Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
DC Comics Reboots Snagglepuss as ‘Gay, Southern Gothic Playwright’
Heavens to Murgatroyd! Does every cartoon character need to be revamped for “the current year”? You might be familiar with Snagglepuss, aka America’s favorite pink cartoon mountain lion, from his wacky and family-friendly adventures during his 32-episode series as seen … Continue reading
When Crimes Happen at School, N.H. Law Doesn’t Require Parental Notification
Laurie Laizure of Manchester likes to think she’s the kind of parent who’s engaged in what’s happening at her kids’ schools. Which is why she was so surprised to learn, when scrolling through Facebook last month, about a sexual assault that … Continue reading
Sununu and His Attorney General Hang Secretary of State Gardner (and the President) Out to Dry
This is the third in a series of posts about a lawsuit the ACLU-NH has brought against Secretary of State Bill Gardner that is intended to prevent New Hampshire from participating in President Trump’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Vote Fraud
Tagged ACLU, Bill Gardner, Chris Sununu, Commission, Ed Mosca, Election
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2016 NH Primary Voter-Shaming Letters Tied to Kasich Campaign
In the days before the 2016 New Hampshire primary, some voters in the Granite State received an ominous notice in their mailboxes. “What if your friends, your neighbors, and your community knew whether you voted?” read the mailer, which also contained a “New … Continue reading
Donna Green: Separating the Good Guys from the Bad
There is a time in the life of every elected official when their vote says it all. I plan to introduce this policy about Right to Know requests to Timberlane’s Policy Committee and the Timberlane Regional School Board. It is … Continue reading
BREAKING: Trump, McConnell, Pence Call For Full, Clean Obamacare Repeal
“So,” he continued, “in the coming days, the Senate will vote to take up the House bill with the first amendment in order being what a majority of the Senate already supported in 2015 and that was vetoed by then-President … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Legislation
Tagged Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, Obamacare, Repeal
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RCP: In Defense of New Hampshire’s First in the Nation Primary
Sure, it’s an institution with plenty of flaws, but to paraphrase Winston Churchill’s assessment of democracy, the New Hampshire primary is the worst way to begin the process of picking presidents … except for all of the other ways. | … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, National News, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Donald Trump, FITN, New Hampshire, Primary
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Democrat Senate Dist. 16 Candidate Kevin Cavanaugh’s “Drug Problem”
On July 25th voters in New Hampshire State Senate District 16, will go the polls in a special election. The Democrat in that race is Manchester Ward 1 Alderman Kevin Cavanaugh. Kevbo is on record in support of making Manchester a … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Culture, Democrats, Drugs
Tagged District 16, Fentanyl, Heroin, Illegal Immigrants, Kevin Cavanaugh, Manchester, NH Senate, Sanctuary
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Girard at Large On Air News Read for July 18, 2017
New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald announced that fifty-nine-year-old Deborah Walsh of Manchester was sentenced on July 14th in Hillsborough Superior Court Southern District on one class-A felony count of Financial Exploitation of an Elder Adult. Walsh was sentenced to … Continue reading
Family Sues to Stop Inheritance After Suspicious Deaths
The family of a man suspected in the slaying of his millionaire grandfather filed a lawsuit in New Hampshire on Monday accusing him of killing his grandfather and possibly his mother, who was lost at sea during a mother-son fishing … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Crime
Tagged Cheshire County, John Chakalos, Lawsuit, Linda Carman, Nathan Carman
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The New Media Militia 