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Sorry for the delay from Part III (here are Part 1 and Part 2), but I need to let you know that I started this process to get this little Foster guy the Special Education services that he needed AND WHICH ARE MANDATED BY LAW that the District of Liability (“DoL”) shall provide to him. … Read more
The Singing Mailman, who just happens to be MY mailman, regularly leaves his business card with the latest schedule of upcoming tour dates. I’ve kept the newest one behind a refrigerator magnet for the past several days while I’ve waited for details to be added to his events page. As seen on the business card, … Read more
Democratic U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander and Republican Lily Tang Williams won their New Hampshire congressional primaries Tuesday, setting up a November rematch just weeks after Williams discussed her campaign, her childhood under Mao, and her concerns about socialism in an extended interview with Vermont Daily Chronicle. Williams, who appeared Aug. 13 on VDC’s “Chronicle Conversations” … Read more
This week, on The Independents, with Caral Gericke. NH primary: Lily Tang Williams (~65%), Keith Murphy (~71%), November door-knock askThe NH split: Republicans in Concord, Democrats in D.C. — and why Carla calls it sus. NHEXIT mail: five-plank New Hampshire First pledges, names not public yetStudy commission bill: back again until the question is normal. … Read more
When a parody video of Becca Balint hit the internet, the libs were triggered. The Congresswoman got all huffy, and the Progressive AG Charity Clark sent a threatening letter to the video’s creator. [Henry L.] Poitras has said he uses artificial intelligence (A.I.) in his work that “mocks and exaggerates the conduct and statements of … Read more
2024 wasn’t that long ago, but there might be new readers and people new to NH among us, so here’s my old article following that primary and a quick recap. Lily won her primary; Vikram made the phone call in a minimalist manner, or should I say “with minimal manners?” Think of Jennifer Aniston wearing … Read more
Also, NH’s first CD2 Indie Candidate in a Decade! This week, on The New England Take, Robbie Mahrou discusses filing as the first independent candidate for NH CD2 in almost a decade. A. J., Carter, and Dexter break down the 2026 New Hampshire Primary, especially the impact of progressives on the Democratic Party. Authors’ and … Read more
I noticed a short article in the 9/5/26 Daily Sun, “City 50 Years Ago,” by Warren Huse, about the City looking into a “regional Incinerator for trash.” Famous broadcaster Paul Harvey always added a prologue at the end of each of his stories where he would say, “and now you know the rest of the … Read more
The latest University of New Hampshire’s Free-Speech ranking from FIRE is unimpressive. Even lousy. But my expectations were always low. It was never a bastion of First Amendment Rights, and it has – in truth – had a few speech scandals that went nationwide with our help. I’ve also taken FIRE to task in the past for … Read more
The system currently in place for Sexual Assault Response Training allows the rapist to get away and the wrong person to get framed. The State must do better if it really wants to keep rapists off the streets. The main official New Hampshire materials tied to the SART program under the Attorney General’s “A Model Protocol … Read more
A few months back, the University of New Hampshire ran a poll showing that 86 percent of Vermonters found the state to be unaffordable and 64 percent of prime working-age folks 18-34 were actively planning to leave. Last week, the Fiscal Alliance Foundation followed up with another poll, this one asking (among other things) what would make someone change … Read more
Seeing that I didn’t have a campaign home page, this article serves as my thank-you note to everyone who voted for me and/or supported my candidacy. I hope these words make it to all Howard Pearl critics who are being misrepresented by him in the upper chamber. My race was not completely in vain, as … Read more
I know many are still swallowing Tuesday night’s election results. I’m here to tell you all hope is not lost. Many of you may not know that I advanced to the November 3rd General Election for the U.S. Senate under the Constitution Party of NH. Because let’s face it, WMUR, NPR, and the New Hampshire … Read more
This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike discuss New York’s climate superfund law, industrial solar in Lowell, public safety, and affordability. Transcript below. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its … Read more
New Hampshire has a math problem. In 2026, about 62% of New Hampshire’s 11th graders met the state’s proficiency standard in reading. In math, only 30% did. That gap is hard to ignore. But high school isn’t where the story begins. The Gap Begins Earlier New Hampshire’s statewide assessments tell an interesting story. In the … Read more
Many VDC readers know me through my 2020 campaign for Lieutenant Governor, my time as president of the Ethan Allen Institute, or my other work in Vermont’s political and policy spheres. Today, I would like to tell you about an initiative that carries deep personal significance for me. RISE supports survivors of sexual violence – … Read more
During the past week, New Hampshire progressives have gleefully shared an internet post that ranks New Hampshire fourth in the nation in “lifetime taxes” paid. The analysis itself is, to use the technical term, bogus. The social media treatment of it is even worse. On social media, “lifetime taxes paid” very quickly morphed into “lifetime … Read more
One of my superfans sent me a link to a conversation on WMUR between Fred Kocker and Brad Reynolds. The topic? “How New Hampshire ranks last in the U.S. for state support of public education with property taxpayers anteing up $7 of every $10 of cost.” The headline really sells it, though. “The Granite State … Read more
I moved to New Hampshire from Massachusetts 45 years ago because the Granite State was a solid red state then and more aligned with my conservative beliefs. The state has evolved, like so many red states have, to purple and even blue as people move in for a better quality of life. Many of these … Read more
Vermont’s Big Oil shakedown should meet a similar fate. Another (BIG) one bites the dust. New York, like Vermont, passed a Climate Superfund law back in 2024 in hopes of making “Big Oil pay” for damage these doom-and-gloomers allege is caused by our burning fossil fuels to survive winter, do our jobs, transport ourselves from … Read more