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Chasity Bono used to drop by the variety show because she was a super cute little girl, and pets and small children (especially if they are not yours and you can walk away from them or give them back) are a big draw (marketing-wise). Chastity had an addadicktomy and became Chaz Bono, not so cute, … Read more
My first encounter with Marc Nozell, aka Mr. Wendy EN Thomas, was at the archives during a 2022 Merrimack rep race recount, for which I had been recruited by Ms. Ginger and Melissa Blasek to participate in an effort to expose some shady campaign practices by Tim McGough and his accomplices. Not much materialized from … Read more
This week on GrokTALK!, a local media piece tries to dampen our perceptions about summer tourism (probably to advance a preferred progressive narrative), but they’ve always done that. I take us on a trip down memory-hole lane to show you how the bastards who try to keep you down keep getting it wrong in all … Read more
Granite Staters are often told that our low taxes are a liability and that copying the other New England states’ higher-tax, higher-spending model would improve affordability and the overall quality of life. New polling from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center suggests that the exact opposite is true. A series of UNH surveys released … Read more
Here’s something you may not have known: About 88% of New Hampshire’s Class of 2025 graduated from high school. But when that same cohort was tested in Grade 11, only 63% demonstrated proficiency in reading and 30% in math. That’s quite a gap. It made me wonder: How are so many students graduating when so … Read more
Every Friday, I get an email from the Governor’s office listing all the bills she has signed or vetoed. This week, one bill, HB1268, makes New Hampshire the freest state in America for homeschooling. It frees parents from a systemic contradiction. The education system monopoly that can’t teach kids to read or do math is … Read more
When the Live Free Press’s July 7 article titled New Hampshire’s Municipal Lobby Trains Its Fire on Republican Bills came to my attention, my blood boiled at first sight. I thought of that old Janet Jackson song, What Have You Done For Me Lately? I also remember Kevin Avard complaining about them a few years ago when I … Read more
Editor’s note: The full list of reps was cropped in the original 2026 RINO Report Card. We have updated the post to include the entire list for your reconsideration. Originally published July 6, 2026 The New Hampshire General Court (i.e., our legislature) has finished for the year, except for a few votes on the Governor’s vetoes. … Read more
Nashua residents deserve full transparency into how our City manages taxpayer‑funded housing programs and vets individuals placed in our neighborhoods. Recent events have raised serious and urgent concerns about the City of Nashua’s screening practices, concerns that City officials have repeatedly refused to address. A Nashua resident recently informed me that her father, a local … Read more
Most readers are aware by now that there isn’t much ‘Grok readership in Ward 2, Nashua. Just look at the serial absence of representation in City Hall and the House, election after election, going back several cycles. Having “marked myself safe” from Alderman Dowd before last fall’s election, I can share good news: all of … Read more
Concord, NH, July 9, 2026 — Today, a Carroll County, NH, jury found William Kelly of Ossipee guilty of two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the December 17, 2023, deaths of Christine Falzone, 33, and her unborn child, according to an NH Department of Justice press release. The case is historic, as it marks … Read more
I write you all today because I must. I am no stranger to controversy – I do not shy away from it. However, I also do not actively pursue it. It just seems to find me. It has done so again. Much of my controversy is of a partisan nature – fighting across the aisle. … Read more
New Hampshire can and has bucked the national mid-term trend, but not always. Turnout, of course, is the thing that matters. Issues and debate are important, but turnout decides who wins. In the Granite State. Despite being saddled with useless left-wing tools in Congress, it has consistently preferred Republican Governors and Republican legislative leaders for … Read more
I was forwarded the attached 1988 report on Laurie List, PD James F. McLaughlin, last week. William Dow and Amanda Palmieri of Keene did not forward this to me when I filed a right-to-know request a couple of years ago. Amanda Palmieri was present during the secret hearings in 2024 when James F McLaughlin was … Read more
What do the Ruby Princess and Chris Pappas have in common? That’s not a trick question, and it’s not some gay slur. Both have been at the epicenter of a Norovirus outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that dozens of people on board a cruise ship now docked in California were sickened … Read more
(Concord, NH July 2, 2026) Concord, NH — Today, New Hampshire Gov Ayotte (R) vetoed HB232, a bill that would have simply given healthcare workers a place to complain to if they were forced to perform abortions against their conscience; it contained no penalties after an amendment by the NH Senate. By not having penalties, the bill … Read more
How NH Led America to Independence: a look at the Revolutionary-era history with Rich Girard, Dan Itse, and James Spillane as they explain how the Granite State led the way to American Independence. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Lightly edited Transcript (generated by a third-party application, so … Read more
In 1776, Josiah Bartlett really could’ve used a good cell phone plan. Stuck in sweltering Philadelphia as July crawled ever closer on the calendar, the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy’s namesake Founding Father was getting nervous. New Hampshire’s lead delegate to the Continental Congress, Bartlett was a passionate patriot. His first year as a … Read more
No Independents this week, so we’re filling the time slot with the latest installment from The Granite Discourse: Mike Belcher is a NH state rep for Carroll County District 4. He is also the Author of Counterspell: A Field Manual for the Counter-Revolution, available on Amazon. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may … Read more
Join us on Tuesday, July 14th, from 5 PM to 9 PM at the Grappone Center in Concord for the 603 Alliance 2026 Issues Briefing. Enjoy dinner while you learn about key issues from a legislative perspective. The Issues Briefing is a policy-forum firehose to help our trainees and guests grasp key issues at the … Read more