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Letter: N.H. needs the help

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

There are plenty of good reasons for the state Senate to support Medicaid expansion through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Here’s a really important one: Medicaid expansion would provide coverage for almost 8,000 residents who have substance use disorders like alcoholism and drug addiction. New Hampshire has an epidemic drug and alcohol problem. The state is No. 1 in the country for underage alcohol use and No. 3 … 0

Letter: Let’s get off fantasy island!

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

When it comes to health insurance, this country has descended into a fantasy island mindset. The Affordable Care Act is a major example of excessive pork spending and very little affordable health care. The secretary of Health and Human Services is trying to raise money illegally to pay for implementation of the bill. The IRS, an agency that has nothing to do with … 0

Letter: Through children, peace

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Rabbi Robin Nafshi deserves praise and support for her ongoing efforts to bring the Kids4Peace program to New Hampshire (“A multi-faith peace effort in your own back yard,” Monitor, June 10). Hopefully the friendships developed between Israeli and Palestinian children at summer camp will endure, benefitting both communities. Since the al-Aqsa Intifada began too many have perished: 1,519 Palestinian children were killed by … 0

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Letter: Urge Boutin to support Medicaid expansion

Monday, June 17, 2013

I hope fellow constituents of Sen. David Boutin will join me in asking him to do what is best for New Hampshire by accepting federal funding to expand Medicaid. This money is already set aside for our state and will bring quality, affordable care to families in need. … 0

Letter: Medicaid expansion makes good sense

Monday, June 17, 2013

I am a nurse practitioner, and I support Medicaid expansion. The program is federally funded to expand Medicaid to low-income adults and be administered by the state. Even with the Affordable Care Act, too many working poor are left without health care. With Medicaid expansion, there will be … 0

Letter: It’s common sense

Monday, June 17, 2013

The Senate wants to take a year and a half and a couple hundred thousand of your tax dollars to study Medicaid expansion. Perhaps senators should take an hour and a half and read the studies already written on this topic before they throw away more of your … 0

Letter: Disappointed by Senate vote

Monday, June 17, 2013

I am deeply disappointed that the state Senate opposed the expansion of Medicaid. Medicaid expansion will provide access to health care to 58,000 low-income residents, and for the first three years of the program 100 percent of the cost will be paid by the federal government. After that, … 1

Letter: Inconsiderate

Monday, June 17, 2013

To whoever is responsible: I, along with friends and neighbors around Auburn Street, work hard to raise the money, buy and plant the flowers, and tend the flower bed in the traffic circle at the base of Auburn Street. Did you really have to drive right through it … 0

Letter: New motto!

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Re Rep. Christy D. Bartlett’s letter (Monitor, June 14): The Stingy State. I love it. Can we put it on the license plate? LAURENCE B. CHASE Andover … 0

Letter: Bad news for women

Sunday, June 16, 2013

As a leader in an organization that dedicates all of our resources to improving the lives of New Hampshire’s women and girls, I’m disappointed with the state Senate for rejecting a floor amendment that would have restored Medicaid expansion to House Bill 1 and 2. Medicaid expansion is … 0

Letter: Misleading sports column

Sunday, June 16, 2013

The Tim Dahlberg column on the Major Leage Baseball action regarding the Bosch Clinic is highly misleading (“Selig finally takes stand in steroid fight,” Monitor Sports section, June 6). Dahlberg fails to tell us that the method MLB has used to “persuade” Bosch to share is information is … 0

Letter: Close call from a scammer

Sunday, June 16, 2013

I received a phone call at my home recently from Sgt. Albert Williams of the Highway Patrol, New Rochelle, N.Y. He informed me that my grandson (who had been away at college) caused a motor vehicle accident. He stated no one was injured, but there was damage in … 0

Letter: Immigration bill won’t do what it promises

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Regarding the Monitor editorial supporting the Senate immigration bill (“Ayotte gives immigration bill a big push,” June 10), you should read the bill before editorializing about it. I realize that it may be unrealistic to expect you to read an 1,100-page bill, but you shouldn’t spread other’s talking … 0

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