UNDERWOOD: Claremont – Budget, Not Ransom
As in most previous years, the Claremont school board thought it would be able to fund the coming school year through a ransom. And just like that… the board learned that it will have to rely on a budget
UNDERWOOD: Claremont – Budget, Not Ransom
As in most previous years, the Claremont school board thought it would be able to fund the coming school year through a ransom. And just like that… the board learned that it will have to rely on a budget
MACDONALD: Keene State’s Latest Challenge
Keene State College (KSC) President Melinda Treadwell was recently on WKBK’s Good Morning with Dan Mitchell to talk about where Keene State is and what she views as its successes and challenges moving forward. To understand it, we must first look backward. Keene State’s problems have been many, beginning with the campus culture that ignited … Read more
OPINION: Dear Representative Anybody, Please Explain This!
please explain the Homestead Food Law and the Department of Human Health and Safety (DHHS) rules to me, from start to finish?
MACDONALD: What NHDEMS Will Never Get Back
Democrats in the Granite State are trying to come up with a way to get back what they lost—their NH Primary.
TYSON: The Silver Lining on Claremont’s Cloud
The City of Claremont is in a tough spot. The district’s teaching staff has not been able to produce students educated to an acceptable level of proficiency for quite some time.
MACDONALD: Keene Pride Get’s What It’s Looking For But Its Meaningless
The city ultimately settled for a proclamation, which, according to Keene Now, “will give Keene Pride what they are looking for.”
HOELL: Ayotte’s Judicial Procrastination Threatens the Future of the NH Supreme Court
Gov. Ayotte’s Judicial Procrastination Threatens the Future of the NH Supreme Court
UNDERWOOD: 26 Laws We Need
It’s that time of the year, when legislators are scrambling to figure out what bills they should introduce for the coming year. I’ve got some suggestions. In no particular order: Short name Description Traffic is traffic Nothing that happens at a traffic stop can be unrelated to the violation that led to the stop. No … Read more
CORNERSTONE: Right to Try Expansion Signed into Law!
This week, Gov. Ayotte signed into law HB 701, a critical right-to-try expansion bill aimed at making New Hampshire the leading legal jurisdiction in the nation for dying patients seeking access to promising experimental treatments. Named the “John Lewicke and Michael Yakubovich Right to Try Act” after two state legislators who are fighting life-threatening illness, HB … Read more
MACDONALD: Didn’t the Manchester VA Get the Memo?
On August 4th, 2025, the Veterans Administration announced a policy change that wasn’t new. It’s how they used to do business (at least for a little while). WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it will improve Veterans’ access to health care by extending the length of new VA community care authorizations to one … Read more
NE TAKE: Let’s Talk Pickles and Government Overreach with Joe Kelly
Manchester, New Hampshire’s At-Large Alderman Joseph Kelly Levasseur discusses the viral and ridiculous situation of Dan Mowery being served a cease from the city for selling pickles to his neighbors. Also, how did the Democratic stronghold of Manchester start to turn red? Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, … Read more
MACDONALD: Knee-Jerk Bureaucratic Overreach Does Us All A Favor
it is a story about bureaucratic overreach—a tale as old as time but one with the potential for a happy ending.
Manch Talk: A Bunch of Free Staters Go to Texas
More than a dozen Free Staters headed to Ron Paul’s 90th birthday bash in Texas, eight tips for better health, and more!
TYSON: What Color Should The Cushions Be On Claremont’s Deck Chairs…
Claremont’s School Board School District Meeting Disaster
BEST: Thank You For Apologizing to YDC Victims, BUT…
Dear Ellen Arnold Esq, I hope you will be able to share this with the other signers of the op-ed you published. I thank you in advance for this. I read the op-ed “Group of Granite Staters apologizes to YDC victims”. I thank you, BUT: NOBODY, including your co-signers, has asked for a Grand Jury … Read more
BOWERS: RINO Report Card for 2025
I have crunched the numbers for 2025 – to determine objectively which members are RINOs.
SMITH: A Vacancy In The Executive Council, What Happens Next?
Let’s talk about the executive council, whether or not Karen Liot Hill (KLH) keeps her seat for the rest of the term.
MACDONALD: Is Kelly Coming To Chris Sununu’s Pennichuck Water Rescue?
If you missed it, Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess implicated former NH Governor Chris Sununu on the matter of Nongfu Springs’ purchase of land (to get water) adjacent to the Pennichuck water works in Nashua. He is alleged to have encouraged it, pursued it, and if you’re even the tiniest bit uppity (傲慢) about it, blame … Read more
OPINION: New Hampshire Democrats Want to Sue You Into Silence
The latest fad among New Hampshire Democrats — or as many of us have come to call them, the Demo-rats — isn’t passing budgets that make sense, or fixing our broken property tax system, or giving relief to hardworking Granite Staters. No, their weapon is intimidation. Post something online that cuts against their narrative? Make … Read more
OPINION: Claremont School District’s Financial Crisis
Introduction: A System in Survival Mode Parents in the Claremont School District (SAU6) are living through a crisis that can no longer be brushed aside as a temporary budget hiccup. The district is not merely facing a “tight year.” It is confronting a full-blown financial collapse brought on by years of mismanagement, structural deficits, and … Read more