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Rebel Towns

the man of twists and turns — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:46:54 -0800

Call it municipal disobedience: communities like Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, are defying laws they deem illegitimate.

"It is time for me to move on to the next exciting phase of my life."

bakerina — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:28:25 -0800

In 2010, Rep. D.J. Bettencourt became the youngest majority leader in the history of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, as well as the youngest House majority leader of any state legislature in the U.S. On May 25, 2012, Bettencourt announced his resignation from the House, citing his upcoming wedding and his new job as executive director of the New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation. Three days after his resignation, Bettencourt resigned again – this time with an apology for “misrepresenting [his] work.” What happened between the first resignation and the second? Less than a week before his resignation, Bettencourt graduated from University of New Hampshire School of Law. This came as a surprise to the supervising attorney of Bettencourt’s spring semester internship, who alleged that Bettencourt had 1) confided to him that he needed an internship to earn the credits required for graduation, and 2) performed little more than an hour of legal work on the one day in the entire semester that he actually showed up. Upon learning that Bettencourt had graduated, the attorney contacted UNH Law and discovered that Bettencourt had submitted extensive records and reports for work he had never completed. How Bettencourt planned to keep his plan a secret is something of a mystery, considering that the supervising attorney of his internship was his House colleague, and fellow Republican, J. Brandon Giuda. Giuda ultimately confronted Bettencourt, who agreed to resign. When Bettencourt did resign, but offered his wedding and his new job as his reasons for leaving, Giuda threatened to make the internship documents public unless Bettencourt disclosed the true reason for his resignation. Although Bettencourt is now gone from the House, questions remain, particularly concerning the role of House Speaker Bill O’Brien, who is also the founder of the New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation (which has rescinded its job offer to Bettencourt, and has scrubbed all mention of Bettencourt from its web page). A Portsmouth Herald editorial notes that this incident is just one lie of many from the New Hampshire GOP caucus, but this could be the lie that costs Bill O’Brien his seat in November.

They lack life experience

Navelgazer — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:52:39 -0800

New Hampshire House Republicans are pushing for new laws that would prohibit many college students from voting in the state - and effectively keep some from voting at all. "Voting as a liberal. That's what kids do," [State Speaker William O'Brien] added, his comments taped by a state Democratic Party staffer and posted on YouTube. Students lack "life experience," and "they just vote their feelings." WaPo. Youtube. Yick Wo.

In February, it is good to know a plow guy

not_on_display — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:09:05 -0800

Granite State of Mind - an ode to New Hampshire by SuperSecretProject, copping the blueprint from Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind

So long to Mt. Washington wind speed record, 14 years ago

skynxnex — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:13:15 -0800

Mount Washington gust record gone with the wind. Mount Washington had been the home of the surface wind speed record since April 12, 1934 with a 231 miles per hour wind; but during cyclone Olivia (with only 10 minor injuries) on April 10, 1996, a wind gust of 408 km/h (253 mph) in Austrailia was only just now noticed and confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The Mount Washington Observatory has accepted the record in their offical reaction but in more personal blog posts they are a bit more skeptical. The Washington Post Capital Weather Gang posted a Farewell to Mt. Washington's wind record from two former employees of the Observatory, lovingly referring to the record wind as "Gale." (And via Capital Weather Gang.)

I'll take the death. NO! LIBERTY! I meant I'll take LIBERTY!

kaibutsu — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:39:03 -0800

After rejecting then passing a bill on same-sex marriage, New Hampshire's governor today signed the bill into law. The law officially will take effect on January 1st, 2010, and will recognize out-of-state civil unions as full marriages. The amended version of the bill allows religious groups to refuse to participate in same-sex marriages. Thus, not only need not one marry gay, one need not marry gays, either. And if you don't like the newsfilter, this is a cause worth celebrating forty-four more times, methinks.

