The Manchester Free Press

Wednesday • October 7 • 2026

Vol.XVIII • No.XLI

Manchester, N.H.

MACDONALD: How About Public Money for Gas Stations?

Granite Grok - 51 min 49 sec ago

My first reaction to a story about one million dollars in state grants to build EV Charging stations was, “Where’s the grant money to help build gas stations?” Or, more correctly, if we aren’t giving out grants for that- and we don’t, as far as I can tell- then why would we give grants for ... Read more

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COLQUHOUN: Ink Link, Partisan Media, and Left-Leaning Opinions

Granite Grok - 3 hours 51 min ago

Ink Link states that it is “dedicated to being your preferred source for reliable information that moves the community conversation forward, one story at a time.” It also emphasizes that “journalism is essential to an informed and engaged citizenry.” Those are admirable goals. However, my experience has led me to question whether Ink Link provides ... Read more

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Midweek Memes

Granite Grok - 5 hours 51 min ago

Reminder: Memes are memes and are neither vetted nor “fact-checked,” nor to be considered “research,” or taken seriously, nor do they (necessarily) represent the opinion of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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SIMS: The Democrat Party Does Not Stand for Working People or Women

Granite Grok - 7 hours 51 min ago

I am an undeclared voter who left. Maggie Goodlander’s votes and her husband’s Afghanistan record are why I will not send her back on November 3. Summary: The Democrat Party does not stand for working people or for women I am an undeclared voter who left. Maggie Goodlander’s votes and her husband’s Afghanistan record are ... Read more

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Morning Update: Can’t Sue China

Granite Grok - 10 hours 51 min ago

Today, on the Morning Update, climate cultists are spewing their emissions at the US Supreme Court, hoping for a big score against “big oil,” but if they truly want to “make a difference,” they should be suing China… but maybe they can’t. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. ... Read more

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IMANI: Surviving the Split

Granite Grok - 19 hours 51 min ago

Quantum Immortality, Branching Realities, and the Illusion of Fate Imagine that somewhere, in a branch of reality you can no longer reach, you did not make it. A car swerved a fraction of a second too late. A coin landed the other way. A moment that ended well for you ended very differently for another ... Read more

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CARDELLO: We May Never See Another Dolly

Granite Grok - 21 hours 51 min ago

Dolly Parton was a national treasure, and her passing last month was a huge loss to her family, friends, and the music world, but it was a tremendous loss for America. It is nearly impossible to find someone universally loved by everyone, but that was Dolly Parton. By the numbers, Dolly had a 97% approval ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Where’s the Outrage?

Granite Grok - Tue, 2026-10-06 21:00 +0000

The so-called privacy freaks who refused to cough up voter roll data have been awfully quiet when you’d expect them to be caterwauling. After all, it was your privacy that concerned them. That’s what they said. We can’t give up voter roll data to the Feds to ensure it’s clean; there’s information in there and ... Read more

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SMITH: Ballot Access Reform?

Granite Grok - Tue, 2026-10-06 18:00 +0000

Most people might already know that anyone who is eligible to serve in the office being sought can avoid having to become a Republican or Democrat just for the sake of having ballot access in November.  Such candidates declare their intent to Secretary of State Scanlan’s office during filing time.   While ordinary candidates are working ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

BANFIELD: NH’s Growing School Budgets-Where Is the Money Going?

Granite Grok - Tue, 2026-10-06 16:00 +0000

Article Summary: New Hampshire taxpayers are repeatedly told that local school budgets must continue to increase because the cost of educating children keeps rising. But there is another question taxpayers should be asking: How much of that growing school budget is actually reaching the classroom—and how much is being spent on an expanding layer of ... Read more

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CARDELLO: What Are They Truly Running For

Granite Grok - Tue, 2026-10-06 14:00 +0000

Candidates no longer run for a particular office, whether local, state, or federal. Today’s politician is running for attention. They may be running for governor, but their eyes are already on a Senate seat, or even the Oval Office. This is partly a product of a political system that has dwarfed the government in importance, ... Read more

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Morning Update: It’s Not Enough

Granite Grok - Tue, 2026-10-06 11:00 +0000

Today on the Morning Update, the son of an occasional ‘Grok contributor wins a 4th Amendment case against a local school district, but are there any other consequences for an illegal search than a legal settlement and an admission of guilt? Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Links ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

OPINION: Corruption at the Highest Levels of NH

Granite Grok - Tue, 2026-10-06 02:00 +0000

Story Summary The question before the House is not what specialized training the Family Division needs. The question is what specialized training is needed to violate the constitutional rights of families while collecting federal money for doing it. 1. Referee Forrest admitted under oath: “I do not practice law.” Under RSA 490-F:10, referees are not ... Read more

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GrokTALK!: Gas Prices

Granite Grok - Tue, 2026-10-06 00:00 +0000

This week on GrokTALK!: we talk oil, gas prices, the Trump economy, jobs, failed Dem energy policy, the looming oil glut and oil price collapse, and no matter what happens, how the left can only make things cost more. “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” – Gustav Mahler Watch on ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Should Canada Register Trannies?

Granite Grok - Mon, 2026-10-05 21:00 +0000

Eight months ago, a dude in a dress shot up a school in Tumbler Ridge, Canada. The “authorities,” and we use the term loosely, referred to him, who identified as a her, as a ‘gun person.’ They didn’t want to talk about the transgender thing, so trans identifying people can identify as any of the ... Read more

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CARDELLO: New England is How the Democrats Would Like to See the Rest of the Country

Granite Grok - Mon, 2026-10-05 18:00 +0000

New England is a small but very diverse region of the country. From the sparsely populated, generally conservative Aroostook County in Northern Maine to the rather liberal, densely populated Hartford, CT, you can find every type of U.S. Voter imaginable. But the one thing that New England doesn’t offer is representation for Republicans.  Democrats have ... Read more

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Monday Memes

Granite Grok - Mon, 2026-10-05 16:00 +0000

Reminder: Memes are memes and are neither vetted nor “fact-checked,” nor to be considered “research,” or taken seriously, nor do they (necessarily) represent the opinion of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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Live Free or Get Frozen: Why self-custody matters more than ever

Granite Grok - Mon, 2026-10-05 14:41 +0000

New Hampshire moved first on digital assets. Custodial failures and debanking show why holding your own keys fits the Live Free or Die spirit.

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

COLQUHOUN: Derek Thibeault’s Commentary Misses the Real Issue

Granite Grok - Mon, 2026-10-05 14:00 +0000

Alderman Derek Thibeault’s recent comments in InkLink on taxes and state funding overlook a fundamental fact: residents can reasonably hold local government accountable when local government continues to increase spending and, as a result, increase the tax burden on taxpayers. Since 2023, Nashua’s General Fund budget has increased by approximately 20.89%, while Enterprise Fund expenditures ... Read more

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Morning Update: Islam Doesn’t Care

Granite Grok - Mon, 2026-10-05 11:00 +0000

Today, on the Morning Update, there’s been some more legal pushback against the blatant Islamization of America in Dearbornistan, but even if you win, who is going to enforce it, and what does that look like? Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Links: Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are ... Read more

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