Op-Ed, Author at Granite Grok

So far, for Governor, it is Shaun Fife

May 12, 2024 Op-Ed

I just saw a story about Candidates for Governor, and Shaun Fife was not mentioned, so I searched DuckDuckGo and Google and got a few results. He needs to get out there in the media. Between Morse and Ayotte, I will be writing in “None of the Above” again. My litmus test is being able … Read more

Complaint Against Town Councilor Dismissed by His Buddies on the Town Council

May 12, 2024 Op-Ed

(TU – Londonderry) The Town of Londonderry has dismissed a complaint by Kristine Perez against Councilor Farrell, stating that Councilor Farrell did not violate the ethics code. Kristine Perez filed the following complaint:

The New England Take: How $10,000 Can Help Rural New Hampshire Veterans with Orthotics and Prosthetics Healthcare?

May 11, 2024 Op-Ed

John F. Williams of Portsmouth Orthopedics was awarded a Citizens Bank 2024 Small Business Community Champion Award, which includes a $10,000 grant for his business.

GOP Campaign Strategy – The Governor’s Race

May 9, 2024 Op-Ed

My guess is that if our primary is decided on personality, then Ayotte will win due to higher name recognition and having won a statewide election.
And my guess is that if the primary is decided on policy that Morse will win. He has a long history of enacting the policies that have made NH the best state in the nation.

Cannon Mountain Preparing For Additional Taxpayer Money Grab

May 7, 2024 Op-Ed

Last year, “Republicans” in Concord did a victory lap when they budgeted $18 million in state general fund capital for the maintenance of the Cannon Mountain Tramway. Was that enough? Nope!

Zoning (In Nashua) is FUN!

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 Op-Ed

Nashua residents and defenders of liberty are encouraged to attend Nashua Code Week, May 6-10. Nashua is a member of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI).

Elections have Consequences: “Women are More Than Roe” & “Obamacare for Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Migrants’

May 4, 2024 Op-Ed

Editor: Allison has been busy posting more stuff than we’ve delegated space to share each week. You can always check it out here without any promotion from us. I know she’ll appreciate it.

White Mountains: Let Campers Camp!

May 4, 2024 Op-Ed

I am writing to complain about the restrictive laws which only serve to decrease our recreational use of our parklands. The USDA has enacted laws (ostensibly) to reduce the impact of campers on some (most) areas in the White Mountain Nation Forest.

The New England Take: 10 years of “Fixing” College Student Mental Health…

May 3, 2024 Op-Ed

Dr. Michelle Mullen, Senior Vice President and Chief Design and Impact Officer of The Jed Foundation, discusses the importance of a wholistic approach to college student mental health and their data from working with 144 colleges and universities.

How EU Law Has Made the Internet Less Free for Everyone Else

May 1, 2024 Op-Ed

If you have been using the internet for longer than a couple of years, you might have noticed that it used to be much “freer.” What freer means in this context is that there was less censorship and less stringent rules regarding copyright violations on social media websites such as YouTube and Facebook (and consequently a wider array of content).

Trump Was Right — The EV ‘Bloodbath’ Is Already Here

April 30, 2024 Op-Ed

Ever since March 16, when presidential candidate Donald Trump created a controversy by predicting President Joe Biden’s efforts to force Americans to convert their lives to electric-vehicle (EV) lifestyles would end in a “bloodbath” for the U.S. auto industry, the industry’s own disastrous results have consistently proven him accurate.

SCOTUS Has To Protect Kids From Genital Mutilation Because The Rest Of Society Wouldn’t

April 30, 2024 Op-Ed

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling that blocked an Idaho law to protect children from irreversible procedures progressives tout as gender-affirming care for minors.

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WoLF Testimony in Support of New Hampshire Bill Protecting Single-Sex Spaces (HB396)

April 30, 2024 Op-Ed

My name is Lauren Bone, and I am the Legal Director of Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF), a national feminist non-profit organization whose mission is to advance, restore, and defend the rights of women and girls.

Night Cap: Electoral Compact or Horrific Progressive Power Grab?

April 27, 2024 Op-Ed

Maine just became the 17th state in the nation to sign onto an electoral compact to reward the national popular vote leader, leaving Maine, New Hampshire and many other smaller states at the mercy (or lack thereof) of big blue states like California and New York.

Chicago Citizens Weigh In On 70 Million for Illegals …

April 27, 2024 Op-Ed

I see Red, Red, Oh, Red!

“God Help Us!”

April 27, 2024 Op-Ed

Watching and reading about the outrageous and terrorizing anti-Israel violence occurring on Ivy League campuses across our nation, it is appalling how the current Administration and left-leaning press report and view this despicable violence.

Testimony: Vote HB1283 Inexpedient to Legislate

April 27, 2024 Op-Ed

To the Members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. All of the following phrases will seem familiar because they were all heard in the discussion of this bill during the past few weeks.

New Hampshire Needs to Pass #DefendTheGuard

April 25, 2024 Op-Ed

A. J. Kierstead and Dexter Tarbox discuss Defend the Guard and NH HB229, which the New Hampshire Senate might send to Interim Study. People like NH Rep. Tom Mannion, and other liberty lovers are, doing their part to make sure this gets done!

My Life has Value and Dignity

April 24, 2024 Op-Ed

Good Morning. I’m Samuel Safford from Pelham, NH. At age 4, I was diagnosed with a rare genetic defect called Duchenne MD. It is fatal and has no cure. The doctors told my parents that my brother and I would not live long enough to graduate high school, never mind go to college or get a job. But they were wrong.

Help Stop State-Sanctioned Suicide

April 23, 2024 Op-Ed

Quick reminder that tomorrow (Wed @ 10am) is the Senate Committee hearing for HB1283, a bill to legalize assisted suicide. It will be in NH’s Legislative Office Building, room 103 (note room change from earlier).