The Manchester Free Press

Monday • February 23 • 2026

Vol.XVIII • No.IX

Manchester, N.H.

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BOWMAN: On George’s Day

7 hours 5 min ago

Today’s attitudes regard our American Constitution as an old and worn document from another age, one that is inadequate for today’s modern needs.  In fact, whenever it’s cited, an explanation for its use is usually given since today’s hindsight condemns its time to that sad and dark era of slavery.  We forget or even fail ... Read more

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The Independents: The Property Tax Revolt Starts Now 

9 hours 5 min ago

This week, on The Independents, live from the Free State of New Hampshire, Carla Gericke is joined in-studio by constitutional scholar Daniel Richard (National Heritage Center for Constitutional Studies) for a deep dive into his citizen-led initiative Save Our Schools NH. Daniel lays out a constitutional history tour that connects school governance, taxation, Claremont, and ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Black Man Explains Why “There Are No Nice Black Neighborhoods”

Sun, 2026-02-22 22:00 +0000

This’ll be a touchy subject for the left and a few suspect Republicans. How dare you (Thank you, Greta), share the commentary of a black man ranting about why there are no nice black neighborhoods. Because it begs a few questions, most of which point directly to white and black Democrats and their modern plantation ... Read more

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OPINION: The Purpose Of Mass Migration is Replacement

Sun, 2026-02-22 19:00 +0000

Let’s put aside all the nonsense, and let’s ask this question: why do the Democrats oppose using voter identification to vote? Very simple, people voting illegally, be a convicted felon who lost his or her right to vote,  be an illegal alien that doesn’t have the right to vote, someone impersonating somebody else, or voting ... Read more

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KLAR: Tests Revealed Dangerous Toxins in Military Meals

Sun, 2026-02-22 17:00 +0000

Thanks to HHS Secretary Kennedy, Help Is on the Way. Recent laboratory tests of military meals, and Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), revealed high levels of pesticides, heavy metals, and livestock drug residues within the food. America’s troops deserve better. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making sure that happens. The ... Read more

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ROPER:  Democrats’ Opposition to $1700 Federal Tax Credit Is Mean and Stupid

Sun, 2026-02-22 15:00 +0000

A provision of the federal law H.1, aka the One Big Beautiful Bill, allows taxpayers to receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit on your federal income tax of up to $1700 for contributing to a state-based 501c3 organization classified as a Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO). The SGO then uses that money to, as its name suggests, ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Spielberg Leaves Home

Sun, 2026-02-22 12:00 +0000

Steven Spielberg is estimated to have assets worth between 5 and 7 billion. This makes him one of the richest SOBs in Hollywood, but thanks to years of voting for, funding, and supporting Democrat campaigns, can he no longer “afford” to live there? While ET wanted very much to phone home and then go home, ... Read more

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Harrington: How Do We Emotionally Process the Epstein Files?

Sun, 2026-02-22 03:00 +0000

The latest Epstein email release is a lot to take in. Each new piece of information has the effect of weights on our shoulders and trauma in our hearts. The details are more than most people can bear. I’m a retired sex offender counselor who would like to offer a few bits of advice to ... Read more

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NE TAKE: NH Car Inspections, Colbert v FCC, MomsRising Doesn’t Know Who Runs LPNH

Sun, 2026-02-22 01:00 +0000

New Hampshire’s DOJ has had enough of vehicle inspections and the garages still pushing them, Colbert blames the FCC for his own nervous lawyers, and Moms Rising New Hampshire doesn’t know what they are talking about. aj@neweenglandtake.com Join the Substack to support the show: https://newenglandtake.com NH DOJ, “Vehicle Inspection Program Public Guidance”: https://www.doj.nh.gov/news-and-media/vehicle-inspection-program-public-guidance?fbclid=IwdGRleAQDDJhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEex6Zq7XdvYFJb8TI6NS255pGNkR5eGRF6YLP260o8dbziJktAKLmYqW0SWmM_aem_Qz8X0UoESooYrZy8bjX_HQ NBC News, “Stephen Colbert ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Ask Dems Why Trump Can’t Deport ‘Em Like Barry Did?

