Opinion: The life of Leonard Peltier

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Leonard Peltier remains in federal prison in Florida, now in his 47th year of confinement. So far, all efforts for clemency have failed. Very disappointingly, President Biden has not yet granted clemency.I previously...

Opinion: A true tough guy

By JOHN GFROERER

John Gfroerer lives in Concord. In a few words, former New Hampshire Governor Sherman Adams would best be described as a crusty, tough New England Yankee. He started his work life in the forests of Vermont and New Hampshire employed by the...

Letter: Liar extraordinaire

I write to in awe of George Santos. We all know that no one likes like a Congress-critter, but this guy took it to a whole ‘nother level. He had the genius to realize early that there would be no consequences, no matter how enormous the lie. He...

Letter: Response to ‘man arrested’

Regarding the article “Man arrested in case of birth in woods,” seriously? The story was about Theberge and yet you have to drag Dennis Eckersley’s name through the mud as if he was central to the story? When did the Concord Monitor use sensationalism...

Opinion: Our violent national pastimes

By MILLIE LAFONTAINE

Millie LaFontaine lives in Concord. Like so many people, I’ve been following with bated breath the story of the young football player who suffered a cardiac arrest on the field after a seemingly routine tackle in a high-stakes game.The public has been...

Letter: How dare nurses walk off the job

This is how many people, other nurses included, react to nurses walking off the job to strike. How dare we not strike? Hint: It’s about pay, but not ours. We’ve been enduring incredible stress well before COVID due to administrators steadily...

Letter: Closing primary to undeclared voters

Here we are again, HB 101 to restrict 40% of New Hampshire constituents from voting because they don’t belong to a party. There were similar bills introduced many years ago in 2005 and 2007. I testified against both these bills at that time. Instead...

Opinion: Remain vigilant in defense of democracies

By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at theotherazzi.wordpress.com. “It is easier for a man to burn down his own house than to get rid of his prejudices,” English philosopher and Franciscan friar Roger...

Opinion: Brain science supports ranked choice voting

By KATE HARRIS

Kate Harris, PhD, lives in Dover. On Tuesday the 17th, two bills that support ranked choice voting will be considered by the Election Law Committee.I’m a psychologist who lives and works in Dover. My professional understanding of neuroscience and...

Opinion: The next generation

By PARKER POTTER

Parker Potter is a former archaeologist and historian, and a retired lawyer. He is currently a semi-professional dogwalker who lives and works in Contoocook. In my last My Turn, I mentioned a couple of youngsters who share my interest in gravel, The...

Letter: Thanks to the community

To the town of Warner, surrounding communities, friends, families, we, Kelly O’Reilly, Kelly’s two children, and myself, want to extend our immense gratitude and appreciation shown to our family during this tragic event. The donations we’ve received...

Letter: Our faiths demand we show up

The invocation at the governor’s inauguration on January 5th indicated that those who are ministers of the Gospel should not protest, hold our elected leaders publicly accountable, or bear public witness in the halls of government. We do not agree....

Opinion: A necessary course correction

By JANET WARD

Janet Ward lives in Contoocook. HB 61 would repeal and replace the “divisive concepts” bill which attempted to make teaching accurate history dangerous. The true personal story explains why HB 61 is necessary and appropriate.Several years ago, I was...

Letter: Beware of ‘tall skinnies’

Four NH state representatives have proposed a bill that may transform single-family neighborhoods in New Hampshire. HB 44 does not include provisions to require construction of affordable housing. HB 44 also threatens NH green space on existing lots....

Letter: Words not weapons

Why are Republicans so fearful of their fellow representatives that they feel the need to arm themselves in the NH State House chamber? Our legislature is a deliberative body. It should be a bastion of civil discourse and responsible government, not...

Letter: Use the lidocaine

Stop being barbaric, medical professionals. Is there a shortage of lidocaine? Too many people are relating their excruciating painful outpatient experiences to me, because I am a retired nurse of a 50 year career. I was an office nurse for a surgeon...

Letter: Only one Republican

Only one Congressional Republican attended the service outside our U.S. Capitol to honor those who defended and died defending our democracy. Do I need say more? Kevin Monahan Bow

Letter: The five percent

My husband and I are retired teachers. Last week’s chaotic election of Speaker of the House of Representatives left us shaking our heads. Rep. Kevin McCarthy won his gavel by ceding all the authority of that position to the MAGA wing of the Republican...

Letter: Destructive trends worldwide

I’m someone who has felt our defense spending to be outrageously high for many years. The Republicans have on their agenda significant cuts to our defense budget. Ordinarily I would welcome this. Now, however is a time of great peril in the world....

Letter: Fusion breakthrough not about electricity

Many media outlets recently reported a fusion breakthrough as a clean energy story. However, in a recent Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists article (12/16/22) by John Mecklin, he explains that the recent fusion experiment at the National Ignition...