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The operator of a Swanton convenience store, an Indian national, was detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities earlier this month for illegal entry and due to alleged crimes committed in India, an ICE spokesperson told VDC this morning. Premkumar Pankajkumar Patel – known to Grand Avenue Quick Stop patrons as Pete – is … Read more
This week, our guest is Megan Schmitt, a founding member of the Constitution Party of New Hampshire, which began in 2023. She continues to serve as the state secretary, is a homeschooling mom of four, with a lengthy background in dance, theater, and history. Originally from Minnesota, Megan moved to Florida, where she became President … Read more
Maintaining High Performance and Efficiency on the Bench Demands a Firm Retirement Standard, Not Political Convenience. New Hampshire voters have already spoken, rejecting a constitutional amendment to raise the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75. Yet, despite this direct public feedback, this costly and ill-advised proposal, CACR9, is back on the legislative … Read more
This is not breaking news but deserves repeating. Mill Moore, writing for Campaign for Vermont exposed this startling new reality earlier this month in a terrific article highlighting Vermont’s decade-long public school performance nosedive, which has coincided with an upward trend in math and literacy scores in Mississippi. Yeah, that Mississippi. The (formerly) “Thank God … Read more
Jake Sullivan’s wife could be in a lot more hot water than repeated calls from establishment Republicans for her to resign from Congress. Jake’s wife could be referred to the DOJ for prosecution, or the DOJ could have the FBI bring her in for questioning with a US Attorney. They would ask her questions, specifically, … Read more
New Hampshire is seeing the beginning of the end of the family dynasty called Sununu. It goes deep state. John H. Sununu, the 75th Governor of New Hampshire from 1983-1989 and 14th White House chief of staff under President H.W. Bush from 1989-1991; John E. Sununu, U.S. Representative from 1997-2003 and U.S. Senator from 2003-2009; Chris Sununu, 82nd Governor of … Read more
We knew the DEI folks were never going to give up on their broken system or the power it affords their virtue signalling. Threats of defunding have not been exactly delivered, while the purveyors of cultural Marxism continue to find ways to subvert or skirt rules if brought into play. Remember, they still think they … Read more
I recently noticed this article: CT men busted as fentanyl dealers after driving north on I-91 in stolen car. I have been explaining to Vermonters for years that drug trafficking is a lucrative business that doesn’t care about race (well except that gangs move most of the fentanyl in the US, and 90% of gangs are comprised … Read more
This week on The NE Take, Reporter Will Skipworth of the New Hampshire Bulletin discusses his series covering New Hampshire’s intellectual and developmental disability care system, revealing tragedy after tragedy and exposing systemic failures in oversight and prevention. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, … Read more
“National Advocate Joins Westbrook Community to Champion Fairness in Women’s Athletics”“Riley Gaines to Headline ‘Protect Girls’ Sports in Maine’ Event in Westbrook” “Westbrook, Maine – Supporters of fairness and safety in women’s athletics will gather on Saturday, November 22, at 11:30 a.m. for “Protect Girls’ Sports in Maine,” a free public event featuring women’s sports … Read more
We love Maine and have a year-round home in Central Maine that we spend half our time in. We have an incredible circle of friends and have found a church that has become a big part of our lives. Maine is blessed with location and natural resources: a beautiful rocky coast, majestic mountains for hiking … Read more
Harvard University has suffered numerous blows to its prestige in recent years, but generally these have been earned. A recent report by Harvard’s Office of Undergraduate Education determined that Harvard has inflated grades for students so much that more than 60 percent of grades awarded to undergraduates are A’s. If everybody gets an A, merit … Read more
Plus Massie FINALLY Passes a Bill?! & The Epstein Files. This week on The Independents with Carla Gericke, we unpack what really happened in D.C. around the push to unseal the Epstein Files, cover Maine’s tragic 2A fallout, break down another “only in the Free State” Bitcoin first, shine a light on upcoming Right-to-Know legislation, … Read more
Alexis de Tocqueville, in his 1830s book “Democracy in America,” assessed why America was so prosperous. His words speak loud and clear: “Every citizen is taught … the history of his Country, and the leading features of its Constitution … It is extremely rare to find a man imperfectly acquainted with all these things, and … Read more
One privilege bestowed on me as an accident of birth that I share with few others is that I am the child of genuine, unrepentant Stalinists. And you thought being raised by wolves was tough. I started consuming the Marxist canon at the age of thirteen, and I was, and remain, a quick study. As … Read more
Today, on the morning update, Jake Sullivan’s wife, the carpetbagging congresswoman from NH CD-2, just asked the US military not to follow the illegal and unlawful orders. Talk about low-hanging fruit. The links I forgot to include: Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, … Read more
On Thursday, November 27, millions of Americans will have a hearty meal with family members and friends. Some, but not most, will begin the meal with a prayer. Some will dig right into the food, hoping to finish the meal before kickoff. However, members of the American Left, especially those of the self-loathing Caucasian persuasion, … Read more
In 1784, New Hampshire’s schools were indeed overwhelmingly religious in character, typically operated by local towns or parishes under the state’s 1784 school law (and earlier colonial precedents). As Nathaniel Bouton documents in his 1833 A History of Education in New Hampshire, the explicit purpose of common schools at that time was to teach children to … Read more
The fiscal disaster that is Claremont School District SAU 6 has been making the news recently, the story of a school board facing the righteous anger of parents and taxpayers who have found their faith, and their tax dollars, sadly misplaced. And while this particular disaster appears to have several contributing factors that are still … Read more
Well, I never envisioned when I started to chronicle my journey to remission that I would be pushing 50 chapters. I was hoping for the six-part mini-series, and not months of Law and Order. As I have said many times, this challenge is out of my hands, and either God is unhappy with me, or … Read more