Sat, 2026-02-21 22:00 +0000

The professional anti-ICE left keeps trying to appeal to the empathy of women, moms, maybe the odd beta-male, and at least a few centrist Christians, on the question of immigrant children or immigrants with children. The Children! According to Kelly, that plan centers on shaping public reaction to immigration enforcement, particularly deportation operations. “And the ... Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT: We Turned Guest Commenting Off (Again!)

Sat, 2026-02-21 20:30 +0000

I’d like to invite past commenters who were driven off by trolling to come back into the ‘Grok Comment ‘ pool. I turned guest commenting off (again). I wanted it to work. Let more people have the opportunity to remark. But all it did was collect shit and flies. Not every guest commenter was an ... Read more

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PAGE: Senator Proposes School Choice within One Statewide School District

Sat, 2026-02-21 19:00 +0000

A proposed amendment to Act 73, Vermont’s sweeping education reform law, would create a single, unified statewide school district in which parents would allocate tuition dollars to any public school. The proposal was introduced by sponsor Steve Heffernan (R-Addison) on Wednesday afternoon in Senate Education.  The amendment would move Vermont toward a Unified School System designed to ... Read more

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KLAR: Florida Warns of Arsenic in Popular Candies

Sat, 2026-02-21 17:00 +0000

Note: The featured image is just a royalty-free image of a box of candy and in no way represents the context of the title or any claim by Florida or anyone else. A Florida report on 46 popular candy products found unacceptable levels of arsenic in 28 of them. The state has taken the Make ... Read more

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CARDELLO: Socialist Mayors Cannot Hide From the Truth

Sat, 2026-02-21 15:00 +0000

The walls are crashing down, or maybe more accurately, the Piper wants to get paid, and two of the Socialist poster children, who hoodwinked their constituents, are caught in the spotlight, and neither is looking very good. Brandon Johnson and Zohran Mamdani were supposed to be the answer to the problems created by their predecessors, ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Blaming the Londonderry Fish and Game Club was Easy, Until It Wasn’t.

Sat, 2026-02-21 12:00 +0000

As a good friend and blogging peer of Rick Olson, the President of the Londonderry Fish and Game Club [LFGC], I have long been aware of the false accusations against them and the defamation suit they filed in response. Some local Litchfield residents who bought a home near a gun club that had been there ... Read more

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OPINION: What did Kelly Ayotte Know, and when Did She Know It?

Sat, 2026-02-21 03:00 +0000

And Now We Know Why NH’s AG Would Have “Tanked” The Automobile Inspections Case. This post follows up on our post, Did New Hampshire’s Attorney General Deliberately ‘Tank’ The Automobile Inspections Case?, where we discussed the Attorney General’s failure to properly defend the lawsuit brought by Gordon-Darby to block a law scheduled to go into effect ... Read more

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The Ever-Living Podcast: Gabriel Dionisi – Standing Firm in a Shifting Culture

Sat, 2026-02-21 01:00 +0000

Faith, Conviction & ProLifeStickers.com This week on The Ever-Living Podcast, Jason and Jessica sit down with Gabriel Dionisi for a thoughtful conversation on faith, culture, and living with conviction in a divided world. They explore personal transformation, worldview foundations, and how everyday believers can engage tough topics with clarity and courage. It’s honest, practical, and ... Read more

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MACDONALD: NewsGuard is Back – Here’s How it Went (Part 2)

Fri, 2026-02-20 22:00 +0000

Welcome to my ongoing review of questions challenging my “journalistic integrity” (except I’m not a journalist), in which I use their challenge to challenge theirs right back. Part one addressed the first of five “concerns” the lovely people at NewsGuard (that’s not sarcasm) expressed over content published at GraniteGrok.com. The individuals I deal with are very professional; ... Read more

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SMITH: Another Red Litmus Test – The HB 1811 (Repeal Vaccine Mandates) Roll Call

Fri, 2026-02-20 19:00 +0000

If you haven’t already heard about HB1811 as a bill to support (repealing statutory immunization requirements for children), you haven’t been paying attention to memos from groups like RebuildNH and Health Freedom NH.  It’s a vax policy bill that would end mandatory childhood vaccines that Team Red failed to unify behind (OTP 155-192).  Who are ... Read more

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Friday Meme Thing.

Fri, 2026-02-20 17:00 +0000

Get yourself some memes, my brothers and sisters. It’s Friday. The end of the week. .Time for the Friday meme thing. Can I get an Amen! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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