The Manchester Free Press

Wednesday • July 30 • 2025

Vol.XVII • No.XXXI

Manchester, N.H.

ICYMI – The Latest ‘Grok Ad Pokes Some Fun at …

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-07-14 21:00 +0000
A few weeks back, Jaun, who runs Right America Media, asked me if I wanted to create a new commercial for GraniteGrok. We’d been running this one for a while, and a refresh seems like a good idea. The ad runs on Granite State Live, Right Side Up, and GrokTALK! I want them to amuse so ... Read more

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Klar: Are Weight Loss Drugs Worth the Costs and Risks?

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-07-14 18:00 +0000
Helping people with eating disorders is a laudable goal, but there remain unknown health risks associated with a clutch of new weight loss drugs, and significant costs. Ozempic was developed initially (and FDA-approved in 2005) for the treatment of life-threatening diabetes. Wegovy was approved by the FDA on March 8, 2024, to treat obese or ... Read more

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Monday Memes

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-07-14 16:00 +0000
It’s the top of the week and all downhill from here, which means you need more sleep than you got, another cup of coffee (if you drink it), and lots of memes! We can help you with the last thing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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How to Find the Best Online Casino Bonuses

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-07-14 14:10 +0000
The UK market is a prime example of bonus competition at its best. Players get access to bigger welcome packages and sign-up incentives. The options include free casino bonuses, no deposit codes, cashback deals, and rewards for loyal players. These bonuses typically require players to wager between 20x to 40x the bonus amount. This requirement is a vital ... Read more

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Imani: Trump’s BBB triumph

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-07-14 14:00 +0000
The Big Beautiful Bill is no timid policy nudge — it’s a full-throttle revolution, slashing taxes, unshackling industry, and igniting the American dream with a fire that’ll burn for generations. This bill is a love letter to workers, farmers, and patriots. It’s Trump’s promise kept. This bill is a tax-cutting juggernaut that slashes rates for ... Read more

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MacDonald: Dems Almost Got The “Violence” They Are Looking For

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-07-14 11:00 +0000
If you are a registered Democrat, this ought to concern you. Your party’s “leaders,” elected officials, have been telling their people to start trouble for years. Stories about anti-globalist brick throwers in the 20th century are well known, and violence has always been an easy tool for the left to pick up. And with rare ... Read more

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Smith: Urban Government “Customer Service” vs. Rural

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-07-14 02:00 +0000
On the heels of much internet chatter regarding increased vehicle registration fees, presumably in exchange for abolishing the sticker tax, a few things inspired me to revisit an article I wrote 11 months ago.  They were a recent property tax due date, followed by Beth Scaer posting a picture of her ready-to-mail payment envelope (not ... Read more

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Shadow Banned: Epstein FUBAR

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-07-14 00:00 +0000
Tom Murray and Julian Acciard join the program to talk about the busy week in politics and culture, including the Epstein “list” FUBAR. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit ... Read more

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MacDonald: Hiring Managers Losing Interest in College Graduates

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-07-13 21:00 +0000
If you have a drop of common sense, you already know the answer to why hiring managers might be less than enthusiastic about applicants who’ve recently graduated from college—more trouble than they are worth, even if they have a degree in something useful. The campus culture hasn’t just bilked them for a small fortune; it ... Read more

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Cardello: Will Epstein Claim The First Victim Of The Trump Team

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-07-13 18:00 +0000
From the deepest caverns of hell that are reserved for the worst scum to walk the earth, pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is reaching up and attempting to claim the first victim of the Trump Dream Team. It is poetic that someone who has been dead and rotting for years has the power to tarnish the reputation ... Read more

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Rhodes: Administrative Arrogance and Soft Tyranny

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-07-13 16:00 +0000
HB25, the 2025 Capital Improvement Appropriations Act, is New Hampshire’s latest example of government abandoning its rightful role to play investor, developer, and dispenser of taxpayer-funded favors. On its face, the bill looks like any other biennial capital budget—allocating $137.6 million from the General Fund to fix buildings, patch roads, and upgrade facilities. But once ... Read more

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Ortolano: Still No Ethics in Nashua – A Closer Look at a Broken Process

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-07-13 14:00 +0000
In my ongoing look at “Ethics without Ethics in Nashua,” let’s examine how the Ethics Review Committee (ERC) flagrantly disregards its own rules, and the law. The Committee is bound by the City Ordinance, section 12-31, specifically: What we see in practice is the opposite. Chairman Tim Bush either doesn’t understand Robert’s Rules or deliberately ... Read more

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MacDonald: Welfare Queen

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-07-13 11:00 +0000
From the “found in the inbox” files, some text and a TikTok from a reasonably young lady who not only doesn’t want to work, but also says she has no idea how. I don’t want to work. I told her she is not going to take my food stamps, she is not going to take ... Read more

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Klar: Supreme Court Decision on Parental Rights Goes Beyond Education

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-07-13 02:00 +0000
In yet another bombshell decision for its 2025 term, the US Supreme Court ruled on June 27 that Maryland unconstitutionally burdened the religious exercise of parents by using schoolbooks in the classroom about gay relationships and trans identities that threatened to undermine family religious beliefs while denying them an opportunity to opt out. The ruling ... Read more

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NE Take: The Inevitable Failure of Vermont’s “Motel Program” for The Homeless

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-07-13 00:00 +0000
The VTDigger has spent months reporting on the inevitable failure of Vermont housing the homeless in motels across the state. A. J. breaks down how the program was destined to fail and how Governor Phil Scott did what had to be done. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, ... Read more

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Richard: Motion to Disqualify AG John Formella

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-07-12 21:00 +0000
NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT Case No. 2025-0297 2025 TERM DANIEL RICHARD V. CHRISTOPHER T. SUNUNU, et al. ________________________________________________________________________ MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN FORMELLA AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DUE TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ALLEGED CRIMINAL CONDUCT ________________________________________________________________________ The Appellant, Daniel Richard, moves to disqualify Attorney General John Formella and the ... Read more

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Cardello: Why We Must Expose The Auto-Pen Conspiracy

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-07-12 18:00 +0000
Conspiracy is the second most overrated and overused word in political circles, and only misses the top spot because of existential. Al Gore and John Kerry have made careers out of exposing the existential threats to our existence. The only problem is our timeline, which shows none of these hyperbolic claims are accurate, but they ... Read more

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MacDonald: FTC to Investigate Hospitals/Doctors Performing Gender Transition Surgery

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-07-12 16:00 +0000
There’s more than one way to skin a cat, or so the saying goes. And while there is some debate about the origin (1839, give or take), pithy turns of phrase on the matter of multiple paths to a chosen end have been expressed throughout history. And if at first you don’t succeed. Murderous mob ... Read more

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Murray: Is New Hampshire’s Judiciary Being Weaponized?

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-07-12 14:00 +0000
The Curious Case of NH Supreme Court Justice Marconi. New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi stood at the center of a potentially explosive legal showdown. She was widely seen as the likely deciding voice in a constitutional case brought by citizen litigant Daniel Richard, a case that directly challenged the authority of ... Read more

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MacDonald: So, 60% of “Illicit” Massage Parlors In NH Remain Open?

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-07-12 11:00 +0000
A shared link to a story at WMUR (ABC News 9) announced that the Attorney General’s office had shut down 40% of the illicit massage parlors in the state. It’s a very specific claim, so the first thing I thought was, why not the other 60%? If you know they are illicit spas engaged in ... Read more

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