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In Her Own Words

Swett: I'm grounded in New Hampshire

Katrina Swett of Bow, a Democratic candidate for the 2nd District seat in Congress, met with the Monitor editorial board last week and was asked about criticism of the large number of her political donors who come from out of state. Here was her response: I think it is used by opponents to try and create a sense that somehow, gee, Katrina's not as grounded in New Hampshire.… 11

June 27, 2010

My Turn

Wall St. needs reform

Do you remember the joke about the man who murdered his parents and then had the nerve to throw himself on the mercy of the court as an orphan? That joke makes me think of the mega-banks and Wall Street institutions which, through their reckless greed and irresponsibility, brought our economy to the brink of a second Great Depression. These "too big to fail" institutions did just… 41

April 10, 2010

Letter

Amendment infringes on women's rights

I have been watching with great hope and a bit of trepidation the progress of the most important health care reform initiative of the past three decades. The hope comes from the successful action in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a health care reform bill; the trepidation comes from the Stupak Amendment which, to my dismay, was adopted as part of the bill passed in… 30

December 10, 2009

My Turn

Dalai Lama surely deserves an invitation to the White House

On the night of his historic and inspiring election as the first African American president, Barack Obama spoke of the trajectory of history. He paraphrased Martin Luther King Jr. when he said, "The arc of history is long, but it bends towards justice." These are hopeful words, and for those who seek justice and human rights they are a reminder that we cannot simply stand by and… 1

October 6, 2009

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