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While looking through my phone for another picture, I ran into one that I took in 2020 of a picture that was taken in 1973. It was taken in the living room of Beverley Gustitus, now 87, of Nashua. I thought about writing an article about her in the future, but after seeing the new … Read more
The Williamstown selectboard wants voters to know the financial downside of the forensic audit of the town’s books to be voted on at Town Meeting. The ballot item was requested in the wake of the arrest of the town manager for embezzling $186,000 from the Tunbridge volunteer fire department. Jackie Higgins served as town manager … Read more
That WCAX Misses or Chooses to Ignore Last week, WCAX’s Calvin Cutler interviewed me for a story he was doing about state senate Democrats putting in a bill to enshrine the federal Voting Rights Act into state law as a hedge against the Trump Administration’s desire to restrict mail-in voting and to ensure only citizens … Read more
Lawyers with Vermont Law School’s Center for Justice Reform Clinic are representing a Burlington cab driver from Somalia who was sentenced for immigration fraud in 2019, but was arrested on New Year’s Day by immigration officials. Hussien Noor Hussien was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on January 1. He is incarcerated in the Northwest … Read more
On Wednesday, January 28th, the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold two gun control hearings at 1 Granite Place (Room 159) in Concord. Information about the two gun control bills is below, as well as how you can act to let the committee know your opposition to the bills. Possession of Firearms on School … Read more
Paul Menard has taught at Nashua High School North for more than 20 years and currently teaches AP Psychology. In 2021, he orchestrated the display of LGBTQ+ posters at Nashua High North underneath a large Pride Progress flag. Each poster featured a flag for a sexual orientation or gender identity, accompanied by a description. There … Read more
The Vermont Futures Project’s Economic Action Plan has a page or so touching on childcare. It notes that “over the past decade, Vermont has seen a decline in childcare capacity, particularly with the closure of home-based providers.” Hmmm…. What happened a decade ago that would have precipitated the rapid closing of hundreds of home-based childcare … Read more
The Constitution Party of New Hampshire Can we break out of the corrupt duopoly of Republicans and Democrats? State Chairman of the Constitution Party of New Hampshire Edmond Laplante joins the show to break down what they offer, how they stand on the issues, and the unique way it should stand out to Granite Staters. … Read more
I have had a handful of reports from folks using Brave browsers that they can’t connect to GraniteGrok. First, we cannot duplicate the problem on our end. Second, one of those readers managed to solve the rproblem form their end. They had their techie fiddle with the browser settings, and now they have no issue. … Read more
Governor Janet Mills (D-ME) went to Facebook today with a reel going after Donald Trump. It is obvious that Mills has an advanced case of TDS, and the symptoms were quite clear when she embarrassed herself by challenging the President to a court battle over Maine’s violations of Title IX. She was a guest of … Read more
I write to you this evening in reference to the subject HB707 and humbly ask you to support the bill. I have lived in Bethlehem for 26 years. I was serving on the Planning board during the time the current host community agreement was negotiated with Casella, and it was later approved by a town … Read more
This week on the Independents, Carla Gericke breaks down what’s really happening in New Hampshire—and why it matters far beyond the Granite State. ???? Police body cameras and government transparency ???? The latest Right-to-Know bill hearings ????️ A proposed study on New Hampshire’s sovereign options ???? The U.S. withdraws from the WHO—what does that mean, … Read more
Massive Snowstorm Requires That We Move to an online Zoom Call! The 603 Alliance is still going to have its school board training on January 25th, but due to the weather, we will be “moving” from an in-person training class to an online/Zoom class. Stay home and stay warm, and we’ll bring the training to … Read more
Today on the Morning Update, ICE made a surprise visit to Maine (I guess you can get there from here), as fresh Maine Somli fraud is uncovered and an icy-cold weekend descends on the region, inhibiting protests. I keep messing with the lighting to get rid of the red. I swear my face is not … Read more
HB1811, the bill to end vaccine mandates for schools and day cares, has a public hearing! WE NEED YOU to show up to testify so parents can have real CHOICE and INFORMED CONSENT again. Take action and spread the word! ????️ Sign and share the petition to END VACCINE MANDATES: https://action.rebuildnh.com/p/hb1811-petition ???? NEW! Sign in to support the … Read more
The website is now on its new server and hosting service. We moved to address a number of issues that were blocking readers. We lost nearly a third of our traffic in a matter of days, and the solutions the old host gave me didn’t solve the problem. We are now hosted with a local … Read more
Councilor Wheeler’s constituents have been waiting for Ms Melanie Levesque to make up her mind, but Dems aren’t allowed to think for themselves, especially black Dems. Want to call me a racist for saying that? It’s your free speech to do so, but what about Jonah Wheeler’s free speech? Pay attention because Melanie is now … Read more
How the Supreme Court Confronted Gender Ideology—and Why New Hampshire Must Follow Suit. When the Supreme Court convened this week to hear West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Hecox v. Little, the nine justices faced a question that once would have sounded absurd: must states allow biological males to compete in girls’ and women’s sports? It … Read more
The City of Nashua is designated a “Welcoming City,” and Nashua taxpayers are funding a $191 million school budget, yet there has been very little public discussion about how staffing levels connect to that cost. According to district information, 49 languages are spoken among Nashua students of 9,701, reflecting policies that encourage immigrant and refugee … Read more
There’s going to be a warrant article in Epsom that asks the voters if TIFs (Tax Increment Financing) should be allowed. You might already be thinking this article isn’t for you, but stay with me here, especially if you live in a town that doesn’t currently have TIFs, because the discussion of them might be … Read more