http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/newhampshire/ en-us Sun, 3 Jan 2010 03:02:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419801/posts We've talked many times before (a few links are below the flag picture at the right) about the growing movement on the part of states to assert their sovereign powers as protected by the Tenth Amendment. In the context of discussions here, this comes down to states proposing (and in the cases of Montana and Tennessee, already passing) laws that would exempt firearms, ammunition, and firearms accessories manufactured in-state, and kept in-state, from federal regulation. This, as one might expect, doesn't sit well with the feds, and is being challenged. The BATFE, in the meantime, has already announced its intention... St Louis Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419801/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 03:02:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417817/posts BOSTON — A New Hampshire woman who is critically ill with gastrointestinal anthrax most likely swallowed spores while participating in a community drumming circle, state health officials said Tuesday...The woman was among some 60 people who attended the drumming session on Dec. 4 at the United Campus Ministry near the University of New Hampshire in Durham...Investigators found traces of anthrax on two African drums and an electrical outlet in the room where the event took place, Dr. Talbot said, and are theorizing that the woman swallowed spores that were aerosolized by the drumming. The state has not identified the woman... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417817/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:13:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410235/posts Manchester – Potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty came to the leadoff-primary state today urging the GOP to return to its conservative base and then practice what it preaches if it hopes to regain the lost trust of Americans. "We've got to explain using conservative principles, conservative ideas and values, why our approach, even if it may not be instant gratification, is better for families and individuals and regular working people all across this country on those kind of issues, those bread and butter, meat and potatoes issues," he told the New Hampshire Union Leader in an... Manchester Union Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410235/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:24:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413176/posts CONCORD – Democrats in the House and Senate voted yesterday to bar firearms and other deadly or dangerous weapons from the State House and two other buildings. A special committee that oversees legislative facilities voted to reinstate a gun ban that had been in effect from 1996 to 2006. The new ban includes the Legislative Office Building, the nearby Upham Walker House and a connecting tunnel. Union Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413176/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:07:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410000/posts A woman who allegedly faked her own pregnancy has been charged with killing her pregnant friend, cutting her baby girl from her womb and kidnapping the infant. Julie Corey was initially charged with kidnapping after authorities found her and the baby in a homeless shelter in Plymouth, New Hampshire, in July. A Worcester County grand jury indicted her on Thursday on murder and kidnapping charges. DNA tests confirmed that the baby was cut from the womb of Darlene Haynes. Haynes, who was eight months pregnant when she was killed, was found dead in her Worcester home two days before Corey's... Nine News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410000/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:39:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409495/posts Here is video of Gov. Tim Pawlenty - it certainly does look like he's going to run in 2012 - and his day in New Hampshire yesterday. It shows him talking with citizens in the first primary state, and goes behind-the-scenes on his appearances there, and on his interview with Fox News' Carl Cameron. Tim Pawlenty took a message of, "If we can reduce spending in liberal Minnesota, we can do it anywhere." . . . (VIDEO) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409495/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:09:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408985/posts Salem, N.H. — At this leafless and gloomy time of year I traveled, in the spirit of the symbologist Robert Langdon of “The Da Vinci Code,” to America’s Stonehenge, in this town five miles from the Massachusetts border. Scholars have debated whether the stone cairns and chambers here were built by early American Indians, enterprising colonial settlers or, more controversially, a migrant European culture that visited these woods nearly 4,000 years ago. Determined to plumb these mysteries, I arrived at a rustic information center and gift shop on a cold and gray Sunday morning. Inside I was greeted by the... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408985/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:29:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2394037/posts New Hampshire Attorney General Michael A. Delaney has refused the request of NH State Representatives Rappaport and Vita, to investigate the election fraud which occurred in his state in 2008, saying that it is a Federal matter. Rep. Laurence M. Rappaport has led the effort in New Hampshire to move the State Government to action regarding the evident violations of NH Statutes regarding the application of Barack Hussein Obama for admission to the State Ballot in the 2008 Presidential Election. On September 10th he brought his initial complaint to Mr. William Gardner, the NH Secretary of State. Gardner subsequently declined... The Post and Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2394037/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:56:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386352/posts On a warm morning this past August, Scott Mason set off on