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By now, most readers know that I’m all about right-to-know and have discussed the records of misguided Rs that voted the wrong way on HB 1002’s most recent roll call. As mentioned in Spike’s recent article, I’ve “gone scorched earth” on groups giving high marks to enemies of 91A. On a personal note, my first … Read more
New Hampshire has had its share of voting irregularities, both investigated (poorly, but still) and those not. But none of the local efforts to move to paper ballots, even in towns where it wouldn’t even begin to be a hardship (which is all but a few), have succeeded. People either don’t care to show up … Read more
Greed and Fear was published in early 2018. The author, Derek Galanis, an Uber insider into the criminal underbelly of “underground financiers” and fraudsters dating back to the mid-1970s, states that his book is “all true.” Essentially, it is his plea deal allocation before sentencing to federal prison. Has Congress deposed him? We want to … Read more
If you care about children, Medicaid and the economy, you won’t be voting for John Stephen for the Executive Council. Mr. Stephen was head of DHHS when extreme child abuse was taking place at the Youth Detention Center (YDC) and in other state youth facilities. The taxpayers are now on the hook for damages from … Read more
Neither Mike Bordes nor Travis O’Hara should be allowed to go back to Concord, and while they’d be better than most Democrats, you’d actually have to show up for that to work, which makes this rather amusing. Bordes wrote an Op-Ed for the Laconia Daily Sun, pimping O’Hara as prepared and present for County Delegation … Read more
Another special interest group, Citizens Alliance, has released a legislative scorecard today. Like others that the Grokster known as “Spike” has said I’ve “gone scorched earth on,” this group is no different. There are 68 reps in their “good standing” category. Of those 68, 18 are enemies of 91A. Without further delay, here they are: … Read more
Rumor has it Geno Marconi opposed developing offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine. I have also heard from fishermen (through a third party) that Geno opposed the redevelopment of Rye Harbor, which would wipe out the shacks and kick out local business owners. If that’s true, it is no mystery why Geno was put … Read more
Though I’m neither a resident nor a paid member, I wound up on the Rockingham County Republican Committee (RCRC) email list some time ago after buying a raffle ticket. It’s important to mention that this Candidate’s forum was scheduled weeks ago, with more than one announcement or notice. At 12:25 pm on Wednesday, the RCRC … Read more
New Hampshire’s Mascoma Bank is the hub for distributing the Federal Government’s New Market Tax Credit money, designed to provide investor tax credits for projects developed in low-income neighborhoods that improve the economic conditions of those living in hardship. Typical project developments include food, health, and education businesses. Mascoma Bank allocated NMTC funding for Nashua’s … Read more
“I would be honored to earn your vote and put my vast military and civilian experience to work for you. I believe my professionalism, honesty, and common sense are just what we need right now, in Concord.” Dan is a military veteran with exemplary naval service. He was proud to serve tours on multiple nuclear … Read more
“Housing” has been quite the buzzword for the past few years, so much so that I often roll my eyes and shake my head, depending on whose mouth I hear it from. There is a gentleman in a western suburb that I will call “J.” He was all over SB 400 two years ago and … Read more
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is celebrating the 200th anniversary of General Lafayette’s tour of America. It is part of the American Freinds of Lafayette’s Bicentennial celebration of the 1824-1825 tour by the Marquis. The journey began on August 15th, 2024, and continues until September 9th, 2025. On September 1st, 1824. General Lafayette visited North Hampton, NH, … Read more
You will now find the publication date for content everywhere. It appears on the home page, the category pages New England, Nation, World), the State Pages (NH, VT, ME), and the New Hampshire MicroGrok pages. As reported in the last update (update!), we are switching ad packages. That happened today but might take a little … Read more
In 2022, I filed the Right to Know Lawsuit in Nashua Superior Court with claims against Nashua’s Economic Development office. The lawsuit primarily concerned the lack of notice of public meetings and posting minutes and records involving economic development projects. Citizens (including myself) were frustrated by the inability to locate, access, and obtain records and … Read more
By Kathy Holmes – Editor’s note: Kathy paid to place the following as a full-page paid ad/editorial in the Pittsfield Post. The paper refused and refunded her money. Her response to the paper’s refusal can be read below. Response to Rejection I’m sorry to hear that. It presents a serious problem in that Donna Keely … Read more
IN 2014, three people in the Granite State were infected with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), and two of them died. We haven’t had any cases since then. But the NH Department of Public Health just announced a 2024 death from EEE. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health … Read more
I am NOT a fan of our Speaker. I’ve criticized many committee assignments here and called him the captain of a ship of uniparty corruption. I am also developing a pattern of writing commentaries on NH Journal articles. The featured piece for this one is their story of House leadership’s ousting of Emily Phillips from … Read more
As mentioned in [Part 1], the most straightforward (and least Marxist) way to fund schools would be to use a uniform (per capita) tax. You take the budget, divide it by the number of taxpayers, and that’s the tax each one pays. But even that ends up implementing a sort of reverse Marxism, taking money … Read more
After looking at [Part 1] and [Part 2], we can consider a third case, where the kid who takes the EFA comes from a district that would be tuitioning him to a school outside the district, because the district doesn’t offer the grade that he’s in. For example, suppose each district pays $15,000 to tuition … Read more
First, let me say that Spec Bowers has a history of doing good work, and I praise that. However, I have some problems with his new piece called “The Good Guys.” I will get into that, but I first give public thanks to him for identifying some House primaries of interest and pointing out the … Read more