Letter: Warner RR Trail

David Carroll’s history of the Warner River valley from glaciation to the present has completely omitted the 150 or so years when it was massively disrupted by the building and operation of the Concord to Claremont railroad.Although now mostly...

Letter: Regarding the rail trail in Warner

Recent writings in the Monitor imply the Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail is out to destroy the environment in our region. As a contributor and donor of easements to the trail I respectfully disagree. This trail group has been conscientiously studying...

Letter: Pembroke budget cuts

The unfortunate knee-jerk reaction to the proposed tax increase that would have resulted in passage of the Pembroke School Board budget proposal will have negative long-range repercussions. The draconian three-million-dollar reduction will seriously...

Letter: Contact your representative

During the full session of the NH House of Representatives this Thursday, March 14, there will be a floor vote on HB 1569. This bill removes the ability of those registering on election day to sign a sworn affidavit if they lack physical proof of...

Letter: Vote Poulin and Flanagan

I have two friends running for the select board in Bow in our upcoming election, Matt Poulin and Ian Flanagan. They both have my vote. I first met Matt Poulin 10 years ago when we were both running for office. I admired Matt’s tireless campaign for...

Opinion: Alabama’s anti-abortion movement has collided with itself

By OGE YOUNG

Oge Young, MD, is past president of NHMS and member of the general council representing New Hampshire obstetricians for 20 years. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in February that embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) are children. The...

Opinion: Own a Frenchie or a Persian cat? NH could call that cruel

By MIKE BOBER

Mike Bober is the president and CEO of the Pet Advocacy Network. Soon the NH House of Representatives will consider HB 1102, a bill that would make it illegal to breed or sell “snub nosed” dogs, like French bulldogs or Boston terriers, and cats like...

Opinion: Make bread, not war: The survival of humanity depends upon it

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 The Monitor has reported, “defense contractors are struggling to fill skilled positions that still exist in Maine and...

Opinion: Delay is the name of the game

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Usually I harbor low expectations about how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule. That is because of the far-right plurality on the Court that rarely deviates from the Federalist Society “billionaires are us” party...

Letter: Our masters, our choices

I am a fiercely independent minded individual. Unfortunately, in our world today where mass killings of fellow human beings go under-reported, or as in the case of Ethiopia, not deemed newsworthy, I tend to find my primal scream all too often. I’m...

Letter: Support trans athletes

I write not just as a concerned parent, but as a voice for justice, pleading against the proposed bills that threaten to rob transgender girls like my 15-year-old daughter, Parker, of their right to belong and grow through sports. Parker’s sports...

Letter: Where were you?

I attended the vigil for Nex Benedict on Sunday evening. Nex was a trans person who died after a bullying incident. There were 100+ people in front of the State House to honor Nex and commit to education about trans rights and resistance to hate in...

Letter: Hope in the 2024 election

In our 2024 national election, abortion issues will be paramount in the minds of most if not all voters. Consider the reality that if society wants to place all responsibility for the unborn child on the woman, then let her decide if she wants to...

Opinion: A modest proposal to save the world

By JEAN STIMMELL

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. With our mild weather so far this year, New Hampshire has avoided calamitous climate change. Texas hasn’t been so lucky with its...

Opinion: The fate of a river in Warner

By DAVID M. CARROLL

Artist, naturalist, and writer David M. Carroll lives in Warner. As it has long come to be for any places with wildness, natural wildness with rich and complex ecosystems and biological diversity, the fate of the Warner River and its ecologically and...

Opinion: Vote yes on the teacher’s contract in Weare

By MATTHEW THOMAS

Matthew Thomas lives in Weare. Nearly two decades ago our town found itself at a crossroads with its middle school. Support and commitment to the current and future students of this community by voting to pass a bond for a new school building or...

Opinion: American airman patriot: ‘I will no longer be complicit in genocide’

By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at robertazzitheother.substack.com As a child of the 60s I remember being drawn to the photograph capturing the horror of the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức, a...

Opinion: Community power: A win for Concord electric ratepayers

By ROB WERNER

Rob Werner is chair of the Concord Energy and Environment Advisory Committee. An opportunity to provide lower electric rates for Concord residents is in the hands of the Concord City Council as councilors will consider joining the Community Power...

Letter: Safer weather and less drafty homes

“Extreme weather event” is something you hear a lot these days. Occasionally you may also hear about efforts to “adapt” or for “resiliency.” But are we hearing about how to avoid these weather disasters in the first place? The NH Legislature is...

Letter: Vote ‘yes’ on community power

If you’re tired of soaring electric bills, you may be in luck this spring. Check to see if your town has a warrant article proposing a community power plan. If they do, you want to vote yes. New Hampshire loves local freedom and control. To that end,...