Opinion
Opinion: NH should support SB 553
By STEVE DUPREY
Steve Duprey is the owner and president of The Duprey Companies. As a New Hampshire native of many generations, I know a large reason this is such an exceptional place to live, work, own a business and raise a family is the way our institutions and...
Opinion: Let’s not go back
By GAIL DIMAGGIO
Gail DiMaggio lives in Concord. A friend challenged me to write about reproductive rights because, she said, “You’re old enough to remember.” She had a point. The young, of course, never experienced what women faced before Roe. And for a lot of...
Letter: Facts matter
Michael Moffett’s attack on educators and journalists in his review of an article about Hannah Duston is a display of his vast ignorance of history and facts, disguised as scholarly musing. Hannah Duston was born in a colony of Great Britain, making...
Letter: Baseball back then
I have always loved baseball and growing up in the NY Metropolitan Area in the 1950s and early 60s had the opportunity to attend ball games at Ebbets Field, The Polo Grounds and The House That Ruth Built prior to 1957. I witnessed the great ones;...
Letter: Our November vote
Our November voteBack in my high school teaching days we put together a trial of Gen. Benedict Arnold. Was he a traitor or hero? (We had super community resources. The judge was an attorney who practiced before the Supreme Court, while the defense and...
Opinion: The inspiring life of Howard Zinn
By JONATHAN P. BAIRD
Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. It has now been 14 years since Howard Zinn died. A historian, Zinn is mostly remembered for writing “A People’s History of the United States,” a controversial recounting of the American story. Zinn focused on the...
Opinion: Seeking wisdom in literature
By GIB WEST
Gib West lives in Concord. Many pieces of great literature explore the themes of power and hubris, and thus can be revisited to examine how we, as members of a community, can question ourselves or our leaders and in so doing seek a just path.It is...
Letter: Observations on ‘Campus chaos’
As a former (30 years) resident of New Hampshire, I would like to comment on Vikram Mansharamani’s recent My Turn. The first half of the piece outlines the current state of affairs on college campuses. The more important part of the piece lies in the...
Letter: Response to ‘Spared suffering’
I’m Samuel Safford from Pelham, and I want to share my story in response to the recent talk about the End of Life Options Act, HB 1283. At age 4, I was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic defect deemed fatal with no cure....
Letter: Life with dignity
I am disappointed that people have to fight another tough fight to end life with dignity when suffering so much already. I will share my experience to explain. I have been diagnosed with gbm glioblastoma terminal brain cancer for 8 years now. I have...
Letter: Why Israel?
Gary Seidner wonders why students protesting Israel’s destruction of Gaza aren’t protesting the war in Syria, claiming its “blatant antisemitism.” There is a very simple explanation, and its not antisemitism. Our government is sending bombs and...
Letter: The Attorney General disappoints again
I was deeply disappointed to learn that New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella signed onto a lawsuit with 20 other states to challenge an ATF rule change requiring more firearm sellers to perform background checks. It is simply fact that the...
Opinion: It all started at Columbia
By JEAN STIMMELL
Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. I need to vent about the college protests. I am beside myself, appalled at my country’s unconditional military support of Israel’s...
Opinion: Sports have never been fair
By CHRISTOPHER HERR
Christopher Herr is a teacher at Concord High School and a resident of Concord. House Bill 1205 would prohibit transgender female athletes from participating in school sports “designated for women, females, or girls” in grades 5-12. The NH Senate had...
Opinion: New Hampshire, let’s support bills that ensure reproductive freedom
By JEAN LEWANDOWSKI
Jean Lewandowski is a retired special needs teacher. She lives in Nashua. Republican politicians, including Gov. Sununu, are suffering from “Be careful what you wish for” syndrome. They have been flip-flopping like stranded carp since their Supreme...
Opinion: ‘A cry of hope in the absence of hope’ - Young people rally for justice in Gaza
By JOHN BUTTRICK
John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. He can be reached at johndbuttrick@gmail.com This last week I went for my monthly haircut. At my age, I get a significant discount (thank you very much). However,...
Opinion: Students resist: Berkeley to Gaza, Columbia to Jenin, UNH to Rafah
By ROBERT AZZI
Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at robertazzitheother.substack.com It would be easy to write a column simply identifying the ever-expanding roster — now over 100, including at Dartmouth and UNH...
Opinion: New Hampshire, it’s time to acknowledge the stories of suffering
By ANN PODLIPNY
Ann Podlipny lives in Chester. I was a child protection service worker (CPSW) at the Division of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) back in the 1990s. I’m now a farmer at the Manchester Food Bank’s one-acre garden located on the grounds of the Youth...
Opinion: A digital equity plan for Granite Staters
By PATRICK MCDERMOTT
Patrick McDermott is AARP NH’s volunteer state president. New Hampshire has a historic opportunity to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet to everyone in the state, no matter where they live or their circumstances. Access,...
Letter: Please oppose anti-transgender rights bills
The NH House and Senate are considering four bills to curtail the rights of transgender students. HB 1205 and SB 341 focus on excluding transgender women from sports. Trans women on rare occasion win a competition. Exceedingly rare have any set a...
