”. Ayup, furthering the Progressive mantra that you don’t have to be self-responsible and plan ahead for you and your family. And they wonder why we constantly beat on the GOP?

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker Signs Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $15

Gov. Charlie Baker (R) of Massachusetts signed a bill Thursday to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023.
The new law will set the wage to $11 per hour and then raise the pay rate in steps until it hits $15 in five years. The wage for tipped workers will also increase but at a lower rate, going from $3.75 to $6.75 by 2023, according to Mass Live.

The $15 wage will match California for the highest minimum wage in the nation by 2023.

Data Point – Gallup and Americans view of the NRA

September 26, 2018June 30, 2018 Skip

On the political side, 88% of Republicans and 24% of Democrats view the group favorably.”

Even with the full out attacks by anti-gunners and the media, Americans still have a favorable view of the NRA. I’m just surprised that it’s only been a 5% drop. And the grassroots organization, even with the vitriol thrown against them, keeps out-raising its detractors:

The NRA’s Political Victory Fund, the gun-rights group’s PAC, raised $1,164,540.23 in the month of May. That’s nearly $325,000 more than the top three gun-control PACs combined. It is also, however, a retreat of $687,783.05 from the NRA PAC’s April fundraising total.

Liberal So-Called ‘Campaign Finance’ Group Backs Whiny GOP RINOs To Silence Speech

September 26, 2018June 30, 2018 Steve MacDonald

The digital ink was barely dry on this post when what to my wandering eyes did appear but a mysteriously funded left-leaning campaign finance “reform” group attacking AFP-NH for what amounted to following Campaign Finance Laws.

Open Democracy(OD) is a left-leaning affair pushing the left-leaning policy ideas of leftists activist groups and just happens to be an issues advocacy group just like AFP. But Open Democracy supports forced union dues and opposes right to work so when AFP asked voters to ask some useful idiots in the NH House (who happen to be Republicans) about their opposition to Right to Work, OD yelled ‘fire’ in a crowded campaign finance reform move theater.

“When are Democrats and Republicans going to hold their own party to account?”

September 26, 2018June 30, 2018 Op-Ed

By Eddie

We hear it all the time Nazi, Fascist, Hitler. The comparisons are routine and common place. What recent President hasn’t been compared to the third Reich in some fashion? Democrats call Republicans fascists and vice versa. It is probably the most overused metaphor, analogy, comparison or derogatory name used in politics… and outside of politics. We all know the Soup Nazi (from the Seinfeld show). We call ISIS Islamo-fascists, whatever that means. Fox is the Nazi channel (according to liberals). The theme appears to be that Nazi’s are bad people.

What is Fascism anyhow? According to Webster it is a philosophy that puts nation before the individual. It often has a racial connotation as well. While racism may not have escaped our constitution, nationalism did.

Reputation and Practice

September 26, 2018June 30, 2018 Steve MacDonald

If [an individual’s] publicly known irresponsibilities do not serve to blemish that individual’s reputation amongst his co-ideologists, then it is fair to assume that his practice is an acceptable practice of the movement. William F. Buckley r.

Executive Council Candidate Jane Cormier Announces The “Real Change or More of the Same” Tour

September 26, 2018June 29, 2018 Op-Ed

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jane Cormier Ph: 603-781-5695 Email: Jane@JaneCormier.org Executive Council Candidate Jane Cormier Announces The “Real Change or More of the Same” Tour Hooksett, NH – Executive Council District 4 candidate and Former State Rep. Jane Cormier announced her “Real Change or More of the Same Tour” with over 20 events … Read more

Dover NH Bans 18-20 Year Olds in Possession of Tobacco from their Plantation

September 26, 2018June 29, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Yesterday Dover, New Hampshire raised the age for buying tobacco products to 21. So, beware to anyone under 21 in possession of tobacco. If you wander onto the Dover plantation, you’ll be breaking the law.

The Garrison City will become the first municipality in the state to raise the age to legally possess, use and purchase tobacco products in Dover to 21 years old.

The City Council voted to approve the ordinance change on a 6-1-2 vote, with Ward 4 Councilor Marcia Gasses voting no, Mayor Karen Weston recusing, and Ward 6 Councilor Matthew Keane absent from the meeting.

NH Number One In Child Welfare But That’s Just Not Good Enough

September 26, 2018June 29, 2018 Steve MacDonald

So, about your children?

New Hampshire is the highest-ranked state for children’s well-being, according to a national survey released on Wednesday.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count report, based on data from 2016, ranks New Hampshire first overall and second in economic well-being, with drops in the number of children living in households with high cost burdens and children living in poverty.