Monthly Archives: December 2017
Part II – ACLU Article on Student Voters in NH Sets the Standard for Stupid
… One of those “institutions” is the NH-ACLU. They think they know better and a few weeks back one of their lawyers made a laughable defense for vote fraud in an article titled, ‘Residence’ voting bill has an economic impact. Ed … Continue reading
Data Point – Schools keep growing (by adding “overhead”)
If an average classroom size is about 25 students and we multiply that by the average spending, that gives us $275,000 per year per classroom. If you’re in a school with 40 classrooms that’s $11 million per year to run a … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education, GraniteGrok, taxes
Tagged Overhead, School
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Anti-Regime Protests Spread Across Iran
Anti-government demonstrations that began in Iran on Thursday have now spread to several major cities. Large numbers reportedly turned out in Rasht, in the north, and Kermanshah, in the west, with smaller protests in Isfahan, Hamadan and elsewhere. | More … Continue reading
Vermont Wants To Crack Down On Bootleggers Bringing Cheaper Liquor From New Hampshire
Prohibition might have been repealed in 1933, but modern-day bootleggers are still sidestepping state liquor laws. Now Vermont officials want heavier penalties for people trafficking booze from neighboring New Hampshire. | Read More at Vermont Public Radio
Exposing the Myths About Education Savings Accounts
Next week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives will consider SB 193, which would create education savings accounts (ESAs) that families could use to pay for private school tuition, tutoring, textbooks, online courses, educational therapy, and various homeschooling expenses using a portion … Continue reading
N.H. Lawmakers to Debate Transgender Anti-Discrimination Bill
Next legislative session, New Hampshire lawmakers will again debate whether to include “gender identity” under the state’s anti-discrimination laws. | More at NHPR
New Cold Weather Record on Mt. Washington – I Blame Global Warming
A new cold weather record has been reached for Mount Washington. Adam Gill, a weather observer at the Mount Washington Observatory, took a kettle of boiling hot water and poured it out in sub zero temperatures with hurricane force winds. The weather was so … Continue reading
Cannon Mountain Welcomes Pirates on the Slopes …to Benefit North Country
Franconia, NH: Arrgh! Ski Like a Pirate and Hunt for Ye Treasure at the Pirates of the High Skis! at Cannon Mountain on Saturday, February 3, 2018. Pirates of the High Skis! is a swashbuckling fundraiser for the Adaptive Sports Partners … Continue reading
Tales from the BudComm – “Do you see what I see?”
“… the massive flurry of subcommittee meetings and report writing has calmed down and one can actually start to sit down and meditate, cogitate, and try to do something more than a surface cursory level analysis. Like “how come it … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education, GraniteGrok, Local NH Politics
Tagged Budget Committee, Gilford, Skip Murphy
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The New Media Militia 