Concord Monitor Archives

KIERSTEAD: What is happening with the Concord Monitor?

August 5, 2026 A. J. Kierstead

Inexperience and Human Interest in the Newsroom TL/DR I have always been an advocate of local journalism and signal boosting journalists and outlets that are doing good work. This is especially the case for outlets reporting on my community, because I am a Granite Stater that wants to spread accurate, important reporting to my audience … Read more

OPINION: Trump Takes the IRS to the Wood Chipper

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 Francis Gauthier

Up here in New Hampshire, we call this a public service announcement with sawdust. Donald Trump grabs the IRS log, fires up the chipper, and suddenly the Concord Monitor reporter acts like democracy itself just got mulched. Relax, counselor. It’s not the Constitution going through the chute — it’s bureaucracy, audit notices, and a few … Read more

MACDONALD: Another Sad, Slanted Anti-Trump Media Tale

August 15, 2025August 14, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Inflation is low and steady at 1.9%. Wages went up again in June (1.3%). Energy and food prices are down. Private sector employment is up. If you have a 401K, annuity, or other market-based investment, it is likely doing well, which is good news for retirees and union pension funds, and states and municipalities with … Read more

Tony Schinella, The Concord Monitor, and a Homeless Man

April 19, 2025 The New England Take

A. J. Kierstead is joined by the Concord NH Patch’s Tony Schinella to discuss the complicated world of covering homeless people and express concern over The Concord Monitor celebrating a man who assaulted a young child. Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, … Read more

Some Forms of Protest Are “More Equal” Than Others

January 8, 2025 Steve MacDonald

The Bow School District (Bow) tried to get away with intimidating parents and denying them their constitutional rights, and the Concord Monitor (CM) attempted to provide air cover. Ann Marie Banfield visited this on Sunday. Bow thinks it can suppress the constitutional right to peaceful protest. The School District is in a court battle and … Read more

Bow School Admin., Where’s Your Proof?

January 6, 2025January 5, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

Bow administrators decided to double down after they issued No-Tresspass orders to parents who attended a girl’s soccer game in the Fall. Three spectators wore pink wristbands with XX written on them to express their support for girls-only soccer. The three pushed back and took the school district to court, citing their right to free … Read more

Quick Thought: A Most Peculiar “Headline” From the Concord Monitor

December 5, 2022 Skip

The peculiar Concord Monitor Headline is this: “New Hampshire state law now at odds with Democrat proposed primary schedule.” My first thought was, “NH must take a knee to the Democrat National Committee?”

First Edition Novel “Donated” to Black Heritage Trail of NH — For a Price

April 18, 2022 Op-Ed

It’s admittedly been several years since I last took a vocabulary quiz. However, a quick web search reassured me that my long-time understanding of the word “donate”—to give something without wanting anything in exchange—is still correct.

Liberal Sneetches Said No Beaches And Other Things The Climateers Got Wrong

September 17, 2022March 14, 2021 Steve MacDonald

The more wrong they are, the more right they claim to be but not all the history has or can be erased. Yes, there is systemic tampering of the temperature record (to make it fit the approved narrative) and at the New York Times, but not this, and not yet.

COVID19 and the Concord Fear Monitor

March 5, 2021 Steve MacDonald

The latest fad is called let my people go. The rescinding of Rona-restrictions is on the rise. But the elites are sensing some separation anxiety. They don’t want to let go of the control, so here comes the Concord Monitor to flatten the rising liberty curve in NH before it starts.

COVID19 Could Be To Blame for an Additional 440 Deaths in NH?

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Steve MacDonald

The Concord Monitor has been keeping track. Of What? Deaths. Not just from COVID19 (people who died with or from, not that NH distinguishes) but extra or excess deaths. Mortality above the five-year average for the state, according to them. They found 440 of them, but wait until you see how they describe these.

Dan Feltes and NH Democrats Are Not Interested in Restraining Executive Power

December 2, 2020 Steve MacDonald

This editorial in the Concord Monitor has New Hampshire’s anti-emergency-order activists applauding. But if anyone thinks Democrats are looking to put a dent in executive power or its abuse, I think they are mistaken.

Poll Question: Who in NH Media Will Cover the Hunter Biden Laptop Story?

October 15, 2020 Steve MacDonald

A quick troll of our so-called media gatekeepers in NH produced zero results for the biggest story no Democrat wants you to read. The Emails alledging Hunter Biden sold access to then-Vice President Biden, and Joe knew about it.

Concord Monitor staff member doesn’t understand why Property Taxes keep rising. DumbA$$

August 7, 2020 Skip

What a maroon – but hey, he works for Pravda on the Merrimack so you almost can swear right this instant on what his world view is on this issue. He’s got the normal Progressive “chip on his shoulder” about taxation and it’s always that somebody else has to pay for me.”

When Dems Prayed to Ruin the Economy did They Plan to take Local Liberal Media with It?

April 7, 2020 Steve MacDonald

We’re not above asking for donations. But none of us do this for a living and the money pays for servers, drive space, and bandwidth. The Concord Monitor is a Daily Newspaper with a physical footprint and a payroll, and the #VirusEconomy is hitting them hard.

Vote Suppression: Concord Monitor Article Says Only Democrats Need to Vote Tuesday

February 9, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Did you know that there are 17 candidates on the Republican Primary Ballot for President? I kid you not. Seventeen. Did you know that you, as a Republican or Independent need to vote in the primary on Tuesday? You Do! But The Concord Paper Had other ideas.

Concord Monitor shuts down commenting – lame excuses pour forth

December 17, 2019December 16, 2019 Skip

BUMPED and UPDATED (from 4/23/18): from the CM at the bottom of this post: In searching for something else (and this happens all the time; go figure, with almost 35K posts in here), this popped up so I decided to add on a bit.

Yes – The Democratic Party DOES Judge People by the Color of Their Skin.

September 24, 2019 Steve MacDonald

On August 28th we published an Op-ed by the 603 Alliance celebrating the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech. The Concord Monitor published it as well, which produced a few comments and at least one uninformed LTE in the Monitor.

Climate Change: Concord Monitor Claims “Effects have Exceeded our Worst-Case Scenarios”

November 9, 2021September 24, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Talk about low-hanging fruit. Over at the Concord Monitor, the Granite-Geek feature has a blurb on Climate that is so blatantly false that it begs our attention. And it has it.

Concord Monitor Fake-Reporter Stands With NHPR Fake-Reporter

July 21, 2019 Ed Mosca

This: I awarded McDimwit third place in my 2017 #FakeNews awards: THIRD PLACE: Casey McDermott for her article on December 5th titled, Women Lobbyists, Legislators Describe Coping with Harassment at N.H. State House. The article detailed horrifying examples of sexual harassment at the New Hampshire State House such as -brace yourself- a lobbyist being asked out … Read more