Last day with the Nelsons, the people behind http://shop.pedigreen.com ; Taking the light rail; Thoughts on taxpayer-funded “public” transportation; Walking through gardens; Entering Portland; Machine gun bicycle; Dangerous bridge; Giant grass Peace symbol; Marijuana / Hemp; Libertarian Party booth; World’s Smallest

Crank the Wayback Machine to Summer, 2006. When the U.S. Supreme Court allowed New London, Connecticut, to use eminent domain to take the property of people living and doing business in the waterfront neighborhood of Fort Trumbull. The Supreme’s decision on Kelo v.

Episode 24: Spending Caps [Air Date: 5/4/08]
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Sponsor: http://NHLiberty.org - Ever tried going out by yourself in an RP shirt, picking litter off the streets? Well, it worked for me....

On Friday, April 18th, I was told by a Keene Police Officer that I was committing theft by plugging my computer into one of the outlets that stick out of the ground along Main Street. These outlets have places to be locked or turned off, but they were neither locked, turned off, or marked with something saying they weren’t for public use.

It seems to be the nature of governments to grow, and the recent proposed Keene operating budget for the fiscal year of 2008-2009 makes the local government in Keene NH no exception to this rule.

We park our RV at Fred Meyer; this is the first time since the walk started that we’ve parked it in a location other than an RV campground. We walk along a divided highway for the first time as well, but soon take a side detour.

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Sponsor: http://SakalCAI.com - Curious mainstream reporters drop by to get a look at Free Staters' fourth open-carry litter pickup event in New Hampshire. But how are locals reacting to the site of so many guns?

New Hampshire magazine ran this fantastic (and only partially tongue-in-cheek) description of the exchange between New Hampshire's officials and the Feds on the subject of Real-ID.

We do a short day hike over a railroad trestle. We also see more Oregon scenery, including some interesting barn art. We conclude the day with our first campfire.

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Concord, NH -- After being rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 4-0 vote last Thursday, HB 1623 was defeated this afternoon in a voice vote by the full Senate. The bill, which would have reduced the penalty for possessing less than a quarter ounce of marijuana, had been marked for death since it received a rare veto threat from Governor Lynch following passage by the House.