Letter: What is a Republican?

We are inundated with so much disinformation and name-calling. Let me explain what a Republican is. We believe in God. We believe in America. We believe in families. We believe in safe streets and an effective justice system to keep them. If these...

Letter: Police overreaction at Dartmouth and UNH

The May 1 crackdown on nonviolent protestors at Dartmouth, carried out by state and local police in riot gear, was a great overreaction. There had been no credible reports of violent acts or antisemitic harassment by the pro-Palestinian...

Letter: Ongoing peaceful demonstrations deserve more attention

The news is full of reports about the anti-war demonstrations on college campuses. While they are overwhelmingly nonviolent and lawful, there is often some controversial element that can be emphasized to make an exciting report full of inflammatory...

Letter: Withholding aid

While I do not endorse Marjorie Taylor Greene’s arsonist style and do not think vacating Mike Johnson does anyone any good six months out from an election with a two-seat Republican majority, she does have a point. For one thing, she and the Trump...

Letter: Anti-Israel college protests

The great college protest of today is against the only democracy in the Middle East. Israel is also the only non-apartheid country in the Middle East. Don’t believe me? As a Christian or a Jew, try living in one of the Muslim countries as an equal...

Letter: Too much, Robert

I have enjoyed Robert Azzi’s opinion columns in the past, especially those in earlier years that offered solid and welcome information on Islam and its adherents’ practices. Sorry to say these have morphed into a terribly one-sided view of the...

Letter: Great tribute to outstanding scout leader

The article highlighting Stephen Donahue’s volunteer work as a local scout leader recognizes a true local hero. Boys and girls joining scouting thrive in the atmosphere of such role models! His own leadership, coupled with that of various parents who...

Letter: Washington experience is an advantage

In response to the My Turn written by former NH legislators Deborah Reynolds, Polly Campion and Sue Ford (Monitor, 5/11), I would argue that there are a number of different accomplishments and capabilities that can make for a successful federal...

Opinion: Expanding the U.S. Supreme Court: An idea whose time has come

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Where the U.S. Supreme Court is concerned, the shocks keep coming. While you cannot always tell what a court will decide based on oral argument, it was bracing to watch a former president who tried to overthrow his...

Opinion: It’s hard to trust the nation’s adoption of antisemitism as its cause celebre

By ANDRU VOLINSKY

Andru Volinsky lives in Concord. A version of this column first appeared as a Substack post at: andruvolinsky.substack.com. As a Jew, I dislike the current focus on antisemitism. I am uncomfortable being singled out because of my religion regardless...

Opinion: Vote for those rooted in serving the people, communities of our state

By DEBORAH REYNOLDS, POLLY CAMPION and SUE FORD

Former State Senator Deborah Reynolds, Plymouth. Former State Representative Polly Campion, Etna. Former State Representative Sue Ford, Easton. As we head into campaign season, and with Congresswoman Annie Kuster’s retirement this fall, New...

Opinion: Building a heritage of integrity for the next generation.

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 Each of us is a micro incarnation of our national and family heritage. That heritage includes values such as hard work,...

Opinion: Entropy has been weighing on my mind and body

By JEAN STIMMELL

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. “Even the words that we are speaking now / thieving time has stolen away, / and nothing can return,” – Horace’s Odes, 23 BCWatching my...

Letter: Government priorities

This year the Biden Administration rolled out two technology changes. The first was a revamp of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The second was a new portal that makes it easier to file your income tax. One change was supposed to...

Letter: Lafayette would be in tears

On the 20th of May, we will celebrate Lafayette, the French nobleman influential in tipping the balance of the Revolutionary War in favor of us. Our rebellion succeeded, in great part, due to his agreement with the self-evident truths of The...

Letter: Wildlife in the news

On Feb. 29, Cody Roberts of Daniel, Wyoming intentionally ran over a young wolf with his snowmobile. He then taped its snout, to a bar where he displayed this injured wolf for photos and laughs, all the while ignoring its suffering, pain, and fear. He...

Opinion: Suppressing student protests: It’s about Palestinian erasure, not antisemitism

By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at robertazzitheother.substack.com ‘For over half a century, Israel’s strategic dilemma has been its inability to erase the Palestinians, on one hand, and its...

Opinion: Preserving our historic properties

By SARAH MATHIEU

Sarah Mathieu lives in Concord. I am a Concord resident that has renovated apartments in a historic multifamily house downtown. The house was built around 1850 and occupied by Steven K. Blaney, a Concord Coach painter for the Abbot-Downing company.It...

Opinion: An opportunity to help law enforcement protect children

By JOHN PIZZURO

John Pizzuro is the CEO of Raven, a 501(c)4 organization dedicated to protecting children from victimization by raising awareness of the threat of online child exploitation, increasing resources and funding to law enforcement, and lobbying for policy...