I attended my 2nd annual local candidates’ forum, which not all candidates attended, at the library.  As Alderman Dowd’s opponent in 2023 and declining the League of Women Voters’ invitation to the Nashua library for such an event, I am not in a position to judge anyone for being absent.  However, I will judge one ... Read more

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The world didn’t end. I guess we’ve got time for more memes. With a bunch more Iran memes, by the way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reminder: Memes ... Read more

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When Ethics Systems Protect Power An ethics system reveals its true character when it investigates those at the top. Anyone can enforce rules against minor officials or low-level employees. The real test comes when allegations involve political leadership. I can assure you that the test has not inspired much confidence. Over the past several years, ... Read more

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Today, on the Morning Update, the left says “affordability” but then raises or expands taxes, regulations, and fees, and those two things are so very incompatible. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. Ep. 123 Links: Check Out More Morning Update Here! – Also available on Rumble, Instagram/Reels, and ... Read more

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The Students First Act states that, seven days before the voters adopt a school budget, districts must post line graphs showing 10-year changes in their cost-per-pupil, average teacher pay, and administrator salaries. These graphs “must be posted in at least 3 appropriate places, 2 of which must be places of business or other public locations.” The ... Read more

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At the hands of the Secretary of State & the Election Law Committee We have a classic “Catch-22” situation here in NH. Part II, Art. 32 of the NH constitution has been ignored by state and local officials for so long that they assume or pretend it doesn’t exist. HB 1223 (relative to the moderator’s authority ... Read more

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In this installment of the Elsa Kurt Show, we press into why chronic disease grows as technology advances and how misaligned incentives in food, insurance, and medicine keep people sick. Jeff Hays shares what MAHA Uncensored uncovers, from SSRIs and PBMs to school lunch reform and simple habits that rebuild real health. More Elsa Kurt ... Read more

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The headline reads, “UK Mulls Banning 67 Dog Breeds for ‘Animal Health’ — but Is That Really the Reason?” My first thought, before reading it was, shouldn’t it be, UK Mullahs Banning 67 Dog Breeds for ‘Animal Health’ — but Is That Really the Reason?” The UK’s Daily Mail reported Thursday that this initiative comes from the ... Read more

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Governor Mills is not done with politics, as she wants to be a senator now that she is being termed out of Augusta. In trying to convince Maine voters that she is their beacon in the state house now and wants to be their watchdog in Washington, she has turned a blind eye to three ... Read more

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President Trump’s State of the Union (SOTU) honored America’s heroes, sympathized with crime victims, and described how he’s improving Americans’ lives. The Democrat response, by recently inaugurated Virginia Governor Spanberger, claimed, with incredible chutzpah, that Trump has made life less affordable and more dangerous.  President Biden and his Democrat Congress drove the 1.4% inflation he ... Read more

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When Rules Are Optional in Nashua Sunshine Week is supposed to celebrate the public’s right to understand what their government is up to. But in Nashua, transparency feels more like a suggestion than the rule it is intended to be. The city’s Ethics Review Committee (ERC) was created to hold public officials accountable. Its governing ... Read more

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A Patch story caught my eye, and a light bulb went off. All those gazillions of dollars we’ve wasted on public education when we could have been cherishing seminaries, literature, or science. If you recall, the justification for state-managed gambling was that we’d be investing in public schools. Without looking at how much more expensive ... Read more

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Where is 79% ($3.7 M) of the $4.8 M Kensington K-5 School – Budget going to?                                                           TRANSPARENCY = TRUST CITIZENS MUST BE INFORMED to Vote on March 10th.  *Costs Highlights: SAU 16 Teachers are top 10% in Pay and benefits in the state. On average, Kensington Teachers’ proposed contract = $92,000 base pay and approx $44,600 in benefits = ... Read more

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The Cost of Joining New York’s (Still Non-Existent) Cap & Invest Carbon Tax Scheme As the Vermont House Energy & Digital Infrastructure (HEDI) Committee debated whether or not to blow $800,000 (and $500,000 every year subsequent) establishing a new fossil fuel registry (H.740), Treasurer Mike Pieciak (D-VT) chimed in with a February 25, 2026, letter ... Read more

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This week, on NE Take, A. J. dives deep into his thoughts on Trump’s attack on Iran and the geopolitical fallout that might stabilize the Middle East. Also, Andru Volinsky has a crazy idea that no one is taking seriously for education funding. Email the show at aj@newenglandtake.com Join the Substack and keep the show rolling ... Read more

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During the Biden years, things were a lot like Joe. In a state of slow decline. The big news was what the so-called news was saying to paper over Joe’s dementia, or what his handlers were doing to hide it. The Easter bunny keeps Joe away from the kids. Joe gets lost of 20 x ... Read more

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Hakeem Sekou Jeffries has been the U.S. Representative for New York’s 8th congressional district since 2013. For some reason, he is the man-in-waiting for the Democratic Party and has been waiting to take the gavel away from the Republicans. Since the reign of Nancy Pelosi, Jeffries has been the heir apparent to the Party leadership ... Read more

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Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) promoting and protecting domestic glyphosate production spurred widespread backlash, but HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s support of the measure created far more. As an organic beef farmer and MAHA supporter, here’s why I support Secretary Kennedy’s position. I’ve never used a drop of glyphosate (aka Roundup) in my twenty-five ... Read more

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Many readers might already know about HB104, aka this year’s Defend the Guard, but let’s first talk about Jeb’s possible post-retirement power.  While it doesn’t prove anything, I am convinced that Jeb is Queen Sharon’s handler and will offer one observation.  I was with Daniel Richard, Tom Murray, Doris, and some others as Daniel was ... Read more

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Welcome to a special Saturday edition of the Morning Update. Today, the topic is civil terrorism, which sounds like an oxymoron, but it has attracted the attention of state legislators who are writing bills to suppress it. Free speech advocates are worried. Should we be as well? If the video doesn’t load, watch it here, ... Read more

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