Opinion

Opinion: Sports have never been fair

By CHRISTOPHER HERR

Christopher Herr is a teacher at Concord High School and a resident of Concord. House Bill 1205 would prohibit transgender female athletes from participating in school sports “designated for women, females, or girls” in grades 5-12. The NH Senate had...

Opinion: New Hampshire, let’s support bills that ensure reproductive freedom

By JEAN LEWANDOWSKI

Jean Lewandowski is a retired special needs teacher. She lives in Nashua. Republican politicians, including Gov. Sununu, are suffering from “Be careful what you wish for” syndrome. They have been flip-flopping like stranded carp since their Supreme...

Opinion: ‘A cry of hope in the absence of hope’ - Young people rally for justice in Gaza

By JOHN BUTTRICK

John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. He can be reached at johndbuttrick@gmail.com This last week I went for my monthly haircut. At my age, I get a significant discount (thank you very much). However,...

Opinion: Students resist: Berkeley to Gaza, Columbia to Jenin, UNH to Rafah

By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at robertazzitheother.substack.com It would be easy to write a column simply identifying the ever-expanding roster — now over 100, including at Dartmouth and UNH...

Opinion: New Hampshire, it’s time to acknowledge the stories of suffering

By ANN PODLIPNY

Ann Podlipny lives in Chester. I was a child protection service worker (CPSW) at the Division of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) back in the 1990s. I’m now a farmer at the Manchester Food Bank’s one-acre garden located on the grounds of the Youth...

Opinion: A digital equity plan for Granite Staters

By PATRICK MCDERMOTT

Patrick McDermott is AARP NH’s volunteer state president. New Hampshire has a historic opportunity to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet to everyone in the state, no matter where they live or their circumstances. Access,...

Letter: Please oppose anti-transgender rights bills

The NH House and Senate are considering four bills to curtail the rights of transgender students. HB 1205 and SB 341 focus on excluding transgender women from sports. Trans women on rare occasion win a competition. Exceedingly rare have any set a...

Letter: Protect your democratic right to vote

Here, in our country, every citizen has the right to vote in free elections. Our NH Constitution guarantees it for eligible NH voters. Yet, our State Senate will soon vote on HB 1569, which could bar thousands of eligible NH voters from voting. If...

Opinion: Look to facts in Medical Aid in Dying

By MITCHELL SIMON

Mitchell Simon lives in Contoocook. The most frustrating and infuriating part of the debate on the proposed Medical Aid in Dying bill is that the only objections being voiced are based on speculation. According to the recent Monitor story, we hear...

Opinion: In the debate on Medical Aid in Dying, facts matter

By STEVEN M. GORDON

Steven M. Gordon lives in Hopkinton and is senior counsel to Shaheen & Gordon. A recent Concord Monitor Letter to the Editor argued that the passage of the bipartisan NH End of Life Options Act (HB 1283) that would allow medical aid in dying as an...

Letter: The danger of name recognition

Recently, my town has been plastered with large “Chuck Morse for Governor” signs, making me wonder if large national super PACS are providing him with millions like they did during his failed Senate run. Studies show that pervasive signage greatly...

Letter: Mischaracterization of my opinion on transgender sports ban bill

While the front page article did not misquote me, the headline (“Pembroke resident argues for eligibility requirements”) and the way a part of my testimony was interpreted in the article was entirely misleading. I am strongly opposed to this bill. I...

Letter: HB 1569 is a bad idea

NH does not need legislation born of right-wing conspiracy theories and baseless claims of mass voter fraud. HB 1569 is a solution looking for a problem. Gov. Sununu and our Secretary of State have both said that NH elections are fair and safe. HB...

Letter: Hannah Duston and Accuracy

The Monitor’s front page piece (4/29) regarding Hannah Duston referred to her as an English colonist. No, she was an American pioneer, born in Massachusetts. She was described as “murdering a bunch of Abenaki Indians.” No, she was abducted by...

Opinion: A veteran, father, and coach’s plea to reject homophobic laws

By ROGER BLEAU

Roger Bleau is a lifelong Granite Stater who lives in Manchester. As a Vietnam veteran, Christian, father, grandfather, and sports coach, I am deeply concerned about the ramifications on our children’s well-being and freedom if New Hampshire passes...

Opinion: Ensuring access to banking for all NH communities

By SEBASTIAN FUENTES

Sebastian Fuentes is the NH Movement Politics Director for Rights & Democracy. He has collaborated with Coos County Democrats, and Plymouth Area Democrats, and became the first Latino NH State Democratic delegate from the North Country, co-founded the...

Letter: Updated middle school design

The Monitor recently reported (“New budget, timeline set,” 4/25) that the Concord School Board would soon be receiving updated/revised schematic designs, including possible alternative designs, for the proposed new middle school along with the...

Letter: Rights of the terminally ill

Marshall and I were perplexed to see the Monitor’s headlined article about the Senate committee hearing on HB 1283 titled, “Who decides the value on a life?” profiling the family of a young man with epilepsy. We are happy for the Kaneb family for...

Letter: Protect NH’s pollinators and biodiversity

NH’s pollinators and biodiversity are in jeopardy if pesticides are sprayed by drones in HB 1698. Its amendment would allow them to be sprayed from an elevation of 20 feet. This violates a person’s right to know if poisonous pesticides are being used....