Monthly Archives: April 2017
What The NH House Freedom Caucus Must Do Next On The Budget
This is a companion piece to What Governor Sununu Must Do Next On The Budget, which I posted yesterday. As I did with the prior post, I will begin with the NH House Freedom Caucus’ statement on the House’s failure … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Ed Mosca Blog, Legislation, Local NH Politics
Tagged Budget, Freedom Caucus, NH House
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Vegans Should Ease Up on Those Who Mostly Avoid Meat
People whose ideologies are close but not identical often seem to hate each other the most. Consider the quarrels among various brands of progressives captured in the phrase “the left eats its own.” Freud called this phenomenon “the narcissism of … Continue reading
Steve Marchand to Speak on Marijuana Legalization
A growing number of states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, including Colorado, Washington, Massachusetts, and Maine. Should New Hampshire follow suit?Steve Marchand, former mayor of Portsmouth and recently declared Democratic candidate for governor, will argue that the Granite … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Marijuana, SeacoastOnline, Steve Marchand
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Henniker-Pecked
If you were not aware, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) hands out loans and grants for things (fixed link) that have nothing to do with agriculture. Who among you is honestly surprised? Very few in this audience, I suspect. … Continue reading
U.S. Deploys Navy Strike Group To Korean Peninsula As Missile Concerns Mount
A U.S. Navy strike group has been ordered to relocate to the western Pacific Ocean, providing a physical presence near the Korean Peninsula as concerns mount over North Korea’s missile program. The Pentagon announced the deployment late Saturday. In a … Continue reading
NHGOP Scores In NHDEMS Basket
To reiterate and update, the reason that MacDonald earned such fulsome praise from “Democrat dignitaries” and was confirmed unanimously is because over the years he became another one of the “good old boys” of the New Hampshire Bar Association. Keep Reading… … Continue reading
Posted in Ed Mosca Blog, Local NH Politics
Tagged democrats, Gordon MacDonald, NH AG
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Waterville Resort Named US Ski Team Training Site
The Waterville Valley Resort is now a training site for the U.S. Ski Team and will host two annual competitions. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association recently announced that it is expanding low-cost regional training opportunities for young elite athletes … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, New Hampshire News
Tagged US Ski Team, Waterville Valley
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State Uses Aircraft to Give Mass. Driver Ticket for Driving 109 mph on I-95
A state police aircraft was used to catch a Massachusetts man allegedly driving 109 mph on I-95 Sunday morning. Ramone C. Savoury, 26, of Edgartown … was spotted driving at a high rate of speed on Interstate 95 north about … Continue reading
Lady Goes for Camera Near Govt. Meeting (Wilton, NH)
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Constitutional Connections: The Tension Between Equal Protection and Religious Freedom
The Constitution did not become our basic law at a single point in time. We ratified its first seven articles in 1788 but have since amended it 27 times. Many of these amendments memorialize fundamental shifts in values. Thus, it … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, Culture, New Hampshire News, Religion
Tagged Concord Monitor, Equal Protection, Religious Freedom
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