Letter: Mischaracterization of my opinion on transgender sports ban bill

While the front page article did not misquote me, the headline (“Pembroke resident argues for eligibility requirements”) and the way a part of my testimony was interpreted in the article was entirely misleading. I am strongly opposed to this bill. I...

Letter: The danger of name recognition

Recently, my town has been plastered with large “Chuck Morse for Governor” signs, making me wonder if large national super PACS are providing him with millions like they did during his failed Senate run. Studies show that pervasive signage greatly...

Letter: HB 1569 is a bad idea

NH does not need legislation born of right-wing conspiracy theories and baseless claims of mass voter fraud. HB 1569 is a solution looking for a problem. Gov. Sununu and our Secretary of State have both said that NH elections are fair and safe. HB...

Letter: Hannah Duston and Accuracy

The Monitor’s front page piece (4/29) regarding Hannah Duston referred to her as an English colonist. No, she was an American pioneer, born in Massachusetts. She was described as “murdering a bunch of Abenaki Indians.” No, she was abducted by...

Opinion: A veteran, father, and coach’s plea to reject homophobic laws

By ROGER BLEAU

Roger Bleau is a lifelong Granite Stater who lives in Manchester. As a Vietnam veteran, Christian, father, grandfather, and sports coach, I am deeply concerned about the ramifications on our children’s well-being and freedom if New Hampshire passes...

Opinion: Ensuring access to banking for all NH communities

By SEBASTIAN FUENTES

Sebastian Fuentes is the NH Movement Politics Director for Rights & Democracy. He has collaborated with Coos County Democrats, and Plymouth Area Democrats, and became the first Latino NH State Democratic delegate from the North Country, co-founded the...

Letter: Rights of the terminally ill

Marshall and I were perplexed to see the Monitor’s headlined article about the Senate committee hearing on HB 1283 titled, “Who decides the value on a life?” profiling the family of a young man with epilepsy. We are happy for the Kaneb family for...

Letter: Updated middle school design

The Monitor recently reported (“New budget, timeline set,” 4/25) that the Concord School Board would soon be receiving updated/revised schematic designs, including possible alternative designs, for the proposed new middle school along with the...

Letter: Protect NH’s pollinators and biodiversity

NH’s pollinators and biodiversity are in jeopardy if pesticides are sprayed by drones in HB 1698. Its amendment would allow them to be sprayed from an elevation of 20 feet. This violates a person’s right to know if poisonous pesticides are being used....

Letter: Earth Day events

Earth Day eventsDiscover Wild NH Day, an annual Fish and Game Department event, began in 1989 to celebrate Earth Day. The public praised NHFG for having a fun and noncommercial family event. Over the years, this event’s NH Animal Rights League booth...

Letter: Family story

Ray Duckler’s story about D.J. Annicchiarico (Monitor, 4/22) reminded me of the following family anecdote. Sometime around 1915, my grandfather, Daniel Herbert Dustin, was driving his wagon in the fine city of Concord when he was hailed by the...

Letter: Campus antisemitism

Students are protesting against Israel and Jews on college campuses. Why weren’t these same students protesting the war in Syria? As of June 28, 2022 the United Nations Human Rights Office estimated 306,887 civilians had been killed in Syria between...

Letter: Ex-game show host

According to collider.com, “Despite enjoying decades of loyal viewership, the game shows have considerably declined in numbers and popularity.” So, what’s an ex-game show host to do? The lights, the excitement, the pomp, the pressure, the advertised...

Letter: It’s not true that school vouchers save taxpayer money

Watch out for out-of-state lobbyists spewing misinformation about our NH public schools. Andrew Yates, who works for a Virginia company that promotes school vouchers, tells us in a My Turn (Monitor, 4/17) that school vouchers will save us taxpayer...

Letter: Look familiar?

Good work America! First you visit your wrath on folks crossing your borders trying to survive and find a better life. Now you are beating up and arresting your own children on college campuses for trying to do what is right. Your children are way...

Letter: Reject anti-trans legislation

So many anti trans bills have been introduced this legislative session! One of them, HB 396, would allow bans on trans people from bathrooms and locker rooms. This not only affects restaurants, conference centers, ski area, etc. where trans people can...

Opinion: No, Republicans are not better on the economy

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Polls are omnipresent in America and I admit to deep skepticism about their accuracy. I think of Trump’s defeat of Hillary Clinton and the failure of the red wave to materialize in 2022 as examples that justify that...

Opinion: Campus chaos and America’s character

By VIKRAM MANSHARAMANI

Vikram Mansharamani of Lincoln is a candidate for Congress in New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District. He was previously on the faculties of both Yale and Harvard. Jewish students being warned to avoid college campuses for their own safety. Angry...

Opinion: Learning from landscapes

By PARKER POTTER

Parker Potter is a former archaeologist and historian, and a retired lawyer. He is currently a semi-professional dog walker who lives and works in Contoocook. Not long after my family and I returned from Ireland last summer, I started putting up...

Opinion: The Concord School Board can restore trust with residents

By MARGARET LANDSMAN

Margaret Landsman has lived in Concord for 33 years. Before she retired, she taught English and ESOL at NHTI. I have long been happy Concord has a school board financially independent from the city council, and believe it generally has resulted in a...