Monthly Archives: May 2017
AP corrects crowd estimate in Conway visit, won’t use reporter again for politics
The Associated Press has issued a correction in connection with its report on Kellyanne Conway’s speech to New Hampshire Republicans last week, acknowledging that its crowd estimate was wrong. The original, four-paragraph report from freelance reporter Melanie Plenda estimated the … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Media Bias, New Hampshire News, Union Leader
Tagged AP, Correction, Event, Kellyanne Conway
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We are All A Mess
A big hot mess is no way to describe a person, but it has been pretty common in some survivor circles. It seems to me that every single person alive has been a big hot mess at one time or … Continue reading
Health Insurance: Big Spikes and Little Things
My local Sunday paper had an above-the-fold headline the other day: “Obamacare rate could see big spike in NH next year.” This refers only to my state, where an unidentified government official leaked to the press a document projecting an … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, National News, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Da Tech Guy, Ellen Kolb, Health Care, Obamacare, Rate Hikes
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Republicans working to find strong candidate to challenge Kuster
Republicans are already working hard to find a strong candidate to take on U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster in the 2nd District next year, and a familiar name has been circulating. Republicans have been waiting for a few years for former … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, New Hampshire News, Republicans
Tagged Ann Kuster, Lynne Blankenbeker, NH CD-2, WMUR
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Two Hundred Jobs Were Promised But Where Are They?
One of the promises made by the developers of the proposed biomass plant in Berlin was the creation of 200 jobs in the trucking and logging business, mostly in the North Country. But finding them is hard. More… *| Berlin Daily … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Energy, Environment, Jobs/Unemployment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Berlin, Biomass, Jobs
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NH Woman found with gun at MA courthouse held without bail
A woman arrested Monday after allegedly trying to enter the Ruane Judicial Center in Salem with a handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets hidden in her purse was ordered held without bail by a judge Tuesday. More… *| Salem News
Posted in Around New England, Crime
Tagged Ashley Papatola, Jonuel Carattini, Londonderry, Massachusetts
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Mayberry and Sanborn Mull Congressional Runs in 2018
GOP CONGRESSIONAL ACTION. Former law enforcement official Eddie Edwards is the lone announced Republican candidate for the 1st District congressional seat held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, but at least two others appear to be moving in that direction. … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Andy Sanborn, Matt Mayberry, WMUR
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Secretary of State Gardner and the Interstate Crosscheck Program
Rich talked to Ed Naile, Chairman of the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers, for A Question of Voter Fraud. Ed started by informing the listeners that the Granite State recently entered the Interstate Crosscheck program and they wondered about the … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Girard At Large, Vote Fraud
Tagged Bill Gardner, Crosscheck, Ed Naile, Rich Girard
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New Hampshire House eyes lottery game for kindergarten funds
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Legislators in New Hampshire are eying a new option to fund full-day kindergarten for the state — a lottery game called Keno which the state Senate has frequently opposed in the past. Budget writers are expected … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Gambling, Keno, Kindergarten, NH Senate
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NH Start-ups receive $100,000 investment cash
MANCHESTER — Three startups in the Accelerate NH 17 incubator program were awarded $100,000 each in investment capital Tuesday after presenting their business plans at Demo Day, an event featured at Alpha Loft’s Startup Shindig at Oracle + Dyn in … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Accelerate NH 17, Manchester, Millworks II
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The New Media Militia 