The WFEA Morning Update

Granite Grok: Free Speech and Flag Poles – Planet Fitness Trans Issues
Granite Grok: Free Speech and Flag Poles – Planet Fitness Trans Issues

Steve MacDonald, one of New Hampshire’s leading independent news sources, joins host Jeff Chidester to banter on a couple of trending New Hampshire stories.

First up, Jeff and Steve talk about the VERY underreported story involving the Concord, NH Planet Fitness cancellation of a long-time member over the reporting of a man in the women’s changing area.

The second story involves the Nashua recent loss in court over their ‘viewpoint discrimination’ policy involving the city’s selective approach as to which flags could be flown on what has been designated as the ‘city’s citizen flagpole.’

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