Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
NH flood damage extensive in Upper Valley
ORFORD, N.H. –Grafton County New Hampshire was one of the areas hardest hit by the torrential rains. Multiple towns have been impacted and road repairs will be slow going. The water has receded, but not before leaving vast destruction in … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Environment
Tagged Damage, Flooding, North Country, Rain, Weather
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Top 5 for the Week Ending 7/2/17
Here are your New Media Militia top five posts for last week. The Ramadan Bombathon, Franklin dropout prevention, Free State project exposed, the Flat Earth Society, and number one: Dan Eaton lets us know what he thinks of us. Check … Continue reading
Overnight Shooting at Party in Manchester
MANCHESTER, N.H. —Manchester police said they are looking for a suspect in an overnight shooting that sent one man to the hospital. Officials say shots were fired at 138 Willow St. Sunday around 2:15 a.m. Police said when they arrived … Continue reading
NH Democrats: Voters, Data and Election Commission! Oh My!
On Friday, New Hampshire Representative Carol Shea-Porter wrote a letter addressed to both Governor Sununu and Secretary of State Bill Gardner requesting they do not comply with the Presidential Advisory Commission’s request for New Hampshire’s voter database. Voter information is … Continue reading
Henniker: “Progress” Comes to a Progressive Town in New Hampshire
Henniker, “The Only Henniker On Earth,” a liberal enclave funded by a small college and existing for the benefit of a few wealthy, connected locals. The small town just went through an agonizing experience. In the face of overwhelming vocal … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, GraniteGrok, Progressives, Property Rights
Tagged Dollar General, Ed Naile, Henniker
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41 years ago, 4 bombings swept up the seacoast from Boston to New Hampshire
Terrorism in Boston used to be a somewhat regular occurrence. And in 1976, the city saw it from all angles, from radical leftists to hardline busing segregationists. However, the violence reached its pinnacle 41 years ago (Today), when a series … Continue reading
BROKE, BUSTED, AND DISGUSTED
Most people have, at one time or another, been broke. Of course, the term is subjective. I have friends who say they were broke as teenagers, but their family had plenty. They just didn’t have an abundance of disposable income. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Darlene Pawlik, Debt/Spending
Tagged mentality, Money, The Darling Princess
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Some Takeaways on NH Education Spending Study by the NHCPPS
The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies recently released a study titled Education Finance in New Hampshire – Headed to a Rural Crisis. The Center is decidedly left of center, but the study is well worth the read because it … Continue reading
Popular Manchester NH bakery closing after 30 years
Kathy West drove 90 minutes each way Thursday to pick up custard pita and fruited turnovers from Kay’s Bakery. “We just discovered them last week,” said West, who lives in the Sullivan County town of Washington. “I just find a good … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, New Hampshire News
Tagged Kay Skilogianis, Lake Avenue bakery, Manchester, Regis Chagnon
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Republican Review: The Budget, What they are saying…
Another successful legislative season has concluded for the summer and Republicans have once again passed a responsible conservative budget that helps the state live within its means while taking care of our state’s top priorities. Papers across the state have … Continue reading
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