Monthly Archives: May 2017
U of New Hampshire police investigate swastika drawings
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Police at the University of New Hampshire are investigating swastika drawings found in a student dormitory. The images were discovered Friday in a stairwell at Stoke Hall, the largest dorm on the Durham campus. The discovery … Continue reading
Sununu Looks To Outsiders For Appointees
Concord — As first-term Gov. Chris Sununu builds out his cabinet, he’s largely turned to appointees with little to no professional experience in the departments they’re being asked to lead.For education, he tapped Frank Edelblut, a businessman who homeschooled his … Continue reading
What Happens When a Select-woman Challenges the Town of Piermont? – Part 5
First, there is the “View Tax”, or more correctly, the “view factor”, which, despite self-serving articles to the contrary that depict it as a useful tool for fairness in property assessment, it is seen in Piermont, as in other areas, … Continue reading
Posted in CNHT, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, taxes
Tagged Piermont, Property Rights, Terrie Mertz, View Tax
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Yesterday
Sunday, May 14th was not a great day for news. Finding stories worth sharing was like trying to drag the truth from Hillary Clinton. Damn near impossible. Here’s to hoping today will be better.
This is how progressives undermine capitalism in the name of “character”
Here’s an odd little story for you this weekend which I ran across in the local press out of San Francisco. It really wouldn’t merit much national attention were it not such a sterling example of enshrined, liberal tribal beliefs … Continue reading
New Ebola Outbreak Reported in Congo
The last time we reported on Ebola, Sierra Leone was experiencing one of the last remaining cases in the West African epidemic of 2013-2016. There are now reports that a new outbreak of the deadly, hemorrhagic virus is occurring in … Continue reading
Who’s Afraid of SB 8?
The first thing to know about SB 8 is that it affects only a small number of New Hampshire residents: those who live in school districts that don’t offer all grades from K through 12. There are currently 48 towns … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged Jody Underwood, SB 8
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Sununu taps Belknap County Attorney for Circuit Court
Gov. Chris Sununu will nominate Belknap County Attorney Melissa Guldbrandsen of Alton to serve as a Circuit Court judge at the Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. Guldbrandsen is the first of eight Circuit Court judges Sununu will get to nominate … Continue reading
Posted in Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Chris Sununu, Circuit Court, Melissa Guldbrandsen
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Bring Sanity Back To Setting The Speed Limits On Our Highways
Around 1985 the NMSL was modified to allow states to set the speed limits in their highways up as high as 65MPH. Then Congress got around repealing the NMSL in 1995. The hew and cry from the Safety Nazis was … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, National News, Weekend Pundit
Tagged NMSL, Speed Limit
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Potato chips blamed for head-on collision in Vermont
At approximately 3:45 p.m., Michael W. Kavanaugh, 46, of Brattleboro was driving a 2015 Ford Focus north on Route 30 in Newfane when he started to choke on potato chips, Vermont State Police said in a news release. More… *| Keene … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, New Hampshire News
Tagged Collision, Michael W. Kavanaugh, Newfane
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The New Media Militia 