The Manchester Free Press

Saturday • September 5 • 2026

Vol.XVIII • No.XXXVI

Manchester, N.H.

OPINION: “Convention of States” Wants to Protect Gun Rights and Destroy Them, Too

Granite Grok - 1 hour 9 min ago

Convention of States” wants to protect gun rights and destroy them, too The National Constitution Center is an organization that trains volunteers and activists to rewrite the US Constitution through the Constitutional Convention process. They call this the “Constitutional Drafting Project”, and in 2020 they worked with so-called “Constitutional Scholars” to convene three different teams ... Read more

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MACDONALD: The Treat And The Work

Granite Grok - 4 hours 9 min ago

On more than one occasion, I have shared my process. I get something or find something, and it interests me enough to leave a tab open. Most of them end up closed or shelved, while some hang out in that browser window like the misfit toys in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Quite often, a clicked ... Read more

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BOWMAN: It’s Time To Reclaim and Protect

Granite Grok - 6 hours 9 min ago

No wonder our Pledge of Allegiance has faded into oblivion; that nasty word “Republic” was just too inconvenient to let stand.  Besides, it was antithetical to this new wanna be policy of “equality,” commie style!  During the last century, the origins of our American Republic have been mostly forgotten, with little reaction from our people.  ... Read more

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MURPHY: Barnstead School Adopts DCYF “Steamroll Parents” Model – Part II

Granite Grok - 8 hours 9 min ago

So onward with Part 2. Still a wee bit of a lead-up to read through to let you all understand that a number of cases that DCYF MUST take on aren’t all that straightforward. Thus, I’m only concentrating on the Barnstead District and our two Littles and the Special Education services they both needed. Two ... Read more

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MACDONALD: The Rebecca Harned Problem

Granite Grok - 11 hours 9 min ago

Rebecca Harned (never heard of her) is running as a Democrat for the New Hampshire State Senate. The Beccster is also, apparently, loaded and has multiple homes, which has complicated her residency claims to run for office in the Granite State. Harned’s campaign claims that she “returned home to New Hampshire” in 2017. She also ... Read more

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OPINION: Thank You to NIMBY New Hampshire!

Granite Grok - 13 hours 9 min ago

It appears New Hampshire will very likely lose millions of dollars in tax revenue and much-needed local property tax relief. Somewhat recently, Governor Kelly Ayotte announced her support for a moratorium on the construction of data centers in New Hampshire. “It does not make sense to site a data center in New Hampshire,” Ayotte said. ... Read more

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The Independents: Did Dolly Die of Her Own Advice? 

Granite Grok - 17 hours 9 min ago

Dolly Parton put $1 million into Vanderbilt’s early Moderna-related research, sang “Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine” to the tune of Jolene, told “cowards” not to be a “chicken squat” — and died at 80 after a brief battle with cancer her team never named. This episode is not a coroner’s report. It’s about the advice, the ... Read more

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CARDELLO: Can We Still Be in Iran and Win the Midterms

Granite Grok - 20 hours 9 min ago

The midterms this cycle are as confusing as the new world order is in general. Historically, the midterms have never been good for the sitting President. In the last 50 years, the President has maintained Congress’s support only once, for the first four years in office. Carter is the only President in this 50-year window ... Read more

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The New England Take: The Future of Community College in New Hampshire

Granite Grok - 22 hours 9 min ago

Bringing the Trades and Technology Together Dr. Chuck Lloyd, the new Chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, on how community college can help address the cost of education crisis, how AI is not armageddon to our economy, and why the trades aren’t going anywhere. Learn more about the CCSNH and find the ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Math Isn’t Gay Enough

Granite Grok - Fri, 2026-09-04 21:00 +0000

Yet The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out a suit from teachers claiming their 1st and 14th Amendment rights were violated when the administration, supported by the school board, told them they had to take their gay flags down. Mark me surprised by the background details. First, some kids felt uncomfortable in the ... Read more

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Skip: Barnstead School Adopts the DCYF “Steamroll Parents” Model

Granite Grok - Fri, 2026-09-04 18:00 +0000

Getting Back Into the Swing: It’s been a while since I last set fingers to type here but with our two Littles (the DCYF lingo – very young children, 2 & 4 for us, that are placed with Foster Parents) now having been reunited with their Mom (a VERY good thing as she worked her ... Read more

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Friday Meme Thing

Granite Grok - Fri, 2026-09-04 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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IMANI: Texas Exposes Foreign Islamic Financial Pipeline Operating in America’s Heartland

Granite Grok - Fri, 2026-09-04 14:00 +0000

Most people look for foreign influence at the federal border, but on July 30, a paper trail inside the Texas State Capitol proved the real beachhead might be in the state’s banking system. While legacy news cameras chased federal soundbites in Washington, the Texas House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs quietly convened ... Read more

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How Live Dealer Gaming Techniques Have Put More Pressure on Operating Sites and Offered Players More Engaging Experiences

Granite Grok - Fri, 2026-09-04 11:50 +0000

Seeing how online casinos change and adapt their offering to suit the needs of players is fascinating. The latest addition has been adding more and more advanced technology to the field. This has come in the shape of live dealer games, where players get a chance to engage with dealers directly, bringing the online format ... Read more

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Morning Update: Cleared for Landing

Granite Grok - Fri, 2026-09-04 11:00 +0000

Today on the Morning Update, much about air travel still needs work, but your President has worked diligently and responsibly to fix an issue he inherited from Obama and Biden, using common sense of all things, and the improvements are yuge. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Ep ... Read more

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SMITH: Another Library “Racist” Demands ID

Granite Grok - Fri, 2026-09-04 09:00 +0000

Walking back to my car from the state house, a silly thought occurred to me as I walked toward the library.  A Concord local in a chat group made a comment some time ago about two public figures being “besties” in high school.  “Why not,” I thought. I was curious to see what these two ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Just In Case You Didn’t Know.

Granite Grok - Fri, 2026-09-04 02:00 +0000

Remember the halcyon days of the TEA Party movement. It was so organic that the left lost its mind. They called it astroturf, even using the IRS to suppress it before the 2012 elections. And they tried to astroturf their own version. And threaded throughout, and ever since, there have been accusations that people who ... Read more

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KLAR: MAHA Supports the GRACE Act – and the Senate and House Should, Too

Granite Grok - Fri, 2026-09-04 00:00 +0000

On July 23, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced bill S.5128, known as the GRACE Act, the acronym for Guaranteeing Religious Accommodation in Childhood Education. If passed, it would require public schools to offer religious exemptions to vaccine mandates for schoolchildren. The proposed legislation is nearly identical to H.R. 5075, introduced by Greg Steube (R-FL) in ... Read more

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MACDONALD: What Do Anti-Corruption Dems Have to Say About This?

Granite Grok - Thu, 2026-09-03 21:00 +0000

I can’t tell you how much joy it brings me to see Stefany Shaheen struggling in her Democratic primary for NH CD1. Somehow she managed to take a name known statewide (Her mom was a State Senator, Governor, and US Senator) and make it mean less. Maura Sullivan, equally awful, but not a rhetorical member ... Read more

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OPINION: Granite Staters Don’t Take Orders – Why Scott Brown Fits the New Hampshire Way

Granite Grok - Thu, 2026-09-03 18:00 +0000

Reminder: Content by candidates or about candidates is not an endorsement by Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, other authors, or advertisers. Granite State voters do not line up behind political bosses; we do not obey institutional endorsements, and we certainly do not let biased early polling dictate our choices at the ballot box. From ... Read more

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