Daily Archives: June 6, 2017
85% drop in food stamp recipients in counties where work requirement restarted
From our file named “Duh.” The Alabama Department of Human Resources says 13 counties that reinitiated a work requirement for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program, saw an 85% drop in recipients. The counties had … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Alabama, Food Stamps, SNAP, Work Requirement
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Fractured Democratic Party Struggles to Find Footing
The Democratic National Committee took a brutal shot to its ribs when its 2016 nominee, Hillary Clinton, said it was bereft of ideas and data, and was near bankruptcy when she was nominated in July. Clinton’s surprising criticisms at the … Continue reading
Sununu says New Hampshire won’t join climate alliance
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu says New Hampshire won’t join a growing group of states that are pledging to uphold the Paris climate agreement following President Donald Trump’s decision to back out.“Not at this time, especially when we do not yet know … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Environment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Chris Sununu, Climate Alliance, Concord Monitor
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Gabby Giffords Anti-Gun Cult Would Have Made Her Wait for the Police and her babies Would Be Dead
New Hampshire Democrats, Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety, the Gabby Giffords cult, Zandra Rice Hawkins from Granite State Progress, Rep. Katherine Rogers, and all the other Left Side of The Aisle gun grabbers in the State legislature would … Continue reading
New Hampshire is One of the Best States for Jobs. How Did Your State Stack Up?
In order …to determine the most attractive states for employment, we compared the 50 states across 24 key indicators of job-market strength, opportunity, and economic vitality. Our data set ranges from employment growth to median annual income to average commute … Continue reading
Millyard biotech project ramps up, aims to regenerate human tissue
The biotech research and manufacturing center at 400 Commercial St. will bring together various research efforts and create an industry to regenerate human tissue and organs. “Our plan is to invest in projects that deliver technological solutions that enable therapies … Continue reading
In Seattle, is it now taboo to be friends with a Republican?
Kshama Sawant wasn’t having any of that. She stood up and said Burgess wasn’t speaking for her with this “our Republican friends” stuff. Because, she assured the crowd, she doesn’t have any Republican friends. Yay, cheered the crowd. Now it’s … Continue reading
Phillips Exeter Academy confronts racial tensions
Administrators at Phillips Exeter Academy are vowing to address longstanding racial tensions at the prestigious New Hampshire boarding school following protests last week by students who fault the school for not responding swiftly to racial conflict on campus and for … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, New Hampshire News
Tagged Phillips Exeter Academy, Race, Racism
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Ellen Kolb: Abortion Group Denounces Sports Team for Pro Life Ads
(Note: This post is from the Kansans for Life blog, reporting on a Major League Baseball team under fire from abortion advocates for accepting advertising from the Vitae Foundation, a pro-life advocacy group. -EK) Under the heading, “Kansas City Royals, … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Leaven for the Loaf
Tagged Ellen Kolb, Kansas City Royals, UltraViolet, Vitae Foundation
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Jeff Woodburn and the Three Bears
Jeff Woodburn is still bitching about the three bear cubs relocated from Hanover to the North Country. “I don’t appreciate the North Country being a dumping ground. We’re not collecting rabid skunks in the North Country and dumping them in … Continue reading
