Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
Please Pardon The Absence
My apologies for the short term silence. Between trying to get a side-business going, (have to find a way to cover the rising costs in the ObamaEconomy) and some necessary routine medical maintenance, I have been less available and (unfortunately) … Continue reading
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Much Ado About Something
Obama seeks another congressional end around in an effort to intimidate free speech. Picture how this White House might make spending decisions after culling a list of political contributions made by contractors which exists by executive order? You’d be cowed … Continue reading
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Pay As You Throw Had To Go
The Merrimack Town Council bent to the will of the voters and scrapped plans to institute a pay as you throw program. That would have required residents to buy special bags for trash at $1.00 or $1.50 per bag, and … Continue reading
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School Voucher Kids Do Better
I Tweeted this earlier, but since I’m short on time, it is more than Post-Worthy. Apparently school vouchers result in a higher graduation rate at a lower cost to taxpayers–at least in DC and Milwaukee which both have them. In … Continue reading
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Reverend Jackboot!?
The left always considers any comment by clergy, in the secular affairs of state, an affront to imagined Constitutional separations unless the remarks support their positions. Such is the case with the Reverend Gary M. Schulte of the United Church … Continue reading
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Special Election – Hillsborough 4
It’s Special Elections season again, and first up is Hillsborough 4 where Republican Peter Kucmas is running to fill the open seat. John Burt takes a few minutes to talk to Peter about his positions on the issues. Video Here: … Continue reading
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“Psst! Hey Buddy. Want to Buy A Train?”
The morning Union leader chides New Hampshire Governor John Lynch telling this to the Nashua Telegraph. “I think rail would be an economic driver for this region. Ultimately, we would realize more money than we could even contemplate at this … Continue reading
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No Labels – Why are All Their “Leaders” Leftists?
No Labels, the latest of many left wing funded efforts to drag the right into the middle and the middle leftward, is looking for you to help them spread their message. But before you drop your values, abandon your principles, … Continue reading
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What Education Is About
Thanks to Ann Marie Banfield, Grok contributor at large, for posting this link on Facebook. It is a letter to the editor, in the Hollis -Brookline Journal, that needs no further exposition on my part: School’s function is education Friday, … Continue reading
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E-Books Top Print publishing Sales
The Financial Times is reporting (free sub. req.) that E-books have surpassed print books in total sales for the first time. Sales of e-books in February tripled over the previous year to $90.3m, the Association of American Publishers reported, exceeding … Continue reading
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