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Tales from the Budcomm – the last season

October 20, 2019 Skip

Yep, after three three-year terms, this is the last budget season for me based on a promise I made to TMEW. New members are on-board, sub-committees member assignments are done and the scramble to set appointments with the department heads is already in gear. By the middle of January, each budget for each municipality and … Read more

New Hampshire’s College Republicans Can Help Us Win Back the Granite State

October 20, 2019 Steve MacDonald

I frequently write about the poisoned campus culture in America. And we can hardly go a week without hearing a story about some crazy professor, a fake hate hoax, or a conservative student or speaker who has been intimidated or attacked. But our Republican students are doubling down.

McCarthyism is Alive and Well on WKXL

October 20, 2019 Ed Mosca

This: Ryan is the GM of WKXL, which bills itself as NHTalkRadio.Com. He is the host of a daily three-hour show … 9 am to noon … called “NH Now.” As for Ryan’s tweet … Gabbard’s outrage at being falsely accused of being a Russian asset is actually proof that she is a Russian asset … Read more

Hunter Biden Used Government Property to Peddle Influence

October 20, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Hunter Biden Used Government Property to Peddle Influence. But on the other hand, Reagan appointed FBI Director William Sessions was removed from office for using government property to haul four pieces of decorative wood for his fireplace from DC to New York.

California Bureaucrats to Create NH State Laws?

February 4, 2023October 20, 2019 Jim Kofalt

In case you needed any more evidence of just how crazy the NH Democrats have gotten: NH Democrat Rebecca McWilliams (Concord) is proposing a bill that would (in effect) delegate the regulation of New Hampshire’s air quality standards to a group of left‑coast bureaucrats known as the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Serious Wetware Development

October 20, 2019 Ian Underwood

One of the first rules of serious software development is that you set up your tests first, before you write a line of code, so that you’ll be able to tell whether your program is working.

Revisiting Educator Credentials

October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 Op-Ed

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.

Animal Owners Gather to Change Pelham Animal Ban

October 20, 2019October 20, 2019

A group named “Restore Pelham Property Rights” hosted an event to boost awareness of their sponsored Citizen’s Petition at the Pelham Saddlery yesterday to protect “Family Farming” in Pelham. The group describes themselves as “a group of concerned citizens dedicated to restoring property rights and our right to family farm in Pelham. Our goal is … Read more

Everything Gets Political When You Ask Politicians for a Bailout – Plus Pandering Dan Feltes

October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 Skip

The biomass “subsidy by govt induced higher electrical rates” issue just won’t go away. The Union Leader has yet another piece lamenting that companies aren’t getting corporate welfare. Landowners are angry that the government won’t help their profits or politics for a new protected class (“unemployed biomass workers”).

Abolish the Diversity Visa Lottery

October 20, 2019 Amil Imani

The Diversity Visa Lottery, also known as (the Green Card Lottery) is an immigration program by which immigrants from nations with usually low rates of immigration to the United States are able to apply for a visa online. The platform, however, has been used by terrorists to penetrate America.

Another Fake Hate Hoax: “Racist Posters” Put Up By Students of Color

October 20, 2019 Steve MacDonald

If you are looking for some attention on a college campus, commit a hate crime against yourself. That’s been the pattern. So this news is no surprise. Everyone freaks out over racist posters on campus, only to discover what?

Bill Weld Asks New Hampshire Democrats to Vote for Him in the Primary

October 20, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The Boston Herald reports that candidate Bill Weld (Party affiliation in transition) wants New Hampshire Democrats to vote for him. Maybe Bill should register on the Democrat Ballot.

With PG&E shutting down its high power lines due to high winds…

October 19, 2019 Skip

I actually think the NBA line is a little more biting – and true. (H/T: Powerline)

von Mises vs Marx: “Freedom” vs “Total Control”

October 19, 2019 Skip

Me: “Let me decide for myself.” Bernie-Bros (and the rest of the current den of Democrat Prez Wannabees: “We’ll decide from on high because you’re too stupid”. Freedom vs enforced “equality”. Self-interest vs Faux Moral Superiority. Individualism vs serfdom. How will you vote? Me? With Mises: (H/T: Cafe Hayek)

Grandfamilies Study Commission: Second Meeting

October 20, 2019October 19, 2019 Skip

Interesting meeting with an interesting mix of people and organizations (see my previous post here for the mandated list). It was clear that even while I was the appointee from the Department of Education via Commissioner Frank Edelblut, there were three grandparents on the committee.

Brexit Deal Fails; PM Johnson Forced to Request Extension

October 19, 2019

Today’s Brexit vote fell short, but it’s not dead yet. British MPs will take up another Brexit vote on Monday provided it follows parliamentary rules, but it won’t pass in time to avoid the requirement in law to request an Article 50 extension for withdrawal from the European Union. Johnson brought forward a new deal … Read more

Ignore Islam At Our Peril

October 19, 2019 Amil Imani

There is no shortage of Islamic materials on the market for anyone curious enough to seek the truth for himself. I personally have written hundreds of articles about Islam and the threat it poses to our Constitution. The painstaking task of educating the American public about this threat has not stopped Islam’s advancement in America. … Read more

Artist Fakes Historic Markers In Durham NH to Perpetuate Climate Fraud

February 9, 2023October 19, 2019 Steve MacDonald

An artist has placed signs around the New Hampshire Seacoast to heighten awareness. Labeled the Seacoast Remembrance Project, these signs detail some future action that was taken as a result of climate chaos (or presumably because of our failure to act on it).

Donald Trump is Going to Sue Jeff Zucker and CNN

October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Donald Trump’s lawyers have posted a letter to Big Wigs at CNN. Summarized it says, you tell viewers, advertisers, anyone who will listen, that you are fair and unbiased journalists. But we see (thanks to Project Veritas) that you are not. We feel inclined to seek damages.

Beware the Educational Industrial Complex

October 19, 2019 Steve MacDonald

President Dwight Eisenhower’s 1961 Farewell Address remains consequential. A five-star general, Ike warned of the dangers of the Military-Industrial Complex—an informal alliance between our military and business establishments.