Liberty House in Manchester gets new director

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

MANCHESTER — Manchester native Jeff Nelson took over control of the Liberty House veterans’ housing community on Monday, replacing Executive Director Keith Howard.

“While I am not a veteran, I have had family members who served in the military, including an uncle who died as a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II,” Nelson said in a statement. “I have a deep regard and respect for those who have served our country, and consider it an honor and privilege to serve those who have served.” *| More…

| Union Leader

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Defending Bitcoiners from government: lessons from the Free State Project

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

For those of you freedom-folk who have been hiding under a mining rig for the last half-decade, there is one other thing happening in the liberty movement which rivals Bitcoin in effectiveness. It’s the Free State Project. Bitcoin’s focus is monetary; that of the “free staters” is geographical. Their experiences – especially their mistakes – provide a unique lesson in what happens when a libertarian endeavor becomes prominent and established… as the crypto movement is beginning to. | More…

| CryptoInsider.com

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Kill Your Babies for Free* in Oregon

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a landmark bill to provide free abortions for all, including illegal immigrants, by requiring insurance companies to cover the procedures and *putting taxpayers on the hook for the tab.

The long-awaited signing of House Bill 3391, approved by the state legislature July 5 with no Republican votes, triggered a torrent of criticism from conservatives along with praise from the pro-choice movement.

“Thank Kate Brown for signing the nation’s most progressive reproductive health bill into law today!” said NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon in a statement. | More…

| WT

(the asterisk was my ‘clairifcation)

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Delphi Training Session Being Held in Claremont

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The Carsey Institute’s public relations firm and their troupe of actors will be holding a training session on behalf of the regional planners of NH and the world in Claremont.

It is hoped that activists from Claremont will attend and see firsthand what they have up their sleeve for your city. | More…

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Hopkinton man accused of masturbating near popular NH swimming spot

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

CONCORD — A Hopkinton man has been arrested after being caught masturbating near a popular swimming spot, police said.

Henry Anderson, 38, has been charged with felony indecent exposure and lewdness after several people, including a juvenile, witnessed his alleged behavior near St. Paul’s School on July 22 and kept him detained while officers arrived. | More…

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Go Topless Day returning to Hampton Beach

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

HAMPTON — Supporters of the Free the Nipple movement will be seen removing their tops at Hampton Beach for Go Topless Day later this month, and town officials plan to show no opposition to their breast baring.

Go Topless Day is set for Saturday, Aug. 26, when women celebrating the Free the Nipple movement will remove their tops at gatherings around the world. Aug. 26 is also Women’s Equality Day. New Hampshire is one of 33 states where women can legally go topless in public every day of the year. | More…

| SeacoastOnline.

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Manchester aldermen OK six-month smoking ban in city parks

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

MANCHESTER — Aldermen on Tuesday night approved a six-month ban on smoking in five downtown city parks and public spaces — Veterans Memorial, Victory, Bronstein and Pulaski Parks, along with Stanton Plaza.

Mayor Ted Gatsas proposed the six-month ban after several aldermen questioned whether the proposed ordinance is too broad, for example, forbidding someone to light up a cigar on the Derryfield Country Club golf course.

“There are going to be people seeing somebody smoking and they will want a cop to come and issue a violation against them. There is a potential here for this to get out of control,” Alderman-at-Large Dan O’Neil said. | More…

| New Hampshire.com

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In Keene, Hassan defends Medicaid expansion bill

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Days after the release of a critical letter from a federal agency, U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan is defending the Medicaid expansion plan she signed into law as New Hampshire’s governor.

In an interview in Keene Monday morning, Hassan, a Democrat, said the expansion program — and its funding structure — was vetted by outside legal experts before it was signed and that it complies with federal law. And she pushed back at the federal agency, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for its criticism of New Hampshire’s arrangement.

“This is a deliberate attempt by the Trump administration to undermine our bipartisan Medicaid expansion program,” Hassan said in response to questions following a tour of the Corning Specialty Materials plant in Keene. *| More…

| Keene Sentinel

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Bernie Sanders to speak in New Hampshire on Labor Day

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to speak at a union event on Labor Day in New Hampshire, a state where he scored a huge primary victory last year over Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Sanders will speak Sept. 4 at the New Hampshire AFL-CIO Labor Day breakfast in Manchester. It is the fourth time that the Vermont independent has spoken at the Labor Day event.

According to a statement from the AFL-CIO, Sanders plans to discuss the ongoing challenges facing American working families, improving the Affordable Care Act, raising the minimum wage, and fighting for social and racial justice. | More…

| Daily Progress

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White Nationalist Who Participated In Charlottesville Clashes Lives In Keene

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

A prominent white nationalist who was active in clashes in Charlottesville this weekend is a resident of Keene.

Christopher Cantwell hosts a live-streaming call-in show from a studio in town. He argues for a white state without blacks, Jews or immigrants of color.

He’s been identified as an extremist by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups. Vice featured him in a documentary about events in Charlottesville this weekend that aired on HBO. | More…

| NHPR

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