Steampunk has its Orson Welles

Pastabagel — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:58:14 -0800

New Hampshire's Drawing Room at the Edge of the Universe. A Christmas carol for the coming depression. A ballad about accidental second chances. A canceled fireworks display leads to a midnight balloon ride and a mysterious quest. Welcome to Atoms, Motion, and the Void. You are the guest of septuagenarian Sherwin Sleeves, and these are his stories. AMV is a podcast of poignant, wistful, and disquieting fictional recollections of life in Lemon, New Hampshire. Sleeves is the alter-ego of writer and performer Sean Hurley and his podcast can be heard on New Hampshire Public Radio and XM satellite radio. A stage production of AMV was filmed for possible future release. While he welcomes downloads of his podcasts and songs, you can support him by purchasing his song here.

A Beautiful Place to Die

rollbiz — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:51:15 -0800

"STOP. The area ahead has the worst weather in America. Many have died there from exposure, even in the summer. Turn back now if the weather is bad."

A Boston Globe piece on the White Mountain National Forest, the common disregard for danger of those who hike in it, and the people who often go and get them when things go wrong.

Superhero Lonely

brownpau — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:28:35 -0800

Spock (nsfw) -- titled "Planet New Hampshire," part of Superhero Lonely, a 2005 exhibition of paintings by John Jacobsmeyer. More info.

School Cheating Scandal Divides NH Town

ericb — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:06:06 -0800

For the town of Hanover, NH, home to Dartmouth College, one could expect academic integrity to be a cornerstone. But a high school cheating scandal has shaken the town's foundations and divided the community. On an evening this past June a group of students at Hanover High School [video] used stolen keys to break into a teacher's filing cabinet, walking away with multiple mathematics exams. Five days later, another group stole chemistry finals. As many as 60 students may have had a role in the thefts, either helping to plan them or receiving answers from the stolen exams. Police investigated and a local prosecutor has filed criminal charges against nine students. "Parents of the accused are furious and frantically trying to reduce charges to violations that carry no criminal penalties, penalties they say could harm their children's chances of attending college or securing employment....some residents [are] laying blame squarely on the nine accused students - dubbed "the Notorious Nine" - while others have questioned whether the intense competitiveness of 750-student Hanover High forced students into positions of having to cheat."

One more knot gets tied, sort of

Blazecock Pileon — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:06:30 -0800

New Hampshire approves same-sex unions with bipartisan, if contentious support, recognizing both in- and out-of-state unions and marriages. While New York's Eliot Spitzer follows up on a campaign promise, higher courts in California and Connecticut may make decisions on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage later this year, deciding if a civil union is an adequate legal substitution for marriage.

Cold in NH today. Damn cold

SteveInMaine — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:53:00 -0800

It was a cold day on Mount Washington in New Hampshire today, where the weather can really suck. With a temperature of -37F and a peak wind gust of 117mph, it was cold enough to turn boiling water to snow (youtube). Also, previously on MeFi.

Foley was a Republican, but those Dems are TELEMARKETERS!

WCityMike — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 22:00:21 -0800

Abu Gharib? Feh. The newest Dark Side: telemarketing abuse. The National Republican Congressional Committee has launched a $2.1 million campaign calling individuals, including those on the Federal Do-Not-Call Registry, with automated telephone messages scripted to sound as if they are coming from the Democratic candidate up for election, in the hopes of driving away support come Tuesday's elections. "Hello. I'm calling with information about [Democratic candidate]," the recording begins, and then pauses for the traditional hang-up. If the recipient does indeed hang up, they then receive repeated phone calls back. This manner of scripting violates 47 CFR 64.1200(b)(1), which requires that "the identity of the business, individual, or other entity that is responsible for initiating the call" be "state[d] clearly" "at the beginning of the message." The New Hampshire Attorney General got them to stop calling those on the Do-Not-Call Registry, at least. (In their best interests, perhaps, due to the $5,000 fine per call potentially racking up hefty fines.) This is going on at the very least in the Pennsylvania 6th, the Connecticut 4th, the North Carolina 11th,, the New Hampshire 2nd, and nationwide.

