The Manchester Free Press

Saturday • January 18 • 2025

Vol.XVII • No.III

Manchester, N.H.

President Madison’s Final Act to Defend the Constitution

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-01-05 11:00 +0000
On his last day in office, James Madison delivered what might be history’s most significant – and overlooked – presidential veto. This was in response to the Bonus Bill in 1817 – an infrastructure bill, what they referred to as “internal improvements.” In a rare example of both integrity and adherence to the Oath of ... Read more

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Reasons To Be Thankful for Living in New Hampshire

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-01-05 03:00 +0000
Aside from the obvious charms of the state’s natural beauty, its variety of coastline, lakes, hills, and mountains, its plentiful ice cream shops, and its abundant maple syrup, humans have created additional benefits of living here. Below are five man-made reasons to be thankful for calling the “live free or die” state home. Capt. John ... Read more

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Is The Legislature Backing Off The Clean Heat Standard?

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-01-05 01:00 +0000
Following the loss of their supermajority in the 2024 General Election, Democrat leaders in the State House seem willing to reconsider or even potentially abandon some climate and environmental policies they have long championed.  We’ll update you on another much more distressing Vermont National connection, which is the Norwich grad who was inside that Tesla ... Read more

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FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-01-04 23:00 +0000
Biden’s FCC reinstituted (Obama-Era) net neutrality rules in April. They were suspended in August while a challenge lounged around in the federal court system. It only took four months, but the 6th Circuit has trashed the rules and told the FCC that it lacks the authority to regulate in this manner. The Federal Communications Commission ... Read more

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Grok Shot: Kamala Forgets* the Pledge of Allegiance

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-01-04 22:00 +0000
Here’s a quick (bonus!) finger-the-eye sort of post. Comma-Lah seems to have forgotten the pledge of allegiance (*assuming she ever knew it, of course). Grok Shot: Kamala Forgets* the Pledge of Allegiance

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Will Melanie Congratulate Tim Scott?

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-01-04 21:00 +0000
I ran into a tweet from Wyoming Senator John Barrasso congratulating Tim Scott for being the longest-serving Black Senator in American history.  I join Barrasso in congratulating him, but my immediate question was if Ms Melanie Levesque would do so also.   In the past several election cycles, Melanie appeared to have enjoyed pointing out her ... Read more

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Is The Housing Crisis Narrative Bad for the New Hampshire Advantage?

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-01-04 19:00 +0000
I doubt there’s scientific research on it, but I’ve had this idea niggling at the back of my mind for a while. Anecdotally, how likely is your voting district to blue-shift based on the number of apartments you allow developers to add? We know that urban areas overwhelmingly vote Democrat. These places had a lot ... Read more

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A Review of the Laws Governing Vaccine Mandates

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-01-04 17:00 +0000
I participated in a forum at the University of Connecticut Medical School on November 6, 2024, discussing the ethics of workplace vaccine mandates, obviously with an emphasis on the recent COVID experience. I covered the legal environment while other speakers addressed some of the science and ethics of mandates, and the interplay between a hospital ... Read more

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The Significance of 2024 and the Challenges of 2025

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-01-04 15:00 +0000
More than any other holiday, New Year’s is a day for reflecting on the past and contemplating our future. And, in the fight to protect and advance human liberty, sound economics, and international peace, 2024 has given us a lot to reflect on. Something that becomes clear, especially when studying primary sources from many different ... Read more

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The American Petroleum Institute and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Sue Vermont

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-01-04 13:00 +0000
Last year, the Vermont Legislature wrote and passed a law, S.259, the “Climate Superfund Act.” Its stated purpose is to fiscally fine fossil fuel companies for damage caused by “climate change.” Its actual purpose is to grub about for money to fill holes in mismanaged budges created by big-spending Democrats. I’ve said plenty about how ... Read more

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Bogus Bird Flu

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-01-04 11:00 +0000
I just had a reach out from a guy planning to put pastured poultry on his family farm that currently raises cows and pigs, but “mom” is concerned the chickens will invite bird flu, which will then infect the pigs and cows. Here’s a young wanna-be farmer stymied by parental paranoia regarding bird flu. Everyone ... Read more

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Town Of Epping Wants to ‘Milk’ New England Dragway

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-01-04 03:00 +0000
The busybodies running the town of Epping, New Hampshire, have decided to make a little more money from a local “race track.” On Monday, the town will hold a public meeting regarding by-law changes that apply to “THE REGULATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLE RACE TRACK.” Here is the full statement on the situation (Facebook) ... Read more

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No Time To Waste

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-01-04 01:00 +0000
As we start the new year here in the Granite State, we also prepare for the upcoming legislativeseason. And what’s on the docket this year? Nearly 1,000 Legislative Service Requests(LSRs)—potential bills that, if approved, could become law. For those familiar with this process,this is a troubling sign. The New Hampshire House of Representatives was never ... Read more

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A New Year’s Resolution (of Political Differences)

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-01-03 23:00 +0000
The advent of AD 2025 promises continuing global and domestic conflicts but a hope for peace. Partisan politics and media infighting persist, while wars roil Ukraine and the Middle East. New Year’s 2025 celebrations augur the second inauguration of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States. It would be well for all Americans ... Read more

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‘Latest’ Bird Flu Strain Probably Originated From The USDA in Georgia

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-01-03 21:00 +0000
You likely suspect or perhaps even know, but that’s not nearly as handy as having receipts to show people who are freaking out about the potential bird flu pandemic. We’re here to help. The evidence points to gain-of-function research. Yes, the federal government was involved (USDA). Here’s Peter McCullough talking about it. And the research ... Read more

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Breaking: Mike Johnson Re-Elected House Speaker

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-01-03 20:04 +0000
Mike Johnson will continue to be the Speaker of the US House after a last-minute first vote change by two republican holdouts. Speaker nominee Mike Johnson (R-La.) clinched 218 votes to reclaim the gavel on the first ballot. The final tally was 218 for Johnson and 215 for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). Three ... Read more

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NH Students Continue to Struggle to Learn Math, Here’s Why

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-01-03 19:00 +0000
From the moment the New Hampshire State Board of Education voted to adopt the Common Core Math Standards in 2010, I knew it would be a disaster. Fourteen years later, we see the proof. Schools across America still use Common Core-aligned programs in their schools because those math programs align with their state academic standards. ... Read more

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Friday Meme Thing

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-01-03 17:00 +0000
Did someone say memes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Charlie Kirk is Wrong on Jimmy Carter

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-01-03 15:00 +0000
Charlie Kirk recently praised the late Jimmy Carter.  In a recent post, he wrote:  “Jimmy Carter represents a type of Democrat that no longer exists.  Christian, loving husband, and a true patriot.  He was objectively an awful president, but he loved America and never intentionally tried to do it harm.  America could use more Democrats like ... Read more

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Maine Helps New Hampshire Be More Exceptional

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-01-03 13:00 +0000
Vermont’s Minimum wage rose to over 14$ an hour for the first time on January 1st, 2025. We reported on that give to the Granite State here. It turns out the State of Maine was already meddling in that range as it just raised its rate on J1 from $14.15 to $14.65 per hour. First, thank ... Read more

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