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During the past week, New Hampshire progressives have gleefully shared an internet post that ranks New Hampshire fourth in the nation in “lifetime taxes” paid. The analysis itself is, to use the technical term, bogus. The social media treatment of it is even worse. On social media, “lifetime taxes paid” very quickly morphed into “lifetime … Read more
One of my superfans sent me a link to a conversation on WMUR between Fred Kocker and Brad Reynolds. The topic? “How New Hampshire ranks last in the U.S. for state support of public education with property taxpayers anteing up $7 of every $10 of cost.” The headline really sells it, though. “The Granite State … Read more
I moved to New Hampshire from Massachusetts 45 years ago because the Granite State was a solid red state then and more aligned with my conservative beliefs. The state has evolved, like so many red states have, to purple and even blue as people move in for a better quality of life. Many of these … Read more
The smell from his record, 12 years ago, still wafts into today. I didn’t forget, and neither did GraniteGrok. We all took potshots at this anti-Second Amendment dude – WHY vote for someone who was antithetical to our beliefs even though he had an R next to his name? Ayup, he really didn’t like that … Read more
Saturday was a great day for NH because it’s the day Annie Kuster became ineligible to be a judge. You might be thinking, “So what, she’s been a private citizen for almost 2 years, and everyone eventually turns 70, assuming that they live that long.” Annie was an adoption lawyer, and family court is in … Read more
I wish Mr. Granger lived in my town so I could replace him. He obviously has a GOD complex. But it may not be a mental defect. Maybe he is just ignorant. People should first: 1. READ ARTICLE V. 2. READ THE LANGUAGE IN THE PROPOSAL. They are both legal documents that must be followed … Read more
I re-register my LLC with the Secretary of State at the beginning of the year. January first. The first day of the year. I make sure the trade name is still in good standing, and the SoS typically emails me a confirmation, or I can check the website and see the words Grok Media LLC … Read more
The Wolfboro-Tuftonboro Democrat Machine TL;DR: “Peaceful,” to most, means the purposed avoidance of aggression. The Wolfeboro Area Peaceful Protests claimed that word, but they appear to be using an esoteric dictionary. They have claimed it every Saturday since winter. They list the hour as “non-partisan” (an interesting piece of language that aligns with federal laws for … Read more
Now It Gets Interesting – Lying During the Initial Meeting I had trepidations going into the video meeting to establish whether or not the boy required Special Education Services. Sure, they were told that evaluations had already been done, with what I categorized at the time as a “haughty nose in the air as if … Read more
Ever since Beth Scaer showed me the enemy camp’s calendar of events page, I’ve been lurking from time to time and thought a certain canine event had already passed, but it’s next Thursday. The Merrimack Dems, who recently held a rock painting party, are hosting Dogs for Democracy in Watson Park, which is not far … Read more
So onward with Part 2. Still a wee bit of a lead-up to read through to let you all understand that a number of cases that DCYF MUST take on aren’t all that straightforward. Thus, I’m only concentrating on the Barnstead District and our two Littles and the Special Education services they both needed. Two … Read more
Rebecca Harned (never heard of her) is running as a Democrat for the New Hampshire State Senate. The Beccster is also, apparently, loaded and has multiple homes, which has complicated her residency claims to run for office in the Granite State. Harned’s campaign claims that she “returned home to New Hampshire” in 2017. She also … Read more
It appears New Hampshire will very likely lose millions of dollars in tax revenue and much-needed local property tax relief. Somewhat recently, Governor Kelly Ayotte announced her support for a moratorium on the construction of data centers in New Hampshire. “It does not make sense to site a data center in New Hampshire,” Ayotte said. … Read more
Bringing the Trades and Technology Together Dr. Chuck Lloyd, the new Chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, on how community college can help address the cost of education crisis, how AI is not armageddon to our economy, and why the trades aren’t going anywhere. Learn more about the CCSNH and find the … Read more
Getting Back Into the Swing: It’s been a while since I last set fingers to type here but with our two Littles (the DCYF lingo – very young children, 2 & 4 for us, that are placed with Foster Parents) now having been reunited with their Mom (a VERY good thing as she worked her … Read more
Walking back to my car from the state house, a silly thought occurred to me as I walked toward the library. A Concord local in a chat group made a comment some time ago about two public figures being “besties” in high school. “Why not,” I thought. I was curious to see what these two … Read more
Remember the halcyon days of the TEA Party movement. It was so organic that the left lost its mind. They called it astroturf, even using the IRS to suppress it before the 2012 elections. And they tried to astroturf their own version. And threaded throughout, and ever since, there have been accusations that people who … Read more
Reminder: Content by candidates or about candidates is not an endorsement by Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, other authors, or advertisers. Granite State voters do not line up behind political bosses; we do not obey institutional endorsements, and we certainly do not let biased early polling dictate our choices at the ballot box. From … Read more
Rebuttal to Michael Granger’s Article in response to Haley’s Shaw’s Article calling for an Article V Convention of States Application New Hampshire has a representative who takes pride in personally killing the Convention of States application, session after session. Read his own argument closely and what you find isn’t a constitutional case — it’s a … Read more
Urges Voters to Turn Out for Sept. 8 Primary CONCORD, N.H. – August 31 – The New Hampshire Liberty Alliance (NHLA) has endorsed 46 candidates in contested primary races ahead of New Hampshire’s September 8 State Primary, giving liberty-minded voters a researched guide to the candidates NHLA believes are most likely to defend individual and … Read more