NH surgeon offers opioid-prescription guidelines to try to help curb opioid crisis | New Hampshire
Well, it’s a start….
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Some Mainers Fault N.H. For Not Doing More To Support New England Rail
While Maine supports the Amtrak Downeaster, New Hampshire supports commuter buses.
Some Mainers Fault N.H. For Not Doing More To Support New England Rail | WBUR News
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1 in 5 Granite Staters head elsewhere for a paycheck
Nearly 100,000 Granite Staters head to Massachusetts, a number that’s grown from nearly 75,000 in 1990.
Census: 1 in 5 Granite Staters head elsewhere for a paycheck | New Hampshire
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Jury awards businessmen defamed by Michael Gill $274.5 million, most in NH history
During the trial, each of the three took the stand and detailed the effects of being accused of crimes such as drug dealing, money laundering and gun running. Gill played out the accusations on a radio show, electronic billboards in high traffic areas such as South Willow Street, and social media that logged views in the thousands, sometimes millions.
“This was never about the money,” said Anagnost. Gill went after politicans, judges and people without the resources to fight back, Anagnost said. But he and his co-plaintiffs could afford the fight, and the verdict saves future victims from any slanders by Gill, Anagnost said.
All three said most of the money they collect will go to charity.
Both Anagnost and Crews said the verdict could have far reaching effect in the world of social media. Crews hopes the allegations will change the social media habits of someone who accuses people of crimes.
“As a Marine Corps vet I’m very serious about First Amendment rights, I believe in them, but I also believe that as a human being, the Golden Rule should come first,” Crews said. Everyone has the responsibility to not make false accusations they can’t back up, he said.
A judge has already ordered that the electricity be cut to Gill’s electronic billboards, and Pulse 107.7 has halted Gill’s paid radio program. Next up, Anagnost said, lawyer Steve Gordon will seek an injunction ordering Facebook and Twitter to darken Gill’s accounts.
“We become the aggressor now,” Anagnost said.
Update: Jury awards businessmen defamed by Michael Gill $274.5 million, most in NH history | New Hampshire
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Privately funded passenger rail pitched for southern NH
Nashua aldermen are considering entering into a memorandum of understanding with Boston Surface Railroad Company.
Boston Surface Railroad Company of Rhode Island is in the early stages of planning to bring privately funded passenger rail service from Bedford to Worcester, Mass., with potential stops in Nashua and Lowell, Mass.
City officials will be presented with a proposal on Tuesday to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the railroad company and the other communities to promote and facilitate the plan.
Privately funded passenger rail pitched for southern NH | New Hampshire
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Democrats flip two seats in state special elections
Democrats on Tuesday flipped two seats in special state elections in Florida and New Hampshire.
…In New Hampshire, Kari Lerner won a special state House election in a district President Trump won by a significant margin.
Earlier this month, Democrats flipped state House seats in New Hampshire and Oklahoma, replacing Republicans in two districts ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
Since Trump’s election, Democrats have flipped eight GOP-held seats at the state level, and Republicans have yet to flip a seat in 27 special elections.
Democrats flip two seats in state special elections | TheHill
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Democratic committee hits Trump election panel
U.S. Senate Democrats blasted President Donald Trump’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity earlier this week in a 90-minute hearing focusing on voting rights.
…[Shaheen] noted commission vice chairman Kris Kobach’s allegation in a Brietbart opinion piece that out-of-state voters were probably responsible for Democrat Maggie Hassan being elected to the Senate in 2016 and for Hillary Clinton winning the state’s four electoral votes.
“He clearly did not understand our election laws,” Shaheen said.
She charged that the “real objective” of the Trump commission is “to lay the groundwork for voter suppression laws.”
NH Primary Source: Democratic committee hits Trump election panel
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Potted Plant Placed to Hide Portrait of 1st Woman to be Elected NH’s Governor
: Tree hides portrait of state’s 1st woman elected governor – ABC News
Wow, beyond childish, that is downright lame.
