The Manchester Free Press

Wednesday • November 19 • 2025

Vol.XVII • No.XLVII

Manchester, N.H.

Are School Superintendents Worth The Money?

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-05-04 00:00 +0000
The New Hampshire School Administrator Association Executive Director, Dr. Mark MacLean, and Associate Executive Director Jerry Frew discuss the role of school superintendents and their staff, why their six-figure salary is justifiable, and their perspective on school funding. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, ... Read more

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THOU SHALT NOT STEAL

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:00 +0000
Property rights throughout our nation and around the world suffer because a supposed environmental doomsday is coming. Socialists are marketing this emotion-triggering threat to limit and control property rights. The evil nature legalizing this silent plunder turns the purpose of government to protect life and property upside down. Once again, the age-old strategy of using ... Read more

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NYT Contradicts Pritzker – What Will #NHDEMS13 Do?

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-03 20:00 +0000
If you missed it, big ole’ JB Pritzker was the keynote speaker at a pricey fundraiser the local Proglodytes threw themselves. I’m sure they raised some dough and, with Act Blue headed to federal and state courts over its disregard for campaign finance law, they may need it. The big Guy (Pritzker, not Biden) made ... Read more

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SB 284 Roll Call Non-Participants

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-03 18:00 +0000
Regardless of what side of SB284 you’re on, let’s look at some numbers. It would be interesting to analyze all the Yes votes and all the No votes, not so much by party lines, but how rural or urban their districts are, because the supply and demand of parking is mostly an urban issue, and ... Read more

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WEEK 15 WINS: President Trump’s 100th Day Marked by More Success

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-03 16:00 +0000
This week, President Donald J. Trump celebrated his 100th day in office — and set the course for the next 100 days of growth, prosperity, and success for the American people. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week 15: President Donald J. Trump’s relentless pursuit of manufacturing dominance spurred onshoring and additional U.S. ... Read more

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Bill Hearings for Week of May 05, 2025

N.H. Liberty Alliance - Sat, 2025-05-03 15:07 +0000
  • These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
  • Click on the bill number to read the bill.
  • Click on the committee name to email the committee your thoughts.

Of the 3 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 0 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 25 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 8 and opposition of 1 with 3 being of interest.

Position Bill Title Committee Day Time Room State Analysis
Of Interest HB464-2025-1807s (New Title) prohibiting certain candidates for political office from participating in counting ballots, enabling the use of certain personal information for determining voter eligibility, and relative to the reporting of low value campaign donations. Election Law and Municipal Affairs Tue 5/6 9:15 AM LOB Room 103 This bill prohibits certain candidates for political office from participating in counting ballots.
Support HB280 relative to wage payments. Commerce Tue 5/6 10:00 AM SH Room 100 This bill repeals the weekly or biweekly payment of wage methods and authorizes employers to choose the payment method of their employees.
Support HB467 defining “social districts” and enabling municipalities to create social districts. Commerce Tue 5/6 10:10 AM SH Room 100 This bill defines “social districts” and enables municipalities to create social districts.
Support HB342 relative to the approval process for new construction. Commerce Tue 5/6 10:20 AM SH Room 100 This bill allows property owners to build on their property without seeking a variance for minimum lot size or lot coverage if the proposed building density conforms to that of the surrounding neighborhood, as verified by the local planning board.
Support HB457 (New Title) relative to the occupancy of housing units. Commerce Tue 5/6 10:30 AM SH Room 100 This bill prohibits cities, towns, and municipalities from mandating that occupants of housing units be related by blood or marriage.
Support HB60 relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term. Commerce Tue 5/6 10:40 AM SH Room 100 This bill adds the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy if over 6 months as grounds for an eviction.
Support HB446 relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools. Education Tue 5/6 10:45 AM LOB Room 101 The bill requires school districts to email parents copies of non-academic surveys in public schools and removes the exception for the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, requiring parents to opt-in for their children to participate in this survey.
Support HB768 allowing public schools to contract with any approved private school. Education Tue 5/6 11:15 AM LOB Room 101 This bill allows public schools to enter into contracts with any approved private school, including religious schools.
Oppose HB123 (New Title) relative to yield taxes on property enrolled or registered for the purpose of generating carbon offset credits. Energy and Natural Resources Tue 5/6 9:00 AM SH Room 103 This bill extends yield taxes to property enrolled in or registered for the purpose of generating carbon offset credits.
Of Interest HB1 making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027. Finance Tue 5/6 1:00 PM SH Room Reps Hall No analysis needed.
Of Interest HB2 relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Finance Tue 5/6 1:00 PM SH Room Reps Hall This bill: 1. Adds new definitions to the endangered species conservation act. 2. Requires the department of environmental services to adopt rules and review procedures such that actions of state agencies do not jeopardize the existence or habitats of species protected under the endangered species conservation act. 3. Establishes an environmental scientist position within the department of environmental services to ensure that state agencies do not jeopardize the existence or habitats of species protected under the endangered species conservation act. 4. Requires that rules established by the executive director of the fish and game department establish an administrative fee that the executive director may collect from payments made to the threatened and endangered species compensatory mitigation fund. 5. Requires the department of environmental services to adopt rules regarding when mitigation payments to the threatened and endangered species compensatory mitigation fund are required. 6. Modifies the
Support HB148 permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances. Judiciary Tue 5/6 1:50 PM SH Room 100 This bill permits classification of individuals based on biological sex in lavatory facilities and locker rooms, sporting competitions, and detention facilities.

