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MAXWELL: Jason Gerhard for Sheriff of Merrimack County

August 31, 2026 Mary Maxwell

Reminder: Content by candidates or about candidates is not an endorsement by Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, other authors, or advertisers. I first heard about Jason Gerhard when I lived in Australia in 2007. He was persuaded of the illegality of Amendment 16 regarding Federal income tax, and went to federal prison for it. … Read more

Lt. Mark Brave Is Not Qualified to Be the Sheriff of Strafford County.

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Op-Ed

Pretentious New Hampshire democrat leadership, biased newspapers, along with the televised media, are salivating over Lt. Mark Brave, becoming the first black Sheriff in New Hampshire. This mimics a current Presidential Candidate who required a running mate who’s “black and female.”

County Sheriff Prepared to Deputize Thousands To Protect Their Second Amendment Rights

December 11, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins thanked the County Board of Supervisors for making their county a second amendment sanctuary. But he’s got a backup plan, if necessary, to protect law-abiding citizens from the Democrat majority in their State Government.

Eddy County NM Sheriff: In the Wake of Mass Shootings, Be Prepared to Defend Yourself

September 4, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Eddy County New Mexico Sheriff Mark Cage has some advice. In the event that violence breaks out, you may be the first line of defense for yourself and loved ones.”

Sheriff: Conceal-Carry Permit Holder “eliminated a threat” by Shooting the Suspect.

February 13, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Do you carry at the Dentist Office? I mean, in the office. A concealed carry permit holder in Kingsport Tennessee was (probably) thumbing through a copy of Reader’s Digest. ‘Laughter is the Best Medicine.’ The door opens and a man comes in whom we’ll call ‘The Husband’ and guns down a woman we’ll call ‘The … Read more

Why The Cheshire County Sheriff Did Not just Create a Sanctuary County in New Hampshire

April 17, 2019March 27, 2017 Steve MacDonald

Cheshire County New Hampshire Sheriff Eli Rivera announced this week that his office would not conduct raids for Federal immigration officials. So has Cheshire declared itself a sanctuary County? Hardly.

In the context of the illegal immigration debate a sanctuary town, city, county, or state is a place that will not actively pursue illegal immigrants for deportation, period. But Rivera never says this. He merely points out that he will not enter into any agreement with the feds to do their job for them.

Any representative of ICE requesting our assistance must have an active criminal warrant issued by a judge or must be actively pursuing a criminal investigation that relates to public safety for us to participate.