Daily Archives: October 6, 2017

Berlin NH Fights Bill To Shift Tax Burden

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

BERLIN — With millions of dollars of utility tax valuation at stake, the city council invited Coos legislators to Monday’s work session for a detailed briefing on the evils of House Bill 324. Mayor Paul Grenier explained that the bill, … Continue reading →

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Wolves Against Central Planning

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Wolves make the case against central planning, that is against Socialism and pretty much all the -isms that leave Leftist priapistic. As is usually the case when the government, or anyone really, gets involved in something in which it has … Continue reading →

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Trump Rolls Back Obama Contraceptive Mandate

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The Trump Administration has just eliminated the ObamaCare contraceptive mandate. The Trump administration said Friday it will let a vast universe of employers duck Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate by claiming a religious or moral objection, a long-awaited move that will enthuse pro-life conservatives … Continue reading →

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Dartmouth Liquor Ban, Sexual Assaults, and Drug Arrests

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Hanover — Dartmouth College’s annual campus safety report for 2016 shows little change in most key crime statistics, except for a slight drop in arrests and internal sanctions for alcohol violations. The data show that sexual violence and substance abuse reports … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Carol Shea Porter Will Retire After this Term

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

A smidge more here…

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Police investigate threatening postcards sent to pro-gun NH lawmakers

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

EPPING — Police said they are looking into anonymous postcards sent this week calling two pro-gun rights Republican legislators “NRA vermin” and threatening their children. First-term Rep. Sean Morrison, R-Epping, spoke of the postcards on his Facebook page Wednesday night. … Continue reading →

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Rick Olson: Slide Fires and Slippery Slopes

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Slide Fires and Slippery Slopes. And, the slippery slope is  at our door once again. About 96 hours ago, yet another maniac shot up a public venue, killing 59 people. The emotional caterwauling begun almost immediately. Not one single law … Continue reading →

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Litchfield Police Investigating Lewd Messages Sent to Girls Via App

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

LITCHFIELD, N.H. (AP) — Police in a New Hampshire town are investigating lewd messages sent to several underage girls through a social media app. Police in Litchfield tell WMUR-TV the photos are being sent using the app Snapchat. They said they started … Continue reading →

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John Stossel: 100 Years of Communist Disaster

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

H/T GraniteGrok

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Black Lives Matter protesters shut down ACLU speaker at William & Mary

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Students affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement crashed an event at the College of William & Mary, rushed the stage, and prevented the invited guest—the American Civil Liberties Union’s Claire Gastañaga, a W & M alum—from speaking. Ironically, Gastañaga … Continue reading →

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