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.
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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.
Laconia Does Not Need an Intrusive Regulatory System for Short Term Rentals
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.
Three Laconia Women Want to Take “Topless Campaign” to the Highest Court in the Land
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.
“…that the city is likely the last resort to fill the gap…”
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 … Read more
Colonial Theatre: I guess that the Laconia City Council has finally learned that Hope is not a strategy?
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 … Read more
Priorities? for Nashua? How’s that work?
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 … Read more
How your local Reps voted – Laconia
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. … Read more
Laconia’s Superintendent Search: Steve Tucker’s at the top of their list?!
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 … Read more
Laconia City Councilor Henry Lipman is mad because someone is questioning his HOPE strategy
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 … Read more
Somebody just put a fork in this for the sake of the taxpayers being used as an ATM, PLEASE!
It’s always great to make economic bets with other peoples’ money because then HOPE does become a strategy which is the BEST reason why Government shouldn’t play in the private sector (or try to redefine “private” to be “public”; reformatted, emphasis mine): Colonial Theatre, cable TV before City Council Monday LACONIA — Mayor Ed Engler … Read more
What is the Superintendent in Laconia Hiding?
I’ve been searching for information on the mental health data collected and shared on students in the Laconia School District. Accessing this information has become challenging, given the responses by the current Superintendent in the district, Brendan Minnihan. One thing is clear from the information that has been provided, mental health data on the students is … Read more
NH Republicans Pick Up House Seat in Laconia Recount
Recounts are underway across the state. Given the fallout from Tuesday, Nov 6th, Granite State Republicans have to be happy about every seat they hang on to or pick up. Yesterday they got one in Laconia. According to the count on election night, [Gail] Ober had defeated Republican Richard B. Beaudoin for that seat by … Read more
Madame Michelle de Obama Graces New Hampshire With Her Presence…
From the Telegraph de Nashua First lady Michelle Obama is planning a series of campaign stops in New Hampshire this week. She’ll make a swing Thursday through Holderness, Laconia and Manchester. The events include an early afternoon fundraiser in Holderness. That will be followed by grassroots events designed to boost on-the-ground support in Laconia and … Read more