what was supposed to be a day hike on New Hampshire's Mount Washington. The 17-year-old Eagle Scout packed a bivy sack and some extra clothes and consulted Forest Service rangers about his route. But well into the hike, he sprained his ankle, opted for a shortcut back to the trailhead on a path that was covered in snow, wandered off track, and promptly got lost. He spent three nights out before a rescue team found him. It was all fairly typical, until Mason got a bill from the... Outside http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386352/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:54:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384047/posts In a victory for free labor, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has cancelled its solicitation for bids to build a new Jobs Corps Center in the state of New Hampshire. Why is it a victory? Because initial plans to receive bids would have discriminated against non-union construction companies per President Obama's orders. Over 80% of all construction companies are non-union. Executive Order 13502, signed early in Obama's term, was applied to the New Hampshire construction project and instituted what is known as a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). A PLA is a way to force all companies working on a... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384047/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:43:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383760/posts Claremont – The state of New Hampshire last week agreed to guarantee 75 percent of a $250,000 loan from an Upper Valley bank to the new owner of the Eagle Times, an unusual deal because it involves a daily newspaper and the government it covers. The Executive Council on Wednesday unanimously approved without debate the “working capital loan guarantee,” which would be administered by the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority. Under the deal, the BFA and the state would be liable to pay up to $187,500 to Connecticut River Bank if Eagle Printing & Publishing LLC defaulted on the $250,000... Nashua (NH) Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383760/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:35:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383144/posts Chickens coming home to roost? She's been a disaster to the GOP Hot AirPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383144/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:28:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382125/posts The case of Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter vs. Mortgage Specialists Inc (MSI) has reached the New Hampshire Supreme Court. MSI has demanded Implode-O-Meter reveal the identity of one of its sources in a defamation case and Implode-O-Meter refuses. Please consider New Hampshire Suit Challenges Mortgage Blogger's Use of Anonymous Sources The New Hampshire Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that calls into question the legal protections available to independent Web sites that cover news. The case involves mortgage lender Implode-Explode, a Las Vegas-based site launched in 2007 that publishes stories about the meltdown of the mortgage industry. The... Global Economic Trend Analysis http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382125/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:42:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382096/posts The state of New Hampshire last week agreed to guarantee 75 percent of a $250,000 loan from an Upper Valley bank to the new owner of the Eagle Times, an unusual deal because it involves a daily newspaper and the government it covers. The Executive Council on Wednesday unanimously approved without debate the “working capital loan guarantee,” which would be administered by the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority. Under the deal, the BFA and the state would be liable to pay up to $187,500 to Connecticut River Bank if Eagle Printing & Publishing LLC defaulted on the $250,000 line of... Valley News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382096/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:14:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377369/posts Almost 20% of West Virginians eligible to vote are either dead or have moved. Five States with the Most Dead People Eligible to Vote: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming. FUN TIME IN ACORN TOWN: DEAD PEOPLE RULE! Are you lonely when you go to the polling place? Want some company? Perhaps, you'd like to take along a dead "friend" to vote with you. That's a scenario that's becoming more possible across the United States. A combination of old voter registration lists that still contain the names of dead voters and voters who have moved, new "Motor Voter" legislation,... DBKP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377369/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:38:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377602/posts I voted today at my required voting place at Northwest Elementary School at 300 Youville St. today. I live in Manchester, New Hampshire. I walked up and said my last name 'xxx', the lady looked it up, I pointed to my name and touched the voter roll. Then she asked me my address as if to confirm who I was. I already saw the address before she covered it up. And she didn't ask for my ID, which I know she isn't required to do. This is just open to fraud. I can go back tonight if I wanted, give... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377602/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:09:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376654/posts At Merrimack Valley High, the yearbook policy prohibits photos like the one Jordan Westgate submitted. He's wearing his army combat hat, and he's standing in front of the American flag. What's the problem? asks Jordan, a senior who completed the Army's basic training last summer. He's showing no disrespect. No disrespect at all. No hats and no props? Well, okay, for the most part. But shouldn't exceptions be made, especially these days, when we're fighting two wars simultaneously? In fact Westgate, who will become a full-time soldier after graduation, believes he's showing more respect than anyone else in his class.... Concord (NH) Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376654/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:37:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375654/posts OSSIPEE, N.H. – A New Hampshire deer hunter has accidentally shot himself in the right hand while trying to lift his loaded rifle into a tree stand using a rope tied around the weapon. A state conservation officer says a branch or stick apparently got stuck in the trigger of Robert Lapointe's .50-caliber muzzleloader, setting it off at around 1:45 p.m. Saturday. ... ..Lapointe is expected to survive, but "shouldn't have been doing what he did." AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375654/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 02:46:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1869336/posts Daniel Joseph Maldonado, a former Houston resident who convereted to Islam and admitted training with terrorists, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and given a $1,000 fine. Maldonado, 28, pleaded guilty in April to training with al-Qaida in East Africa. He is the first American charged with joining the terrorist organization in Somalia. The charge carried a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. He admitted his association with terrorists in exchange for no further prosecution by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston. Maldonado came to the attention of federal investigators in late... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1869336/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:14:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359873/posts A rural community of about 2,300 residents near the Massachusetts border is reeling in the wake of the random, grisly murder of a woman and the maiming of her 11-year-old daughter — allegedly at the hands of four teenagers. Prosecutors said the teenagers picked the home at random in the early hours of Sunday morning because it was isolated from the main road, and they intended to kill whomever was inside. Kimberly Cates, a 42-year-old nurse, was slain in her bed. Her daughter, Jaime, is recovering from surgery at Children’s Hospital in Boston. She is expected to survive. The news... WBUR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359873/posts#comment Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:46:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2359496/posts About ten days ago, I spoke with New Hampshire State Representative Al Baldassaro about the events surrounding the case of Gerard Beloin. I spoke to him mainly about a New Hampshire Executive Council meeting that Beloin attended and spoke at, but we also spoke about some of the background that surrounded Beloin's appearance there. Baldassaro has known Beloin for more than two years. It was back in 2007 when Gerard Beloin shared a series of recordings with Baldassaro. On these recordings, there are discussions of murder, conspiracy, extortion, kickbacks, arson, as well other crimes. Upon hearing the recordings and other... The Provocateur http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2359496/posts#comment Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:42:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2357637/posts Stimulating the economy isn't nearly as important to President Obama as putting federal dollars into the pockets of his union cronies. Because of Obama's PLA Executive Order, thousands of jobs are going to unions in states that have few union members. The Washington Times, for instance, reports that Obama has grandiosely given a $35 million federal construction project to the New Hampshire. But there are strings attached, strings that pull federal pay levers for the exclusive benefit of unions. In February Obama signed Executive Order 13202 that demanded that project labor agreements be forced on every federal construction project. These... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2357637/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:40:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2354450/posts In the world of New Hampshire politics, the Executive Council holds a great deal of sway. One of their duties is to approve the nominations of Superior Court Justice nominees. On the 23rd of September, the Council held a marathon session that included a public hearing in which people could speak on both sides of potential nominations of a series of Superior Court Justices. One of the nominees is Marguerite Wageling. Marguerite Wgaeling is currently the Hillsborough County Attorney, the equivalent of a DA in most states. Wageling has held that post since the beginning of 2004. Wageling has the... The Provocateur http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2354450/posts#comment Sun, 4 Oct 2009 04:39:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2348936/posts THIS IS A STORY ABOUT LIBERAL GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING. THE CONSERVATIVE RESPONSE FOLLOWS. September 30 is the end of the fundraising quarter for federal candidates and, of course, everyone wants to report healthy numbers. To this end campaigns often cite the filing deadline in an attempt to motivate supporters to give one more time or give for the first time. This time they aren't alone. Artur Davis is also using the Sept. 30 deadline to encourage contributions even though he's running for Governor in 2010, not Congress. It's a smart move that reminds supporters time is passing and takes advantage of... left in alabama http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2348936/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:08:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2342041/posts The latest poll results from the upcoming New Hampshire Senate election between Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Paul Hodes showcase that Ayotte is leading Hodes by a healthy 46-38% margin and the news is getting better. Right Handed Pitcher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2342041/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:08:54 GMT