Is there evidence of voter fraud in New Hampshire, as Kris Kobach said? Nope.
Trump and his Cabinet have repeated baseless claims that thousands of Massachusetts residents “brought in on buses” voted illegally in New Hampshire, which we originally rated Pants on Fire.
…A voter can prove domicile using a New Hampshire driver’s license, a vehicle registration in the state, or a non-driver ID or other government issued photo identification that lists a New Hampshire address.
…in some towns, providing a form issued by a New Hampshire college or university is sufficient to prove domicile. In Manchester, a voter can prove domicile by presenting a monthly bill, a medical bill, pay stubs showing a current address, or postmarked mail within the last 30 days. Other towns accept similar documentation.
…cited 5,313 votes cast with out-of-state IDs, but New Hampshire law says there’s nothing inherently fraudulent about them, as a person can lawfully vote in New Hampshire while holding motor vehicle registration or a driver’s license in another state.
Is there evidence of voter fraud in New Hampshire, as Kris Kobach said? Not really | PolitiFact
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Manchester Local, Refugee Running for Alderman at Age 20
There’s an aldermen race going on next week in Manchester. And one of the candidates on the ballot would be the city’s youngest elected if he wins. He turned 20 Thursday, attends UNH Manchester, and is a refugee from Kuwait.
Manchester Local, Refugee Running for Alderman at Age 20 | New Hampshire Public Radio
…Because immigrants are motivated citizens. Period.
“Crying Nazi” Christopher Cantwell gives himself up to police
Before achieving notoriety as the weeping Nazi — a dubious distinction he earned after posting an online video in which he cried at the prospect of being arrested for his actions in Charlottesville — Cantwell cut his political teeth as a men’s rights Activist. Those views were evident in his interviews during the Charlottesville rally, particularly when he condemned President Donald Trump for “giving his daughter to a Jew” on the grounds that “I don’t think you can feel about race the way I do and watch that Kushner bastard walk around with that beautiful girl.”
“Crying Nazi” Christopher Cantwell gives himself up to police – Salon.com
“Men’s rights” activists are typically less than men.
Trump called New Hampshire a ‘drug-infested den’
One of the best ways to determine something’s political impact is to imagine it in a TV ad. “President Trump thinks your state is a drug-infested den.” Yeah, ouch.
NH Primary Source: Republicans try to make sense of surprising NH Senate special election loss
They won’t say so out loud, but even Democrats were surprised by Manchester Alderman Kevin Cavanaugh’s landslide win in Tuesday’s District 16 state Senate special election.
NH Primary Source: Republicans try to make sense of surprising NH Senate special election loss
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Food stamp program works with fresh food farmers markets
Kenney’s on food stamps now, and he said he still wants to eat healthy but can’t afford fresh greens anymore. That’s where the tokens come in. The market match program operates at farmers markets all across the state, funded by a combination of charitable donations and a federal grant.
Jill Hall, director of programs at Seacoast Eat Local, one of the nonprofits that runs the token tables at markets, said the program is about knocking down financial barriers to fresh, healthy food.
…Kenney was using a program called the Granite State Market Match. When food stamp recipients come to farmers markets, the program will match, dollar for dollar, whatever they spend on fruits and veggies. Ten dollars in food stamps will get you $20 of tomatoes.
Food stamp program works with fresh food farmers markets
very cool!
Farmington objects to ACLU-NH joining lawsuit
Alexander Morin filed the suit last year, arguing the town infringed on his free speech by firing him for comments he made on a Farmington community Facebook page. The town argues Morin’s comments violated its social media policy.
The ACLU sought to join the lawsuit in support of Morin arguing the town’s social media policy “is hopelessly overbroad under the First Amendment and effectively bans speech simply because the town disfavors it.”
Morin has agreed to the ACLU-NH joining the lawsuit.
Farmington objects to ACLU-NH joining lawsuit
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How Jeanne Shaheen moved off the sidelines
When I passed through the New Hampshire Institute of Politics during the 2016 presidential campaign, I paused to look at the amazing photographs of many would-be presidents who have come through the Granite State over the decades. But it was a young campaign aide off to the side who drew my attention.
