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Rent Control Rhetoric vs. Reality

Last November, Ontario’s government scrapped rent controls for new rental properties. Activists called it class warfare against low-income renters and predicted huge rises in rents.

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Wedding Attendees Helped Stop Pelham Shooter

This morning at a church in Pelham, the New England Pentecostal Ministries, a peaceful and joyous wedding turned into a nightmare when a man in a hoodie walked in and shot Bishop Choate, who was  officiating the day.  The Bishop is receiving treatment at Tuft’s Medical Center in Boston now, after being transported from from … Read more

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Climate Change Debate Needs Less Hysteria

The recent Global Climate Strike saw countless student walkouts as learning was disrupted all over America and the world. Liberal activists were delighted but the hysteria appalled some scholars. Clearly, climate extremists want to dictate public policy, but hopefully, decision-makers will legislate wisely.

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Notable Quote – US Senator Daniel Moynihan

“The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change culture and save it from itself.” -US Senator Daniel Moynihan I try to read all of the posts put up on GraniteGrok and two of the latest ones, … Read more

UPDATED: Reports of Multiple People Shot in Pelham

What we’ve learned: There was a wedding this morning, where the shooting occurred.  The funeral for Minister Garcia was scheduled for after the wedding.  A preliminary investigation has shown that this is not a random incident. Guests at the wedding ‘gang’ tackled the shooter. Two people are injured, one of them has been transported to … Read more

Congressman Chris Pappas, What Have You Done?

Most of us back home have come to see the federal government as dysfunctional. More than a few of us have used the word abusive in talking about the government? Congress is utterly unable to balance the budget. In fact, we have not actually had a budget for 23 years. And Chris Pappas is part of that failure.

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The Left’s Evolution of Intolerance on Marriage

A few years back, the Democrat majority New Hampshire legislature strong-armed its caucus into passing “gay marriage.” No, it did not have the votes on the first pass. It failed. A few people took the day, a few flipped, and we were told no one was going to make churches perform them.

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