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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
Nancy Pelosi Radio (NPR) got its walking papers in early May when the Trump Administration announced cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and instructions that NPR and PBS be defunded, dismantled, even. That they no longer served a purpose for which taxdollars should be spent. The hippies are pissed. How dare you (that … Read more
Is it only bad when Trump does it? President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) yesterday, May 12, designed to reduce drug prices for American patients and taxpayers alike. The move is a moderate effort to work amicably with pharmaceutical companies to cut taxpayer costs for Medicare and Medicaid, shave price gouging by middlemen, … Read more
If you like stories with intertwining narratives that meld into complex plot twists with a surprise ending, this might be the tale for you, but with a warning. While Democrats do dumb things, the confluence of their actions continues to produce results that advance their agenda. When they fall, they somehow manage to fall forward. … Read more
The Left loves everybody. The Left is for 100% inclusion, so everyone has an equal outcome in this game of life. The only problem is that the Left despises anyone on the Right. We are pariahs who have become cult members and love the color red and the numbers 45 and 47. So, this becomes … Read more
Iran has been under the rule of Islam since 1979. The Iranian people have attempted on several occasions to end the practice of these barbarians. Still, each time, they were faced with the ruthless Islamic regime, and many of them were massacred while the world watched and did nothing. This non-Iranian regime, via its mismanagement … Read more
Welcome back for another week of Jocelyn and her guest(s) commenting on local and national news. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers.
The historian Ludwell H. Johnson III argued that “the job of the historian is not to pass judgment, but to try to understand.” By trying to understand the past, historians enrich our cultural heritage and help us to build on the achievements of our predecessors while, hopefully, avoiding their mistakes. History is, of course, a vital component … Read more
Sometimes the ideas line up in good order and, one by one, arrive at the front of the line to find themselves explored as 600 (ish) word recon ops on these pages. Other times, they linger on the edge of consciousness, teasing from the shadowy recesses of the imagination. The latter may vanish altogether or … Read more
After years of making little progress on housing affordability, the Legislature finally is moving forward in large strides. As significant reforms near the finish line, a surge of advocacy has emerged for an old, failed method of addressing the state’s housing shortage: government subsidies. New Hampshire’s primary method of addressing housing affordability has long been … Read more
Dear Governor Atotte, AG Formella, Police Standards & Training, John Scippa: Helen Hanks stepped down from her position at the Department of Corrections. The timing coincides with evidence that she tampered with witnesses during a criminal investigation regarding the murder of an inmate. Allegedly, per reports, there were Laurie List officers involved as well. Helen … Read more
Whenever anyone references our Democracy, especially on social media, someone, typically several of them, feels compelled to remind anyone in range that we live in a Republic, with good reason. No one is taught that. You have to learn it on your own. You also must learn that it is a Federal Republic, and everything … Read more
Ponder the journey of evil that a newly conceived fetus must face to arrive alive in the world. Agents of death have been given the license to murder human beings created in the image of God. Enemies of God oppose life on earth, even subsidizing murder, to end life before birth with tax dollars. Will … Read more
I’m not going to say that this is precisely what I hoped would happen, but yes, I am. I did. Not long after our story broke earlier today, exposing the NH Dems’ Juneteenth African American Caucus celebration notice with the picture of a bunch of white Democrats, they changed it. It used to look like … Read more
Just weeks after the Iberian Peninsula went dark thanks to an overreliance on unreliable energy, New Orleans had 100,000 customers left in the dark. The power outage came with a three-minute warning as providers were forced to kill the juice to avoid imminent widespread and longer blackouts. Grid instability issues threatened to produce a much … Read more
This week, Keith and Julian welcome guests Erica Layon, Ann Vandersteel, and Maureen Steele. The topic is sex trafficking locally (Erica) and Nationally (Ann and Maureen). Plus local news and the odd rant. Join us for Granite State Live! This week, Keith and Julian welcome guests Erica Layon, Ann Vandersteel, and Maureen Steele. The topic … Read more
Democrats actively oppose the Trump administration’s efforts to arrest and deport illegal immigrants, despite the administration’s focus on those with criminal histories. To support their opposition, Democrats frequently claim, almost as an article of faith, that illegal immigrants are less prone to commit crime. “The crime rate among immigrants is far lower than the crime … Read more
The sky is blue, water is wet, and each year, about this time, the ‘ Grok reviews NOAA’s annual hurricane predictions. It’s not that we’re overly interested in hurricanes, though you’d be hard pressed to prove otherwise. There are over 100 articles in recent years on the subject, but for a good reason. The science. … Read more
As Housing bills designed to chisel away at local decision making continue to and through their 2nd chamber of the legislature, my thoughts have returned to the skilled salesman’s mantra. Know your customer. Housing bill madness is a product presented as a solution to an imaginary crisis that’s been sold to its supporters, who range … Read more
For a bunch of Marxists with white guilt, the New Hampshire Democrat party still can’t seem to get out of its own way. They lost their First Nation primary in 2024 because the local diversity scolds didn’t have any. That was according to the DNC “birthing person” (mother) ship, which claims to have stripped them … Read more