TYSON: Give Me Sports or Give Me Death!
Judging by the passion in the room, you might conclude that sports, not literacy, are the real core mission of public education.
TYSON: Give Me Sports or Give Me Death!
Judging by the passion in the room, you might conclude that sports, not literacy, are the real core mission of public education.
UNDERWOOD: Claremont School Board Needs a Second Opinion
As I watch the Claremont school board hold hearings about its current challenges, a few thoughts occur to me over and over again.
MACDONALD: What Should State Police Do When Vehicle Inspections End?
Being a police officer is a thankless job, but it’s a reactive occupation. You respond to stupidity or bad behavior, identify the victims, look for the perpetrators, and apply the laws established to address the issue. This is why you can’t sue the police for preventing the robbery of your home or the death of … Read more
Manch Talk: New Hampshire Real Estate…
(Manch Talk 08/27/25) Team Porcupine Real Estate’s agents Carla Gericke and Dominic deMaria break down the latest market trends in the Granite State. Is it hot or not? (Hint: it’s hot!) We cover median vs. average prices, what’s shifting, and why now’s the time to start planning for the upcoming Homesteading Conference. Please like, follow, … Read more
SCAER: Dartmouth Doctor Doubles Down on Trans-or-Die Myth
Dartmouth Health endocrinologist Francis-Lim Liberty is doubling down on the trans-or-die myth that the medical industry uses to blackmail parents into transitioning their children. Related: Trans or Die: The Ideological Blindness of a Dartmouth Health Endocrinologist “I’m worried there’s going to be increased completed suicides in New Hampshire,” she is quoted as saying in a … Read more
UNDERWOOD: Claremont – Budget, Not Ransom
As in most previous years, the Claremont school board thought it would be able to fund the coming school year through a ransom. And just like that… the board learned that it will have to rely on a budget
Right Side Up: Law and Disorder
This week, we discuss the violence and disorder in Burlington, the federalization of law enforcement in D.C., and S.131, the Burlington charter change.” Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit … Read more
MACDONALD: Keene State’s Latest Challenge
Keene State College (KSC) President Melinda Treadwell was recently on WKBK’s Good Morning with Dan Mitchell to talk about where Keene State is and what she views as its successes and challenges moving forward. To understand it, we must first look backward. Keene State’s problems have been many, beginning with the campus culture that ignited … Read more
WARNER: AI = Artificial Integrity and A Massive Cost to Consumers
The steady march of technology has brought with it many blessings, from railroads to pocket calculators to pacemakers and solar-powered home heating systems. However, the adherents of the scientific revolution assume the inevitability of humanity needing to acquire artificial intelligence as if actual intelligence requires supplementation. Even the innovators of this technology, such as Elon … Read more
OPINION: Dear Representative Anybody, Please Explain This!
please explain the Homestead Food Law and the Department of Human Health and Safety (DHHS) rules to me, from start to finish?
ROPER: Vermonters should help Mainers Pass Voter ID
Requiring ID to vote is one of those commonsense issues everybody (or almost everybody) agrees is a good idea.
MACDONALD: What NHDEMS Will Never Get Back
Democrats in the Granite State are trying to come up with a way to get back what they lost—their NH Primary.
TYSON: The Silver Lining on Claremont’s Cloud
The City of Claremont is in a tough spot. The district’s teaching staff has not been able to produce students educated to an acceptable level of proficiency for quite some time.
MACDONALD: Keene Pride Get’s What It’s Looking For But Its Meaningless
The city ultimately settled for a proclamation, which, according to Keene Now, “will give Keene Pride what they are looking for.”
HOELL: Ayotte’s Judicial Procrastination Threatens the Future of the NH Supreme Court
Gov. Ayotte’s Judicial Procrastination Threatens the Future of the NH Supreme Court
UNDERWOOD: 26 Laws We Need
It’s that time of the year, when legislators are scrambling to figure out what bills they should introduce for the coming year. I’ve got some suggestions. In no particular order: Short name Description Traffic is traffic Nothing that happens at a traffic stop can be unrelated to the violation that led to the stop. No … Read more
CORNERSTONE: Right to Try Expansion Signed into Law!
This week, Gov. Ayotte signed into law HB 701, a critical right-to-try expansion bill aimed at making New Hampshire the leading legal jurisdiction in the nation for dying patients seeking access to promising experimental treatments. Named the “John Lewicke and Michael Yakubovich Right to Try Act” after two state legislators who are fighting life-threatening illness, HB … Read more
MACDONALD: Didn’t the Manchester VA Get the Memo?
On August 4th, 2025, the Veterans Administration announced a policy change that wasn’t new. It’s how they used to do business (at least for a little while). WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it will improve Veterans’ access to health care by extending the length of new VA community care authorizations to one … Read more
NE TAKE: Let’s Talk Pickles and Government Overreach with Joe Kelly
Manchester, New Hampshire’s At-Large Alderman Joseph Kelly Levasseur discusses the viral and ridiculous situation of Dan Mowery being served a cease from the city for selling pickles to his neighbors. Also, how did the Democratic stronghold of Manchester start to turn red? Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, … Read more
MACDONALD: Knee-Jerk Bureaucratic Overreach Does Us All A Favor
it is a story about bureaucratic overreach—a tale as old as time but one with the potential for a happy ending.