The Manchester Free Press

Sunday • October 26 • 2025

Vol.XVII • No.XLIII

Manchester, N.H.

#BelieveWomen

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-03-22 16:00 +0000
Here’s a biological fact. You can’t be a trans girl or transwoman unless you were born male. And no, this not my first rodeo with that inconvenient reality, nor is this the last. The mere suggestion twists so many progressive panties, whether there’s a penis in there or not, that it bears repeating. Then there’s ... Read more

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Listen to the Teachers

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-03-22 14:00 +0000
Some of the worst fads in education have come from education reformers with no track record of success in public education. So when you hear the term “student-centered learning,” you might want to consider what this means. Student-centered learning sounds good, but what does it look like in the classroom? I’ve already reported on how ... Read more

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Bill Hearings for Week of March 24, 2025

N.H. Liberty Alliance - Sat, 2025-03-22 13:58 +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 4 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 1 and opposition of 1 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 42 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 13 and opposition of 4 with 1 being of interest.

Position Bill Title Committee Day Time Room State Analysis
Oppose HB225 relative to the employment of military spouses in the event of involuntary deployment of service member. Commerce Tue 3/25 9:30 AM SH Room 100 This bill provides employment protections to the spouses of military service members who are involuntarily mobilized in support of war, national emergency, or contingency operations.
Support HB150 enabling homestead operations to use commercial kitchen equipment in preparing food for sale. Commerce Tue 3/25 9:45 AM SH Room 100 This bill defines commercial kitchen equipment and allows for its use in homestead food operations.
Oppose HB304 relative to labeling requirements for food produced in homestead kitchens. Commerce Tue 3/25 10:15 AM SH Room 100 This bill details labeling requirements for food products produced in homestead kitchens.
Support HB577 relative to modifying the definition of ADUs. Commerce Tue 3/25 10:45 AM SH Room 100 This bill expands accessory dwelling units by right to include detached units, adds definitions related to accessory dwelling units, and increases the maximum square footage.
Oppose HB86 increasing the cost of service for notice of civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs to the rate for certified mail. Election Law and Municipal Affairs Tue 3/25 9:15 AM LOB Room 103 This bill increases the cost of service for notice of civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs to the rate for certified mail.
Of Interest HB99 relative to a waiver from property taxes for disabled veterans. Election Law and Municipal Affairs Tue 3/25 9:45 AM LOB Room 103 This bill increases the range of the optional tax credit for service-connected total disability.
Support HB87 prohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster. Energy and Natural Resources Tue 3/25 9:00 AM SH Room 103 This bill prohibits the posting of land not owned by the poster and creates a penalty therefor.
Support HB211 relative to the use of air rifles for hunting game. Energy and Natural Resources Tue 3/25 9:20 AM SH Room 103 This bill: I. Allows the taking of game in New Hampshire with air rifles. II. Further defines “air rifle.” III. Requires the fish and game commission to make rules creating and administering a hunting tag program for air rifle hunting.
Support HB508 relative to decreasing assessment rates for entities providing VoIP and IP-enabled services, as well as certain local exchange carriers and their affiliates. Energy and Natural Resources Tue 3/25 9:40 AM SH Room 103 This bill decreases the gross utility revenue of all excepted local exchange carriers, and all providers’ gross revenue received from New Hampshire retail customers for a VoIP service or an IP-enabled service.
Oppose HB493 requiring education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure. Executive Departments and Administration Tue 3/25 10:00 AM LOB Room 306-308 This bill requires education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.
Support HB51 relative to hemp-derived cannabinoids and the definition of cannabis in therapeutic cannabis. Judiciary Tue 3/25 1:00 PM SH Room 100 This bill: I. Eliminates “seeds” from the definition of “cannabis” concerning therapeutic cannabis. II. Permits alternative treatment centers to purchase non-intoxicating hemp cannabinoids for use in products.
Support HB53 permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use. Judiciary Tue 3/25 1:15 PM SH Room 100 This bill permits qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.
Support HB196 (New Title) relative to annulling certain cannabis possession offenses. Judiciary Tue 3/25 1:30 PM SH Room 100 This bill requires the annulment of misdemeanor or violation-level offenses for possession of cannabis prior to January 1, 2025 upon petition.
Support HB75 legalizing cannabis for persons 21 years of age or older. Judiciary Tue 3/25 1:45 PM SH Room 100 This bill legalizes the possession and use of cannabis for persons 21 years of age and older.
Support HB302 relative to enabling the state treasury to invest in precious metals and digital assets. Ways and Means Tue 3/25 10:00 AM LOB Room 202-204 This bill enables the state treasurer to invest state funds into precious metals and digital assets.
Support HB85 relative to temporary licensure for student respiratory therapists. Executive Departments and Administration Wed 3/26 9:00 AM SH Room 103 This bill allows for the temporary licensure of student respiratory therapists and authorizes the office of professional licensure and certification, in consultation with the advisory board of respiratory care practitioners, to adopt rules governing this temporary licensure.
Oppose HB64 relative to extending hiring preferences for military members and their spouses to the state and private businesses, and establishing purchase preferences for disabled veterans and military spouses regarding state supply purchases. Executive Departments and Administration Wed 3/26 9:45 AM SH Room 103 This bill expands the definition of veteran for purposes of veteran hiring and employment preferences to include a veteran’s spouse and any active duty service member regardless of length of service. This bill also extends employment preferences for veterans or their spouse to include veteran owned suppliers of goods and services in dealings with the state.
Support HB55 (New Title) relative to the Selective Service Compliance Act. Executive Departments and Administration Wed 3/26 10:00 AM SH Room 103 This bill relocates the Selective Service Registration Awareness and Compliance Act from RSA chapter 187-A to chapter 112, and removes the state university’s requirement to enforce selective service registration.
Support HB63 relative to the use of nasal spray to treat anaphylaxis. Health and Human Services Wed 3/26 9:45 AM SH Room 100 This bill allows authorized entities, including schools, camps, and day care facilities, to possess and administer epinephrine nasal spray to treat anaphylaxis. The law currently permits epinephrine administration through auto-injectors.
Support HB126 relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs. Health and Human Services Wed 3/26 10:30 AM SH Room 100 This bill clarifies exceptions to the 34-day limit on prescriptions for controlled drugs and permits a pharmacist to fill a prescription for a 92-day supply of injectable androgen under certain circumstances.

