June 1st through the 10th is “Filing Season” in New Hampshire. It’s when you have that short window of time to decide (if you haven’t thought about it yet – and you should have if you’ve been reading GraniteGrok!) to run for elected office.
Quick Thought: About Schools, Bug Spray, and School Approved Minor Children’s Sexual Identity
We got an email from the Grandson’s kindergarten about this coming week. In it were some instructions for the rest of the school days: We will be enjoying lots of outdoor learning this week so please have your child wear sneakers every day and put on bug spray at home. We cannot apply lotions or … Read more
So, Hillary Seeger, What Is That “Severe Misinformation about Gunstock” about Which You Accuse GraniteGrok – And Me?
I’ve been collecting a bunch of LtE’s (Letter to the Editor) from the Laconia Daily Sun. Having built up quite a number, it’s time to start answering a few. This one is from Hillary Seeger (see below), a veteran and was (is?) quite active in the Laconia Veterans of Foreign Wars – this day, Memorial … Read more
What Happened in the NH House Should Be Investigated
[Background if you haven’t been reading GraniteGrok: before the vote in the NH House on Thursday, NH Governor Chris Sununu made it clear that he was siding with the Democrats against the Republicans – and Parents – on HB1431. -Skip] The two Republicans (not Democrats) who spoke first and urged NO votes on the Parental … Read more
Bette Midler, the Mouth That Roars
At this point in 2022 with elections looking to go very red in November the left is getting increasingly desperate. Celebrities seem near panic as evidence (has been) star Bette Midler, trying to be relevant, has reportedly urged demonstrators going to protest at the Republican National Convention “to go armed”. And here I thought Bette … Read more
Russia Plows Ahead
So the Russian military continues the war in eastern Ukraine, inching slowly forward, while Putin forces Europe to continue to buy his oil. Russia has accused Ukraine prisoners of being Nazis and threatens to try them for war crimes. Pot calling the Kettle Black, it seems to me, especially with no specific “crimes” other than … Read more
Skip’s Sauntering Snippets# 6-Gas Prices, Shortages, and what’s the Obama/Biden End Game?
Why is gasoline so high? Who is doing the manipulations behind the scenes and then decrying there’s nothing they can do? What IS the end game that they are trying for? Hint: The Obama retreads that now staff President Asterisk’s Administration knew what was to happen even as Biden was campaigning from his basement. Yep, … Read more
Finally, the Laconia Daily Sun wades into the Laconia Superintendent Steve Tucker SNAFU – a Petition Drive.
I’ve been waiting for Pravda on Lake Winnipesaukee to start delving into the goings-on in the Laconia School District (SAU 30) for a while. Finally, with things coming to a boil they did (reformatted, emphasis mine): Petition asking for superintendent’s ouster signed by parents at Pleasant Street School LACONIA — As of Wednesday, 119 parents … Read more
So, [Republican? Snicker!] Gov. Chris Sununu Told Us All That He Is Anti-parents and All in for the Teacher’s Unions.
I AM ONE OF THOSE PARENTS THAT THE SCHOOL WON’T TELL ME WHAT THE TRANSGENDER STATUS OF MY LEGAL SON IS (“So How Did It Feel, Gilford School Board, to Watch Your Principal Lie to Me in Public Because of Your Policy JBAB?“)! And Sununu wants to keep it that way!
Gunstock: What Was Foretold Is Now Reality: Guida Retiring, Nominates Lang as Handpicked “Political Son.” Nailed It!
WMUR: State Sen. Giuda announces retirement, endorses Rep. Lang as replacement Not 10 minutes after he got booted from the Committee of Conference where his bill to redo Gunstock went down in flames as Chuck Morse shoved him out of the way. Now, I can’t take total credit for this prophecy made back on April … Read more
So has NH State Senator Bob Guida just killed his own bill in the Committee of Conference?
