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In this installment of Granite Discourse, Victor Orlando is a small business owner and a family man. He owns his own roofing company and is running for US Congress as a Republican in NH’s CD-2 race. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, … Read more
We predicted that Gordon-Darby never stood a serious chance of winning this, and it looks like we are well on our way to being right. According to Councilor John Stephens, the effort by Gordon-Darby to force the state to renew a contract it canceled was dismissed. The Executive Council is the sole repository of this … Read more
Last August, the Claremont school district stared into a five-million-dollar hole, and the community did what communities do. People wrote checks. People ran fundraisers. People rallied for the kids. The athletic department, in particular, became a cause celebre. Cut the sports? Unthinkable. Sports build character. Sports keep kids off the streets. One of the loudest … Read more
When a Judge Tells You to Go Be Political Seven and ½ months. That is how long a single ethics complaint has been waiting to be screened by the City of Nashua’s Ethics Review Committee. Not read. Not decided. Not ruled on. Just sitting. The only complaint. Waiting. And when I finally brought that failure … Read more
The Campus Carry bill would remove an unconstitutional exemption we shouldn’t even need that has allowed Colleges in the state that take tax money to create and enforce gun-free zones. HB1793, the Protecting College Students Act, ends special gun-free zones on public college campuses and extends New Hampshire’s constitutional carry law to every corner of … Read more
On December 11, 2025, I filed a formal complaint with the New Hampshire Attorney Discipline Office against Timothy E. Bush, Esquire, chairman of the Nashua Ethics Review Committee. The ADO’s finding, issued April 1, 2026, cleared Bush of all violations. I have filed a Request for Reconsideration, due to be heard May 1, 2026. The … Read more
Most readers already know that Ms. Melanie Levesque is going to be Councilor Wheeler’s opponent, again, this year. What people might not know is that the executive council happens to meet on her birthday, May 20, assuming that date is not misinformation. Remember Dr. Frank? He’s the mathematician who brought his expertise to the 2021 … Read more
The NHCADSV were the primary opposers to House Bill 1633, introduced by Rep. Ellen Read (D) and killed today by the Senate. The Bill was a simple no-brainer to allow victims of sexual assault better access (via a palm card or similar posted in the offices of public agencies) to know what their rights are … Read more
Rural Vermonters have certainly woken up to the dangers of Act 181, the state land use law that threatens to basically steal the property rights away from landowners living outside the 2.5 percent of the state deemed to be “urban settlement.” The “Vermont Act 181” Facebook group has exploded almost overnight to 11,400 members, the … Read more
This week, on NE TAKE, A. J. reflects on hitting the five-year mark of the New England Take and the state of local media in New Hampshire, followed by a deep dive into the US Department of Justice indicting the Southern Poverty Law Center for funding the very organizations it is allegedly fighting! Authors’ and … Read more
One of the things that is becoming more obvious as the years pass, and is really quite sad to a traditionalist like me, is our connection to our heritage. That connection could have been to nationality, religion, or both, but the reality is that in today’s culture, that connection is weak at best. I was … Read more
Apparently, not wanting men in women’s bathrooms and locker rooms is a form of terrorism in 2026. At least, to Senator Debra Altschiller. It’s no secret that the topic of transgender people and which bathrooms they use or don’t use is a controversial and touchy subject. Here in NH, the transgender epidemic is not as … Read more
The WFEA Morning Update with Jeff Chidester is where Granite Staters get their news and opinion in the morning, and I have the honor and privilege of being a guest once a month. We recently moved it to the 4th Wednesday of the month. I used to be on the first Wednesday, but I get … Read more
This week, on Right Side Up, Mike and Alison talk about Justice Clarence Thomas’s speech @ U of Texas at Austin, H.670, a voter ID bill, and RES siting.” Chapter List: Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent … Read more
My arrival in the Granite State predates the Free State Project, but from time to time, I’ve been included as an accomplice. Ideologically, it makes sense. We agree on most things, and the details come down to how much or how little government. As a keeper of the flame of our founding principles, I am … Read more
While the Left projects “terror” onto concerned parents, the data prove a dangerous reality: biological women are the ones under siege by a radicalized ideology. Altschiller’s Stochastic Terror Hoax—Demonizing Parents While Ignoring Real Violence. Debra Altschiller’s Stochastic attack New Hampshire State Senator Debra Altschiller’s recent Senate floor meltdown has crossed into dangerous demagoguery: labeling citizens … Read more
Word of Cindy Rosenwald’s retirement was the moment the attention-seeking Rep Laura Telerski had been waiting years for. As that meme guy’s sign says, change my mind. Her candidacy was so predictable, but let’s talk about that race for what I call “an unwinnable seat.” Rosenwald’s opponents, in chronological order, were as follows: 2018 – … Read more
Dear Senators, I understand that HB1633 has been relegated to “further review”. I ask you this: This document shows that J. Grimbilas Strategic Solutions LLC made campaign donations to certain Senate candidates in 2023 on behalf of the NHCADSV, who paid it $6000 for lobbying. Apart from the fact that straw donating is strictly illegal … Read more
I needed a break today from politics and corruption. I fear those two words are becoming synonymous. There was a comment on one of my articles last week that made me smile, but it was also quite sad. I have been writing nearly every day for over 5 years, and the tone of politics and … Read more
If there is one thing I’ve learned watching and often finding myself neck deep in Vermont politics over the past quarter century, it is that you have to evaluate every word that comes out of Democrats’ mouths for linguistic loopholes. This, after all, is the party of “it depends on what the definition of “is” … Read more