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BEST: When Is An Official Record Not A Reliable Record In NH?

October 26, 2026 Claire Best

On December 4th, 2023, I wrote to Concord Police seeking records on Concord Police Detective Julie Curtin. I sent a similar letter to Steven Endres, Esq., at the Merrimack County Attorney’s Office, seeking records of communications between the County Attorney’s Office (Catherine Ruffle), Concord PD Detective Julie Curtin, and Concord City Councilor Amanda Grady Sexton. … Read more

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Warm up to This Science: 2022 Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover is at a 56-Year High.

December 8, 2022 Steve MacDonald

It’s December 8th, 2022, and Southern New Hampshire has no measurable snow. We’ve not seen any yer. The odd dusting or a flurry in the air, but no accumulation. It’s not strange but is atypical. It also gets the local climate cultists wound up.

Wikileaks Dump – Help Us Sift the Pile For Goodies

December 30, 2020 Steve MacDonald

If ever there was a time for crowdsourcing, this is it. Someone just sent me the index page for a Wikileaks dump and there is a lot of material here.

Race Relations … Debate Night for the VP’s

October 8, 2020

If you did not watch debate night for the VP’s this time you missed something on race relations. The debate was a better articulation of the Harris Bien position than Joe was able to present. The interaction was more professional than the first Presidential debate. There did seem to be a clear winner. I may … Read more

Voting Today – SecState Gardner predicts a record turnout. What about Same Day Registrations?

September 8, 2020 Skip

WMUR – Reformatted, emphasis mine: NH’s top election official says 100,000 primary absentee ballots were requested, 75,000 returned as of Monday morning The availability of absentee ballots for registered voters concerned about the health effects of COVID-19 will drive a record number of ballots to be cast in a state primary election Tuesday, Secretary of … Read more

How Did Your Merrimack, New Hampshire House Reps Vote?

February 22, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Believe it or not, sharing the voting records of your elected representatives is considered an attack. That’s what they tell us. Democrats, mostly. Women, mostly. Having a disapproving opinion is also an “attack.” So, trigger warning snowflakes, we’re sharing voting records.