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A good bet? Assumptions are key

By and / For the Monitor

Lawmakers this week return to the debate over whether to allow expanded gambling in New Hampshire. The question has taken on new relevance this year since Massachusetts legalized casinos just three months ago. The question facing legislators:… 0

February 7, 2012
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Are we making progress here?

By / For the Monitor

Life can be complicated at times. And though I love the weave of complexity, there are moments I would just like to clear all away and be able to breathe the simple pleasures. You might call it taking a rest, but that would imply something… 0

February 7, 2012

Suddenly, the Tea Party seems to be losing steam

By / The Washington Post

Hey, remember the Tea Party? Yes, the Tea Party, the movement that upended the 2010 congressional elections and was supposed to transform American politics. In recent days, some voices that have defined the movement over the past two… 0

February 7, 2012
Capital Beat

One-man band

By and / Monitor staff

It may have recently found its way to your mailbox: "Important News About New Hampshire's Marriage Law," under the House of Representatives letterhead and state seal. "Very soon, the New Hampshire Legislature will vote… 35

February 5, 2012
My Turn

Parents like us are watching, worrying

By / For the Monitor

Scratch the parent of a child with a significant disability and you find this fear: What will happen to my child when I am gone? And by gone, I mean dead. We hope, of course, that our children outlive us. And those of us who have children… 4

February 5, 2012

It will take more than an election to repair the damage

By / Monitor columnist

Guns, guns, guns! For all, everywhere! Including felons! In parks! And let's hear it for the Magna Carta! And Bible study! Ax the tax, any tax! And have I mentioned guns? At times, listening to our esteemed legislators, we can only laugh… 7

February 5, 2012
My Turn

Three big problems with impeachment procedure

By / For the Monitor

New Hampshire citizens urgently need an amendment to our state Constitution. No, not an amendment about marriage. A law-abiding, taxpaying, voting citizen who's of age should be able to marry any consenting similarly-situated citizen she… 16

February 4, 2012
My Turn

In budget season, some tips for towns

By / For the Monitor

In this tumultuous economic climate, it is imperative for New Hampshire's towns and cities, school districts and counties to be economically and prudently operated. Local, school and county governments are purveyors of public services,… 7

February 4, 2012
My Turn

Bishop is wrong on health rules

By / For the Monitor

Re "Health rules violate our religious rights" (Bishop Peter Libasci, Monitor Forum, Feb. 2): As a Catholic, I was dismayed to read the bishop's column opposing the new rule giving women access to reproductive health services without a… 0

February 4, 2012
My Turn

NFL players opposed to right-to-work

By / For the Monitor

Granite Staters have a lot of things to be proud of: their magnificent Seacoast and White Mountains, their position as the first presidential primary state in America and the AFC Champion New England Patriots. But most important, they're… 6

February 4, 2012
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