The Manchester Free Press

Sunday • April 20 • 2025

Vol.XVII • No.XVI

Manchester, N.H.

Is Tim Lang “Controlled Opposition?”

Granite Grok - Thu, 2025-03-06 17:00 +0000
Tim Lang is the chair of Senate Ways & Means and most of us are familiar with how much power a committee chair has on “either side of the wall.” One of those powers is choosing who is heard and in what order. I wasn’t planning on being petty about it, but I’ll quickly point ... Read more

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Dysfunctional Incubators of Socialism

Granite Grok - Thu, 2025-03-06 15:00 +0000
Ludwig von Mises called the universities of his day “nurseries of socialism” because of the inevitable socialist bias of all government-funded universities. He also said that there is always a remnant of students, however, that does not buy into the endless drumbeat about the alleged wonders of socialism and the “imperfections” of free-market capitalism. It is this ... Read more

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A Guide to Keeping Large Properties Well-Maintained without the Hassle

Granite Grok - Thu, 2025-03-06 13:34 +0000
Owning a large property comes with many advantages, such as ample space, privacy, and aesthetic appeal. However, maintaining extensive grounds can quickly become overwhelming if not managed properly. Without a solid plan, upkeep can be time-consuming and expensive. Fortunately, with the right approach, you can keep your property in pristine condition without unnecessary hassle. Here’s ... Read more

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Dodging One Bullet, Does Not End The War [On Free Speech]

Granite Grok - Thu, 2025-03-06 13:00 +0000
Tomorrow night’s episode of GrokTALK! features guest Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, author of Truth Was My Crime. She is a victim of the European war on free speech. We will discuss her book, her experience with governments destroying you for speaking truth, as well as what has and has not changed since Donald Trump won last November. I ... Read more

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How Does a Balance Transfer Work?

Granite Grok - Thu, 2025-03-06 11:18 +0000
If you’re feeling weighed down by high-interest credit card debt, you might have heard about a balance transfer as a way to lighten your financial load. It’s a tool that could help save you money on interest and simplify your payments, but before jumping into a balance transfer, it’s important to understand exactly how it ... Read more

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The Auction Model of School Funding

Granite Grok - Thu, 2025-03-06 11:00 +0000
Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot about budget caps for school districts, and the kinds of numbers that are being thrown around.  Would a reasonable cap be $25,000 per student?  Or closer to $100,000? It’s crazy to try to choose a number without first knowing what you would be getting for that amount of money, ... Read more

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America’s Hidden Transformation:

Granite Grok - Thu, 2025-03-06 03:00 +0000
How a German Bureaucratic Model Replaced the Constitutional Republic For decades, Americans have debated whether their government has grown too large, too intrusive, or simply out of control. But what if this transformation was not an accident—but by design? What if the modern administrative state was built on an imported ideology—one that reshaped the very ... Read more

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Superintendent Responds to My Right To Know Request…

Granite Grok - Thu, 2025-03-06 01:00 +0000
School Superintendent Kirk Beitler said what I thought was a really revealing AND Stupid thing to say for a Government employee “with Status.” Which was a LONG nine days ago – almost an eternity ago in the blogosphere: “Tolerance is fine but acceptance is the goal.” In his position (e.g., think COO) as the head ... Read more

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Justice 4 All 3-4-2025

Granite Grok - Thu, 2025-03-06 01:00 +0000
This week..Join Jocelyn and her guest Robbie Stewart. Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube and check for Replays of Granite State Live, GrokTALK! and Right Side Up, or follow these links to their podcast pages.   Our Current Local Podcast Lineup ( Monday) Right Side Up (Tuesday) Granite State Live (Wednesday) Justice 4 ... Read more

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America’s Renewal Shines in Historic Address

Granite Grok - Wed, 2025-03-05 23:00 +0000
On March 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump delivered a stunning and historic address to Congress that lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes—the longest presidential speech to a joint session. “He talked for more than an hour and 40 minutes, breaking the previous record set by President Bill Clinton ’s 2000 State of the Union address, which ... Read more

