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This jerk makes me enthusiastic to see the death penalty expanded in New Hampshire. One of the young men accused of murdering a Mont Vernon mother and the attempted murder of her young daughter yesterday said he may use an insanity defense. Defense attorneys for Christopher A. Gribble, 20, informed the court they are preserving [...]

It’s been ages since I blogged here on FNH, but something is drawing me back to it today. I have some thoughts to share about New Hampshire politics, specifically how I feel caught between the Republicans and the Democrats. I lean to the libertarian right in my politics, so I’ve been dismayed to watch the [...]

Ran into this blog entry this morning: The income tax in the bill would be at a 5 percent rate with exemptions of $15,000 per filer and $10,000 per child.  The income tax portion of the bill would generate approx. $800,000,000.  The statewide property tax would be raised to $5.50 per thousand (with a $200,000 homestead [...]

A guy named Timber over on the Northeastshooters forum had a great post the other day about why New Hampshire is such a great state. I loved it so much I’m putting it on this blog for other people to find and read. Great post Timber! Here is a link to the full thread and [...]

Well the invasion of MA residents has begun since their sales tax went up to 6.25% yesterday: All roads leading from Massachusetts into New Hampshire were jammed yesterday morning — not so unusual for a hot, sunny summer Saturday. But along with the seasonal vacationers heading north of the border were Bay Staters looking, once [...]

I went to a lake in Peterborough yesterday with my friend Kevin. We had a fun time kayaking and swimming. I didn’t have my camera with me so I didn’t get any photos. Sorry. I have to admit that my pale, white geek skin is not used to being out in the sun. At one [...]

People are stocking up on weapons in New Hampshire: Uncertainty over President Obama’s commitment to the Second Amendment or his stance on gun control has been feeding a frenzy among gun buyers who suspect the President may soon take steps to slow or stop the sale of semi-automatic weapons altogether, Bacon said. “It’s hard keeping [...]

GraniteGrok had some criticism for one of Fergus Cullen’s new columns and, in the process, engaged in some hypocrisy and self-contradiction. When talking about school choice, Skip at GraniteGrok waxed on about how “Choice & freedom = enhanced individual liberty” but when it came to gays getting married then it suddenly became simply a “…a [...]

I finally decided to take a skiing lesson today. I went to Pat’s Peak in Henniker, New Hampshire. Some observations: 1. I hate ski boots. They are uncomfortable and too stiff and too high. I didn’t like walking in them either. 2. Skiing is MUCH harder than it looks. The people who are good at [...]

It looks like he’s doing a significant amount of cutting but he’s also raising taxes and I don’t agree with that part of it. And, frankly, I think he got himself and our state into this mess to a larger degree than it should have been by inflating the last budget up so high. And [...]