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Letter: A hopeful outlook

01-07-2024 6:00 AM

I recently went to a Nikki Haley Politics and Pie event in Concord with my son-in-law. He was born and raised in Ghana and spent his later teen years and early twenties in the UK. He stays up to date with the news and current events and is a pretty...


Letter: An alternative to big money politics

01-07-2024 6:00 AM

My email and cell phone, and I assume yours, have been burning up with candidates desperate for money: money before the media casually assesses the viability of their campaigns based on total receipts at quarterly reports, instead of emphasizing all...


Letter: Thoughts on Gaza War

01-07-2024 6:00 AM

Recently the United States vetoed a proposed United Nations Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, while all other members in the Security Council voted in favor of the resolution. Also, it appears that most of the members in the UN...


Letter: It’s not about access to health care, it’s about expressing identity

01-07-2024 6:00 AM

I am the parent of a child who made gender affirming decisions before the age of 18. This issue is not about access to health care, it is about expressing identity. If we repress identity, how can we express joy and satisfaction? Do we want to be in...


Letter: What about the hostages?

01-07-2024 6:00 AM

In response to the letter by Mr. Diamond (Monitor, 1/4) declaring Israel is committing atrocities in Gaza. He eloquently critiqued the faults of Israel and the IDF massacring the Gaza residents. He encourages the reader to contact your representatives...


Letter: It’s all about the coattails!

01-07-2024 6:00 AM

The NH Republican primary on Jan. 23 is rapidly approaching. If you’re concerned about seeing real change happen in the federal government, then I suggest considering who is most likely to beat the Democrat nominee and have the largest coattails. At...


Letter: We’re getting buried by out-of-state trash

01-07-2024 6:00 AM

That the NH Legislature finally seems to be focused on how and why landfills in NH are being overrun with out-of-state trash is a welcome development. Also most welcome is media scrutiny of the problem. The Jan. 1 Concord Monitor had an excellent...


Letter: Urgent call to protect reproductive rights

01-07-2024 6:00 AM

I write in strong opposition to House Bill 1248 (a legislative proposal in NH imposing a ban on abortion at 15 days). I have gone back and forth with co-sponsors of the bill. It is clear to me that their oversimplification of the intricate landscape...


Opinion: Calling for a ceasefire

01-06-2024 8:00 AM

By ALEX DIEKER

Alex Dieker of Newington, is editor of the University of Amsterdam’s Cul magazine. On Christmas Eve, the Monitor published a My Turn by Fisto Ndayishimiye titled “War is never the answer.” Ndayishimiye writes that “we should create a space where we...


Opinion: Who is really in charge?

01-06-2024 6:00 AM

By DOUG LOWE

Doug Lowe, outdated lighting consultant, lives in Concord. Observation of the events unfolding in the Republican Party would lead a citizen to pose a question: Who is running this show? It is an important question. The most obvious answer is Donald...


Letter: First in the Nation

01-05-2024 3:31 PM

On Tuesday, Jan. 23, New Hampshire has the unique opportunity to live up to its notable status as First in the Nation, the first primary election to put Donald Trump out to pasture. That we the people are turning the page on a shameful embarrassment...


Letter: SCOTUS must uphold the Constitution

01-05-2024 3:31 PM

There is quite the to do over the immigration crisis at the border. Let’s remember why these thousands of people are walking hundreds of miles to get to America: they are fleeing countries led by dictator-like governments. If Trump wins the election...


Opinion: Undeclared voters, it’s time to shine

01-05-2024 6:00 AM

By ADAM CZARKOWSKI

Adam Czarkowski works in the technology sector and lives in Penacook. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, New Hampshire will have its first in the nation presidential primary. This year’s primary will look a little different as the sitting president will not be on...


Letter: Bringing democracy

01-04-2024 3:44 PM

This is a very difficult historical period for political and religious institutions in the United States. The first in terms of a very real struggle to maintain a democratic form of government in the face of a pervasive and profound threat of...


Letter: Write in Joe Biden

01-04-2024 3:44 PM

To vote on January 23 for protecting the environment, lowering energy costs, and building a clean energy economy find the write-in line on your ballot, fill in the bubble, and write in Joe Biden. Felicity PoolDublin


Letter: Country in trouble

01-04-2024 3:44 PM

Mike Johnson, Trumpster, U.S. House speaker, tying aid to Ukraine to reform of our border policies, he has assured a victory for Putin as Putin has already doubled down on his attacks on Ukraine. To get a reformed border policy, it will take a lot of...


Opinion: It’s time to have difficult conversations about antisemitism, including in our schools

01-04-2024 7:00 AM

By CINDY ROSENWALD

Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) is Deputy Democratic Leader. As a Jewish woman, I am seeing more and more people acknowledge there is a climate of antisemitism across the globe, in the United States, and, sadly, even here in New Hampshire. Over the past...


Opinion: In 2024, protect abortion rights in NH’s Constitution

01-04-2024 6:00 AM

By COLIN VAN OSTERN

Colin Van Ostern served as Executive Councilor for District 2 from 2012-2016 and lives in Concord. Here’s a resolution for 2024: let’s make this year the year that New Hampshire trusts all our citizens to make their own healthcare decisions, both in...


Letter: End the massacre of Gazans

01-03-2024 4:01 PM

The violence we are witnessing endangers us all, including Israeli and American citizens. The Pope has condemned a recent bombing by Israel of a refugee camp in Gaza as a “massacre.” He also called the broader war on Gaza “pointless.” One need only...


Letter: Let Haley tidy things up

01-03-2024 4:01 PM

The world needs Nikki Haley today for the same reason the 19th century Wild West needed women to calm everything down then. Right now the U.S. is trying to solve its problems by choosing among two men at opposite extremes who got us into these...


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