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Stop All Shipments of Oil and Gas to New York

Granite Grok - Wed, 2025-03-05 21:00 +0000
It is essential to make this clear up front. Blue States are not suing “Big Oil” or introducing regressive levy on “fossil fuels” to save the planet. They want the money. Big spenders are gonna spend, and no one spends more than Democrats, but even they understand that there is a point at which – ... Read more

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Senate Democrats Block Vote to Repeal Clean Heat Standard

Granite Grok - Wed, 2025-03-05 20:00 +0000
When Vermont voters threw out a historic number of Democrats in the November 2024 elections, including the chair of the Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee chair, breaking the supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature, a very big reason was the Clean Heat Standard. That was a signal that nobody apart from the special ... Read more

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Let’s Not Confuse Government with Society

Granite Grok - Wed, 2025-03-05 19:00 +0000
In a response to a post about whether Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs) should be universal, a reader responded by saying: I still believe it is a societal responsibility to ensure children are schooled. The problem with discussing ‘societal responsibilities’ is that once you get beyond the defense of self and property, there’s usually a lot ... Read more

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Eliminate Vehicle Inspections in NH

Granite Grok - Wed, 2025-03-05 17:00 +0000
This is your chance to finally put an end to passenger vehicle inspections in the Granite State once and for all. This is the year we have the state house numbers, but we still need your help. Email the entire House and urge them to vote YES on HB649.  You can now do this now using the ... Read more

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Can We Go Back To Common Sense After Losing Our Minds

Granite Grok - Wed, 2025-03-05 15:00 +0000
So many examples from the last four years indicated we had lost our collective minds. That statement may not be entirely fair as it was just the Democrats in the position of power that were stripping the country of common beliefs and replacing them with WOKE ideas. This philosophy was taking the country down a ... Read more

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Dissolve NH’s So-Called Human Rights Commission

Granite Grok - Wed, 2025-03-05 13:00 +0000
New Hampshire has a Human Rights Commission, and a recent audit revealed that it is not terribly good at its job. The report examines the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights and highlights ongoing administrative and logistical challenges that have created a backlog of hundreds of cases. According to the audit, 259 unresolved cases had piled ... Read more

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Even MSNBC Doesn’t Want KJP

Granite Grok - Wed, 2025-03-05 11:00 +0000
We all know that one of the swamp’s most high-profile ‘revolving doors’ is the former-government-official-to-cable-news-talking-head. Whether it’s ex-spooks gracing CNN panels as “national security analysts” or former White House press secretary Jen Psaki landing her own show on MSNBC, the pipeline is not only lucrative but also the most blatant example of how the swamp and D.C. ... Read more

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Suddenly, Leaving NATO is on the Table!

Granite Grok - Wed, 2025-03-05 03:00 +0000
Over the weekend, President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk made quite a stir with just two words posted on his social media platform, X. Responding to a post that, “It’s time to leave NATO and the UN,” Musk replied, “I agree.” The comment immediately made the rounds on social media and also ... Read more

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Maine Man Who Murdered His Parents and Dog Moved to Women’s Prison

Granite Grok - Wed, 2025-03-05 01:00 +0000
(ANS) A Maine man who murdered both of his parents in cold blood has been relocated to the women’s prison in Windham after identifying as a woman, a Maine Department of Corrections spokesperson confirmed Thursday. Andrew T. Balcer, 24, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he stabbed both of his parents and the ... Read more

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March 4th, 2025 – with Guests JR Hoell and Jeff Chidester

Granite Grok - Tue, 2025-03-04 23:55 +0000
This week, Keith opens with a proper fisking of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who is the very model of the type of Dem we don’t want running anything in New Hampshire. Then it’s how not to get stabbed as we explore 2A rights and current anti-gun bills in the NH Legislature with guest JR Hoell. ... Read more

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