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Opinion: PBMs vs. patients: Congress can help decide the winner

01-07-2024 7:30 AM

By RICH PEZZILLO

Rich Pezzillo is the executive director of the New England Hemophilia Association. The rising cost of medications is becoming a burden for Granite Staters who are paying more out-of-pocket than ever before. If real policy reform is not passed in...


Opinion: The necessity of context

01-07-2024 7:00 AM

By JOHN BUTTRICK

John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. He can be reached at johndbuttrick@gmail.com The congressional hearing concerning antisemitism became a controversy when college presidents being interviewed stumbled...


Opinion: Stuck in the middle with New Hampshire politics

01-07-2024 6:30 AM

By RICHARD GULLA

Richard Gulla of Hillsboro is president of the State Employees’ Association. Standing amidst the Hall of Flags, Gov. Sununu to the left of me, and New Hampshire Senate Minority Leader Donna Soucy to the right of me, I wonder, what am I doing here? I...


Opinion: Safe health care for women, not politics

01-07-2024 6:00 AM

By OGE YOUNG

Oge Young, MD lives in Concord. Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony regarding four reproductive rights bills. One of those bills, CACR 24, would amend the NH Constitution (if passed by the Legislature and ratified by voters in...


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: 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: 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...


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: 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: 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...


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: 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: 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: 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...


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