At the request of Gov. Kelly Ayotte, the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department has paused a proposed increase in fishing and hunting license fees.  Department officials say the increases are needed to shore up the budget. The last fee increase took effect in 2016.  A decade’s worth of inflation has eroded the value of ... Read more

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In June 1776, Great Britain and its North American colonies had been fighting for over a year. The Americans desperately needed foreign help, particularly from Great Britain’s principal rival, France. Many members of the Second Continental Congress—the assembly the states had charged with conducting the war—believed France would not help the colonies if their goal ... Read more

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Most homeowners think about their gas fireplace in the fall or winter, when they are ready to turn it on again. But summer is one of the best times to deal with small fireplace issues before they become serious safety concerns. Dust buildup, blocked vents, damaged seals, worn parts, loose connections, ignition problems, and poor ... Read more

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A low traffic office does not always look like an obvious security risk. It may be a small accounting office near Main Street, a medical admin space, a consulting firm, a real estate office, a private studio, or a professional suite in a Newmarket commercial plaza. There may only be a few employees on-site, fewer ... Read more

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Commercial building owners often choose spray foam insulation because it helps improve energy efficiency, reduce air leakage, and control heating and cooling costs. In Mississauga and across the GTA, this matters because commercial buildings deal with cold winters, humid summers, high utility costs, and strict building requirements. But a common question comes up during commercial ... Read more

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For homeowners comparing attic ventilation in Toronto and the cost of upgrading attic insulation, it is worth understanding how closely the two are connected. When an attic is poorly ventilated, it can trap heat, humidity, and condensation. Over time, that moisture can make the space feel underperforming, even when the issue is not always the ... Read more

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When a tooth becomes infected, cracked, or deeply decayed, the first question many patients ask is whether it can still be saved. A dentist in Vaughan may recommend root canal treatment when the inner pulp of the tooth is damaged but the natural tooth structure can still be preserved. For patients comparing root canal Vaughan ... Read more

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Click the link and let them know you listened! WFEA Copy: Granite Grok – Steve MacDonald: Major Stories Missed by Corporate Media. Steve MacDonald, from one of the nation’s top online political publications, GraniteGrok, joins The WFEA Morning Update with Jeff Chidester to talk about the top stories that are either under-reported or just not ... Read more

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With Vermont’s annual budget shrinking like CNN’s viewership, the native population is fleeing the state for more affordable regions like the Carolinas or Sudan.  The subsequent drop in tax revenue has many in Montpelier racing to figure out how to shore up the shortfall.  The avant-garde senator from Windsor County, Becca White (Windsor D-3), who came out as the ... Read more

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I stumbled across an article at Townhall written by Derek Hunter. It’s titled “How Democrats Sell Themselves. I’m not even sure how I ended up there, but the featured image is our very own Sock Puppet Chris Pappas. He’s the lead in the article. And how does he sell himself? According to Derek, well, he’s ... Read more

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I am not sad to see Dan Goldman lose his primary contest and his seat in Congress, but I feel like we have taken another step down the wrong road for America, as Brad Lander, the person who ousted Goldman, is a Socialist. Let’s stop playing games with semantics and drop the Democratic. These people ... Read more

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Today, on the Morning Update, SB464 just became law, and it has quietly amended New Hampshire’s civil rights law to protect Free Speech (IMO) from spurious hate-speech and hate-crime prosecutions by the AG and whoever else might think to leverage imagined victimhood to suppress protected expression. 00:00 Pretending at Hate Speech and Hate Crime01:15 Civil ... Read more

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You are invited to attend a 250th Anniversary Celebration of America on August 1st in America’s hometown of Plymouth, MA. We will have our first event from 10 a.m. to 2 pm at Pilgrim Memorial Park, where our speakers will take us back in time from 1620 to 1776 and share the sacrifices our Pilgrims ... Read more

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“Like a cancer” America was built on a foundation that constitutional violations are a deadly disease. Give government an inch – and they’ll take a few thousand miles, and never stop. And before too long, it’ll get to a place where it’s no longer a Republic, but a long, slow coup. Or, as the Declaration ... Read more

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This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike talk about the challenges for dairy farmers in VT. We also discuss some of the Governor’s vetoes. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, ... Read more

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While the star-studded A-listers fawned over Barry Obama and everyone spoke eloquently about this or that, and Obama talked about a world where politics wasn’t so contentious (despite being the great divider), a dirty little secret and an open lie went underreported. Jackson Park and the 19-acre “campus” surrounding that ugly-ass building include an Indigenous land acknowledgment. ... Read more

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July 1, 1776, witnessed one of the most consequential debates in American history. The venue was the floor of the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The topic was whether America should declare independence. The principal participants were the passionate John Adams of Massachusetts for the affirmative, and the eloquent John Dickinson of Pennsylvania for the negative. In theory, the ... Read more

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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, even if they make the proglodytes cry like little girls or pitch fits like overstimulated toddlers. Might be some duplicates from Monday ... Read more

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A missed opportunity for true leadership: Choosing repetition over courage while leaving privacy, fairness, and safety unprotected. As the NH State Representative for The Independent Women’s Network, an athlete, a girls’ and women’s gymnastics coach, and an advocate for women’s and girls’ single-sex spaces, I expected more from our first female republican governor. This was ... Read more

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Democrats suck for lots of reasons, not the least of which is this. Over Father’s Day weekend, 44* people were shot, 7 of them permanently. That’s more than three dozen gunshot wounds over a three-day period, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson took time to express his concern about trans-femicide. 00:00 Introduction and Overview of Current ... Read more

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