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Activists concerned with the completed ballot chain of custody and security issues in New Hampshire met with the Secretary of State’s Office earlier this week. At the meeting, they reviewed inconsistencies between towns when securing ballots after elections, the tape’s efficacy, and the taping procedures used to prevent tampering. The sense I got from conversations … Read more
I grew up in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It was a mill town created around the power of the Merrimack River that would fuel the factories. Those factories attracted people from many lands who came to America and came to Lawrence to cash their tickets for the American Dream. Many cities and towns in New England were … Read more
New York Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on bribery and foreign influence charges today. While innocent until proven guilty, bear in mind what has been happening in New Hampshire with bribery and elections: Mayor Jim Bouley of Concord was paid to lobby for Marsy’s Law, for which Concord City Council Member Amanda Grady Sexton was … Read more
This week, Carla thinks out loud on the show. Tammy defends NHGOP Senate candidate Brittany Ping’s reputation because of Democrats’s Stalin-esque tactics. Editor’s Note: Congrats to Manch Talk. YouTube added a disclaimer to this video atYouTube.com that links to abortion health information. Right Rally will ultimately be a place for podcasts and longer-form videos. Until … Read more
This past Saturday, property owners were taken aback by the unexpected arrival of letters announcing new 2024 statistical citywide assessments. The suddenness of this news, even catching our elected Alderman off guard, sparked a wave of surprise and concern that reverberated across social media for two days, with nearly 1000 posts. Why is this so … Read more
Sometimes, in my Internet wanderings, I come across stuff that I don’t expect to find, given the site I’m on. This was one of them: “How many years do you need to live somewhere before you are considered a local?” This is an interesting question and one that is often considered here in NH. It is … Read more
For those who might still be following the tale of former New Hampshire State Senator Jeff Woodburn’s effort to avoid serving jail time, that story has come to a close. Mr. Woodburn was commanded to appear in court to be ordered to serve his time and escorted out in handcuffs yesterday. Mr. Woodburn’s wild ride … Read more
I’m not sure if Bangor, Maine, has a Haitian population or an unusual number of homeless who heard the news in Springfield and decided to give it a try, but twenty domesticated house cats have gone missing, sixteen in just the last two months. Animal Control Officer for the Bangor Police Department Trisha Bruen told … Read more
Vermont’s highest court has ruled that citizens have no legal recourse if their children are administered an experimental vaccine against parental wishes by public school personnel unless they prove willful misconduct and their child suffers serious physical injury or death. This surreal desecration of parental consent was justified by deference to federal statutes governing vaccinations, … Read more
This week we learned that the KGB running the BOW school district clamped down on a parent’s right to exercise free speech. A few paarents in the Bow school district decided to wear pink wrist bands at their daughters’ soccer game in support of female only sports teams. In this case, the Bow girls soccer … Read more
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