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Thursday • May 22 • 2025

Vol.XVII • No.XXI

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MacDonald: Before We Give Them Our Permission to Die …

Sun, 2025-05-18 12:00 +0000
The UK’s Royal College of Psychiatrists (RC Psych) has taken an unusual position on an Assisted Dying Bill before parliament. Unlike many in the US and Canada, the RC Psych has chosen to be cautiously neutral while disagreeing with politicians and advocates that this is the ultimate expression of empathy. When people are miserable, particularly ... Read more

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Smith: Regina Birdsell Works For Us, Please Remind Her

Sun, 2025-05-18 10:00 +0000
Many readers already know, but if you’re late for dinner, I’ll tell you now.  HB361 was on the Senate Consent Calendar and should have been a smooth sail through the body yesterday, but Regina the Masker had to put a monkey wrench into the process.  This is NOT the first time she has killed or ... Read more

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Klar: Preserving our AGRIculture

Sun, 2025-05-18 02:00 +0000
My family of numerous lineages have been farmers here in Vermont. My father’s mother grew up and worked hard on a dairy farm in Sheldon Falls. My mother grew up on the farm near where I now live — the Stoddard farm, which is one of the founding family farms here in Brookfield. My Mom’s ... Read more

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NE Take: The Cost of Education: Part 3

Sun, 2025-05-18 00:00 +0000
A high school teacher breaks down the REAL ISSUES in EDUCATION FUNDING, SHOCKING!!! 2023 Educator of the Year Christian Cheetham of Alvirne High argues that school administrators are enabling some of the worst outcomes in public education and that teacher salaries are not the real issue when it comes to education funding. Speakers’ opinions are ... Read more

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Carson: Homeschooling Is Our Best Defense Against the State

Sat, 2025-05-17 22:00 +0000
There’s a battle going on right now in our neighboring state of Illinois concerning the Illinois Homeschool Act. This Act takes the current minimal oversight of homeschoolers in Illinois and places families at risk of violation by state-appointed truant officers right in their homes. The bill would require parents to file a homeschool declaration form as well ... Read more

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MacDonald: Chris Pappas Wants More of Your Money

Sat, 2025-05-17 20:00 +0000
Now that he is running for the US Senate, a position for which it is difficult to unseat even the most despicable liberal scold, Chris Pappas, has invited more scrutiny. As a member of Congress, he can and has done plenty of damage, but the size of the US House dilutes the potential harm. He’d ... Read more

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Rooke: Republican Lawmakers Must Think Their Voters Are Really, Really Dumb

Sat, 2025-05-17 18:00 +0000
Republicans have allowed Democrats to take a victory lap on President Donald Trump’s first days in office. It seems like a broken record to say that Republicans are great at writing statements and even better at doing nothing, but that perfectly sums up their work over the last 100 days as the majority party. While Trump has ... Read more

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MacDonald: Legislature Sends Law to Gov. Desk Ending Sanctuary Cities

Sat, 2025-05-17 16:00 +0000
New Hampshire is the only state in the Northeast other than Maine that is NOT a Sanctuary State, but it did not strictly prohibit towns or cities from pretending they were. This amounted to local political pressure to dissuade peace officers from assisting federal immigration enforcement, particularly with detention retainers. In practice, this produces two ... Read more

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Smith: Vikram 2028, Seriously?!

Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00 +0000
In his 11/19/21 speech to an angry crowd following that famous unfortunate Chuck Morse vote, Senator Giuda, who voted correctly, said, “money is the mother’s milk” (of campaigns).  We know that there are “haves” and “have-nots,” but it’s not just that dichotomy, I would say it’s more like a Punnett Square because there are those ... Read more

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MacDonald: Gov. Signs Bill Prohibiting School Personnel from Transporting Minors for Medical Appointments Without Parental Consent.

