Opinion

Opinion: This stinks, but if you don’t speak up it’s going to reek

By CELESTE CLARK

Celeste Clark is the executive director of Raymond Coalition For Youth. Think it’s not your issue so you don’t need to pay attention? Do you think, well I don’t use it so I really don’t care? Or, are you just plain sick of hearing about marijuana...

Letter: Sununu as political influencer ends

With the word “yeah,” Gov. Sununu’s job as a fast talking political influencer has ended. I speak of the answer to commentator George Stephanopoulos’s question of whether he will still support Trump, while a laundry list of Trump transgressions...

Letter: Justice can’t wait

You wouldn’t buy a used car without “kicking the tires.” Of course you’d do your due diligence to determine whether or not the car was a good deal. As voters we need to exercise the same due diligence. Before we vote in the upcoming election, we need...

Letter: Spending out of control

Between the proposed spending sprees of the Concord City Council and the Concord School Board, soon the only people who will be living in Concord will be the wealthy and the homeless. According to one city councilor, the proposed new police station...

Letter: We need young people like you, Tyler

Thank you Tyler Czarkowski, for the My Turn “America needs systemic change.” You are so right! I urge you to consider that all politics starts locally. Plenty is happening within our state that is driven by a national agenda driven by billionaires....

Letter: Tax dollars for education

I have been a taxpayer in NH for 38 years, most in Concord, last 5 in Loudon. I do not want our public schools to have less stringent criteria, larger classes, and the systemic loss of my taxpayer money as it has been sent instead to school voucher...

Opinion: The problem with Ukraine

By MICHAEL STRAND

Michael Strand is a candidate for Executive Council in District 4. He lives in Bedford, where he serves on the Bedford Town Council, manages a small staffing firm, and has a daughter in Bedford public schools. He holds degrees in English and history...

Opinion: It’s time to properly fund education

By SUSAN MCKEVITT

Susan McKevitt lives in Bradford. On April 11, the New York Times ran an article entitled: “It’s Time to End the Quiet Cruelty of Property Taxes.” Like many towns, Bradford recently had its town meeting, and we experienced this cruelty.Over 200...

Letter: Vouchers true cost

Voucher supporters believe parents should be able to get their tax dollars back to make their own education choices. In NH, property taxes, primarily local property taxes, pay more than 70% of the costs of public schools. The tax rate is based on...

Letter: Jon Kiper for governor

Jon Kiper is the epitome of the everyday blue-collar worker. He deeply understands the intricacies of our communities and the importance of effective zoning laws. His approachable style of leadership, far removed from the typical political...

Letter: EFA enlightenment

I want to thank Andrew Yates of the Koch funded “think tank” yes, every kid. for his recent My Turn. Prior to reading his opinion piece, I thought that the EFA program was just a way to remove $43 million from the public school system and give it,...

Letter: Do the work. Until then, vote blue

Folks looking to RFK Jr. as a way to “vote their conscience,” or are voting for him because they perceive him as the “lesser of two evils” between Biden and Trump, have to look past their sense of an entitled vote and see him for what he is. Votes for...

Opinion: Anti-boycott bill puts New Hampshire lawmakers on the wrong side of history

By MAGGIE FOGARTY

Maggie Fogarty is NH Program Director, American Friends Service Committee. On Feb. 8, a bill (SB 439) cosponsored by a bipartisan group of 18 New Hampshire senators was approved by a voice vote in the NH Senate. The bill, which would codify a 2023...

Opinion: The positive value in disbarring coup-plotting attorneys

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Previously I have written about the failure of lawyers and judges to respond to the growing threat of fascism in the United States. Very few lawyers who supported Trump’s anti-democratic coup attempt have faced any...

Letter: Lawmakers should not vote to break laws they helped create

I grew up hearing, “Go Sarah!” I am one of the lucky ones. My parents love and support me. My high school teammates and school respected me and supported me; and believe it or not, for a few years, New Hampshire, the state I love, uplifted me when a...

Letter: Sununu, respect, and courage of conviction

Last week’s article in the Monitor by Josh Rogers, NH Public Radio, was about our governor’s opinion on Donald Trump on the eve of the former president’s trial in New York. It was titled “Sununu says he’ll support Trump even if he’s convicted.” It...

Opinion: This Earth Day, help keep local land clean and healthy

By MIKE COHEN

Mike Cohen is the Principal Consultant for MJC HealthSolutions. Mike has served on many volunteer boards and committees in New Hampshire, contributing to efforts to improve the health and well-being of residents and protecting and preserving natural...

Opinion: America needs systematic change

By TYLER CZARKOWSKI

Tyler Czarkowski is a senior at Hopkinton High School. He is captain of the Hopkinton baseball team and lives in Hopkinton. In November, I will be voting for the first time in the general election for the president of the United States. It pains me...

Opinion: The eclipse reveals an allegory about the current political life of Congress

By JOHN BUTTRICK

John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. He can be reached at johndbuttrick@gmail.comI’ve been angry and fearful watching the antics of Congress, particularly within the House of Representatives. Many...