Fat friends beware. This effort is by far the biggest fraud the Social Justice Stasi has perpetrated. The war on obesity is a face on the left’s totem of horribles. It represents a strain on the healthcare system which to government-first Democrats mean a drag on their secular gods. | More…
Claremont assistant mayor steps down
CLAREMONT – City councilors plan to appoint a new assistant mayor on or before their Sept. 20 meeting, Mayor Charlene Lovett said Friday.
Victor Bergeron, who has been assistant mayor for the past eight years, announced his resignation Wednesday.
“This has not been an easy decision for me to make,” Bergeron said, adding he and his wife had an opportunity to sell their house sooner than expected and plan to move to their home in Florida full-time for many reasons, but not because of the city’s taxes. *|more…
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Removing govt. interference in trade seems alien to this state rep
An apparent participant in the NH-Canadian Trade Council keeps his promise to return my way and answer questions after the council meeting. ‘
My Fight for Civics Education
Addressing the deplorable condition of civics and history education, the state approved SB 157 last June. The law
“requires students in high school or equivalent to take and pass a government and civics competency assessment as a component of instruction in the history, government, and constitutions of the United States and New Hampshire.”
While some quarrel with giving a test to improve what’s taught, Americans are woefully uninformed about every aspect of our nation’s Founding. Worse, what most “know” reminds me of something President Ronald Reagan once said: | More…
Vermont Man Held on Bail In Connection to Human Trafficking in New Hampshire
A Vermont man is being held on bail in connection with alleged human trafficking charges in New Hampshire, according to police.
Lebanon Police arrested Erik Polson, 72, of Chelsea, Vermont, on Thursday after he traveled to the area to allegedly meet up with an adult and juvenile for sexual contact.
Police said they had tracked Polson through social media while conducting investigations of people who were looking to victimize children. | More…
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Most New Hampshire Residents Upbeat About Economy
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — A University of New Hampshire survey has found that a majority of residents are optimistic about the economy in the state, though Republicans are much more upbeat than Democrats.
Concord police seeking man who stole CHaD ‘Donation Dinosaur’ from Walmart
CONCORD — Police are seeking help to find the man they say stole from the “Donation Dinosaur” to benefit the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD).
Concord police Lt. Sean Ford said the theft occurred at Walmart last Tuesday and the suspect also stole a crowbar from Walmart, presumably to pry open the donation prop and get at the money.
Officials found the damaged donation container close to the Loudon Road superstore and most of the money was missing. | More…
Newport Baptist Church Buys Claremont Building for $700
Claremont — The City Council has accepted a bid of $700 to sell the former Unitarian Universalist Church on Broad Street to Lake Sunapee Baptist Church of Newport.
Planning and Development Director Nancy Merrill said it was the only bid the city received on the building, which sits on about a quarter of an acre between the fire station and Fiske Free Library.
According to a National Register nomination on the Connecticut River Joint Commissions website, the church was first built in 1832 in a late Federal style, then remodeled in 1883 to Victorian Gothic, when the front tower was added. *| More…
We Will Never Win the Culture War if We Give Them an Unimpeded Run of the Field
Nature abhors a vacuum so if we don’t make a case for constitutional conservatism and conservatarianism in New Hampshire someone else might. And that might not be constitutional conservatism at all. | More…
Bigfoot spotting: NH town offers ‘Sasquatch Scavenger Hunt’
SANDOWN — Bigfoot has been lurking around one New Hampshire town and they want you to find it.
The commission announced a Bigfoot sighting in Sandown Wednesday and invited groups to join them on a Sandown Sasquatch Scavenger Hunt August 26. | More…
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The New Media Militia 