UPDATE! HB1397 has been killed. Success Leaders: NH State Rep/Belknap County Delegation Chair Mike Sylvia, NH State Rep and House Majority Leader Jason Osborne, GAC Commissioner Dave Strang, and NH State Rep Norm Silber, Diane Pauer and Speaker Sherm Packard. UPDATE 2: It looks like Guida got a bit of comeupence like Kimberly Rice did on … Read more
NH State Senator Bob Guida’s Agenda (For Gunstock Area Commissioners)
The Daily Sun continues its support of the Citizens for Gunstock by featuring an opinion piece by senator Giuda. While calling out others for dishonesty, he uses incorrect references for support. He claims the delegation violated the enabling statute and claims appointees need ‘experience in ski area business or strategic planning.’ The actual law as amended 2020 … Read more
Another Democrat Vote Buying Program Emerges Before the Elections
Just as the Dems are using various measures to make sure crime pays, they are also thinking of ways to make people “comfortable” being poor. They need to, because poverty is the lifeblood of the Democrat Party. Without high levels of poverty, the Democrat Party would wither away. This is why they implement policies that guarantee poverty will be sustained at a high level, and then offering “free” poverty-related benefits to ensure the votes will keep rolling in.
DISQUS Doodlings: Socialism Disavows Individual Responsibility – The Old “Makers vs Takers” Connundrum
Note: No, not me this time but from “Vindaloo Bugaboo”, also a frequent commenter at Treehugger who would fit in well here at GraniteGrok. I liked what he wrote at one of TH those posts and asked if he’d “translate” it for GraniteGrok. And no, I had no input in that commenting series as he was doing so splendidly well!
As a child, one of my favorite bedtime stories my mum would read me was the 1974 Scholastic Books classic, “Little Red Hen” by Paul Galdone.
Quick Thought – Laconia School District Superintendent Steve Tucker – such a MAHVALOUS Staff Manager, He is!
Ayup, we’ve been blogging a bit about his skills with people – Steve Tucker, the Curriculum Director reject from the Gilford School District is now, as word has come to me, 3-0 on managing and encouraging his School Principals working at Laconia’s Elementary Schools. Three for three… …he encouraged them to quit. Leave. Vamoose. So … Read more
So McDonald’s Thinks It Can Force “Ordering Compliance”? The Follow Up – Part 1
Although I finished my previous post concerning the bad Customer Service experience we had, as well as emailing its contents to the two entities whose dreary jobs must be in handling complaints, late last night, I kinda figured that some kind of contact would be made by now. After all, one (that would be me) … Read more
So McDonald’s Thinks It Can Force “Ordering Compliance”?
Last week, the Grandson had to have a tooth removed (lower front as his permanent tooth had erupted behind that baby tooth) and a couple of cavities filled. TMEW promised him that later on that day, we’d take him to McDonald’s. Well, that didn’t happen as he, like many kids his age, bit his lower … Read more
Announcement: GilfordGrok is now LakesRegionGrok!
When Doug and I started GraniteGrok, things were fine and dandy as we were blogging about State and National level issues (for the most part). Then we discovered that wasn’t holding water any more as we found, under the rubric of “What’s happening in our town is happening in yours”, we took a look backwards and saw that we were doing more Gilford politics than not. Figuring that folks might not like that emphasis, we started our first “MicroGrok” (even as we didn’t think of it in that fashion) in starting GilfordGrok. We now announce that it is growing up: LakesRegionGrok.
Gender Pay Gap Compromise – a Company Funded Junket to an Abortion Hotspot
I was recently reminded that I was attacked at a candidates’ event several years ago for telling the truth about the so-called “gender gap.” You can’t just divide the total number of women working by their salary and compare that to the total number of men working divided by theirs.
Heating Oil Costs Are Rippling across My Life and Family
Today, I had an eye-opener, reality check, slap in the face, call it what you want, can you guess what it was? It’s the cost of heating oil. Heating oil is now up to $6.50 per gallon. If you were to get a delivery of 200 gallons that fill-up will cost $1,300. A year ago, … Read more