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Authors

 

Steve Mac DonaldSteve MacDonald is an award-winning blogger, Managing Editor, and owner of GraniteGrok.com. He serves on the Board of directors of The 603 Alliance and is a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, was a founding member of the New Hampshire Republican Volunteer Coalition, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.

 

Skip MurphySkip Murphy is a founder of GraniteGrok. My concern is around Individual Liberty and Freedom (and how Government is taking that away from us). My fight, from a Conservative (with small “L” libertarian leanings) and evangelical Christian perspective, is with the Progressives that are forcing a collectivized and secular humanistic future upon us.

 

Mike RogersMike Rogers is a British import of more than 30 years; a conservative in the days of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.  Mike espouses all good causes toward the libertarian side of conservative – EG he who governs least, governs best. He believes the Declaration, Constitution, and the Bill of Rights mean what they say and candidates for office should take their oaths of office seriously.

 

Ian underwoodIan Underwood has been a planetary scientist and artificial intelligence researcher for NASA, the director of the renowned Ask Dr. Math service, co-founder of Bardo Farm and Shaolin Rifleworks, and a popular speaker at liberty-related events. He lives in Croydon, New Hampshire.

 

 

Ray Cardello

Ray Cardello is a conservative author and political activist. He is passionate about getting this country back on track and writes daily about his take on events locally and nationally. His writings have been syndicated on 15 sites and posted on over 65. Ray also appears monthly with Liz Gabert on “Life with Liz” on WSMN.

 

Amil ImaniAmil Imani is an Iranian-American writer, satirist, novelist, public speaker, political analyst, foreign policy, National & Homeland Security, Intelligence & Counterterrorism expert who has been writing and speaking out about the danger of radical Islam both in America and internationally.

 

 

Aaron Warner began writing after growing tired of having so much to say when so few would listen. He hails from Portland, Oregon, but now lives in the Vermont Upper Valley. His passion is spreading the truth, and exposing lies. Like Andrew Breitbart, he believes that “If you can’t sell freedom, you suck.”

 

 

NITZAKHON AVATAR resizedNITZAKHON is a capital-C political conservative who often jokes that he’s not a Republican because they’re too liberal.  His father’s ancestry goes back to the Mayflower and he has two confirmed Revolutionary War ancestors (with two more potentials awaiting time to verify)… with family lore and DNA showing Viking ancestry.  He’s also a Zionist Jew with strong ties to Israel and believes that after 2000 years of exile, the indigenous Jews deserve their homeland back.

 

 California Refugee (Hollis) was a California trial attorney for 42 years. Retired to farm country in southern New Hampshire. Founding member of the deplorables breakfast club at marketplace diner. Inventor of that famous phrase “huh?”

 

Aaron Penkacik (Hollis) is a retired senior executive from the defense industry who stays politically active, both locally and in Concord. A member of the Hollis Deplorables breakfast club, he spends time working for smaller government, transparency, and honesty from our elected officials, opposing the woke agenda that is destroying our families and country.

 

Judy AronJudy Aron is a liberty lover and Constitutional Conservative who is unapologetically pro-Second Amendment. When she isn’t doing something community or politically oriented she enjoys creating delicious food in her kitchen and gardening. She lives in a small town with her husband and their dog, and she keeps a flock of chickens around for fresh eggs.

 

Ann Marie BanfieldAnn Marie Banfield has been researching education reform for over a decade and actively supports parental rights, literacy and academic excellence in k-12 schools. You can contact her at: banfieldannmarie@gmail.com

 

 

Rob RoperRob Roper (Vermont) is a freelance writer covering the politics and policy of the Vermont State House in his online publication “Behind the Lines.” Rob has over twenty years of experience with Vermont politics, serving as president of the Ethan Allen Institute (2012-2022), as a past chairman of the Vermont Republican State Committee, as host of True North Radio/Common Sense Radio on WDEV, as well as working on state statewide political campaigns and with grassroots policy organizations.

