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Most Americans don’t realize it, but Vermont has become quite progressive. Even some liberal Californians who moved to Vermont have remarked how much more extreme the Green Mountain State is today compared to the land of Gavin Newsom. For years, those progressives have been taunting the federal government to dispatch ICE for a visit. On … Read more
Sundays are odd days for me. I know, it’s Monday, and Monday is why Sunday is weird. I have a part-time Monday through Friday job, and I have some other side-gig work that all falls under the umbrella of GROK MEDIA, LLC, but GraniteGrok is the 7/365 gig. Not 24/7, but definitely 5-7/7/365 and depending … Read more
When the City of Nashua created three shell corporations to build and manage the Nashua Performing Arts Center, the public was told they were private and therefore off-limits. Private corporations, the argument went, meant private records. Private records meant the public had no right to see how decisions were being made. But the documents tell a … Read more
Remember the geometry teacher saying that 3 points determine a plane and 2 points determine a line? It’s ok if you don’t, but do 2 occurrences of the same behavior determine a pattern? Maybe. Maybe not. I’m not talking about a serial killer, but a serial snubber and that’s Christopher Charles Pappas(CCP). I gave him … Read more
Calls for the resignation of Superintendent Meredith Nadeau are resurfacing after a troubling audit conducted by the New Hampshire Department of Education. See Seabrook School Board meeting. The state review found that students with special needs in Seabrook’s elementary and middle schools were not receiving all of the services required under their Individualized Education Programs … Read more
New England state renewable energy mandates will double energy costs, cause rolling blackouts, while NH policies reduce regional costs With New England state governments committed to reducing their carbon emissions at least 80% by 2050, residents and businesses can expect electricity rates to double, along with rolling blackouts, according to a new joint report completed … Read more
On 11/5/19, the local useful idiots came out in droves to do the NTU’s bidding. Among those deeds were reinstalling Alderman Dowd and the mayor, ousting Howard Coffman and Doris from the school board, and passing a ballot question that removed every private citizen’s right to vote by way of abolishing special elections. The elimination … Read more
This week, on NE Take, AJ is joined by Andru Volinsky, an attorney and former New Hampshire Executive Councilor. He discusses his proposed “3-3 Tax Savings Plan”, but does this actually address the cost of education, and how will he fight the fact that Democrat leadership claims to disagree with an income tax? Read A. … Read more
Platner’s Misogyny and Mills’ Policies Both Betray Biological Women and Girls Maine Women Deserve Better: Platner and Mills Both Betray Maine’s Women and Girls! Maine’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate has become a stark choice between two candidates who, in very different ways, have turned their backs on the safety, fairness, and dignity of biological … Read more
I noticed the NH Journal article on School Districts that lied about its numbers. By comparison, NH Journal has been unwilling to look at NHCADSV’s numbers, which are all over the place and simply do not add up. The NHCADSV has provided wildly different numbers on the number of people it serves. Central Crisis Center … Read more
Most of us have heard of the Bermuda Triangle. As someone with an above-average memory, I usually recall when and where I first heard something, and who said it. It was in the mid 70s, and I was riding shotgun with my mother somewhere in the city, but not necessarily on Amherst St. She said … Read more
New Hampshire led the American colonies 250 years ago by adopting a constitution that created an independent government before anyone else. So it’s fitting that in 2026, New Hampshire could achieve another first for independence. Like all Americans, government employees have the constitutional right to free speech and free association. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme … Read more
One Big Beautiful Bill gives scholarship donors $1700 federal tax credit – but Dem majority doesn’t want it Vermonters will not be allowed to take a federal tax credit for contributing to a private/independent school scholarship program, if a House Ways & Means Committee miscellaneous tax bill introduced yesterday becomes law. H.933, titled “miscellaneous administrative … Read more
Last fall, Manchester Community College Turning Point USA president Samuel Raiti set up a table outside the schools Main Entrance. I’ve been on that sidewalk myself, and there is tons of room. As you can see from the pictures above, he was in no way obstructing or interfering with pedestrian traffic or access in or … Read more
This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and ike discuss housing reform, land use planning law, H.606 ( A new gun bill), and Edwatch Vermont, ” a nonprofit organization advocating for education independence, accountable spending, and student-centered education policy.” Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load.* *Some browsers’ security settings … Read more
I won’t pay the Union Leader, our state’s largest circulation newspaper, for the privilege of access to the declining value of what they call news, but I get their emails, and this headline caught my eye. “Manchester schools ask business leaders to push for adequate funding.” Even if you’re not a victim of the ed … Read more
This is amusing. Gordon Darby Holdings has asked a federal judge to hold some New Hampshire state employees in contempt for ignoring that judge’s order requiring citizens to pay for their services. Gordon Darby makes money from emissions testing as part of state inspections that are no longer required. And while judges can’t levy taxes, … Read more
I need to take a break from the mindless politics happening in Washington, D.C., and the Great State of Maine. I thank both of these locales and the Democratic Socialists who call them their workplace for supplying the conservative writers across the country with an endless supply of stories. I cannot wait to see what … Read more
This was a very busy week, since my division of Finance met Monday and Friday, the House met Wednesday and Thursday, and Tuesday was town election day. My division met on nine bills on Monday, all having passed the policy committee and the House, so we primarily needed to look at the financial impacts. HB … Read more
In this episode of The Ever-Living Podcast, Xindi and Jessica sit down with Bill Currier of New Hampshire Right to Life to discuss HB 1416 and the ongoing policy debates surrounding life issues at the state level. Bill breaks down what the legislation means, how advocacy groups work within the political process, and why local … Read more