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New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte has signed House Bill 361, which prohibits local school districts from imposing any mask mandates in schools or district property at the local level. This bill prohibits school boards and other public education agencies from adopting, enforcing, or implementing a policy that requires students or members of the public to wear … Read more
“Keene, NH sex crimes Detective James F McLaughlin is retired, but his legacy of bombshells and black ops left a lingering trail of deceit, injustice, and ruined lives.” Every time I write about this story, my Inbox fills with messages from readers stunned and appalled by the facts of the 1994 trial of Fr Gordon … Read more
The so-described education reform law, Act 73, is in effect. Its first order of business, creating a Vermont Redistricting Task Force, is done, and now said Task Force is getting down to its task of drawing up at least three maps of new mega-school districts for the legislature to consider next year, scrapping our current … Read more
A few weeks back, Jaun, who runs Right America Media, asked me if I wanted to create a new commercial for GraniteGrok. We’d been running this one for a while, and a refresh seems like a good idea. The ad runs on Granite State Live, Right Side Up, and GrokTALK! I want them to amuse so … Read more
On the heels of much internet chatter regarding increased vehicle registration fees, presumably in exchange for abolishing the sticker tax, a few things inspired me to revisit an article I wrote 11 months ago. They were a recent property tax due date, followed by Beth Scaer posting a picture of her ready-to-mail payment envelope (not … Read more
HB25, the 2025 Capital Improvement Appropriations Act, is New Hampshire’s latest example of government abandoning its rightful role to play investor, developer, and dispenser of taxpayer-funded favors. On its face, the bill looks like any other biennial capital budget—allocating $137.6 million from the General Fund to fix buildings, patch roads, and upgrade facilities. But once … Read more
In my ongoing look at “Ethics without Ethics in Nashua,” let’s examine how the Ethics Review Committee (ERC) flagrantly disregards its own rules, and the law. The Committee is bound by the City Ordinance, section 12-31, specifically: What we see in practice is the opposite. Chairman Tim Bush either doesn’t understand Robert’s Rules or deliberately … Read more
The VTDigger has spent months reporting on the inevitable failure of Vermont housing the homeless in motels across the state. A. J. breaks down how the program was destined to fail and how Governor Phil Scott did what had to be done. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, … Read more
NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT Case No. 2025-0297 2025 TERM DANIEL RICHARD V. CHRISTOPHER T. SUNUNU, et al. ________________________________________________________________________ MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN FORMELLA AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DUE TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ALLEGED CRIMINAL CONDUCT ________________________________________________________________________ The Appellant, Daniel Richard, moves to disqualify Attorney General John Formella and the … Read more
The Curious Case of NH Supreme Court Justice Marconi. New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi stood at the center of a potentially explosive legal showdown. She was widely seen as the likely deciding voice in a constitutional case brought by citizen litigant Daniel Richard, a case that directly challenged the authority of … Read more
A shared link to a story at WMUR (ABC News 9) announced that the Attorney General’s office had shut down 40% of the illicit massage parlors in the state. It’s a very specific claim, so the first thing I thought was, why not the other 60%? If you know they are illicit spas engaged in … Read more
(Manch Talk 07/09/25) Special guest, founder and President of EdOpt, Jody Underwood of Croydon, joins Carla Gericke to discuss the myriad of education options available in the Free State of New Hampshire. Learn more about how to find schools, compare programs, and discover resources for your child’s success. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may … Read more
Dear Members of the Keene City Council and PLD, I am writing as a woman, an athlete, and a gymnastics coach for girls and women in Keene, New Hampshire, as well as a signatory to the Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights (the Declaration). The Declaration was authored by Women’s Declaration International, a global radical feminist … Read more
This week we tap into some inspiration from Victor Davis Hanson’s commencement address, and … How VT Saves without asking first???” 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 Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com … Read more
The NH Patriot Hub is sponsoring the Freedom Walk, a charity walk at the State House in Concord, NH, on September 13, 2025. It will be a 45-minute walk beginning at 10 a.m. Check-in, or day of registration, will begin at 9 a.m. If you are unable to walk, please join us at 11 a.m. … Read more
In April 2025, a citizen, Fred Teeboom, filed an ethics complaint against Nashua Board of Aldermen President Lori Wilshire. The concern centered on her decision to appoint herself to the Pennichuck Corporation Board of Directors, a city-owned utility subject to Aldermanic oversight, without disclosing she would be paid $12,000 annually, discussing the inherent conflict of … Read more
Welcome back for another week of news and opinion on the week’s events with Jocelyn and her guest(s). 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 Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Please like, follow, … Read more
In the days after the tragic natural disaster in Texas, which claimed nearly 100 lives, with many still missing, we are beginning to hear the heart wrenching stories as well as those of tremendous heroism that lift our hearts. We have heard about the young girls writing their names on their arms in case someone … Read more
As a follow-up to my piece from January, which made awareness of a Library Trustee Candidate’s activism in the Transitioning Children space, otherwise known as legalized child abuse, I am sad to report that said candidate, Beth Labrecque Marrocco, was indeed elected as a Library Trustee for the Leach Library in Londonderry, NH. (Of note, Liz … Read more
On April 22, US Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to state Medicaid directors about the actions they need to take to “prevent the mutilation of American children.” The Department of Justice will investigate and hold accountable medical providers and pharmaceutical companies that mislead the public about the long-term side effects of chemical and … Read more