Monthly Archives: April 2017

Epsom Fire captain resigns after Sexual Harassment Claims Go Nowhere

A fire department captain has resigned after raising doubts about the leadership of Fire Chief R. Stewart Yeaton. “This is not a day I wanted to come,” Matt Moulton told selectmen Monday night. In his resignation letter, Moulton said he … Continue reading

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Artist creates mural of Michelle Obama and nobody’s happy

A new mural of former first lady Michelle Obama, painted on a building in the Chicago neighborhood where she lived as a child and remains popular, would seem like an innocuous project. But the mural, by Chicago artist Chris Devins, … Continue reading

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AG: Carfentanil Kills 3 in N.H.

New Hampshire state officials have confirmed the first deaths in the state from carfentanil, the most potent form of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Carfentanil is commonly used as an elephant tranquilizer.Two men in Manchester died from the drug on March … Continue reading

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Statistics: Shawn Jasper’s So-Called leadership

When a committee recommendation and the House Republican Alliance (HRA) recommendation differed, the rank and file (non-leadership) Republicans followed the HRA on 87% of the votes. When the committee and the NH Liberty Alliance (NHLA) differed, rank and file (non-leadership) … Continue reading

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Ted Cruz: Make Drug Lords Pay For Border Wall

Texas Senator Ted Cruz has put forth a clever new plan for funding President Donald Trump’s expensive wall stretching across America’s southern border with Mexico. Aptly named “Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order,” Cruz’s bill would take seized … Continue reading

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Fracking is not contaminating ground water in West Virginia

Scientists at Duke University have completed a 3-year study which found that fracking in an area of West Virginia has not contaminated groundwater there. The researchers took samples from 112 drinking wells in northwestern West Virginia. Twenty wells were sampled before … Continue reading

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At the VA, Trump creates office of “Your Butt is Fired”

In this week’s Executive Order news there is one item which will no doubt come as potentially welcome relief to those who have been aghast over the numerous scandals at the Veterans Administration over the past several years. It hasn’t … Continue reading

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As any feminist instructor who has ever taught about rape culture probably knows…

This is…I’ll let you decide what it is. It was the middle of the semester, and we were covering rape culture. As any feminist instructor who has ever taught about rape culture probably knows, covering this topic is challenging for … Continue reading

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Former Obama Official: Bureaucrats Manipulate Climate Stats To Influence Policy

A former member of the Obama administration claims Washington D.C. often uses “misleading” news releases about climate data to influence public opinion. Former Energy Department Undersecretary Steven Koonin told The Wall Street JournalMonday that bureaucrats within former President Barack Obama’s … Continue reading

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The NH Lawmaker Who Secretly Created Reddit’s Women-Hating ‘Red Pill’

The homegrown son of a preacher, 31-year-old Robert Fisher is a Republican who represents New Hampshire’s Belknap County District 9. In addition to his legislative duties, Fisher owns a local computer repair franchise, and in his spare time, seems to … Continue reading

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