Sunday, May 19, 2013
When will Sen. Kelly Ayotte disclose what money, contributions, gratuities, offers of support, pledges or other benefits she receives directly or indirectly from the National Rifle Association? ROBERT A. STEIN Concord …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
I can’t hold back any longer about the insensitive stupidity of Rep. Stella Tremblay and her big mouth saying she can’t believe that Jeff Bauman was actually hurt and lost two legs in the Boston Marathon bombing. He wasn’t screaming enough for this birdbrain. I don’t know about …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
The Second Amendment states “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Right-wingnuts are notoriously strict constructionists – interpreting the Constitution to mean what it meant when drafted. However, this …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
I keep hearing how 90 percent of Americans want more gun control. I don’t believe it for a minute. Most Americans are wise to the fact that polls can be manipulated so the results are in favor of the ones conducting the poll. Some groups hire people to …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Politicians are up in arms about the IRS allegedly targeting conservative groups when they apply for tax-exempt status. If this is true, there is no doubt this is wrong; the IRS should be impartial. But what we should be asking ourselves is: Why are these groups – conservative …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Re “Canterbury cancer patient who pleaded to Hassan dies” (Monitor front page, May 14): The death of Hardy Macia shows the lack of compassion for the sick by the governor. He was only looking for an opportunity to grow a plant – neither an opium poppy nor a …
Friday, May 17, 2013
I agree wholeheartedly with “Where should they go?” (Nadine Dahl, Monitor letter, May 15). Instead of having the homeless camping piecemeal all over private and public land, provide a decent size space of unused land containing the facilities they need and within reasonable walking distance of the Friendly …
Friday, May 17, 2013
The May 7 Monitor included a column from Sen. Kelly Ayotte defending her vote against the gun background check (“I voted to defend background check system”). It’s a discouraging read. Marian Wright Edelman of the Children’s Defense Fund reports that gun violence has killed 119,079 children and teenagers …
Friday, May 17, 2013
I am writing to tell you why I have complete trust in Sen. Kelly Ayotte’s decisions, one of which is regarding the recent gun controversy. I am a proud National Rifle Association member and believe in the preservation of the Second Amendment. Ayotte is a dedicated U.S. senator …
Friday, May 17, 2013
In Bill Clinton’s second term, the nation’s business was put on hold to conduct impeachment hearings. Having failed to make Barack Obama a one-term president, Republicans are once again scandal hunting. The result is that the economy, immigration and myriad other pressing issues have been placed on the …
