Monthly Archives: August 2017
She blamed Islamophobia, then her husband was arrested for weapons smuggling
This evidence would suggest that the Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed blaming Islamophobia for being subjected to extra scrutiny on a trip back from Turkey by the wife of a man who had smuggled illegal items to Islamic fighters through Turkey. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, National News
Tagged Islamophobe, LA Times, Lubana Adi, Rashid Jijakli, Smuggling
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Ex-Auburn Rep. James Headd wins GOP primary for NH House seat
AUBURN — Republican primary voters chose between two former incumbents in a three-way race Tuesday, and ex-state Rep. James F. Headd of Auburn won the vacant Rockingham County nomination in the New Hampshire House. Headd took all three towns in … Continue reading
Army shoots down demands to scrub Confederate names from Fort Hamilton
U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke has vowed to keep fighting after the Army shot down a proposal to rename two streets honoring Confederate generals at New York City’s Fort Hamilton. General Lee Ave. and Stonewall Jackson Drive at the Brooklyn base, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Military
Tagged Army, Confederate generals, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson
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NH Voter List – Are they that stupid or trying to be self-delusional?
After almost 20 years of specializing in document management system, my first thought was “OCR, baby, OCR!” OK, I think most readers here in NH know about the lawsuit concerning the NH voter list brought by the NH ACLU and … Continue reading
Former Souhegan High School Educator ordered to stay away from Salisbury strip club
SALISBURY – Peter Gagnon, a New Hampshire high school educator charged with causing a drunken row at Ten’s Show Club this spring, avoided jail time Friday but was ordered to stay away from the Salisbury Beach strip club. As part … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Education
Tagged Peter Gagnon, Souhegan High School, Strip Club
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Girard at Large – On Air News Read for August 9, 2017
Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin and other opioid drugs, is being sued by the state of New Hampshire. In a statement issued yesterday, the Office of the Attorney General said it filed the suit at the conclusion of an … Continue reading
Posted in Drugs, Girard At Large
Tagged Lawsuit, Merrimack County Superior Court, Purdue Pharma
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Donor Sues Republican Party to Get Donations Back After Obamacare Repeal Embarrassment
Some GOP donors are getting donor’s remorse after their party failed to deliver a repeal and replace of Obamacare — like they had been promising. Bob Heghmann, a former New Hampshire attorney, filed a lawsuit against the GOP demanding that they return … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire News, Republicans
Tagged Bob Heghmann, Lawsuit, ObamaCare Repeal
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Portsmouth Could Consider Keno
City Councilor Brad Lown said he might make a motion to put a referendum on the ballot to allow Keno gambling in Portsmouth if the city could receive some of the proceeds. “If there is going to be revenue coming … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education
Tagged Brad Lown, Kenogarten, Portsmouth
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Not Unexpectedly: Government Policies Helped Create the Opioid Epidemic
For years, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services included questions about pain management in patient satisfaction surveys that were linked to payment, encouraging a standard of patient-pleasing over good medicine. This fostered a culture that encouraged health care providers … Continue reading
Trump warns North Korea threats ‘will be met with fire and fury’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned North Korea about facing “fire and fury” if the isolated nation makes more threats against the United States. “North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States,” Trump told reporters, speaking slowly and … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 