Friends & Foes of The International Northeast Economic Region

boost ventilator — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:26:17 -0800

Start or stop Atlantica. [via CBC]

Blogging the world's worst weather

Jazznoisehere — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:18:36 -0800

Living on top of Mt. Washington. 09:50 PM Thu Aug 18, 2005 EDT - ... In the air this morning there was an undeniable chill and on the ground a touch of frost...Clear air pooling south from Canada opened views to the distant Adirondacks as well as deep into Quebec and all our surrounding states...just six week until snow can be expected.
Just a taste of this daily "blog" kept by observers living on the top of the tallest peak in the Northeast US. Redux of a previous post, but the blog is interesting enough to put it forth once again.

Nader Challenges Black Box Voting

snakey — Fri, 05 Nov 2004 20:42:00 -0800

Nader Challenges Black Box Voting in NH

New Hampshire Crosstabs

alms — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 17:33:22 -0800

New Hampshire Crosstabs: Primary voter characteristics cross-tabulated with their candidate choice. Dean runs strong with PhDs while Kerry gets the high-school-only crowd. Veterans vote just about the same as everyone else. And, surprise surprise, there don't seem to be any African Americans or Asians voting in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire's Citizens Speak Out...

MiguelCardoso — Sat, 24 Jan 2004 23:07:05 -0800

Will New Hampshire Be A Gigantic Yawn? Or a YEAAARGH? Dave Barry is sleeping now. Mark Steyn, despite his annoying hubris, is clearly worried. They both live in New Hampshire, but... just how important was Howard Dean's exuberance? (Fwiw, for a Latin living overseas, it looks like a load of hype. What was so outrageous? Isn't America the home of rah-rah-rah?)

How cold is it on Mount Washington?

PrinceValium — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:12:34 -0800

So how cold is it on New Hampshire's Mount Washington, where hurricane force winds blow 104 days out of the year? Really freaking cold. The Observatory's website is a great resource for weather-geeks, and the interns have their own blog.

Dean in for Bush-Whacking?

dagny — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:09:43 -0800

Dean in for Bush-Whacking? A new poll shows President Bush would clobber Democratic front-runner Howard Dean by nearly 2-1 in politically potent New Hampshire - even though Dean has a giant lead over Democratic rivals in the state. Bush gets 57 percent to Dean's 30 percent among registered voters in the American Research Group poll.

funding journalism

stupidsexyFlanders — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 08:37:07 -0800

Blogger Joshua Micah Marshall solicits funding so he can cover the Howard Dean campaign in New Hampshire. Readers respond with nearly $5,000 in 24 hours. See? You CAN buy that kind of coverage.

Aerial photos by Joseph Melanson

dougb — Wed, 06 Aug 2003 12:34:42 -0800

6000 breathtaking aerial photos of American towns and other sites, with particularly good coverage of towns in New England (MA, VT, CT, NH, RI, ME). All of this by one photographer, Joseph Melanson, whose mission in life is "to show you facets of your environment that you never realized no matter how long you lived there."

No one wins MoveOn primary...

Artifice_Eternity — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:45:48 -0800

No winner in MoveOn primary... but Dean places first, with 4387%. No candidate getting over 50% means no endorsement for now. But more people voted in this virtual Democratic primary than voted in the New Hampshire, Iowa, and North Carolina Democratic primaries/caucuses in 2000.

Dean closes in

Ignatius J. Reilly — Wed, 04 Jun 2003 10:00:23 -0800

Howard Dean is closing in on the lead in New Hampshire, with 16% to Kerry's 17%. Dean is appealing to voters by being outspoken in an environment in which many of his fellow democrats are submissive to Bush's approval rating, and due to anticipation of his universal health care plan, which he is soon to unveil. Already established as the most net-savvy candidate, Dean has hundreds of real-life meetups planned for today.

So long, old man

Frank Grimes — Sat, 03 May 2003 14:36:08 -0800

Old Man in the Mountain Collapses - The rocky icon that New Hampshire chose for the reverse of its state quarter succumbed to winds, rain and freezing temperatures.