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Thoughts And Concerns – Laconia School Board Members and Superintendent Steve Tucker

October 24, 2024May 7, 2023 Dawn Johnson

After Tuesday evening’s School Board meeting, I have been thinking about many of the issues discussed. I have been contacted by many concerned citizens in the city. Citizens are very concerned with the direction this district is heading and those that are at the helm. I raised some of these concerns at Tuesday’s meeting and … Read more

What Will His Ardent State Rep “Anti Parental Rights Bill” Supporters Do Now That Sununu “Supports” SB272?

May 7, 2023 Skip

“Spank’em when they’re wrong but thank’em when they do right.” So yes, I have to be nice to NH Governor Chris Sununu (on a preliminary basis – the NH House hasn’t voted on SB272 yet but has passed the Senate) on this news:

Transgenderism Is Biological Blackface

May 6, 2023 Op-Ed

We find ourselves today living in a post-George Floyd world of Wokeism where talk of equity, environmentalism, and social governance (ESG) have replaced accusations of microaggressions and discussions about the extent to which White privilege exists, if at all. We want to thank Vindaloo Bugaboo for this Op-Ed. Please submit yours to Editor@GraniteGrok.com. And while there … Read more

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If You Live In New Hampton, Please Support Fran Wendelboe for School Board

May 6, 2023 Op-Ed

On March 14, 2023, Jen Larochelle from Hebron wrote a Letter To The Editor to convince residents in the Newfound Area (Danbury, Alexandria, New Hampton, Bridgewater, Bristol, Hebron, and Groton) / SAU4 School District to vote for Michael Delaney of New Hampton over Fran Wendelboe (who was the incumbent).

Let’s Play Who’s The Racist Bastard

May 5, 2023 Op-Ed

Eric Adams is the mayor of New York City. He is pretty typical of big city mayors. He is a leftist. He is black, his city is struggling, and he does a lot of what American politicians these days do a lot of; blame other people for their problems.

How Is It the Secretary of DHS Cannot Come Up With a Definition of a Secure Border?

May 4, 2023 Op-Ed

Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), last weekend defined a secure border on an NBC interview show this way, “… It is maximizing the resources we have available to us, to deliver the most effective results…”

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A Look at Afghanistan Two Years After Biden Ran Away …

April 28, 2023 Op-Ed

About two years ago, this administration used their best judgment. America withdrew from Afghanistan. The withdrawal left behind material, money, and personnel. However you view the decision, this administration is responsible for the results. What are those results?

Gilford Town Culvert Issue – the Damage to Private Property Can Be Seen Now That The Snow Is Gone

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 Skip

I wrote a while ago about the damage to my neighbor across the street when the culvert at our corner failed during the large rain storm a few months now. Little could be done due to the large snow storms that dumped too much “stuff” to even work on the road damage that so ripped … Read more

Riot, Loot, and Burn

April 26, 2023April 25, 2023 Steve Earle

Chicago, Chicago, that bussing town, where violent protesters aka rioters, have set fires, destroyed property, and created massive havoc along with 11 murders and multiple assaults, is again in the news. With a new mayor, are things going to change?

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Exposing Earth Day

November 10, 2024April 23, 2023 Hal Shurtleff

This morning, I received numerous E-mails from companies- national and local- from Best Buy to Miles Kimball to the Monadnock Ledger -pushing Earth Day. I flipped on my TV to see that even Fox News is also in on the Earth Day hustle. No surprise. Fox News also promotes “Pride Month.”

After-Action Observations on the Parents’ Rights Rally in Concord

April 23, 2023 Op-Ed

“I Will Not Co-Parent With the Government.” That sign and others like it appeared in abundance in Concord on Tuesday. That was the prevailing sentiment of the strong and positive crowd assembled in front of the Capitol in Concord this past Tuesday, April 18, 2023, as a prelude to the House hearing on HB272, a bill codifying parental rights of school children.

News Release – From Darkness to Light: The Julie Wilkinson Story

November 10, 2024April 21, 2023 Hal Shurtleff

The Camp Constitution Speakers’ Bureau is hosting Mrs. Julie Wilkinson, a former abortion nurse turned Pro-Life activist. Julie Wilkinson, age 64, married 35 years, parents of three married daughters, and grandparents to four. Graduated as an R.N. in 1981. Raised in an intact but quite liberal home.

The Government Is Not the Parent of Children, nor Should It Be.

August 4, 2023April 21, 2023 Jody Underwood

Dear House Education Committee, I attended the public hearing for SB 272. As you know, people threw around examples of why SB 272 is good and why it’s bad.

Where are the Absentee Voter Affidavits?

April 13, 2023 Op-Ed

Where are the Absentee Voter Affidavits required by New Hampshire Law, codified in statute RSA 659:30? The current N.H. voting statute RSA 659:30 establishes that affidavits required by election statutes must be sworn before any person authorized by law to administer an oath.

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The Democrats Own the Transgender Insurrections

April 11, 2023 Op-Ed

The Nashville, Tennessee, school shooting was a hate crime. Domestic terrorism perpetuated by self-proclaimed transgender Audrey Hale. Such people want “revenge” against those who disagree with their agenda.

Did COVID Shutdowns Affect NH Student Performance?

August 4, 2023April 11, 2023 Jody Underwood

A popular narrative is that the COVID pandemic shutdowns made things worse for public schools, so we should cut them some slack. But there are two problems with this.

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The 2023 Belknap County Budget – It Wasn’t Just About the Money

April 9, 2023 Skip

The 2023 Belknap County Budget would make for a most interesting case study for students enrolled in a graduate school program and course in public administration. At the same time, examining the process—and especially the decisions made around the processes and procedures adopted by the Delegation’s Budget Committee, cries out to me for corrections and … Read more

“Poisoning the Well” is not Working in New Hampshire, But We Can’t Help Ourselves

November 12, 2024April 4, 2023 Hal Shurtleff

Kenn “The Out of State Lobbyist formerly known as Ken” Quinn works for Term Limits USA, but after reading his latest article, “So Voters, What Did We Learn From Last Week’s House Vote on Term Limits (HCR 4)” March 24, it appears that he may be moonlighting with the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Bruce Jenner & Caitlin Jenner

April 3, 2023 Op-Ed

Bruce Jenner brought great joy and glory to the United States of America as an Olympic Decathlon Champion in 1976. We should be grateful that Caitlyn Jenner attempts to bring sanity to the conversation about Transgenderism.

Things Botox Can’t Fix or Hide

April 1, 2023 Op-Ed

There are growing concerns about the appearance of John Kerry, one of the Democratic Party’s premier politruks, former presidential standard bearer, George W. Bush’s burr under the saddle, and Joe Biden’s Climate Tsar, er, without portfolio.