How Jeanne Shaheen moved off the sidelines – CNNPolitics.com
And now -for contrast- an article about a politicians who good at their job and gets things done.
How will tourists get to New Hampshire?
So how does one get to a New Hampshire tourist destination? You can rent a car.
…So many of the tourists coming into Boston are from countries that have spent billions on public transportation. Many of these people do not even own a car. How does one attract these tourists?
How will tourists get to New Hampshire? – New Hampshire Business Review – June 9 2017
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2 Loons Die After Ingesting Lead Fishing Tackle
MOULTONBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s Loon Preservation Committee says two loons have died after ingesting lead fishing tackle.
2 Loons Die After Ingesting Lead Fishing Tackle | New Hampshire News | US News
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Red Pill Boss: All Feminists Want to Be Raped
GOP State Rep. Robert Fisher denies he is still involved with a misogynistic Reddit forum, but an investigation suggests he may be posting incendiary comments under a new alias.
Fisher, now 31, described women as having “sub-par intelligence,” suggested that women’s bodies are the only thing that makes their “lackluster” personalities “worth it,” and commonly expressed paranoia about what he perceived as a growing plague of “false rape accusations” supposedly used as a weapon by feminists.
…redpillschool had said, “There’s no discussion of rape strategies [on the forum.]” But to his fellow red-pillers, he joked, “You don’t need a strategy for rape, other than ‘where do i buy roofies, and what’s the best brand of duct tape?’”
…In December 2016, redpillschool conducted an exhaustive three-part “thought experiment” called “All Women Lie About Rape.” …“Every woman I know has a rape or attempted rape story… But on the other side I don’t know a single man who is interested in raping women,” he wrote.
“Feminists are obsessed with rape because we live in a rape fantasy culture, where feminists wish they were hot enough to be rape-able,” he wrote in April 2014. “
“Every woman wants to be attractive enough to be raped. It’s like the pinnacle of male desire, when he can’t stop no matter what.”
And marital rape—a crime in all 50 states—shouldn’t exist as a concept in his view. “If a woman does not wish to submit to her husband she should not marry him. The contract of marriage is the verbal and written consent for sex,” he wrote in 2013.
…On The Red Pill, redpillschool wrote a lengthy post entitled, “‘Sexual Assault’ is why I’m Endorsing Donald Trump for President of the United States.”
…In 2015 and 2016 redpillschool posted a column titled, “Women are Children.” …He contends that he has “met enough women” to make an accurate generalization.
“I’m saying that women, by function of who they are, cannot have the same perspective or experience as men, and therefore cannot be expected to have the same maturity level. Even if a woman is well behaved and well mannered, her thought process still comes from a limited and childish perspective,” he wrote in May 2016.
…This perspective is one reason some on The Red Pill advocate stripping women of the right to vote.
Red Pill Boss: All Feminists Want to Be Raped – The Daily Beast
Stay classy, NH GOP!
Substance Abuse Costing New Hampshire Over $2B
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A nonprofit advocacy group says its latest report on the effects of alcohol and drugs on New Hampshire’s economy confirms how the lack of workforce in the substance misuse field has contributed to a public health crisis.
…New Hampshire has one of the highest per capita death rates due to drug overdoses in the nation, with nearly 500 people dying from an overdose last year. The report estimates more than 30,000 people in New Hampshire over the age of 15 abused drugs in 2014.
Report: Substance Abuse Costing New Hampshire Over $2B | New Hampshire News | US News
Considering the fact that this happen on the former governor’s watch, and that she not only willfully passed up multiple opportunities to shift gears from a prosecutorial to a treatment oriented approach to opioid abuse but chose again and again to obstruct anyone suffering from chronic pain from having any other treatment options than the highly addictive opioid prescriptions that serves as the highway to opioid addiction, well…
…Maggie Hassan needs to sit down and shut the hell up.
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