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SMITH: A NH Paint Tax SQUAD?

December 30, 2025 Julie Smith

When someone says “The Squad,” most people think of AOC and three other far-left young women of color in DC, but why should they have a monopoly on those words? Old white men in NH who call themselves Republicans appear to want in on it. They just don’t know it. Look at this fearsome foursome … Read more

Howard Pearl Needs To Be Primaried

July 2, 2025 Julie Smith

I am convinced that Howard Pearl was invited to that exclusive Bridges House lunch with governor Ayotte shortly before the legislature met to vote on that crappy budget. Even though he’s my new senator, he will probably diss me as persona non grata for this article, but that’s ok. It’s not about me, but about … Read more

Sen. Avard Says, Dietsch List is Doxxing, Citizens Could Sue

February 11, 2024February 10, 2024 Steve MacDonald

State Senator Kevin Avard was a guest on Rock, Paper Hand Grenades, and the topic of the Diestch list raised its amusing little head. If you missed it, former state Senator Jeanne Dietsch had been compiling a list of New Hampshire residents labeled as anti-democracy extremists (with the help of your ‘neighbors’).

Burgess Biopower: Upon Which I Wag a Finger at Kevin Avard and a Thanks to Chris Sununu

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Skip

One of the ‘Grok mantras: Spank’em when they’re wrong and thank’em when they’re right. Generally, it’s Kevin getting the latter and Sununu the former. However, after years of elected representatives doing the Hidden Tax Tango and sending our monies to ‘burn” in the Burgess Biopower plant (whichuses low-grade wood to fuel its boilers to generate electricity), three things are clear.

Democrats Vote for Government – Republicans Vote for Families

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Op-Ed

The other day I saw a bunch of imposters in my part of the city of Nashua with yellow and black signs that said, “Melanie Levesque supports NH families.” Let’s talk about that, shall we?

Sen. Avard Statement on House Passage of SB 52 – “Municipal Tax Caps”

June 13, 2021 Op-Ed

CONCORD, NH – Sen. Kevin Avard (R-Nashua) issued the following statement on today’s House passage of SB 52, regarding municipal tax caps:

Nashua Mayor Donchess: Spending Caps Are for Losers

May 23, 2021 Beth Scaer

Last week, there was a public hearing in the NH House Municipal and County Government Committee on Senate Bill 52, to restore the spending cap for Nashua, which was struck down by a judge, as well as to protect caps for other towns and cities.

HB 440: Addressing A Court Opinion Granting Our Governor Kingly Powers During States of Emergency

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Steve MacDonald

In the Binford decision, an NH Superior Court Judge accepted that if a Governor of NH declared a State of Emergency (for any reason), nothing in heaven or on earth could stop their exercise of power, including the State Constitution.

An Evening Forum on Critical Race Theory in Hollis Today

May 6, 2021 Beth Scaer

A forum on Critical Race Theory is being held today, Thursday, May 6, 7:00 pm at the Lawrence Barn, 28 Depot Rd, Hollis, NH.

PSA – Spending Caps and The Rooms and Meals Tax

April 25, 2021 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire’s Republican Majority has done some decent work on lowering taxes in this year’s session. Two of the measures they are promoting including returning more rooms and meals (sales) tax revenue to cities and towns. Another is a spending cap bill.

Parent Concerned About Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

March 28, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Daniel Richards from Hanover is quite comfortable living in that Blue bastion of progressiveness but something recently got his attention. The District is teaching Critical Race Theory to staff and teachers with trickle-down into the curriculum and he (as he should) has concerns.

Two Abortion Extremist NH State Senators Defeated

November 6, 2020 Beth Scaer

In February, Kevin Landrigan announced in his “State House Dome” column that four state senators had been endorsed by EMILY’s List, a PAC that funds campaigns for abortion extremist women candidates.

Will Bob Clegg Vote to Fund Planned Parenthood if it “meets the requirements and has the ability to perform”

August 26, 2020 Beth Scaer

In Bob Clegg’s mailers, he claims that he will “Oppose Planned Parenthood Funding” and he will “Stop government funding of Planned-Parenthood.”

Kevin Avard – Bob Clegg has my Support

August 28, 2020August 5, 2020 Op-Ed

The other day someone inquired of me why do I support Bob Clegg in his race for Executive Council. They knew that I was a devote Christian and were told not to support him “because they are Christian.”

Online Learning May Help the US Close Education Gap

Op-Ed: For Some Students, a ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Public School Education Just Doesn’t Work

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Op-Ed

We couldn’t believe what we were hearing a few weeks ago when Nashua’s Executive Councilor Debora Pignatelli stated on WMUR’s Close Up that she believes the education of students at private schools or public charter schools are not “legitimate concerns” of our elected state officials.

A Quick Stroll Through the NHGOP…

January 26, 2019 Steve MacDonald

We had our share of technical challenges today. So, streaming the NHGOP Republican State Committee Meeting did not happen. Instead, we did some “live” blogging and Facebook updates. We reported the winners of the elections the moment they were announced. And Skip recorded some interviews and captured the speechifying of the new party leadership. Those … Read more

Sen. Kevin Avard: I’ve Made Fixing Our Economy My Top Priority.

October 22, 2018 Op-Ed

State Sen. Kevin Avard In the State Senate, I’ve made fixing our economy my top priority. Send me back to Concord on Tuesday, November 6th and we’ll continue to get the job done. (view video on facebook)

Mason NH’s Barbara DeVore Revokes Sen. Avard’s Invitation to Town’s 250th Celebration

September 26, 2018August 21, 2018 Steve MacDonald

On February 26th, 2018 the town of Mason, New Hampshire invited State Senator Kevin Avard to participate in their 250th anniversary. The attached invitation, signed by Martha Ward, for the Town of Mason, indicates the event will be held on August 25th, 2018.

“We invite you to join us on August 25th for a day of celebrating the founding of our town.”

Sen. Avard accepted and confirmed his appearance and then again in June. But when his office called last week to finalize the details of his participation things got ugly.

In 2014 Rick Dowd was a Republican for Democrat Peggy Gilmour

September 26, 2018August 15, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Few knew just how big a fan of Peggy Gilmour, Rick Dowd Really Is

Peggy Gilmour is a progressive Democrat. She’s very progressive. She worships at all the progressive totems. Speaks the language of the left. She likes more taxes, more regulation, and less local control.

In 2014 Nashua Alderman Rick Dowd endorsed Democrat Peggy Gilmour. Dowd was a Republican for Peggy. He supported her instead of an actual Republican, Kevin Avard.

And now Rick is pretending to be both a Republican and Peggy Gilmour.

Senate, House urge Supreme Court opinion on voter residency legislation

September 26, 2018June 1, 2018 Op-Ed

Press Release

Senate, House urge Supreme Court opinion on voter residency legislation

Concord, NH — Following Governor Chris Sununu and the Executive Council’s request that the Supreme Court give their opinion on the constitutionality of HB 1264, AN ACT relative to construction of the terms “resident,” “inhabitant,” “residence,” and “residency,” the New Hampshire Senate and House of Representatives submitted memos to the Supreme Court today urging the court to issue an advisory opinion in support of the legislation’s constitutionality.