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A Vermont judge on November 3 told a New Hampshire man pleading guilty to nine crimes that he was lucky to be in a Vermont courtroom instead of facing sterner justice his home state. Judge Michael Kainen’s remarkable admission about Vermont’s criminal justice system was reported by Caledonian-Record editor Dana Gray in the Nov. 4 edition of … Read more
Did you know that, thanks to the work of interested activists and elected Representatives, New Hampshire stopped paying dues to the American Library Association (ALA) last year? It’s been nearly 18 months since tax dollars were sent to the extremists in the ALA. But Chris Sununu’s nominee for State Librarian, Melinda Atwood, would likely renew … Read more
Each year at this time, schoolchildren all over America are taught the official Thanksgiving story, and newspapers, radio, TV, and magazines devote vast amounts of time and space to it. It is all very colorful and fascinating. It is also very deceiving. This official story is nothing like what really happened. It is a fairy … Read more
Melinda “Mindy” Atwood, nominated for the position of New Hampshire state librarian by Gov. Chris Sununu, pushes the book ban myth, the American Library Association’s (ALA) weapon used to silence and humiliate anyone who objects to materials that sexualize children and push their radical agenda. Related: Our Libraries Queer Children In October 2023, Assistant State … Read more
In the United States and across the globe, a stark political divide has emerged not between left and right, but between outsiders and insiders. To a large extent, the 2024 election reflects an outsider revolt against elite misuse of institutions. Analysts and writers on both the left and the right have noticed this, though they … Read more
As I have noted in past observations of the Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont, this collection of special interest group lobbyists has no real desire to solve the property tax/education finance crisis facing Vermonters today. Their objective, quite to the contrary, is to keep the money flowing unhindered and unquestioned into … Read more
Every now and again, I wander over to one or the other of the local (college) student newspapers. These things are treasure troves of material, and it’s been a while since I did. With Thanksgiving on our doorstep, I went fishing for woke BS. I didn’t find any, which was disappointing. There were no Friendsgiving … Read more
Remember when Republican NH House Rep Shawn Jaspar made a deal with the Democrats to get the Speaker’s gavel? Not a Republican best-moment in House History. Well, guess what? Rep. Kim Rice has been meeting with Democrat minority leaders to get their votes to do something similar. I’m not sure what that deal looks like, but … Read more
A few weeks ago I received a call from a journalist who wanted to talk about the safe spaces in college campuses around the country. She was trying to figure out why so many college students did not have coping skills to handle the outcome of the election. As we began to chat, we talked … Read more
RINOs are often the topic of much chatter in circles among the Grok readership, and here we are, just a few weeks after an election. On 9/29/21, future Rep Kelley Potenza called the Damn Emperor a “fake Republican” when Adam Sexton interviewed her at St A’s. Why do I keep referencing that sound byte? First, … Read more
Isn’t it amusing the way Democrat Governors discover State’s rights, Federalism, and Nullification when it suits them? They are not inviolable rights but pieces to be played. It was expected, of course, and they have delivered (again). The governors of Illinois, California, Colorado, and Massachusetts, as well as mayors in cities like Denver and Boston, … Read more
For the sake of argument, let’s agree that people inclined to ignore the law will. Let us also consider that if you want to shoot someone or a bunch of them, the best possible locations are ones where you know you’ll have a significant force advantage. It, therefore, follows that any act of government that … Read more
A weekly look at Vermont and New Hampshire politics: This week, it’s energy, carbon, NH’s weird Election results, Policing in the shadow of BLM, Crime, gun bans, and more.
I have undertaken a Petition to the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the Politella family. I do not normally practice law. This is how I got involved. When I first read about the Vermont Supreme Court’s decision in Politella v. Windham Supervisory Union et al, I was shocked that any court would deprive … Read more
Most readers already know what I think of our lame duck Senate quietly rubber-stamping the RTK tax (HB 1002) and advancing it to the Corner Office without any in-chamber discussion or roll call, but I’m here to discuss more of the upper chamber’s subversive antics. First, let’s look at today’s article on Ruth Ward by … Read more
With New England state governments committed to reducing their carbon emissions at least 80% by 2050, residents and businesses can expect electricity rates to double, along with rolling blackouts, according to a new joint report completed by several of the region’s leading think tanks. The study concludes that weather dependent “renewable” energies — like wind … Read more
Democrats became the contrarian party when Trump first entered office back in January 2016, and the TDS has only gotten worse. We’re talking about a party that used to care about public health and the food supply. These days, they are entrenched political alarms of Big Pharma and Big Farma regardless of the evidence that … Read more
Nashua’s Mayor and the legal office have launched a full-scale attack on this citizen in response to my advocacy for transparency in the city. Their lack of transparency is evident in their attempts to shift 100% of the blame for the costs of Right-to-Know (RTK) cases and complaints onto the citizens, while denying any responsibility … Read more
January 20, 2025, Manchester, NH Join the 603 Alliance to celebrate the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as our nation’s 47th President. Enjoy dinner, dancing, and live music performed by the renowned B Street Bombers. We’ll celebrate with live-streamed coverage of the inaugural events in Washington DC. Jeff Chidester, the “Voice of New Hampshire,” will be our Master … Read more
[Updated 11/25/2025, to reflect new information that has been brought to my attention. Although Sen. Ruth Ward sponsored the bill, the requirement that schools actually teach all kids to read and do math was deleted in an amendment offered by Rep. Rick Ladd. I can find no indication that Sen. Ward voted against, or objected … Read more