Facebook Commenting is Back!

by | Mar 21, 2012 | 4 comments

After disappearing mysteriously and me spending way to much time troubleshooting, I finally figured out that another plugin had killed the Facebook commenting feature. It is now back! Enjoy.

NH House Votes Overwhelmingly to Keep Gay Marriage

by | Mar 21, 2012 | 3 comments

Great news from Concord via the AP:

New Hampshire lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have made their state legislature the first one to repeal a gay marriage law, an action that the governor had promised to block.

The state House voted 211-116 to kill the measure, ending a push in the Legislature to rescind New Hampshire’s 2-year-old gay marriage law. Nevertheless, both sides are pledging to continue fighting into the fall elections. (more…)

Jim Hightower Weighs in on Keene’s BEARCAT

by | Mar 21, 2012 | 10 comments

BEARCATFrom the Sheboygan Press:

During a recent city council meeting, the mayor of Keene, New Hampshire leaned over to a council member and whispered excitedly: “We’re going to have our own tank.”

Yes, the tank (or, more specifically, the “armored personnel vehicle”) is the latest must-have toy for mayors and police departments. Even in this picture-perfect and tranquil New England town of about 23,000 residents, officials hurl common sense to the wind at the very thought of having such a cool ride parked in front of town hall. Maybe they’ll even get to drive it in the next Fourth of July parade. Never mind that Keene has no crime that would warrant rolling out a tank. (more…)