 

Jody Underwood, Ph.D., served on the Croydon School Board from 2010-2023, during which time she shepherded a bill through the legislature to allow private schools to be included in town tuitioning agreements. Recently retired – as a learning scientist, Dr. Underwood conducted design, development, and research around the use of technology for learning and assessment. She and her husband moved to NH in 2007, where they live on a large off-the-grid property with their dog.

 

John Klar (Vermont) is an Attorney, farmer, and author. Mostly farmer.

 

 

 

 

Kensleys Avatar Profile PicKensley Vitoria is a proponent of freedom, virtue, intelligence, education, and justice. A teacher by trade, they enjoy writing about global politics, international economics and finance, and space exploration. Having attended Georgetown and Hong Kong Universities, they are happy to provide a unique perspective on world affairs.”
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Rick OlsonRick Olson is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a graduate of SNHU with a BA in Social Science. Rick attended Massachusetts School of Law in Andover MA.  Olson is a former Police Officer and Deputy Sheriff. Past President of the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation, Past President of the Londonderry Fish & Game Club, and current Board Chairman.

 

 

Jim KofaltJim Kofalt is a State Representative for Hillsborough County District 32 (Wilton, Temple, & New Ipswich). He also serves as the Managing Director of the 603 Alliance, a grassroots organization whose mission is to restore constitutional principles at all levels of government.  Want to read more from Jim?  Find him at https://jimkofalt.medium.com/.

 

Mike MoffettMike Moffett has taught in public, parochial, and military schools and at the community college and university levels. He was an elected school board member, served on the House Education Committee, as a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and at NHTI-Concord. A former Marine Corps officer, he co-authored the critically-acclaimed and award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back.

 

Camera original Photo by Imansyah Muhamad Putera on UnspLaurie Ortolano – Is an NH Resident and Nackey Loeb First Amendment Award Honoree.

 

 

 

Doris Hohensee

Doris HohenseeNashuaGrok

Doris Hohensee is a New Hampshire resident, activist, and former Nashua Board of Education member.

 

 

Kimberly Morin is a political activist in the Granite State. She is a lifelong Independent who calls out both sides of the aisle when they screw up.

 

 

 

Pine treeTom – New Hampshire resident. Patriot. Proud to live in a state and country with Constitutions like ours. Disgusted how our governments ignore them. I am determined to help correct that.

 

 

 

Ed NaileEd Naile is a long-time local activist and the Chairman of the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers (CNHT). Ed passed recently, but his words are still with us.

 

 

Beth with SWS Flag Beth ScaerNashuaGrok
Beth is a New Hampshire resident.

 

 

Stephen ScaerNashuaGrok

Stephen is a long-time resident of New Hampshire…

 

 

Camera original Photo by Imansyah Muhamad Putera on UnspRick NotkinIn 2016 I escaped from the People’s Republik of Massachusetts because they forgot that the colony was the Cradle of Liberty. I am a big fan of the Right of armed self-defense. I’m not such a fan of the State getting control of whatever they can get their grubby hands on.

restore vaccine liabilityAuntie Vaquser

I was a Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldier. Then I was a Browncoat fighting the tyranny of the Covidists and their Public Health Tyranny Alliance (Among other things). Now I’m just Auntie Vaquser.

 

 

 

American FlagEd Mosca  is … Ed Mosca.

 

 

 

Camera original Photo by Imansyah Muhamad Putera on UnspPeter Leminska  Peter Lemiska served in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Secret Service.   Following his retirement from the Secret Service, he spent several years as a volunteer for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.   Like most of his contemporaries, he’s always loved his country and is deeply dismayed by this new and insidious anti-American sentiment threatening to destroy it.   He’s a lifelong conservative, and his opinion pieces have been published in various print media and on numerous internet sites.

 

Camera original Photo by Imansyah Muhamad Putera on UnspKen Eyring is a Constitutional Conservative, proud of our country and the founding documents our Constitutional Republic is based on. I believe in self-reliance and personal responsibility. I’m passionate about Parental Rights and properly educating our children, who will someday become our country’s leaders.

 

Camera original Photo by Imansyah Muhamad Putera on UnspDon Ewing   Is a local New Hampshire Resident.

 

 

 

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 Steve Earle