Category Archives: Girard At Large

Ed Naile on Voter Registration Bills and Reforms

Rich started the segment by conveying a message from Lisa Freeman about the status of every bill that deals with voter registration.  He and Ed Naile, Chairman of the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers, then spoke about what reforms are … Continue reading

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Hate Common Core Math? Now’s the time to tell the NH State Board of Ed

New Hampshire Commissioner of Eduction, Frank Edelblut, will be moving forward with reviewing the Common Core Standards currently used in New Hampshire.  Common Core has driven many parents to pull their children out of the public schools. Unfortunately, the appointed Board of … Continue reading

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John Burt, Victoria Sullivan, The Freedom Caucus, and the Budget Process

State Representatives John Burt and Victoria Sullivan started the Under the Golden Dome segment by talking about the three budget bills that recently passed in the House, while sharing about the budget process. They pointed out how the Freedom Caucus … Continue reading

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What is the NH State Board of Education afraid of? Better public schools?

Commissioner Frank Edelblut came under fire for wanting to improve public education in New Hampshire.  You would think that everyone would join him in an effort to improve the quality of science standards used in our public schools.  What is … Continue reading

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I am happy that 60 Minutes verified what I feel…

Madison Avenue is one thing but advertisement based on subliminal and computer data studies directed responses are getting more and more defined into controlling our actions via decisions we are compelled to make. The process actually has effects on dopamine … Continue reading

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Merrimack School Is Now A Mental Health Facility

According to an article in the Manchester Union Leader, “Merrimack tackles mental health issues in the classroom after student survey,“Merrimack Schools are becoming a mental health facility.   I’ve listened to the school councilors argue against written consent from parents when … Continue reading

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An Alternate Feeder Pattern For Manchester Schools

On Monday, April 10th, the Board of School Committee will entertain redistricting recommendations made by Superintendent Dr. Bolgen Vargas and Leslie Want, the Committee Member from Ward 4 and Chair of Special Committee on Redistricting.  It is immediately below this … Continue reading

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The Campus Rape Frenzy

Rich spoke to Stuart Taylor, Jr., who is the author of THE CAMPUS RAPE FRENZY. They discussed how the Obama Administration reacted to allegations of assault on college campuses and the Trump Administration’s subsequent silence on the issue. They talked … Continue reading

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A Standardized Assessment That Breaks State Law ?

Some schools are transitioning from the Smarter Balanced Assessment to the PACE Assessment.  An assessment of “competencies.” Today I spoke before the New Hampshire Board of Education about the concerns I had going forward with the PACE Assessment based on … Continue reading

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Bedford High School Students Target a Union Leader Reporter

Rich spoke to Londonderry Lancers’ Coach Jimmy Lauzon for Sports in Our Own Backyard. They spoke about social media, telling the listeners about an incident that occurred when some Bedford High School students targeted a Union Leader reporter after he … Continue reading

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