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THE GRANITE EAGLE


Timberlane Regional Highschool Teacher Praised Death of Charlie Kirk
A Timberlane Regional High School English teacher is facing backlash after a social media post in which he said he was "glad" about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Sep 111 min read


You’re Right to Be Mad About Charlie Kirk
Conservatives have every right to be furious. This moment demands more than mourning and it should force us to ask a difficult question: how did we get here?
Sep 113 min read


NH Leaders Condemn Assassination of Charlie Kirk
New Hampshire political leaders expressed shock and grief Tuesday following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a campus event in Utah. The killing comes amid a series of violent incidents in recent years that conservatives argue have disproportionately targeted figures on the right.
Sep 112 min read


Concerns Mount Over Mismanagement, Misconduct in New Hampshire Public Schools
series of recent controversies is raising alarm over the state of New Hampshire’s public schools, with parents, teachers and lawmakers citing fiscal mismanagement, misconduct, and declining student outcomes.
Sep 112 min read


LETTER: NH Child Protection Failures Spotlight Power, Politics, and Influence of NHCADSV
To the Editor, A Manchester Middle School teacher was arrested but given no sex offender registry status for sexting with a 7th grader....
Sep 102 min read


Hooksett Elementary School Aide Arrested on Child Abuse Image Charges
Families at Hooksett Memorial School, an elementary school serving local children, were informed this week that a contracted paraprofessional has been arrested on 12 counts of possessing child sexual abuse images.
Sep 92 min read


A 19th-Century Map Still Shapes New Hampshire’s Congressional Districts
New Hampshire’s congressional districts have changed little since the 1880s, when lawmakers first drew a two-district map that kept the Seacoast intact while separating the state’s growing mill cities.
Sep 93 min read


New Hampshire Rated Least Corrupt State
Using U.S. Department of Justice data on corruption convictions in all 94 federal judicial districts from 2003-2024, the Cato Institute calculated the rate of corruption convictions per 10,000 government employees, then recently ranked states by their conviction rates.
Sep 53 min read


NHTI Appears to Violate Its Own Vaccine Policy
Students at NHTI–Concord’s Community College are being told they must take the COVID-19 vaccine if they want to complete the school’s radiologic technology program, even years after state officials declared the public health emergency over.
Sep 42 min read


Dartmouth Health Offered to Fund LGBTQ Trainings in New Hampshire Public Schools
Dartmouth Health has repeatedly reached out to New Hampshire public schools this year offering to cover the cost of staff training sessions provided by NH Outright, an LGBTQ advocacy group that targets children, according to multiple emails obtained by The Granite Eagle.
Sep 33 min read


Southwest Airlines Deserves an Award
This week, Southwest Airlines made an announcement that left the majority of travelers overjoyed and created a profound sense of hope that their bold move will become a standard for all airlines sometime soon.
Sep 23 min read


Hudson Teacher’s Classroom Comments Draw Parental Scrutiny
An Alvirne High School art teacher’s comments about state education laws and LGBTQ issues have prompted parental concern and questions about classroom compliance with New Hampshire law, including an exodus from the class.
Sep 22 min read


NH’s Major News Sources Are Betraying The Public
Over the last several weeks, the Granite Eagle has published numerous reports and opinion pieces focused on the rampant number of...
Aug 293 min read


Claremont’s Left-Leaning School Board Faces Crisis of Legitimacy Amid Financial Meltdown
The board, dominated by Democratic-leaning members, is steering the district through a multimillion-dollar budget crisis even as data show Claremont voters lean more Republican.
The mismatch has fueled criticism that the seven-member board, elected by just 9% of registered voters, lacks a real mandate.
Aug 273 min read


Poll: Ruais Leads Manchester Mayor’s Race by 40 Points
MANCHESTER — Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais holds a commanding advantage heading into the 2025 municipal elections, with strong job approval...
Aug 262 min read


Court Review Finds Evidence Existed to Detain Berlin Murder Suspect
An internal court review released Monday concludes there was enough evidence to hold Michael Gleason in preventive detention months before he allegedly shot and killed his wife in Berlin on July 6, then died by suicide.
Aug 253 min read


YDC Fraud follows a long history and it always involves the same lawyers
Chris Thomson’s Op-Ed "YDC Lawsuits: The most disturbing case of fraud ever seen in NH” was a welcome fresh take on the YDC cases. I noticed David Vicinanzo’s comment under it. He is one of the lead attorneys suing the State. He doth protest too much. He was a federal prosecutor in Concord in the 1990s when the majority of the abuse at YDC allegedly took place.
Aug 253 min read


In Child Care, As In Housing, Maybe The Government’s Doing A Bit Too Much?
Surging child care prices have grabbed the media’s attention here in New Hampshire, and rightly so. The price of full-time care in a licensed center “jumped 48 percent between 2013 and 2023,” landing at nearly $32,000 a year, according to an analysis last year by the Carsey School of Public Policy at UNH.
Aug 256 min read


As UNH Raises Tuition, University Units Promote NH Outright Programs Reaching K–5
The University of New Hampshire is increasing undergraduate tuition to $15,908 this academic year while projecting additional budget cuts, even as university units promote and partner on youth-focused programming with New Hampshire Outright (formerly Seacoast Outright), including offerings for children in kindergarten through grade five.
Aug 252 min read


N.H. Republicans Expand Voter Registration Lead as Nearly 3,000 Democrats Fall Off N.H. Voter Rolls
New Hampshire’s latest voter registration snapshot shows Republicans widening their advantage as Democratic registrations slipped by nearly 3,000 since May, according to state data.
Aug 221 min read
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