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Previous: Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV. I have tried to serialize this misbegotten behavior by SAU86, which I will bring mostly to a close soon. However, the “steamroll” part of the title. DCYF (NH Department of Children, Youth and Family) is supposed to protect children mostly from really bad and abusive … Read more
Dear Governor Ayotte, As you meet with the Judicial Selection Committee, please note that Mary Tenn of Tenn & Tenn serves on this committee. As I understand it, her law firm represents former Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald in his divorce case. Former US Attorney Jane Young represented Gordon MacDonald despite being on the ADO screening committee he … Read more
While the media circus and social media were abuzz with comments of all varieties following the resignation of Gordon MacDonald and the scandal surrounding it, Luz Bay didn’t waste any time. She became the first nonincumbent executive council candidate to air her opinion. She said the following: “Executive Councilors are elected to provide independent oversight … Read more
There’s a line from the original DIE HARD movie- lots of them, truly- but this one popped into my head when I heard the news that the New Hampshire State Supreme Court Chief Justice resigned (after a fake medical leave). “We’re gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess.” New Hampshire’s judicial system could use … Read more
Now Gordon MacDonald is accusing Barbara Hantz-Marconi of circulating rumors that he had an affair with Dianne Martin. That’s a bit rich coming from him. He has had an entire career off the sexual misconduct rumor mill, and so have his colleagues at Nixon Peabody and so has their client, the NHCADSV. I am less … Read more
Have you ever attended a committee hearing with a large turnout? Whether or not the committee chair is a pleasant one, it’s common to hear the chair saying words like, “if someone else has already said your talking point, we don’t need to hear it again; please save all of us some time,” as people … Read more
New Hampshire’s “live free or die” motto expresses a core value deeply embedded in our culture and our government. People who cherish freedom don’t need large government. They don’t to impose their beliefs with a book of codes enforced by the point of a sword. That’s what unfree societies do. These reflections come to mind … Read more
$39,721.24, and the Records Nashua Still Hasn’t Produced A new Right-to-Know lawsuit raises questions about figures presented to Nashua’s Board of Aldermen and why the records needed to verify them remain outstanding. TL;DR: If you do not follow Nashua government closely, you may not know the name Matthew Sullivan. Sullivan is Nashua’s Director of Community … Read more
When an untrained reader sees the words “Tuna Tuesday,” s/he might be thinking of standing menu items, like Friday Fish, Saturday Beans & Franks, or Wednesday Prince Spaghetti Day. That’s ok, but some background is in order, especially for readers who are not “cat people,” but first, congratulations to future “Rep. Mr. Carson” for being … Read more
Sorry for the delay from Part III (here are Part 1 and Part 2), but I need to let you know that I started this process to get this little Foster guy the Special Education services that he needed AND WHICH ARE MANDATED BY LAW that the District of Liability (“DoL”) shall provide to him. … Read more
The Singing Mailman, who just happens to be MY mailman, regularly leaves his business card with the latest schedule of upcoming tour dates. I’ve kept the newest one behind a refrigerator magnet for the past several days while I’ve waited for details to be added to his events page. As seen on the business card, … Read more
Democratic U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander and Republican Lily Tang Williams won their New Hampshire congressional primaries Tuesday, setting up a November rematch just weeks after Williams discussed her campaign, her childhood under Mao, and her concerns about socialism in an extended interview with Vermont Daily Chronicle. Williams, who appeared Aug. 13 on VDC’s “Chronicle Conversations” … Read more
This week, on The Independents, with Caral Gericke. NH primary: Lily Tang Williams (~65%), Keith Murphy (~71%), November door-knock askThe NH split: Republicans in Concord, Democrats in D.C. — and why Carla calls it sus. NHEXIT mail: five-plank New Hampshire First pledges, names not public yetStudy commission bill: back again until the question is normal. … Read more
2024 wasn’t that long ago, but there might be new readers and people new to NH among us, so here’s my old article following that primary and a quick recap. Lily won her primary; Vikram made the phone call in a minimalist manner, or should I say “with minimal manners?” Think of Jennifer Aniston wearing … Read more
I noticed a short article in the 9/5/26 Daily Sun, “City 50 Years Ago,” by Warren Huse, about the City looking into a “regional Incinerator for trash.” Famous broadcaster Paul Harvey always added a prologue at the end of each of his stories where he would say, “and now you know the rest of the … Read more
The latest University of New Hampshire’s Free-Speech ranking from FIRE is unimpressive. Even lousy. But my expectations were always low. It was never a bastion of First Amendment Rights, and it has – in truth – had a few speech scandals that went nationwide with our help. I’ve also taken FIRE to task in the past for … Read more
The system currently in place for Sexual Assault Response Training allows the rapist to get away and the wrong person to get framed. The State must do better if it really wants to keep rapists off the streets. The main official New Hampshire materials tied to the SART program under the Attorney General’s “A Model Protocol … Read more
Seeing that I didn’t have a campaign home page, this article serves as my thank-you note to everyone who voted for me and/or supported my candidacy. I hope these words make it to all Howard Pearl critics who are being misrepresented by him in the upper chamber. My race was not completely in vain, as … Read more
I know many are still swallowing Tuesday night’s election results. I’m here to tell you all hope is not lost. Many of you may not know that I advanced to the November 3rd General Election for the U.S. Senate under the Constitution Party of NH. Because let’s face it, WMUR, NPR, and the New Hampshire … Read more
New Hampshire has a math problem. In 2026, about 62% of New Hampshire’s 11th graders met the state’s proficiency standard in reading. In math, only 30% did. That gap is hard to ignore. But high school isn’t where the story begins. The Gap Begins Earlier New Hampshire’s statewide assessments tell an interesting story. In the … Read more