Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
Parts of New Hampshire woke up this Mother’s Day 2017 to snow
Parts of the Monadnock and Lake Sunapee regions were awakened to a white ground in many towns.. several inches of wet and heavy snow had fallen in a very short period of time. Power outages numbered in the thousands as … Continue reading
Have You Achieved the Intangible?
There’s a lot of talk about achieving around us. In NH, we have a 40 under 40 list of high achievers. Nationally, there’s the Fortune 500, Fortune 50!, the Emmys, the Dove Awards, the Best Seller’s List, the Olympics, the … Continue reading
Google and the BIA: Promoting ILLITERACY in the Classroom? For Corporate Profits?
I keep hearing people talk about the Information Age and all we have to do is look something up on the Internet to get answers to our questions. While this may be true in one sense, how would you feel … Continue reading
Posted in Education, National News, New Hampshire News
Tagged BIA, Education, Google, Standards
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Education Bills Scheduled for Week of May 15, 2017
We’re down to the final important school choice bill of the session — SB 8, one of this year’s town tuitioning (aka Croydon) bills. Not only will it clarify that these programs are legal, it will have an impact on … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, Local NH Politics, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged Croydon Bill, Michelle Levell, SB8
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Executive Council puts David Patch nomination on table, …
On May 3, the Executive Council voted to table the nomination of anti-gun David Patch and that means we still need calls and emails to defeat this anti-gun activist. Click here for details on how to do that. Please don’t … Continue reading
“Shannon Watts is a self-promoting tyrant.”
WASHINGTON — After multiple staff departures from gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety and its spinoff Moms Demand Action, activists say a top decision-maker at both groups is making life difficult for those in the movement. More… | Daily … Continue reading
Posted in National News, Second Amendment
Tagged Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Shannon Watts
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Racist Letter to Black Student Revealed as Hoax
A “racist letter” left on a black student’s car at Minnesota’s St. Olaf College has now been revealed as a hoax. The letter was decried as a “hate crime” and sparked several days of mass protests organized by students to … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Culture, National News
Tagged Hate Crime, Hoax, Samantha Wells, St. Olaf College
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Appeals Court: Christian printer doesn’t have to make pro-gay shirts
Blaine Adamson is the owner of Hands On Originals, a Christian company that prints messages on T-shirts, pens, mugs and other accessories. He declined in 2012 to create shirts promoting the Lexington Pride Festival, an event put on by the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, National News
Tagged Blaine Adamson, Gaystapo, Hands On Originals, Lawsuit, LGBT
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Chinese group to make bid for Stonyfield yogurt
LONDONDERRY — Chinese food and dairy company Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial says it plans to bid for Danone’s entire stake in organic yogurt business Stonyfield for about $850 million. More… *| UL Related| French Parent Company to Sell off Stonyfield Farm
Posted in Economy/Economics
Tagged Danone, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial, Stontfield
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NH State Rep Calls State Oversight of Hampton Beach ‘Tyrannical’
A State Representative from Hampton is asking the governor to fire the state’s top tourism and state park officials over the management of Hampton Beach State Park. Republican State Representative and Hampton Selectman Philip Bean is calling the state’s management … Continue reading
