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Over three years ago, our New Hampshire Education Commissioner stopped me at the State House just outside Representatives Hall. “You should sue!” he counseled. “Why?” “Didn’t you see that Union Leader opinion piece today?” I soon found out that I was featured on a purported white supremacist list—which also included the commissioner—in a screed written by a … Read more
The otherwise intolerant and intolerable State of Massachusetts amended its firearms laws over the summer. It might have been the heat (more likely the lawsuits) that inspired them, but they managed to cough up H4885, “An Act modernizing firearm laws.” Aside from being an overly long mess, it allows nonresidents to travel through the state armed … Read more
Bow-Dunbarton School Superintendent Ms. Marcy Kelley, fresh off polishing her jackboots on the reputation of one local dad who supports girls’ sports, has taken down another. Kyle Fellers got “the letter” with the School Administrative unit letterhead telling him, in essence, he’s not the sort of person they want around. He’s been banned from all … Read more
The Appellant respectfully motions this Honorable Court under Supreme Court Rule 22. to reconsider its opinion on Count I, and Count III, Count IV, Count V, and Count VI for plain error. We want to thank Dan Richard for this update. Send your submissions to steve@granitegrok.com FEDERAL ISSUES The Appellant believes that the Court has … Read more
City of Nashua Budget FY2017 $263,823,554 City of Nashua Budget FY2025 $456,635,638 Difference $192,812,084 That is an increase of 73.08% This is all due to Mayor Donchess’ spending programs. So when are Nashua taxpayers going to wake up and realize taxpayers cannot afford to have Mayor Donchess doing our budgets? It looks like Mayor Donchess wants … Read more
Democrats are not being adequately held accountable for the side effects of policies they not only support but defend. While the economy is high on everyone’s list, their border and migration policy is far more devastating. And I’m not talking about eating other people’s pets – which – as an aside, is, in fact, something … Read more
The Commission on the Future of Public Education in VT’s subcommittee on Finance Reform met on September 4th (going back a bit, but the Commission has not been too punctual about posting its meeting recordings). It was their first meeting so, in fairness, expectations for any real substance were low. Still, some initial observations are worth … Read more
The Peter Principle: …is a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to “a level of respective incompetence” And it will claim who it will. Yes, I’m late with this news (I keep TRYING to come back…sigh). It happened at the end of last month: Laconia superintendent steps down Steve … Read more
In her book on pandemic planning, “Ending the Cycle of Crisis and Complacency in U.S. Global Health Security,” Ayotte supports state censorship of social media. This book was written before the pandemic! You can look for yourself. She mentions “disinformation” seven times, promoting the need for state censorship. “…the credibility of the scientific and medical … Read more
Due to the recent controversy in Bow, New Hampshire, where the Superintendent punished parents for wearing pink wristbands to their daughter’s soccer game, the word is getting out to BUY these wristbands and start wearing them to games. Whether playing soccer, basketball, volleyball, or swimming, everyone needs to wear these pink wristbands with the letters XX … Read more
I was recently interviewed by Michael Nevradakis of Children’s Health Defense. Michael asked me some very tough questions (that I provided to him beforehand!) about the Vermont Supreme Court’s recent Politella decision, which held that Vermont parents of a six-year-old boy had no legal rights when their son was administered an experimental COVID-19 vaccine despite … Read more
In an effort to exercise his free speech, Anthony Foote, who resides in Bow, New Hampshire, decided to wear a pink wristband with XX written on it to his daughter’s soccer game. Der Führer – in charge of the Bow School District – decided that she would have none of that. Instead, “Superintendent of Schools … Read more
A key architect and proponent of the Unaffordable Heat Act, Rep. Laura Sibilia, recently penned a defense of the program. Since she likely speaks for all or most of the 107 members of the Vermont House and 20 members of the Vermont Senate who voted to override Governor Scott’s veto of this absurdly expensive law … Read more
Much of the fun of watching NFL games involves more than just viewing terrific action. Venues and fan interactions are parts of the total gridiron experience—whether one watches the Patriots play at Gillette Stadium or on a big screen at the Frog Rock Tavern in Meredith. I’ve been to Gillette, and it can be exhilaratingly … Read more
Eastern Equine Encephalitis is nasty but rare. The fatality rate varies, depending on who you cite, but this 2023 paper puts it at around 30%. A more significant number of those infected suffer neurological damage that does not result in death. When a case pops up, people get antsy, with good reason. A 41-year-old NH … Read more
Regarding the controversy at a girls’ soccer game at Bow HS on 9/19/24, I am expressing my concern about banning a parent from attending future school activities. The parent, a retired veteran who served in the NH Guard as a helicopter pilot, was deployed multiple times while he had a family, including young children. While … Read more
A local High school banned parents from attending games for wearing pink wristbands with two Xs. The school reportedly stopped the game and had them escorted out. [W]hen several parents showed up to watch Tuesday night’s soccer game between Bow and Plymouth Regional High School wearing pink armbands as symbols of support for girls-only sports, … Read more
Lily Tang Williams, the Republican Nominee for New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District, today announced that Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) endorsed her campaign for Congress. “Lily Tang Williams fled Communist China to be free,” said Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY). “She is the embodiment of the American dream, and will be an important voice in Congress to fight back against … Read more
Back in the days of “Alderman Jan,” when I was still on FB and Nashua had zero representation in any legislative body, Beth Scaer authored a survey in one of the local groups, either Nashua Politics or Nashua Scoop. It was a multiple-choice question, and it asked something like this: So you don’t like your … Read more
The Vermont State Police today commented on intense local, state and online social media buzz about a MAP (Minor Attracted Persons) gathering reportedly scheduled to occur in Washington County beginning on Thursday, September 19. Minor Attracted Persons is another term for pedophiles. The social media posts have named two Washington County individuals as playing a … Read more