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Letter: The lesson of the Lottery

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Ben Leubsdorf did an admirable job of paralleling New Hampshire’s adoption of a state lottery in 1963 with the current debate on casino gambling (“The great gambling debate of 1963,” Sunday Monitor Viewpoints, May 19). There is another likely parallel. According to the official New Hampshire Lottery Commission website, the game began with a single $3 ticket. The original 1963 law said the sweepstakes could hold up to two drawings … 0

Letter: Don’t miss the parade

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Concord’s Memorial Day parade will be held Monday, with staging at 8:30 a.m. in the Burlington Coat Factory parking lot on Storrs Street. The parade starts at 9 a.m. and will proceed to the Old North Cemetery for a wreath-laying ceremony, then on to the State House Plaza for an unveiling of an Eagle Scout project that cleaned and added to the war … 0

Letter: The view from Connecticut

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

I grew up in Preston, Conn, where most residents worked for defense contractors or for one of the local dairy farms that used to dot the area. When the Cold War ended and defense companies were laying people off, locals wondered where the next big employer would come from. Then came the casinos. Everyone thought the streets would be paved with gold, and … 0

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Letter: Inappropriate on school grounds

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Re “Blessed be the school” (Monitor front page, May 18): Lizarda Urena needs to stop preaching on the campus of Concord High School. This is a clear violation of the separation of church and state, regardless of the principal’s view. Has the school board been advised of this … 0

Letter: In health care, impediments to a truly free marketplace

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The latest news on the health-care front is the federal requirement for hospitals to disclose charges for various procedures. I assume the intent is to either embarrass hospitals into reducing charges or to encourage patients to choose lower-cost hospitals. The problem with the consumer choice goal is that, … 0

Letter: Ayotte critics aim to wipe out Bill of Rights

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

For the past few weeks, Sen. Kelly Ayotte has been the recipient of some pretty pathetic criticism for her stand on the background check vote in the U.S. Senate. I liken the situation to this: Imagine taking a dog for a walk in the woods and coming across … 0

Letter: Touching tribute

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

My sympathy for Joe Lajoie and Carol Leonard’s beautiful Gladys (Monitor obituary, May 17). It is very touching that other people love their pets so much. I have had eight dogs pass due to old age or illness, but they are not forgotten. LOUISE HISLOP Alexandria … 0

Letter: Ayotte is not telling the truth

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Sen. Kelly Ayotte is not telling the truth about the Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act she’s cosponsoring. This legislation was designed to provide political cover for politicians like Ayotte who irresponsibly voted against the Manchin-Toomey compromise bill and does not improve the existing background check … 0

Report from Vacationland: Hunt for murder suspect thwarts a lovely hike

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

We’re here on the Lost Coast of northern California. We drove eight hours from San Francisco along scenic Route 1, a corkscrew of a highway with beautiful views but ditches to the right and cliffs to the left … 0

Editorial: Think local, vote ‘no’ on casino

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Today is a day for state representatives to look out for their own. By that we mean the hometown businesses that provide jobs, pay taxes, support sports teams and give a city or town vitality and a sense of place. Every existing business would be harmed by the … 1

Report to Readers: Among free weekly papers, ‘The Concord Insider’ is tops

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Boy, there’s a lot of congratulating to be done today. Yesterday, just as Ben Conant and Keith Testa were putting the finishing touches on their giant annual Cappies Awards edition of The Concord Insider, they got word that they, too, had won a big award. The Cappies, for … 1

Letter: Where are the elderly, where are the desperate?

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The hypothetical people in Millennium Gaming’s rendition of a casino room are all young, slender and white. Some are in uniforms designating employees (middle-aged or people of color need not apply?). Where are the overweight, the elderly, the limbless, the shabby, the desperate? Not a wheelchair or a … 4

Letter: We need the casino

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

After weeks of anticipation, a House committee recommended defeating the most recent incarnation of an expanded gambling bill which promises to bring a $600 million facility to Salem. Most residents have seen the lofty plans from Rockingham Park & Millennium Gaming – a gorgeous new facility including a … 3

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