By Ruth Clough – The story of Lorenzo Sewell, the pastor who spoke at the RNC, echoes as well in the spirit of Frank Staples… well, sort of. Frank (Frank Negus Staples) is running for NH governor in the upcoming 2024 election. I met with Frank on Aug 20th, my first impression was that he … Read more
Okay, so given what we saw in Part 1, let’s consider what happens when a student leaves each of the two districts to open an Education Freedom Account (EFA). In District 1, what changes? Things that change are highlighted below: Before After Taxpayers 1000 1000 Students 100 99 Budget $2M $2M Adequacy $400,000 $396,000 … Read more
One of the things that allows so much nonsense to be bandied about when discussing school funding is that almost no one — including legislators, judges, and DoE officials — seems to understand how SWEPT (Statewide education property taxes) and adequacy grants are related. In what follows, I’ll use nice round numbers that approximate but … Read more
Big Pharma of Big Harma? Why not both? This week, the ladies delve into the history of allopathic medicine in the U.S. as they try to discover why the richest country in the world is also the sickest… Also, Carla has a bit of a hair meltdown.
The ‘Grok will publish letters to the editor (op-eds), event announcements, and press releases, even when they might promote ideas or issues we may not entirely agree with. There is a line, but as regards these formats, it is fuzzier, and we prefer to let readers judge and fisk rather than make arbitrary decisions about … Read more
On Friday, Rep. Michael Moffett (R-Loudon) defended himself against a “Hit Piece” from Julie Smith regarding HB-1002 (now law), the “Right-to-know tax.” Numerous Groksters submit Right-to-know requests and copy the text of them here, either to show how to talk tough to office-holders, to show how to burden office-holders to distract them from eating out … Read more
By Spec Bowers – Previous issues of the RINO Report highlighted the terrible voting records of five RINOs in the upcoming primaries. This issue highlights some of the Good Guys who deserve to be reelected. These candidates are selected based on their RINO scores and their HRA scores. Belknap 5 (Laconia 1, 3, 4, 5, … Read more
Yeah, what the title says. I’ll get into that in a moment, but let’s first take a look at District 23’s primary in which NH Journal has an article about things said by candidate Emily Phillips. If you’re late for dinner, you can learn more about Emily in the Grok archives search by using keywords … Read more
Chuck Morse supporters got some bad news this week. The latest Granite State poll is out, and Ms. Ayotte has a commanding lead among self-identified Republican primary voters. Forty-four points. The good news for the Morsels is that these affairs are low turnout, and if you can GOTV with conviction, there’s a very real opportunity … Read more
By Niko Roswell – New Hampshire usually goes first. It began with voting but has trickled into NH education, law, church, and culture. After the federal separation of church and state, New Hampshire began to go first in all things criminal. Four nuns were allowed to sue the bishop, the US’s first court case was … Read more
Folks who know me understand that when I get poked, I often poke back. Probably a Marine thing. So, when The Grok published a sad screed by a Granite State bomb thrower, I considered whether to respond. Friends advised against it. “Just ignore it.” The thing is that the truth is important, and I don’t … Read more
I’ve written plenty of pieces trashing bad reps, but what about recognizing some good ones? I think it’s a good idea, but most of us already know the most distinguished ones. I praise them “as a group,” in the same way the Patriots requested their Superbowl introduction be done after the opponent’s “chosen ones” were … Read more
By Rep.John Sellers – Everyone who reads the Grok knows the primary is around the corner. We have a few races in which I believe if the right person gets that position, then the citizens of NH will be winners. This is why I am supporting Chuck Morse (governor) and Casey Crane (CD2). On the … Read more
When I saw Rep Moffett’s article announcing his run for reelection, I remembered that I recently (at Loudon Old Home Day on 8/10) learned that he’s in a primary. Loudon is a red town that has two ordinary reps, Jose Cambrils being the other one, plus a 3rd, Alvin See, who is shared with several … Read more
Greetings, readers of the ‘Grok, and thanks, as always, for spending time with us. I wanted to provide a quick update on the site and some upcoming adjustments. We are still planning to add dates or date flags for the content on the archive/category pages. It’s mostly a scheduling thing with the design team. Second, … Read more
From the cooler evening weather to the jam-packed “Back to School” section at Walmart, we all understandably feel the pressure to consider Fall plans for our children. There are options aplenty, and the Educational Freedom Account pathway promotion is in full, political, high gear. The EFA is a fourth educational pathway to satisfy compulsory attendance … Read more
The Governor Wentworth Regional School District (GWRSD) has signed a contract with Great Schools Partnership (GSP). Why was this a waste of money? All one has to do is look at its track record in Maine to see how it wasted money on this consulting organization. GWRSD just paid $83,250.00 to GSP consultants for an … Read more
The Seabrook School Board has formed a committee to consider withdrawing from SAU21. Remember, SAU21 is focused on politicizing the district rather than improving academic outcomes. First the SAU called in the radical leftist political group Seacoast Outright for a day of professional development training for their teachers. SAU21 then called in another political day … Read more
The walkback of New Hampshire’s transgender sports ban has achieved escape velocity. News broke late last week of a lawsuit brought by a transgirl who just wanted to play soccer with all the “other girls.” The courts will likely stay the law while the case idles through the so-called justice system, effectively neutering the legislature’s … Read more