Opinion: Three billion reasons to celebrate the New Hampshire Lottery

By DEBRA DOUGLAS

As I approach my retirement date of June 30 after serving on the New Hampshire Lottery Commission for the past 16 years, I realize there’s never been a better time to celebrate what the New Hampshire Lottery has accomplished — and we have got some big news to back it up.

Opinion: Why is the New Hampshire Senate turning its back on successful housing programs?

By BEN FROST

Ben Frost is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and an attorney with a practice focusing on municipal and land-use law. He worked for New Hampshire Housing for over 18 years and is currently the President of Proactive Development at Rhode Island Housing. He lives in Warner.

Opinion: Concord should be run like a household, not a business

By JENN CHASE

This My Turn was originally presented as testimony at a city council hearing.

Letter: Voucher system unsustainable

My name is Michelle Lambert, and I live in the small town of Andover. I love our close-knit community — but I’m deeply worried about its future.

Letter: Public education: A shared responsibility

My husband and I are parents of two adult children who graduated from the Kearsarge Regional School District. Each of them had different learning styles. Each of them learned to work cooperatively with groups of people other than their friends or like-minded individuals. I cannot think of a more valuable skill needed in today’s world.

Letter: A nation of kids with rotten teeth

“Doctor” Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Trump’s hapless Director of the Federal Department of Health and Human Services, recently announced that he would like to ban fluoride in public drinking water and ban fluoride supplements for kids from the market.

Letter: School funding

As the Legislature considers the state budget, it’s time to focus on real, lasting solutions that strengthen public education across New Hampshire.

Letter: Shameless hypocrisy

Please explain the hypocrisy demonstrated by the Trump administration where immigrants (claimed to be criminals) are deported without due process, while criminals convicted through our judicial system are pardoned?

Opinion: The Medicaid cuts gut health care for poor and working people

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot.

Opinion: Whatever happened to being generous, truthful and just?

By JEAN STIMMELL

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com and jstim.substack.com.

Opinion: Our leaders’ puzzling decision to eliminate the State Council on the Arts

By SAL PRIZIO

Sal Prizio is the executive director of the Capitol Center for the Arts.

Opinion: Democrats need a 10-county strategy to win in New Hampshire

By JENNIFER MANDELBAUM

Jennifer Mandelbaum is a public health scientist and represents Portsmouth and Newington in the New Hampshire State House.

Letter: How convoluted the path of legislation can be

A bill (HB 452) to deny asylum seekers the right to a driver’s license was passed by the NH House of Representatives. When it arrived in the NH Senate Transportation Committee for a hearing, Chair Ricciardi commented she had never received so many contacts from NH citizens to oppose a bill. It was clear that Senator Ricciardi, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, “gets it.” She understands that asylum seekers are here in the US with the permission of our government and are not lawless people invading our country. She recognizes asylum seekers as hard working people, who are supporting their families, and contributing to our communities.

Letter: Opinion: Is it time to rethink Concord’s city manager system?

The city manager system was introduced in 1908 to curb party corruption by managing cities like businesses – emphasizing efficiency over public input. But business models aren’t democratic. In practice, this approach stripped voters of their voice while burdening them with the salaries of unelected officials who are not required to listen to the public.

Letter: Is something missing

Regarding letter to the Monitor titled “No defense of actions in Gaza” (May 28), if I woke up from a coma after 600 days, I would wonder what Israel was doing in Gaza. The writer omitted a very simple fact – Hamas and the people of Gaza are holding Israeli hostages. One may find this difficult to believe but it is a fact. A very simple but important fact that the writer failed to mention.

Letter: Pass a state budget that supports public education

I’m calling on lawmakers to pass a state budget that truly supports public education, lifts the burden off local property taxpayers, and stops funneling public dollars into private voucher programs.

Letter: Listen to the people

It’s disheartening to see some lawmakers express frustration with constituents simply for speaking up. Representative Weyler recently said he’s “tired” of hearing from the public. But isn’t that the job? Our elected officials are public servants – accountable to the people they represent.

Opinion: All of us will feel pain from cuts to Medicaid

By MICHAEL J. COHEN

Michael J. Cohen is a principal consultant at MJC Health Solutions, LLC. He previously served as the executive director of the New Hampshire chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He lives in Amherst.

Opinion: The plausibility of the impossible

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.

Opinion: Looking to history for courage in 2025

By JEAN LEWANDOWSKI

Jean Lewandowski is a retired special needs teacher. She lives in Nashua.