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MACDONALD: Just In Case You Didn’t Know.

September 3, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Remember the halcyon days of the TEA Party movement. It was so organic that the left lost its mind. They called it astroturf, even using the IRS to suppress it before the 2012 elections. And they tried to astroturf their own version. And threaded throughout, and ever since, there have been accusations that people who … Read more

MACDONALD: Programming Update

May 14, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Effective this week, I have tweaked the podcast programming/schedule. I have tried to deliver some local content every night of the week, but a few changes are in order. I like providing an outlet for that material, but if my readers and viewers aren’t interested, I’m obligated to replace it with content they do want. … Read more

Fundraising Update – Great Start But Still a Long Way to Go!

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The support from our readers has been humbling. Thank you for helping to facilitate this transition and to ensure that GraniteGrok can move forward instead of backward. We’ve passed 20% of the goal, but we still have a ways to go.

This is a Big Ask But We Need Your Help!

August 15, 2023June 14, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Did you know that GraniteGrok is on the edge of an existential crisis? Okay, that’s a bit hyperbolic, but we are confronted with a situation that could handicap our ability to deliver content the way we have in the past on the cusp of another significant election year.

WOW! – Traffic Surge Took Us Down But We’re Back!

October 15, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Our apologies for the downtime. We’ve had a surge of traffic today focused on a handful of new articles, and the volume pulled us off a cliff. We’re back and going to have to add some bandwidth, and all I have to say is, Thank You!

Houskeeping

October 6, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Continuing to dominate the political bandwidth in New Hampshire means we try things, and they do not always work as planned. Auto-opening in a new tab when you click any link, for example. We did away with that after a month or so.

As Site Traffic Continues to Rise Let’s Take a Look at from Where It Is Coming …

September 16, 2021September 15, 2021 Steve MacDonald

We like to talk a bit about our local Alexa rank, and we are due for another one of those updates in a few days, but this “look” focuses on something we do not mention as much.

More Ways You Can Help Us Spread the Message…

September 4, 2021 Steve MacDonald

In the blink of an internet eye, and more often than ever, we are able to take stories nationally. It could be a Grok author or an Op-Ed but this is happening with greater frequency. Just imagine your stuck-up school board story going national? Do you like that idea? Well, here’s how you can help.

Celebrate Four Consecutive Months at Number One!

April 19, 2021April 18, 2021 Steve MacDonald

The year of our Lord 2021 has been good to the ‘Grok pageview-wise. While we typically trade first and second place for the most online print-media traffic in New Hampshire with the Manchester Union Leader, this year’s been a bit different.

Please Excuse Our Virtual Dust

March 7, 2021 Steve MacDonald

If you find this site momentarily inaccessible, keep trying. We are in the process of dealing with some back-end changes to improve page-load speed. We’ve got a few ideas including changing features to the home page that may be dragging on page load time.

What’s the Next Level For GraniteGrok.com?

January 30, 2021 Steve MacDonald

We appreciate the time you spend with us. Your comments, tips, leads, and links (even though we can only get to a fraction of them), are invaluable. But we are looking for the next step. What can we do to elevate the experience?

The Top Three Most Viewed Posts on GraniteGrok.com for 2020…

December 31, 2020 Steve MacDonald

It’s the end of the year, and we’re at the end of the top ten. Our annual look at what you, our readers, spent the most time, well, reading. What got the most page views from among the 4600 odd new publish posts for 2020?

This is GraniteGrok’s 40,000th Published Post

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 Steve MacDonald

I want to congratulate everyone who has written for us over the past 14 years. A long list of very qualified and distinguished professionals. Lawyers, Historians, Rocket Scientists, Politicians, Experts in every field and policy, and more than a few regular folks.

We Passed the Union Leader in Online Traffic Rank In a Run-Up to a Statewide Primary

September 9, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Just a quick pat on the back to our readers who have knocked it out of the park so far this month. From the beginning of the month through yesterday’s primary our traffic pushed us back to number one for online print-media traffic in New Hampshire.

Chris Maidment is NOT an Admin at GraniteGrok.com

August 28, 2020August 27, 2020 Steve MacDonald

There’s a rumor going around since I launched the new EC5 Poll. That Christopher Maidment, who works for the Wheeler Campaign, is an Admin at GraniteGrok.com. The implication is that this will allow him to manipulate the poll results. Not that he could if he was, but Chris is not an Admin.

Still Wrestling with the Union Leader for NH’s #1 Online Print Media Portal

July 23, 2020July 22, 2020 Steve MacDonald

It’s fun to revisit this now and again, mostly because of the alarm it sounds in the hearts and minds of Democrats. How in the world could that (!#/*%$!) site be getting as much online traffic as the Union Leader? This won’t help, but sometimes we get more.

My First Co-Hosting Gig on WSMN 1590 – Our Guest has over 30-Years in Law enforcement

June 24, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Today was the first of what could be many future co-hosting gigs on WSMN 1590. Liz Gabert, the host of ‘Life with Liz’ has invited me to co-host her show one day a month (the 4th Wednesday). She offered more but my schedule does not permit. And today was the first of these co-hosting gigs.

What a Difference a Year Makes (Without Page 3 Girls!)

October 10, 2019 Steve MacDonald

GraniteGrok continues to make advances in Alexa Ranking. This time globally. We passed every other on-line media venue on our NH list in National Ranking. Then we passed them all in Global Alexa Ranking.

GraniteGrok.com is the #1 Digital Print-Media Site in New Hampshire!

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 Steve MacDonald

I am proud to announce that as of this morning, GraniteGrok.com has passed the Union Leader in Alexa Online Ranking. We are New Hampshire’s Number One!

CNHT Picnic – The Advocacy Groups Part 3

July 15, 2019July 14, 2019 Skip

Next batch of Groups! GraniteGrok – Skip Murphy Republican Liberty Caucus of NH (“RLCNH”) – Spec Bowers 603 Alliance – Jim Kofalt House Republican Alliance (“HRA”) – Carol McGuire OK, GraniteGrok isn’t quite the normal advocacy group compared to all the others that spoke at CNHT’s Annual Picnic. Most are single issue groups: Education, … Read more