The coverage of the Black Lives Matter Rally in Laconia (Laconia Daily Sun, June 9) is so full of hyperbole and misleading statements that I don’t know whether to be angry or sad.
Let’s turn to the last page, shall we?
The Secret Pollution of Lake Winnipesaukee
The major gem of the Lakes Region of New Hampshire is our famous Lake Winnipesaukee. Its 72 square miles of water are dotted with 274 islands, some larger than others, and many with “camps” or homes on them. To call some of these edifices “camps” might be a major understatement.
Norm Silber Announces Run for State Rep in Gilford & Meredith
Wednesday was the start of the filing period to run for state offices in New Hampshire. Although the General Election is not until November 3, if primary elections are required for any offices they will be held on September 8. A key issue this election cycle will be the level of taxation New Hampshire citizens … Read more
Some Steps to Reduce Voter Fraud
If we really want to have the voter registration laws in New Hampshire mean something as far as ballot integrity, this writer humbly suggests the following steps as solutions: Eliminate same-day registration. Cause the voter checklists to be “closed” a reasonable time before each election, say 30 days or 60 days, after which if you … Read more
Tales from the BudComm – Take down of “my bright idea but paid for by taxpayers”
This should be the last post in this series as my last official meeting was back in January at the Public Hearing for the School District Budget. Officially, I “retired” and did not run for re-election for a fourth term back in March.
Lawyers’ Professional Standards Group Promotes Gun Control Over Protecting Rights
How many lawyers does it take to… stop me if you have heard that joke before? Sadly, what the American Bar Association (ABA) has done recently is no laughing matter. Apparently, currying political favor is more important to the ABA than fulfilling its core mission.
College Student Voting- a new decision
The voter registration laws in New Hampshire are, and have been, at best, illogical, and contradictory at worst. Putting aside for the moment the idiocy of having same-day registration and “open” primaries in which voters not registered to a particular political party can obtain a ballot and vote in a primary of whatever political party … Read more
Preserving our Constitutional Republic
The latest revelations of the Susan Rice memo to herself in the early stages of the attempted coup against the Trump administration before the President even took office has brought to mind the critical importance of the necessity of not only re-electing the President but also maintaining, and perhaps increasing, control of the US Senate. … Read more
The Citizens United decision, the First Amendment, and a short treatise on corporations
One of the candidates in the Republican primary for US Senate has recently surprised most liberty-loving citizens of New Hampshire by supposedly supporting an amendment to the First Amendment of the US Constitution to overturn the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the well-known Citizens United case!
“Who is Your Pick to Win NH’s Congressional District One Republican Primary?”
It’s new poll time as we turn our eye toward the races for the US House of Representatives. We’ll start with District one. We want your opinion. Which Republican primary candidate would you like to see challenge Chris’ Norovirus’ Pappas?
Bloody Kansas Redux
The State of Kansas has an election law requiring documentary proof of citizenship (“DPOC”) for voter registration. Why is this issue important to us in New Hampshire? NH law, RSA 654:1, makes being a citizen of the US one of the essential qualifications for registration to vote. This past Wednesday, April 29, the federal Court … Read more
Denaro Elected State Chairman of NH College Republicans
For Immediate Release: 4/18/2020: MANCHESTER, NH – Today, the New Hampshire Federation of College Republicans are proud to announce that Matt Denaro has been elected Chairman.
A Personal Endorsement- No More Futile Gestures!
Remember the concept of noble but futile gestures, as embodied by the walkout scene in Animal House? As we approach the election season, the question in the primary for the Republican nominee for US Senate comes down to whether we want to make noble but futile gestures or do we actually want to win. I … Read more
The Kung-Flu Weapon?
A little more than 20 years ago, Ken Alibek, a defector from the Soviet Union, exposed the extensive biological warfare activities of the USSR in his book, Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World – Told from Inside by the Man Who Ran It. The book is … Read more
Coronavirus in New Hampshire and Belknap County at a Glance
As of close of business 4/6/20 New Hampshire had 715 cases of coronavirus. That means as a state New Hampshire had 53 cases of coronavirus for every 100,000 people. In terms of negative outcomes New Hampshire has had 9 deaths attributed to coronavirus. That means for every 100,000 people in the state there have been … Read more
Telemedicine- The Old is New Again
Last Friday, I had my regular checkup with my Primary Care Physician in Gilford via Zoom. In addition to being able to see and talk to each other, my PCP was able to bring up & review my electronic records, she was able to send in a new prescription for me by email to the … Read more
Fame does not equal intelligence
In these troubled times, it is useful to examine, once again, the nature of actors (male or otherwise) who undertake to comment and expound on government, politics, elected officials, and our civic life generally. Those actors who seem to get the most attention and platforms (soapboxes) from the media these days are usually those who … Read more
Who Wants A Tax Cap?
If we rely on our elected or appointed officials (aka, the “elites”) to restrain spending of tax dollars on their own volition, we are kidding ourselves.
Is Gilford seeing public employees politicking at the polls?
Posted as received with a bit of REALLY light editing. ********* From: Kevin Leandro Date: Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 12:25 PM Subject: RSA 659:44-a Electioneering by Public Employees To: Richard Grenier <ragsbar26@gmail.com>, <Gus.Benavides@nemoves.com>, Dale Chan Eddy (dale.eddy@aflglobal.com) <dale.eddy@aflglobal.com>, Dale Chan Eddy (shockwave@tarnover.us) <shockwave@tarnover.us>, Board of Selectmen <BoardofSelectmen@gilfordnh.org>, Scott Dunn <sdunn@gilfordnh.org>, <mcgonagle@metrocast.net> Gentleman, In June … Read more
Angelo Farruggia for Gilford Selectman: Because you love where we live
Note: I plan on voting for Angelo Farruggia over Kevin Hayes for Gilford Selectman. Please add your vote to mine! -Skip *************** Hello Friends and Neighbors of Gilford. My name is Angelo Farruggia and I am running for the open Selectman seat in the Tuesday March 10th election. Many of you know me from spending … Read more