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Steve MacDonald

Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, blogger, and a member of the Board of directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the Managing Editor and co-owner of GraniteGrok.com, a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, and a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.

“(the teacher) told anyone who said God was a fact or an opinion that they were wrong,”

KATY TEXAS (Covering Katy) – A straight-A seventh grade Katy Independent School District student says she and her classmates were instructed that God is not real, and those who disagreed had their grades docked. According to the child, the examination on the existence of God was administered Monday, Oct. 27, 2015, in a West Memorial Junior …

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GrokTALK! – NH’s 1st Conservative Caucus

Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Hemingway shares his thoughts on last Weeks first ever conservative NH caucus. Listen to the entire program here or on any of these platforms GrokTALK! is a Mobile-Ready Broadcast- any device – everywhere!

Patriots Grumble Thread Week 7

Three quarters worth of dropped balls can make for a close game and that was what the Patriots had yesterday against the New York Jets. You could call it an amplification of last weeks dropsies in Indianapolis as Patriot receivers let at least a dozen catches they should have made slip through their fingers. Missed first …

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The Microaggression Paradox

You cannot accuse someone of committing a microaggression without first having a point of reference from which to base it. That point of reference sets a standard defined by a person or group in contrast to all others making it a prejudice. Acts of prejudice are by definition microaggressions.  You,therefore, cannot accuse someone of committing a …

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Republican State Party Tries to Co-opt Young Republicans

Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Hemingway joins us to discuss a recent NH-GOP Exec. board meeting at which the state party chair and others moved to co-opt the New Hampshire Young Republicans (NHYR). Andrew recounts the events from the meeting, and the degree to which the state party has or is trying to control a group over …

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Tomorrow on GrokTALK! – October 24th, 2015

We’re back in the studio this week with Andrew Hemingway and Max Abramson. We’ve got a post-caucus update, some turmoil between the NH Young Republicans and the NHGOP, a legislative update in the NH House, Presidential Primary news, the Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Carl Gibson’s indictment, and whatever else…eh, you know the drill. Listen live at …

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“Inclusive Excellence” – Making Future Generations Incapable of Defending Free Speech

This past July the University of New Hampshire came under fire for its Bias-Free Language Guide. The Guide, produced under the University’s Inclusive Excellence program (which STILL has its Facebook page, don’t-ya-know), was ordered removed by UNH President Mark Huddleston after a national media pig-pile of stories. You will be hard pressed to find the words inclusive …

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Rich Girard refuses to sign “early education” pledge from Washington, DC PAC

Rich is running for the Manchester School Board (Board of School Committee) and recently refused to sign a pledge from a DC PAC to support universal Pre-K. His opponents are attacking him so it is important that his letter explaining his reasons gets as much air as possible. In response to a solicitation from a …

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