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Bill Classifies ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ as a Mental Illness

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-03-22 12:00 +0000
This is funny because it’s true. It isn’t easy to disagree with the classification because we all know or have seen someone who has it. TDS has turned millions of seemingly average liberals into pro-war, pro-deep state, pro-Cheney family wingnuts who oppose anyone seen as insufficiently anti-Trump. Episodes erupt like psychotic breaks. Peace becomes capitulation, ... Read more

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Techniques to Improve Your Slot Game Skills

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-03-22 11:06 +0000
Have you ever wondered how some players keep winning or stay longer in online slot games without running out of money? You might be thinking, is it just luck, or is there something more to it? The good news is that with a few simple techniques, anyone can get better at playing slot games, even ... Read more

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Will The Democrats Have Anything Left To Embrace

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-03-22 10:00 +0000
The Democrats are now the Party of Haters and Destructors. There is nothing they stand for other than being anti-Trump. They have no policies or legislation to counter the MAGA initiative. Their stand is the opposite of whatever Trump and the Republicans push for the American people. The Trump haters do not understand a politician ... Read more

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Five Years Later, We Remember How Politicians Unleashed Covid Tyranny

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-03-22 02:00 +0000
Five years ago, politicians and bureaucrats went berserk and pointlessly ravaged Americans’ freedom. The Covid-19 pandemic provided the pretext to destroy hundreds of thousands of businesses, padlock churches, close down schools, and effectively place hundreds of millions of Americans under house arrest. Despite all the forced sacrifices, most Americans contracted covid and more than a ... Read more

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More Scandals at the Sununu Youth Center?

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-03-22 00:00 +0000
Manch Talk 03/19/25 TIt’s Sunshine Week, so the focus is on open government. What’s happening with the Right-to-Know Ombudman’s Office? Why did the Union Leader have to sue for information about a 2022 riot at the Sununu Youth Center? And what’s up with the latest JFK release? Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok ... Read more

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Chuck Schumer Is Self-Destructing

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-03-21 22:00 +0000
Chuck Schumer began the end of his political career a week ago when he joined the Republicans to keep the government open and voted for the Continuing Resolution. It may have been the right thing to do for the country, but it is proving to be political suicide for the leader of the Democrat Party. ... Read more

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Is Pre-K Driving Up Property Taxes and Harming Kids?

