The New Hampshire State Senate has made it’s position clear. Everything goes better with Gambling. That pesky Lyme disease thing–probably get that passed with gambling. And they would be more than willing to overturn any lingering Blue Laws if people could gamble on Sunday. Want to make sure money is a form of free … Read more
“May you live in interesting times.” That’s the old curse. And wow, are we doing just that. These aren’t just interesting times, they’re downright fascinating…and verging on grotesque. I follow political and cultural trends. These days odd patterns are emerging…heading off the charts, in fact. For instance, on April 21, 2010 Las Vegas casino zillionaire … Read more
Ms. Carol, central-planning-government-first-teabgger-we-dont-need-to-vote-on-that-to-deem-it-passed-Shea-Porter (D-Utopia) is doing town halls over the Easter recess in which (I suspect) she will try explaining how good insurance reform will be for us. If she gets the chance. Most of the people who will come out to meet her, other than the assigned Liberal Pride groupies, union hacks, and women’s … Read more
Just in from Paul Jacobs, who notes in the latest edition of Common Sense: Connecticut used to be one of the go-to places for escaping state income taxes. But in 1991, Governor Lowell Weicker hatched the novel idea of burdening Connecticut residents with the same direct tax on income with which Americans have been saddled … Read more
Starting Saturday morning at 9 am! As usual, this week’s broadcast version of GraniteGrok and Now!Hampshire.com brings an array of items and guests for your consideration– ALL STARTING AT 9AM! As always, thanks to the technical wizardry and analytical skills of Skip, if you are beyond the broadcast area of Newstalk 1490 WEMJ, simply click here for … Read more
by Michael Biundo If we want definitive proof that expanded gambling won’t make our state budget permanently flush, all we have to do is look at the states that rely on gambling revenue today. First, a quick look at New Hampshire. In 2008, only seven states experienced a higher percentage growth in state spending than … Read more
Regular ‘Grok readers know that on occasion we veer away from politics when something worthy catches our attention. If you were to ever check out my "about" page, you would find this: Doug has long been a non-conformist who, while generally despising the 60’s antiwar hippie types and their ilk, shares their questioning of authority… and … Read more
. Ted Nugent is unlike most of the other aging rock stars crisscrossing the country, living off of the residue of glory days long past. Between his various TV programs on VH-1, his frequent appearances on cable news programs discussing issues ranging from guns to hunting to illegal immigration, Ted Nugent is not some washed-up has been … Read more
Tourists on bicycles stop at Hauptplatz to admire Alter Dom in Linz, Austria The church in the background is the Alter Dom, where Anton Bruckner played the organ from 1855 to 1868. After the Anschluss of Germany and Austria in March 1938, the Hauptplatz was renamed Adolf-Hitler-Platz. Have you ever experienced something seemingly coincidental … Read more
My rather extensive music collection tends to contain somewhat older material as a rule. I have oft said that most newer bands and musicians lack a certain "something" that older ones posses. Who can stack up against the likes of Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Ted Nugent, Blue Oyster Cult, ZZ Top, AC DC, Zep, … Read more