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Tom Homan Reminds Democrats That MS-13 Gangs Hurt Immigrant Communities The Most

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-03 14:00 +0000
Border czar Tom Homan reminded Democrats Thursday that MS-13 gang members are disproportionately harming immigrant communities they claim to want to protect. Democrats have continued to show support for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 gang member who entered the U.S. illegally in 2011, with a few even traveling to El Salvador in retaliation to ... Read more

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Why We’re Not a Democracy

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-03 12:00 +0000
According to V.I. Lenin, the Supreme Soviet leader, “…socialism is impossible without democracy,” averred Lenin in his Collected Works (Vol. 23), “because: (1) the proletariat cannot perform the socialist revolution unless it prepares for it by the struggle for democracy; (2) victorious socialism cannot consolidate its victory and bring humanity to the withering away of ... Read more

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A Deeper Dig Into Housing Bills

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-03 10:00 +0000
My recent article on Housing Bill Madness was published while Nurse Terese and Keith Hanson had Senator Murphy and a few other guests on the air for a ‘polite’ discussion.  When time was up, it was definitely a “to be continued” situation, though both chambers are set to meet today.  That means some of what ... Read more

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Supreme Court Weighs Arguments on Parents’ Rights

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-03 02:00 +0000
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on April 22 in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor concerning whether Maryland parents’ constitutional rights were infringed when they were denied the ability to opt their children out of instruction about gay and transgender themes. The case centers on the religious liberties of Muslims and other faith traditions to be ... Read more

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What If You Think Microaggressions Are Microaggressions?

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-03 00:00 +0000
(Manch Talk 04/30/25) Carla delves into the recent Manchester school DEI scandal, and she gets philosophical about some solutions. Also on the menu: a budget battle at the State House, the Liberty Forum’s wrap-up, and an upcoming event this weekend, on Saturday, the AFP-NH Pine Tree Riot, from Noon to 3 PM in Weare. As ... Read more

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Citizen Doge and More…

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-05-02 22:00 +0000
Hi everyone, I am the NH State chapter Leader for the #Walkaway Campaign, an independent grassroots organization that is dedicated to bringing Americans together to #WalkAway from intolerance and societal discord, and to walk towards unity & civility, founded by former liberal Brandon Straka. I have been asked by several organizations to speak about #WalkAway ... Read more

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Experts Predicted Economic Consequences from Tariffs, and They Were Right!

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-05-02 20:00 +0000
Several things have become evident a few weeks into Donald Trump’s big beautiful tariff strategy. The most beautiful tariffs – like nobody’s ever seen. The world needs the United States as a trading partner more than we need them. If pressure is applied, America can get concessions on a long list of issues to our ... Read more

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Does George Soros Want to Rule the World?

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:00 +0000
A recent study reveals the devotion of George Soros to fomenting social unrest over climate change to further his personal vision to craft a New World Order. As the far left launches extremist attacks against Tesla owners to protest the influence of Elon Musk, Soros lurks behind the NGO scenes, showering left-wing activist groups with ... Read more

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Friday Meme Thing

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-05-02 16:00 +0000
You can have a Friday without memes, but would you want that? Probably not. In fact, we still have them because a handful of readers want them. They do nearly all the farming; I just put the posts together, so thank you to the meme hunters. Let’s see what they caught for us this week. ... Read more

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How School Personnel Can Accomplish Equity: Donate

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-05-02 14:00 +0000
There is a big shake up now that President Trump decided that pushing Marxism through the public schools and colleges, is no longer acceptable when they use public funds. The call to end DEI in colleges and schools across the country has some people upset. (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Equity means taking resources or materials ... Read more

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Trump EO Defunds NPR and PBS

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-05-02 12:00 +0000
Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media Donald Trump has issued an executive order declaring that the government isn’t supposed to be subsidizing any media, especially the blatantly partisan garbage (my words) that comes from NPR and PBS. Unlike in 1967, when the CPB was established, today the media landscape is filled with abundant, diverse, and ... Read more

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Is JD Vance The Most Powerful Vice President Ever

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-05-02 10:00 +0000
The role of the vice president has changed over the decades. In the twentieth century, the VP was usually someone who could bring the support of a particular region but, more importantly, shared the president’s vision. It was generally assumed that most presidents would serve two terms, and the VP was the apparent successor to ... Read more

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Chemicals Are Depressing

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-05-02 02:00 +0000
Toxic household exposures can’t be cured by SSRIs Many media outlets roundly criticized Bobby Kennedy for suggesting SSRIs are harmful to children. Yet scientific evidence increasingly supports that a brain chemical imbalance does not cause depression and that antidepressants are only marginally curative. A recent study now suggests depression may be caused or aggravated by ... Read more

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Kash Patel & Pam Bondi Need to Investigate Anti-Pro-Life Terrorists

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-05-02 00:00 +0000
This week, CompassCare CEO Jim Harden is back to talk about anti-pro-life terrorists (like the ones who fire-bombed his pregnancy care center in Buffalo), and he has some suggestions for what to do about the issue. Plus, can we weed out corruption in law enforcement (past refusals to investigate these attacks), plus the issue of ... Read more

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