Live cattle prices are racing for the sky, up nearly 12% in the previous two months. Most forecasts predict increasingly high beef prices in 2024 as ranchers strive to rebuild herds depleted by the double whammy of drought and the pandemic. As farmers rally across Europe and American consumers helplessly watch their grocery tabs soar, food prices are likely to continue their rise.
Say Her Name, Joe. Her Death Is On You
Laken Hope Riley was a 22-year-old attending the University of Georgia. She was well respected and loved on campus, and people who knew Laken were impressed with her energy and willingness to help anyone in need. People admired Laken’s love of life. Laken went for a run last week on a popular running trail that has been trusted and used by students and staff for years.
Your State House – 2/27/24
This week, my committee continued with public hearings. HB 1188, qualifications of licensed nursing assistants, was an attempt to ease the requirement for fluency in English for this lowest level of nursing licensees. The bill separated the requirements for LNAs from those for other nurses, who still need to show their proficiency.(Interestingly, no other medical … Read more
Convention of States and Term Limits USA Lose in Maine and New Hampshire
Last Week, Wolf PAC’s Cenk Uygur and his “Conservative” allies were handed a defeat in New Hampshire, and this week they were handed a defeat in Maine.
More Cows Needed to Reverse Climate Change, Experts Say
In a little-noticed presentation on Dec. 9, 2023, at COP28 in Dubai, a panel of soil experts presented the case for cows as climate allies, not gas-spewing destroyers. The event, titled “Conscious Livestock Rearing and Soil Health,” discussed “animal rearing’s impact on soil health and its place as a part of the climate solution.”
Outlaw the EPA in NH
Imagine a Mosquito at a nudist colony that knows what to do but doesn’t know where to start. Kudos to State Rep. Michael Granger and the five co-sponsors who know where to start! Introducing HB1294 to Nullify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in NH will preserve state sovereignty and nullify (EPA) regulation enforcement.
Manchester VA Whistleblower Part 2: Federal Oversight of Manchester VA
“Report Wrongdoing.”
This is the message encouraging employees at the Manchester Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Medical Center to report violations of federal law, regulation, or policy. Several agencies are tasked with oversight of VA programs and investigation of complaints, including fraud, waste, abuse, and gross mismanagement.
Bear Pond Conservative Chronicles: What Do Maine Democrats Stand For?
That does not seem like a complicated question to answer. When you look at some of the laws passed over the last few years, the Democrats who claim to represent all the people in Maine when they get together in Augusta are doing quite the opposite.
Massachusetts Border Towns Ask New Hampshire for Help
As an abutting neighbor of the Granite State, an owner of rental properties in NH (who would be stupid enough to be a residential LL in MA), and a thoroughly kindred spirit of the “ole Yankee farmers” of NH, I ask you to come to the aid of your brothers in kind south of your border.
20 Budget Tips for My Town, and Yours!
As we embark on the latest city budget fiasco that’s going to cost us where it hurts, as a taxpayer who has to balance a home and business budget, here are some tips. First, I implore you to stay under the tax cap or, even better, below. Second, the key to successful budgeting is to start with income and work within those numbers backward, not the other way around!
Where’s The Beef?
Hundreds of millions of pounds of beef are imported into the US every year. Consumers believe because an American company is on the label, the beef is from the USA. As US farmland disappears, we slow down on exports with dwindling farms, imports are rising. The main sources of imported beef are from Australia, Brazil, Uruguay, and other countries.
Mid-Vermont Girls Team Headed to Championship Despite Legal Battles
The beleaguered girls’ varsity basketball team from Mid-Vermont Christian School in Quechee, VT, is headed to the New England Association of Christian Schools Championship game. This is a year after they made international headlines for taking a principled stand against playing a school boasting a biological male athlete, identifying as “trans,” standing nearly 6’3” tall.
Biden Administration Blames Putin For US Inflation
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre recently blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for inflation in the US. Much like blaming the border crisis on Republicans despite years of Trump wrangling to “Build That Wall,” this effort to project American inflation onto Putin’s shoulders rings hollow.
School Funding and Mental Health – Another Example of Government Trying to Grow to Fix A Problem it Created
It is a classic tale of progressive woe; years of lousy policy create a problem that those responsible insist needs more funding … for them to fix it. The correct course of action is to fire all of them, take back your money and power, and do something different, but it is a hill they are prepared to die on.
The New Hampshire Lawyer No Priest Shall Name…
Attorney General’s are releasing investigations on many Catholic Diocese’s. Michigan and Maryland are the most recent. Seldom do these reports have the names of priests or lawyers misspelled. I see no misspelled names except for in the New Hampshire Attorney General’s investigative report on the Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire.
Where Is Justice for Harmony Montgomery? Another Failure of PD & DCYF. Why?
Adam Montgomery was found guilty on all charges of murdering his daughter, Harmony Montgomery. Some have praised this as justice. There are others who must face trial as well for their own abhorrent failures. Making mistakes is one thing, hiding them is another.
CRT and Eugenics in Vermont
Government institutions cannot eliminate subconscious or conscious prejudices. The 20th century’s infatuation with “science” and brain chemistry has resulted in great hubris by academics and government to do exactly that — change the brain. But it has always ended in disaster.
Can Someone Be Too Brash To Be President
The President of the United States, and by extension, the Leader of the Free World, should be judged solely on their Presidency and Administration results. Policies should be the measuring stick; politics should not, but certainly does today more than ever, come into play when determining the results of a Presidency.
After Years of Making Medical Care Cost More VT Legislators Pretend More Meddling Will Lower Costs
The government injecting itself into the health care system or getting between doctors, insurers, and patients has been driving up the cost of care for decades. The knee-jerk response to complaints about the cost of health care is to meddle some more, resulting in more expensive health care.
YOU, Property Taxpayer, are the (Library’s) CUSTOMER
I was thinking some more about HB 1308, Arlene’s bill for parental access to library records, and thought about an old Ian Underwood article that should be in the Grok archives and found in a search.