Op-Ed, Author at Granite Grok

Rights guaranteed by the Constitution (but not created by it)

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Op-Ed

By NH State Rep Mike Sylvia Recalling that our constitution provides, “All men have certain natural, essential, and inherent rights…” I’d like to expand on this concept of rights. I say concept because rights are an idea, as opposed to a real physical thing. Most would agree that our natural rights are part of being … Read more

Affordable Housing?

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 Op-Ed

by NH State Rep Mike Sylvia |

We hear a lot lately about the need for affordable housing. Depending upon the context and the perspective, affordable housing can mean different things to different people.

ProGun NH Press Release: ProGun New Hampshire Thanks Governor Sununu

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 Op-Ed

By ProGun NH CONTACT INFORMATION: ProGun New Hampshire info@progunnh.org RELEASE DATE: August 9, 2019 ProGun New Hampshire Thanks Governor Sununu Dateline: Concord, NH 8/9/2019 —Now is not the time to politicize the atrocities of El Paso and Dayton. These three anti-gun bills (HB564, HB514, & HB109) were held back by Democrat legislative leaders for 39 … Read more

WDLNH Press Release: Governor Sununu’s Gun Control Vetoes

August 9, 2019 Op-Ed

By the Women’s Defense League of NH WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Susan Olsen, Legislative Director info@wdlnh.org August 9, 2019 Women’s Defense League Statement on Governor Sununu’s Vetoes of Anti-Gun Legislation Concord, NH – The Women’s Defense League of NH applauds Governor Sununu’s veto of three bills that would roll-back the … Read more

How U.S. Social Media and Search Results Manipulate Behavior (Including Elections)

August 4, 2019 Op-Ed

by Dr. Bruce Trivellini

In the coming weeks, we will be putting together a series of posts. They will provide information on how to research and understand the way Social Media collects and uses the information from you when you use their platform.

Granny D and the Evil “Dark Money” in Politics

August 3, 2019 Op-Ed

The ‘Granny D’ walk to get money out of politics in, you guessed it, Peterborough, will happen this Sunday. According to the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript,

Victoria Sullivan for Manchester Mayor – Campaign Office opening

August 2, 2019July 31, 2019 Op-Ed

The momentum continues as our team grows and we amplify our efforts to reach out to voters throughout the city. This upcoming Saturday is an exciting day for our campaign as we officially open our campaign office. I truly hope you can join us for some light refreshments and then an afternoon of door-knocking as … Read more

Can You Afford “Affordable” Housing?

July 31, 2019July 30, 2019 Op-Ed

by Kevin Scully |

There were two front-page articles in the Sunday, July 27, 2019, Manchester Union leader that I just couldn’t let pass without comment: “Caught in the Housing Squeeze” and “Faces of Affordable Housing.” The subtitle for “Faces” is “Government funds can help keep a lid on rising rents.”

Report to the Dublin Select Board from the Dublin School Choice Committee

July 30, 2019July 29, 2019 Op-Ed

by Leo Plante, Dublin School Choice Committee Dear Selectmen Gabel, Snitko and Raymond, We have met monthly for the past six months to explore the possibility of providing Dublin parents the opportunity to send their children to the best performing independent and public schools in our region regardless of family income while concurrently providing relief … Read more

Business Profits Tax (“BPT”) was enacted in 1970

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Op-Ed

By Rep. Jess Edwards (R-Auburn) The Business Profits Tax (“BPT”) was enacted in 1970. The tax was initially assessed at the rate of 8.2%, making NH one of the least attractive states in which to do business. To improve our business climate, the BPT rate was reduced to 7.9% for 2018. The rate was further … Read more

Five ways a $15 minimum wage is bad for N.H.

July 28, 2019July 27, 2019 Op-Ed

BY Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy This month the minimum wage in Emeryville, Calif., hit $16.30 an hour, the highest in the nation. Predictably, it is killing restaurant jobs. Patatas Neighborhood Kitchen just eliminated the dinner shift and laid off six of its 10 workers, The Wall Street Journal reported this week. “I just … Read more

Democrat Budget Writers are Putting the N.H. Economy at Risk

July 25, 2019 Op-Ed

by NH State Senator Harold French |

The proposed state budget created by House and Senate Democrats and vetoed by Governor Sununu increases taxes. It increases spending by an unsustainable 13.2 percent. And it makes promises to local taxpayers that it cannot keep.

These State House Shenanigans Are Going to Cost You Millions of Dollars

July 25, 2019 Op-Ed

by NH State Rep Tim Lang |

I sit on the JLCAR committee at the NH State House. This committee is supposed to listen to State Agencies and the public about proposed Agency rules, and then vote to object or approve the rule.

Servitude Is Alive and Well in America

July 23, 2019 Op-Ed

by Kevin Scully |

The Democrats have successfully reintroduced indentured servitude to American society by creating three classes of government serfs. The vote-slave, the wage-slave, and the debt-slave.

Log Cabin Republicans Play Jenga

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 Op-Ed

by Stephen Scaer |

The NH Log Cabin Republicans want the state GOP to join them in playing Jenga with civilization by removing the marriage plank from its platform. Bad idea.

Don’t throw cold water on state’s hot economy

July 20, 2019 Op-Ed

by Greg Moore | In the South, you often hear the phrase, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” It’s too bad that idiom hasn’t become more popular in New Hampshire, because our state Legislature seems intent on breaking our vibrant, robust economy and instead throwing the car that’s going 100 mph in reverse. Five … Read more

Democrat 100 million dollar deficit Budget

“A True NH Budget”

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 Op-Ed

by NH GOP | NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement regarding the ad: “New Hampshire Democrats proposed a budget that raised taxes, included bloated spending, and contained a massive structural deficit of over $100 million. Democrats are fighting for a budget that destroys the New Hampshire Advantage while Governor Chris Sununu continues to … Read more

Parents and families are key to educational success

July 17, 2019 Op-Ed

by Frank Edelblut – Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Education |

ALL OF THE education research tells us that when parents and families are active participants in a student’s education, the attainment and outcomes are better.

NH rousing economy – NH GOP Chair Steve Stepanek

July 16, 2019 Op-Ed

Concord, NH – NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement regarding second quarter tax filings made by New Hampshire Employers: “Today is a good day for New Hampshire employers – thanks to Governor Sununu protecting the New Hampshire economy when he vetoed the disastrous Democrat budget. Granite State employers submitting their quarterly tax payments … Read more

Pro-Life protest at Fisher Cats Game in Manchester 2019

Let Them Be Born That Way

July 14, 2019 Op-Ed

by Beth Scaer |

As promised in my recent GraniteGrok op-ed we held a successful pro-life rally outside “Pride Night” for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on July 5 in Manchester.