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Three women from Laconia, New Hampshire, want to go topless on the beach. Their pursuit of this dream has been thwarted at every turn. At the state level, the federal level, and now the Supreme Court has refused to hear their appeal.
Happy November. Thanksgiving is a few weeks away, and Christmas not far behind that. Before we know it, we’ll be up to our eyeballs in 2020. But we’re not there yet.
Let’s be clear. The Laconia City council does not need to impose a regulatory system for short term rentals. Not any more than it needs to impose an income tax or to control interstate commerce.
The ongoing saga of three women who want to go topless in New Hampshire continues. The ladies are challenging a Laconia town ordinance that prohibits the practice. Having failed to find relief at any court in the Granite State, they’d like SCOTUS to hear them out.
We have several informal mottoes here at GraniteGrok. One is self-evident – “we annoy people” (mostly the ones that need annoying). The other one is a tangential off-shoot of what the late US Speaker of the House “Tip” O’Neill’s quote of “All politics is local” If it is happening here, it is probably happening in …
“…that the city is likely the last resort to fill the gap…” Read More »
This is GREAT – and exactly why Government, especially local Government, shouldn’t believe that simply because of their shining ability to get at least one more vote than the other guy that they are now economic geniuses. They’re not and I now hope that all their constituent taxpayers pull their electoral plugs before Mayor Engler …
CHASER: Walking Hazards: Funding an issue for city sidewalks in disrepair As they age, many of the sidewalks around Nashua are falling into disrepair. While city officials are aware of the issue, the problem persists due to a lack of available funding…“The city is responsible for the sidewalks. We realize that there are a lot …
Bad votes (e.g., increased taxes, increased spending, decreasing your Liberty, growing the size / cost / intrusiveness of Government) by your State Reps from the Laconia Districts, through March 20, 2019. Note that both Richard Beaudoin (R) and Charlie St. Clair attendance are less than 50% Huot, David (Democrat, Laconia), attendance 96% FOR banning plastic straws. …
UPDATE: Today’s Sun announced that Laconia took him off our hands. Woo-hoo! ****** Today’s Laconia Daily Sun is running a piece that Gilford’s current Curriculum Director, Steve Tucker, put his hat into the School Super’s ring and is now in the top two for selection. While he held a similar position in Laconia before coming …
Laconia’s Superintendent Search: Steve Tucker’s at the top of their list?! Read More »
Well, with the update from yesterday, it seem like HOPE is all that Lipman and co. may have for this boondoogle of HOPE Squared (HOPE they can get the funding and HOPE again that, well, it’ll work as designed in “revitalizing the downtown area” – the same area that the same HOPE destroyed when it …