Sat, 2025-05-17 12:00 +0000
Maybe. HB231, prohibits “school district personnel from transporting students to medical or mental health appointments, visits, or procedures without parental consent.” Governor Ayotte signed the bill into law, requiring school districts to adopt policies, so yes, it is law, but what exactly are the consequences? This bill requires school districts to create a policy prohibiting ... Read more

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How HRIS Helps with Hiring, Payroll, and More

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:07 +0000
What if managing people could be simpler, smarter, and faster? Those studying for the CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management quickly realise that technology is not just an add-on but a necessity. A well-designed Human Resource Information System (HRIS) changes how HR departments work. HRIS helps teams focus more on people and ... Read more

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The Ethics of Remote and Hybrid Work

Sat, 2025-05-17 10:58 +0000
What happens when working from home becomes the new normal? As more professionals pursue the CIMA Qualification, they are stepping into leadership roles that demand more than financial skills. Leading in remote or hybrid settings brings fresh ethical questions to the surface. From privacy issues to fair treatment, a clear Code of Ethics is now ... Read more

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What is Polygon (MATIC)?

Sat, 2025-05-17 10:35 +0000
Polygon (MATIC) might sound like a geometric term, leading many to wonder, “What is a Polygon?”, in the cryptocurrency world. Polygon (MATIC) is a Layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum.  It is a separate blockchain network that works alongside Ethereum to provide faster and cheaper transactions. In fact, Polygon connects with Ethereum so closely that swapping ... Read more

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Matthews: USAID’s Legacy of Failure

Sat, 2025-05-17 10:00 +0000
President Donald Trump’s decision to retire the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has sparked debate across policy circles. Yet, a close examination of USAID’s operational history—its ineffectiveness in achieving economic development, lack of transparency, and its entanglement with politically-connected contractors—reveals that the decision is not only justified but overdue. Coupled with the testimony of ... Read more

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Cardello: If The Media Wants Forgiveness, They Must Change Their Ways

Sat, 2025-05-17 02:00 +0000
The White House tried to hoodwink America for four years with the aid and comfort of a media landscape hell-bent on gaslighting rather than exposing the conspiracy. Who was running the country is still a mystery, but we know that the man portraying the president was a shell of a man and an absent leader. ... Read more

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McAdams: Is The Neocon Era Finally Over?

Sat, 2025-05-17 00:00 +0000
In his first trip abroad, President Trump spoke in Saudi Arabia about the foolish destructiveness of the neocons and nation-builders and proclaimed a new era of respect for national sovereignty and economic development. Does this mean that non-interventionism has finally arrived? Ron Paul Institute Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of ... Read more

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Banfield: Seabrook Residents are Responsible for Bullying in the School?

Fri, 2025-05-16 22:00 +0000
After years of bullying reported by parents in Seabrook, the problem will not go away until Seabrook residents fork over more money in taxes. That’s the message coming from some of the school board members and administrators. When parents have spoken before the school board about their children who’ve been bullied in school, some board ... Read more

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MacDonald: CNN Admits April Egg Price Drop Sets Record

Fri, 2025-05-16 20:00 +0000
Thankfully, there will never come a time when Democrats or their media homonculi are capable of holding their tongues when Donald Trump speaks. So incapable are they that memes pop up regularly suggesting that if Donald Trump supported something Democrats have long insisted was their issue, they’d reject it ‘cuz Trump. I won’t challenge the ... Read more

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Klar: On The Government Funding of Catholic Charter Schools

Fri, 2025-05-16 18:00 +0000
Funding schools that prepare citizens for success should be a no-brainer “Some critics of religious charter schools complain that taxpayer dollars shouldn’t fund religious education. But they don’t object to taxpayers being forced to fund the leftist indoctrination that permeates so many government-run schools. Such one-sided complaints show that these critics aren’t concerned for taxpayers ... Read more

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Friday Meme Thing

Fri, 2025-05-16 16:00 +0000
The meme enthusiasts have turned the hose on full, so it looks like we will have memes at least twice a week now. Maybe we can go back to three times a week, in which case I’ll need to change the featured image. For now, it’s Friday, so enjoy. . . . . . . ... Read more

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