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NE TAKE: A Book was BANNED in My Neighborhood! (Not Really)

December 6, 2025 The New England Take

And it was massively inappropriate for kids… This week on the NE Take, A. J. breaks down the “issue” of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” being removed from Merrimack Valley High School curriculum and how it is great that it happened. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, … Read more

MACDONALD: A Few Thoughts on the Concord PD (Pronoun Department) And the AG’s Civil Rights “Itch”

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 Steve MacDonald

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has been desperately trying to scratch an itch it can’t quite seem to reach—a high-profile case it could use, at least in my estimation, to leverage civil rights law to suppress protected speech. Create a hate speech exception, tied to state civil rights law, and let the Orwellian pall … Read more

BEST: Who is Amanda Grady Sexton?

September 27, 2025 Claire Best

Running for re-election in the City of Concord as an “at-large council member” Here is a link to Amanda Grady Sexton’s profile for her re-election campaign to the City of Concord. I was pretty shocked to see a “No” as her answer to the question asking if any family member of hers worked in politics … Read more

Moffett: Lafayette, We Are Here!

June 20, 2025 Michael Moffett

So said American army Colonel Charles Stanton in Paris on July 4, 1917, standing at the tomb of Gilbert du Motier—better known as the Marquis de Lafayette. The Americans were in Paris as part of an advance World War I vanguard of Yankee doughboys. Over a million U.S. soldiers and Marines would soon be in … Read more

Opinion: Do We Really Need City Managers?

May 29, 2025 Megan Schmitt

The idea of having a city manager might sound like common sense – someone to handle the day-to-day work of running the city, keeping things organized and professional. That’s why cities like Concord use the “council-manager” system of government. But over 100 years after this model was first introduced, it’s fair to ask: is this … Read more

Rochester’s Ex Superintendent Is In Court Over Spying, And Now Working in Concord

May 10, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

It’s not just your child who has almost no privacy protections in a public school, but it looks like school board members and elected union officials may not have privacy, too.

Search Yields Firearms, a Manifesto, Suicide Notes, and a Bag Containing Zip Ties, Masks, and Gloves

April 28, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The New Hampshire Republican Party held its annual meeting in Concord two weeks ago. That was probably a mistake, but the State House is there, so I can guess why they’d think it would be safe. Concord is a city filled with lefties and a few Libertarians, but it is not like there weren’t a bunch of armed citizens present inside at the event.

Concord Mosque Lawsuit Against City – Yeah, It’s About the Parking …

January 13, 2024January 13, 2024 Steve MacDonald

City Councilor Ali Sekou is suing his City over a new development next to the Mosque he runs. I shared some thoughts on this a few days ago and wondered if the lawsuit to block new housing was about parking spaces. It’s been a few days, and I think it is about parking.

Should Hannah Elizabeth Lawrence Lose Her Right to Vote in NH?

November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 Steve MacDonald

In New Hampshire, if you violate election law, you can have your right to vote in the state revoked. Forever. It is rarely used, but perhaps it should be, especially when we are talking about those who steal political signs.

Zandra Rice Hawkins - Image Credit Girard at Large

Dem Activist Gets Shown the Door in City Election

November 11, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Long-time progressive activist and sometime Concord City Councilor Zandra Rice Hawkins has been unseated. After Tuesday’s elections, the three-term incumbent is one of only two incumbents in Concord replaced by challengers.

We Need People to Come to Concord on March 7th to Testify in Person

March 5, 2023 Ann Marie Banfield

For both the State House and the Legislative Office Building, enter through the front door. Fill out a pink card if you are testifying and hand it to the person or committee member collecting them. Sign in on a white or blue sheet if not testifying.

New Hampshire House Leaders Introduce Tax Reduction Legislation

January 25, 2023 Op-Ed

Concord, NH- House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn), Majority Whip Jeanine Notter (R-Merrimack), and Vice Chair of House Ways and Means John Janigian (R-Salem) released the following statement after public hearings

Danger: The Concord School District is Fishing for a Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

August 21, 2022 Steve MacDonald

SAU 8, the Concord, New Hampshire School District, just posted a job opening on Indeed.com (today!) for a Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ). The job starts at $95,000.00 a year plus benefits. To do what?

THIS WEEKEND: 2A FREEDOM RALLY 2022

March 30, 2022 Kimberly Morin

Women’s Defense League to Hold 7th Annual 2A Rally

The Women’s Defense League will be holding our 7th Annual 2nd Amendment Rally at the State House in Concord on Saturday, April 2nd from noon to 2 PM – 2A FREEDOM RALLY 2022.

Zandra Rice Hawkins’ Concord Mask Mandate Goes Down in Flames

January 11, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Progressive community organizer and sometimes Ward 10 Concord City Councilor Zandra Rice Hawkins wanted a mask mandate for the state Capital. All the finest left-wing-run urban toilets have them. How would it look if we didn’t cling to the faulty science and add one too?

Video: New Year’s Day – We the People Freedom Rally in Concord

January 3, 2022 Steve MacDonald

There was a rally in Concord on Saturday, New Years Day, and if you missed it (like we did) there’s video from the event and we have that.

Concord to Consider “Masking” COVID Policy Failures Again…

December 27, 2021 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire’s capital will consider a city-wide indoor mask mandate at an upcoming meeting. Councilor Zandra Rice-Hawkins made the proposal because “It’s simple, effective, people have experience with it.”

Zandra Rice-Hawkins – We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Law and We Certainly Don’t Need That Italian, Christopher Columbus

October 12, 2021 Skip

Lawlessness, thy middle name is Progressivism. The end ALWAYS justifies whatever end is need in being a self-loathing American. Is it Social Justice Warriorship running amok? Or a tool Reformatted, emphasis mine:

Medical Freedom March Oct 2 2021 Concord NH

Huge March of NH Citizens Demand Freedom from Mandates and Government Overreach

February 8, 2025October 2, 2021 Press Release

Today’s turnout at the Medical March for Freedom was nothing less than awe-inspiring. A reporter on the scene said he hadn’t seen a turnout like this since Obama tried to grab your guns.

Tuesday, Sept 14: NH House Press Conference To Oppose Biden Regime Mandates

September 13, 2021 Op-Ed

In response to the Biden regime’s announcement of tyrannical, unconstitutional vaccine mandates via presidential executive order, the New Hampshire House has announced it will hold a press conference on Tuesday, September 14th, at 11 a.m. at the State House plaza.