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-03-21 20:00 +0000
It’s been asked a lot lately with budgetary challenges running up against a lack of tax capacity, and the backdrop of DOGE findings of government waste at the federal level, “Do our elected representatives ever go back and evaluate the programs they pass to see if they are working as promised?” Not really, no. And ... Read more

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Common Sense and Pride

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-03-21 18:00 +0000
It’s not enough to elect a President; it involves a day-to-day people thing!  First off, America’s threat is real, ongoing, and relentless.  What seems miniscule today will evolve into a fearful accumulation tomorrow.  So, we each need to self-admit and become aware that there is an ongoing threat!  However, our task can be strengthened with ... Read more

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Please, Show Some Decency

Free Keene - Fri, 2025-03-21 17:07 +0000

My “client” Robert Lamontagne just forwarded me a disturbing voice message sent to him harassing him for the case we’re working on.  I find this to be quite juvenile.

First off, Rob maintains his complete innocence for the charges he was convicted of.  He’s been screaming this at the top of his lungs for many years.  So far I personally agree with him that it appears there are valid legal questions about the integrity of his conviction.  We’re investigating that now…  and that takes time.

Second off, even if he WAS truly guilty of what he was convicted of, he has completed the sentence that the government of the State of New Hampshire handed him.  His debt to society has been paid in full according to the State.

Continuing to harass him truly is unfair and could be criminal in itself.

I will forward to law enforcement any harassment Rob receives from today forward.

Please be kind.

Friday Meme Thing

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-03-21 16:00 +0000
Another week of news, politics, and opinion, and…memes! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . With ... Read more

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Navigating Child Support in Oklahoma: Tips from Trusted Attorneys

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-03-21 14:22 +0000
Child support is a critical characteristic of family law that ensures the economic well-being of children succeeding in a divorce or leaving. In Oklahoma, the process of establishing, modifying, or applying teenager support can be composite, requiring a rich understanding of state laws and procedures. This guide provides full information on the process, benefits, and ... Read more

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PowerSchool Breach, Senator Hassan, and WMUR: Who’s Looking Out for Students?

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-03-21 14:00 +0000
Several years ago, student privacy legislation was introduced in the New Hampshire Senate. I was the only person in the room supporting privacy protections for New Hampshire students. Ed Tech lobbyists were there to protect their profit stream. I was warned that the Ed Tech vendors would send their lobbyists to fight for their interests, ... Read more

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Rep. LaMontagne, 2020 Is Calling. It Wants Its Dopey Mask Narrative Back

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-03-21 12:00 +0000
Nobody thought masks prevented viral infection before the COVID psyop, and you’d be hard pressed to take anyone seriously who thought so now. Besides that brief few years between 2020 and 2024, all the research was clear. Masks were never made to prevent viral transmission, and prolonged use can create health risks easily avoided by ... Read more

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Did Maine Democrats Create a Martyr or a Powerhouse?

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-03-21 10:00 +0000
Like their counterparts in Washington, the Democrats in Augusta are digging themselves a hole they may not escape for years. Through bad legislation and decision-making, they have taken a budget surplus they inherited and squandered it into a significant deficit. They have moved a traditionally conservative state to the progressive Left. They abandoned the values ... Read more

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Meet the New DOJ, Same as the Old DOJ?

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-03-21 02:00 +0000
If you were hoping that Donald Trump and Pam Bondi were going to protect the 2nd Amendment, it might be time to rethink that position. So while we are all waiting for AG Bondi’s report on the Second Amendment, pursuant to President Trump’s executive order, we now find out that the new DOJ is much ... Read more

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This Week: Losing Local Control and Making Parents Into Criminals

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-03-21 00:00 +0000
New Hampshire House Rep Len Turcotte joins me in the first half-hour to discuss zoning laws and bills in the legislature that chip away at local control, “… in small bites in hopes you don’t realize it until it is too late.” Note: The bill he couldn’t recall the number of is HB631 (permitting residential ... Read more

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The Democrat Party of 2025 is a Fascist Party. Spread the word!

Granite Grok - Thu, 2025-03-20 22:00 +0000
For the last 40 years, all we’ve heard from the Left is that we’re fascists. It has intensified over the last several years. Why? Power – or the loss or lack thereof. Their message has stopped resonating with the public. Their rants are no longer persuasive. Their only backup plan is to try to otherize ... Read more

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