Organic Farming is NOT Better for the Environment
Unfortunately, the most common beliefs about organic food are not supported by scientific evidence. The public believes that organic farms don’t use pesticides, but they do. People think organic food is healthier, but it’s not. Many think organic food is tastier, but in reality, they can’t tell the difference between organic food and chicken nuggets from McDonald’s.
Another belief is that organic farming is better for the environment. There are many reasons why that isn’t true, and a team of researchers from Germany and Sweden has just found another. | More…
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Rep. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham to Discuss NH Republican War on Women
EXETER — Republicans in the New Hampshire Legislature have worked to defund Planned Parenthood, restrict a woman’s right to choose and stop paid family leave. Do these and similar actions amount to “a war on women?”To answer that question, the Rockingham County Democrats are sponsoring a talk by Rep. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham, on Wednesday, June 21 at 7 p.m. at the Exeter Inn, 90 Front St. | More…
Reminder: The CNHT Annual Picnic is Saturday, July 8th
CNHT Annual Taxpayer Reunion Picnic – American Legion – Sweeney Post – 251 Maple Street – Manchester, NH 03103 – (603) 623-9145 – $15.00 / Ticket – 12 and Under Free – Saturday July 8, 2017 from 12-4:00 PM
Planned Parenthood Contract Coming to NH Executive Council on June 21st
You may or may not be surprised to learn that New Hampshire’s abortion providers bid on contracts other than the familiar Title X family planning business. Supporters of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and the Equality Center will be at the New Hampshire Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, June 21 to watch the Councilors vote on HIV prevention contracts with the two agencies.
The contracts total $440,000, with 17% of those funds coming from federal sources and the rest coming from “other,” meaning state-level sources. | More…
Supreme Court unanimous: There is no ‘hate speech’ exception to the First Amendment
Grab your ‘shovels’ and mount your “plows” ladies and gentleman because it’s time to move some snowflakes. The Supreme Court has unanimously confirmed that there is no hate Speech exception to the first amendment. Justice Kennedy writing for four justices said, More…
Mothers of children who died of overdoses launch online support group
The members of Team Sharing talk online and in person, sharing stories to help themselves heal. Darlene Mersereau, also from Massachusetts, lost her son in an overdose in October.
“To be in a room with other people that say, ‘Me too,’ and they completely understand what you are going through, it’s very healing,” Mersereau said.
Kathleen Scarpone is from New Hampshire and joined the Massachusetts group after her son overdosed two years ago. She’s now creating a new group in the Granite State. |More…
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NH man arrested after reporting fake crime to officers
How 1 man’s lottery win while searching for Bigfoot led to a multistate FBI investigation
How could I pass on a headline like that?
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Investigators were suspicious in 2006 when they heard that a rural Texas judge was trying to exchange $450,000 in consecutively marked bills.
But Tommy Tipton, a Fayette County magistrate, told the FBI that his actions were innocent, if odd: He won the Colorado lottery but couldn’t tell his wife because gambling was against their Christian faith. The FBI accepted the story and dropped its inquiry of Tipton, who soon bought a new truck and more property around the town of Flatonia, 110 miles west of Houston.
A decade later, the inquiry stands out as a missed chance to stop a jackpot rigging scandal that would corrupt the $70 billion lottery industry for years while enriching a tiny group of insiders. | More…
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Body found in basement after Moultonborough fire
Fire destroyed a single-family home Monday morning on Black’s Landing Road, and a man was believed to be inside. A neighbor called 911 just before 4 a.m.
Fire officials said the house was fully consumed by flames when they arrived. Officials initially said they weren’t sure if a man was home at the time of the fire, but they later discovered a body in the home’s basement. | More…
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