Monthly Archives: April 2017

Harrisville, Dublin, and Lyme declare themselves as “sanctuary towns” in New Hampshire

Three small Granite State towns — Harrisville, Dublin, and Lyme — voted at town meetings last month to declare themselves as “sanctuary towns.” However, bigger areas like Durham, home to the University of New Hampshire, and Portsmouth failed to pass … Continue reading

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The Concord Monitor Reminds us What Taxation Means To Progressives

The conservative view is that Republicans propose letting New Hampshire Businesses keep an additional $81 million they earned, that the state is opting not to plunder those earnings. So why not say, state lawmakers propose giving $81 million back to … Continue reading

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NH Representative Dan Eaton’s mouth sticking out of Speaker Jasper’s posterior!

So, first Jasper calls the NH Freedom Caucus “terrorists” because they won’t do the demanded “you WILL go along to get along” that Establishment Republicans (“GOPe”) have tatoo’d on their tongues. Then Jasper decides that because the House Republican Alliance … Continue reading

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Is the NH State Board of Education snookering parents?

We were told by former Commissioner Virginia Barry that the SBAC was state of the art because it was computer adaptive and schools would see quick results in order to make necessary adjustments.  Before the first test was even given … Continue reading

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Church Defies Bishop on Sanctuary Status

The St. Anne-St. Augustin Parish, a Manchester Catholic church, is defying the wishes of the state’s Roman Catholic bishop by declaring itself a sanctuary church for undocumented immigrants, following the lead of hundreds of other congregations in the United States … Continue reading

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Manchester Activists Protest US Syria Strikes

Last weekend, Manchester liberty activists gathered downtown for a protest aimed at US military intervention in Syria. While libertarians support self-defense of the individual, they also support consensual methods of paying for group defense. If someone wants to go attack … Continue reading

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Where Jeb Bradley Discovers NH Taxpayers are Federal Taxpayers

“…when it comes to this issue, that of tightening up the SNAP (food stamps) eligibility requirements (which are entirely Federally funded), [Jeb Bradley] finds tax religion. More… | GraniteGrok Get Your New Media Militia updates on Facebook or Twitter

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Professor: ‘The English language is sexist’

The English language is sexist, a University of Michigan professor told Iowa State University students Thursday evening during a guest lecture in The Hawkeye State. Anne Curzan, an associate dean of humanities and professor of English at Michigan, made her … Continue reading

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Gov. Christie commutes sentence of Marine convicted on gun charge

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday commuted the sentence of a Marine who was about to start a three-year prison sentence after he was arrested on gun charges in 2011. Hisashi Pompey was convicted in 2013 and was slated … Continue reading

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