Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
Girard at Large: On Air News Read for Sept. 1st, 2017
What happens when a moose goes on a Midnight stroll on Route 1 0 1 in Auburn? It gets hit by vehicles; lots of them, apparently. According to a news release issued by the New Hampshire State Police, at about … Continue reading
Posted in Girard At Large, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged News Read, Rich Girard
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REPLY to Executive Councilors Volinsky and Pappas’ Political Hit Piece Against Commissioner Edelblut
Executive Councilors Andru Volinsky and Chris Pappas’ criticism of New Hampshire’s Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut, made me wonder, are they bothered that he’s working hard to improve public education? Volinsky and Pappas took a swing at Commissioner Edelblut for attending political functions; … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Education, Girard At Large
Tagged Andru Volinsky, Ann Marie Banfield, Chris Pappas, Frank Edelblut
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Pro-NAFTA report finds New Hampshire economy gains from treaty
The North American Free Trade Agreement supported nearly 60,000 New Hampshire jobs in 2014 and in 2015 helped facilitate $1.4 billion in exports — plus almost all of the imports that came into the state through the treaty weren’t consumed … Continue reading
Evergreen State College faces $2.1M budget shortfall, cites enrollment drop, issues layoff notices
Administrators at The Evergreen State College have announced that the embattled school faces a massive $2.1 million budget shortfall due in part to a drop in enrollment, and the institution has already handed out some temporary layoff notices as officials … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Culture, Debt/Spending, Education, Snowflake U, Snowflakes
Tagged Evergreen State College, Layoffs
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New Hampshire university to take in students after Harvey
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire university is offering a free semester to college students displaced by Hurricane Harvey, 12 years after it helped a similar group after Hurricane Katrina. Franklin Pierce University will provide free tuition, room and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, National News
Tagged Franklin Pierce University, Hurricane Harvey, Students
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The Legacy of the N.H.-Maine Lobster War and Why It May Wage On
Off the coast of New Hampshire are the iconic Isles of Shoals. Somewhere around the middle of those isles is a dotted line — the state border between New Hampshire and Maine. As part of our series Surrounded in which … Continue reading
The New York Times misquoted Trump’s Charlottesville remarks in five different reports
The New York Times has corrected five stories on President Donald Trump’s response to the Charlottesville protests, admitting in each report to misquoting what the president said in the aftermath of the violence. Four of the corrected reports misquoted what … Continue reading
Learning, Teaching, Funding, and Education
In New Hampshire, most public school funding originates in the pocketbook of local taxpayers and most of us hope we elect a local school board that watches out not only for the students but also the taxpayer. It doesn’t always … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Dave Testerman, Education, Spending
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Mark Steyn: On the Passing of Princess Diana, 20-Years Ago Today
Two decades ago today – Saturday August 30th 1997 – the ex-wife of the heir to the throne flew in to Paris with her new Egyptian boyfriend after a Mediterranean holiday on his yacht. They dined at his dad’s showpiece, … Continue reading
Maine woman, 2 goats unhurt after crash on New England interstate
GUILFORD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a Maine woman and two goats that were riding in her car were unhurt when she crashed after falling asleep while traveling on an interstate in Guilford. Rescue crews were called to … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 