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Underwood: Feeling (Instead of Thinking) about Education

There is great value, when considering a question, to instead consider a generalization of the question.  Then, having answered the more general question, you get the answers to more specialized versions for free, and you know they’re consistent with each other. This is actually a pretty large part of what we call thinking. Here’s an … Read more

Rally for Family Justice is ON – Rain or Shine!

Today’s Rally is ON – Rain or Shine! Bring your umbrella and stand for justice. New Hampshire Family Justice to Host “Rally for Families” at State Capitol with Featured Speaker Ryan Ralston of You Are The Power Concord, NH — June 1, 2025 — On Saturday, June 7th at 12:00 PM, New Hampshire Family Justice … Read more

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MacDonald: Is Vermont the Worst State for Election Integrity? (Almost!)

California and Hawaii were Worse The Heritage Foundation just released its 2025 Election Integrity Report. In order to help voters, state legislators, election officials, and all Americans who are interested in ensuring a fair and secure election process, The Heritage Foundation has published this Election Integrity Scorecard, which compares the election laws and regulations of each … Read more

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Manch Talk: Let’s Get Trump to Abolish the TSA

(Manch Talk 06/04/25) This week, Carla Gericke covers Bitcoin2025, how she almost got arrested leaving Las Vegas, when Ross Ulbricht will be at PorcFest, coming up in just 10 short days, and why MAGA needs to end the TSA! Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its … Read more

Smith: Projection!

Melanie Levesque voted for an income tax.  That public service reminder never grows old, even though it’s been 3 election cycles since her 2019 crime against NH.  While it’s not an election year, I never miss an opportunity to remind everyone, ad nauseam.  Melanie’s dear buddy old pal Rosenwald gave me that opportunity yesterday. While … Read more

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Sex Offender Removed From The Brown Memorial Library in Bradford

Registered sex offender Gregert Johnson has reportedly been visiting the Brown Memorial Library in Bradford multiple times a week for years in violation of his sex offender registration requirements. He sat near the children’s section searching the internet for hours. He had his back to the children, but they could easily see his computer screen … Read more

MacDonald: Bill Shaheen’s TSA Problem Is a Distraction

The big news around the Granite State these days is that Bill Shaheen, the head of a well-respected local law and lobbying firm, Shaheen and Gordon, husband of US Senator Jeanne Shaheen, was on a TSA watchlist and was rumored to have traveled with a suspected terrorist. My advice is to stop wasting time on … Read more

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Cline: Per-Pupil Spending in NH Nearly Doubles from 2001-2024

…district public schools spend $1.25 billion more on 54,000 fewer students Average per-pupil spending in New Hampshire district public schools has nearly doubled this century, as student enrollment declined sharply and reading and math assessment scores fell, a new Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy study finds.  Total public school district spending in New Hampshire … Read more

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Roper: Vermont’s Insane 9.1 Billion Dollar Budget

Ronald Reagan once quipped that government is like a baby, an endless appetite on one end, and no discipline on the other. No place lives up to – or down to as the case may be — that analogy more so than Vermont. In case you missed it amongst all the hubbub and controversy surrounding … Read more

Podcast: Shadow Banned 6-2-2025

There’s no new Justice 4 All this week, so we’re filling the spot with the latest episode of Shadow Banned. Topics include Pride Month, Trans politics, gender drugs, and more. Julie and Tyler welcome Keith Hanson and Julian Accirad as their guests. Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, … Read more

Ryan A. MacDonald: In NH Courts, Police Corruption Is Judged in Secret

Former Detective James McLaughlin, aka John Doe, has a single incident on a list of police misconduct, but only because the public is barred from providing evidence. BTSW Editor’s Note: The following is Ryan A. MacDonald’s continuation of a post that appeared [at Beyond These Stone Walls (BTSW)] recently entitled, “Detective James McLaughlin and the … Read more

Smith: Is Epsom Like Nashua?

What a ridiculous question it might be to ask if a red town has something in common with a blue city, especially if I make the question about 91A, but without the unpleasantness often involved in its pursuits.  Every community’s operating budget has its own greedy monster, the schools, consuming about 70% of the funds, … Read more

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Cardello: Democrats are Wrecking Maine

Maine is a beautiful state for a plethora of reasons. Maine has a diverse natural appeal, from its unique rocky coast to its wooded center and the incredible mountains and lakes of its North Country. Maine also has its people who cling to the beliefs of their ancestors that you always have time to come … Read more

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Granite State Live 6-3-2025

This week on #GraniteStateLive , Keith and Julian open with a segment on Democrat Executive Councilor Karen Liot. Then it’s on to immigration, followed by special guest Dr. John Lott Jr. from the Crime Prevention Research Center. Plus the usual rants, your call-ins, and more. This week on #GraniteStateLive, Keith and Julian open with a … Read more

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Right Side Up 6-2-2025

Right Side Up is back for another episode, covering news and politics in your neck of the woods. This week, some national issues including one featured here on GraniteGrok. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Agree? Disagree? Submit Op-Eds to … Read more

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Klar: Vermont’s Middlebury College Should Not Receive Federal Funding

Middlebury College was a bastion of eugenics theory a century ago. The school today teaches an offensive array of racist ideologies that are indistinguishable from its eugenics advocacy of yesteryear. Middlebury College seeks to scapegoat former Vermont Governor John Mead for modest pro-eugenics comments made a hundred years ago, obscuring its active and ongoing neo-racist teachings. The … Read more

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Cline: EFA Expansion Compromise Achieves Universal Enrollment With a Brake on Growth

Though expanding Education Freedom Accounts to all New Hampshire students is a top Republican Party priority for this legislative session, differences between three competing plans produced an impasse. For weeks, doubts grew about Republicans’ ability to expand the program even though they controlled the governor’s office and both legislative chambers. On Wednesday, the House Finance … Read more

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