The Manchester Free Press

Thursday • July 2 • 2026

Vol.XVIII • No.XXVII

Manchester, N.H.

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CARDELLO: Does Citizenship Mean Anything Anymore

1 hour 4 min ago

Picture this scenario: The Lee family, which is very entrenched in the Chinese Communist Party, is expecting a child. At the start of a long-range plan, they make the short trip to Guam, an American territory, to deliver their baby on U.S. soil. They do not have to stay long or even establish residency; Mrs. ... Read more

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BEST: Another Strike Against The NH Judiciary’s Trustworthiness

3 hours 4 min ago

Dear Mr. Karoutas, Since your firm has received $70,000 or more since 27th October, 2025, to help with communications and image for the judiciary, perhaps you can provide answers to the following questions: 1) When is the Supreme Court going to hear the complaint I have against Jane Young for Conflicts of Interest in her ... Read more

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Morning Update: Just Get Up, And Walk Back “Home”

6 hours 4 min ago

Today on the Morning Update, Oliver Anthony spoke at Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) again this year, and you have got to hear what this man had to say. 00:00 The Resilience of Mary Draper Ingalls01:21 Finding Inspiration in Adversity Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Ep 208 ... Read more

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CLINE: Laconia Beats Boston to Launch First Social District in New England

8 hours 4 min ago

On March 21, Laconia launched New England’s first social district, a designated area where drinking is allowed in public under tightly regulated conditions.  With Motorcycle Week looming, critics on social media mockingly predicted disaster.  A week later, Joia Hughes, Laconia’s economic development and housing director, summed up the damage. “No problems,” she said. Mayor Mike ... Read more

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CARDELLO: Are Perception and Reality Forever Divided

15 hours 4 min ago

We hear about divides a lot these days, whether it is the country, friends, or, maybe worse, families. I realize that the beliefs of the two parties in America may never have been so diametrically opposed, and that support for each side has never been so deeply entrenched, but I think much of the problem ... Read more

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Right Side Up: Independence Day, Lawsuits, and The Economy

17 hours 4 min ago

This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike discuss some of the upcoming America 250 July 4 events, a pending Act 73 lawsuit, and the state of the economy. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Red-Shift…In Nashua?

Wed, 2026-07-01 21:00 +0000

Nashua has around 90,000 people in it, give or take, making it the second largest collection of people in a municipality in the state of New Hampshire. As of June 2026, 46,917 of them are registered to vote. As you’d expect, Dems have a registration advantage, but something has happened since 2024. Based on data ... Read more

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PETRUZZIELLO: The SAVE America Act

Wed, 2026-07-01 18:00 +0000

Many recent elections have ended with the losing party claiming that voter fraud and cheating took place. While the winning party steadfastly denies that any cheating or voting irregularities took place, insisting that there’s nothing to see here. What happens next? Everyone moves on and goes back to sleep. Having a preferred political candidate lose ... Read more

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Midweek Memes

Wed, 2026-07-01 16:00 +0000

If you have patriotic or Independence Day memes you’d like published on Friday, please send them to me by Thursday morning, if possible. 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 ... Read more

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BOWMAN: Americans Are Worth Saving

Wed, 2026-07-01 14:00 +0000

Today’s America is being brought to us from roughly a century of communist infiltration, organizing, and the indoctrination of those who are our Country’s future.  Counter to their former obscurity, their current actions and words have confirmed what many have suspected. To our detriment, the fact is that since the sixties, these commies have amassed ... Read more

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Morning Update: “You’re Fired!”

Wed, 2026-07-01 11:00 +0000

It’s been an interesting week for decisions from the US Supreme Court. Not anywhere near as bad as some allege, nor as good as the left would have their grubby followers believe. I’m only going to talk about one of them today because Dems are losing their minds, which means it’s good for America. Watch ... Read more

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Press Release: Merkt named Chairman of ACTA NON VERBA Education Foundation

Wed, 2026-07-01 09:00 +0000

— ACTA’s Goal: Foster growth of Classical Education options — ACTA NON VERBA Foundation, a New Hampshire-based private charitable organization established to promote schools offering students a classical education, announced today that Richard A. Merkt of Westmoreland has been elected Chairman of its Board of Trustees. Merkt succeeds Kimberly Lavallee of Mont Vernon, who served ... Read more

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Celebrate Independence Month by Supporting Independent Media and Independent Thinking

Wed, 2026-07-01 07:00 +0000

Welcome to our special, limited-time collaboration with Bare Minimum Books. In the month of July, for every $50.00 of support you direct to GraniteGrok.com, you can choose one PDF edition of one of Ian Underwood’s Bare Minimum Books. The Granite Grok + Bare Minimum Books fundraiser is now live. Celebrate Independence by supporting independent media ... Read more

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BOLDIN: The Only Cure for a Corrupted Republic

Wed, 2026-07-01 02:00 +0000

“When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils, but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles.”-Montesquieu These United States of America were built on strong first principles – many of which were included in the Declaration of Independence. The foundation of all the rest? ... Read more

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VDC: Christian School Sues State Over Tuition Exclusion

Wed, 2026-07-01 00:00 +0000

Mid Vermont Christian School in Quechee has asked a federal appeals court to overturn Vermont’s Act 73 exclusion of religious schools from the state’s tuition and other public education benefit programs, arguing the policy violates the First Amendment, according to a statement by Alliance Defending Freedom. Attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom filed an opening brief ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Darwin, Democrats, Climate, and Politics

Tue, 2026-06-30 21:00 +0000

This might sound a bit odd, weird, hypocritical even, but the people who used Natural Selection as an excuse to socially engineer their nations are uppity about adaptation. The entire Climate craziness on the left is a decades-long effort to undermine their own obsession. Nature, not God. But when nature does something wholly predictable, like ... Read more

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MOFFETT: Know Thy Enemy, Mr. President

Tue, 2026-06-30 18:00 +0000

“If you know the enemy … you need not fear the results of battle.” So said the ancient Chinese General Sun Tzu in The Art of War, which has long been studied by military professionals—but not so much by American presidents. Franklin D. Roosevelt went to the 1945 Yalta Conference planning to charm and cajole Soviet ... Read more

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KLAR: “Revolution” Is a Passionate History of the Birth of Liberty

Tue, 2026-06-30 16:00 +0000

In his new book on the American Revolution, author and conservative talk radio host Eric Metaxas presents a passionate, detailed retelling of America’s unique history, perfectly timed for the nation’s celebration of 250 years of independence from Great Britain. The book’s title, Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World, boldly proclaims ... Read more

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How an Interior Design Course Online Works

Tue, 2026-06-30 14:10 +0000

With online education, interior design training is available no matter where you are. Structured digital courses help to develop the same skills as classroom courses. This guide discusses what an interior design course online is about. Students study through video modules, by doing assignments, and receiving feedback from the teacher without travelling to school. Explaining ... Read more

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BRYAN: Our Healthcare System Will Never Make Us Healthy

Tue, 2026-06-30 14:00 +0000

The system wants us dependent on it; the sicker we are, the more cash it gets TL/DR Synopsis: This has been an interesting journey over the years. I remember a large waiting room with a peculiar smell from about 1946-48, but I didn’t learn what the smell was until much later. I grew up trusting ... Read more

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