I grew up in Henniker and went to the elementary and high school there and New England College. I retired from teaching history in Winchester. Until recently, I have been very proud to call New Hampshire my home state.

My heart is sad because the New Hampshire Legislature has voted to legalize marriages between homosexuals. What has happened to our morality, in New Hampshire and the U.S.A.?

Will the Legislature next change the state motto to read "Live Free in Sin"?

ARTHUR HOWES

Phillipsburg, N.J.