Category Archives: National News
Dove Body Wash Gets Body Slammed Over Product Re-Design
After years of encouraging women to love their bodies, Dove set out to give its plastic bottles a makeover. The idea: “Just like women, we wanted to show that our iconic bottle can come in all shapes and sizes, too,” … Continue reading
Report from Louisiana: Monument Removal is no Longer a “Local Issue”
As [Mayor Mitch] Landrieu continues to staunchly defend his decision to remove the city’s Confederate monuments, supporters (both black and white) have taken positions days and night at the monuments to protect them. Two weeks ago Landrieu removed one of … Continue reading
Concord Judge Gives Shareholders a win in suit against GTAT and Apple
A U.S. District Court judge in Concord has refused to dismiss shareholders’ class action lawsuit against tech giant Apple and the former executives and board members of GT Advanced Technologies, though underwriters of GTAT stock offerings have settled with them. … Continue reading
Al Gore’s $15 trillion carbon tax
Al Gore wants to reverse modernity and save the world from itself through an elimination of its fossil-fuel-based energy system. During the final week of April, his newly created Energy Transitions Commission released a document setting forth a fool’s-errand pathway … Continue reading
Illegal immigration across southwest border down 70 percent under Trump
Illegal immigration across the southwest border dropped yet again in April, with the number of illegal immigrant children fallen below 1,000 for the first time in recent records, Homeland Security announced Tuesday. The numbers are part of a stunning drop … Continue reading
Trump begins effort to pack courts with conservatives
Name a few hundred more and we’ll finally be getting somewhere. The Trump administration will name nearly a dozen federal judges as nominees for key posts Monday as President Donald Trump works to pack the nation’s federal courts with more … Continue reading
What Does the GOP Health Care Bill Mean for N.H. Residents in the North Country?
With the American Health Care Act moving to the U.S. Senate, some New Hampshire Republicans are cheering as the bill makes its way through the legislative process. Yet, for some Trump supporters in the Granite State, especially in the North Country, … Continue reading
School threatens to suspend student over 2-line haircut
Xavier’s dad, Matt Davis, told KPRC that his son has had that haircut for several months and that he can’t understand why it’s now a problem. “I don’t know if having one line or two is a distraction to anybody … Continue reading
Democratic double standard on guns hurts the poor
With the debate in Congress heating up over concealed handgun permit reciprocity, so permits will be recognized in other states just as car driver’s licenses are, the question of who Democrats want to stop carrying guns is central. Democrats want … Continue reading
UNH poll: N.H. residents remain divided about Trump
New Hampshire residents are divided about President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a University of New Hampshire poll.Approval of Trump’s performance as president, his handling of foreign affairs and the economy, and opinion on the direction of the country remain … Continue reading