Letter: Do you have any other subject to talk about?

I’m wondering if in the current environment if you have any other subject you are educated on. It appears you suffer from Trumpism and wonder if you can talk about inflation or violence in America, or even locally. I can see why the paper is super...

Letter: A different view

For all Israel’s efforts at peace, why do Palestinians keep attacking them? A different view: In 1947 Britain was ending its control of Palestine. According to the UN Charter, Palestinians should have been allowed to form their own state. Instead,...

Letter: Life as a transgender person

Some in America are targeting transgender people. This news site and others regularly share such stories. Protests at drag queen recitals. Bills proposed to curtail healthcare for trans children. Prohibitions on transgender girls playing sports as...

Letter: A 365 day open season on squirrels would be unique

If Senate Bill 548 passes on Tuesday it will remove gray squirrels from the definition of “game animals” allowing anyone, anytime, for any reason, to shoot them. The current hunting season for gray squirrels is Sept. 1 through Jan. 31 (5 months) and...

Opinion: You aren’t fooling us

By LYNN CURRIER STANLEY

Lynn Currier Stanley, LICSW, of Penacook, is executive director of the National Association of Social Workers, NH Chapter. This legislative session we are again inundated with legislation targeting transgender youth and their families. But we aren’t...

Opinion: Violence and dehumanization: The MAGA calling cards

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. In understanding what makes Donald Trump and his MAGA movement unique, I would argue it is both their incitement to violence and their dehumanization of opponents. That rhetoric echoes fascist tradition that sees...

Opinion: From an agrarian tool to a Clint Eastwood western

By JEAN STIMMELL

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. Here’s a little-known historical fact: Northwood had turkey shoots in the hardscrabble 1950s before the flatlanders flocked here, when...

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

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

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

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

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: A hopeful outlook

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

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: An alternative to big money politics

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

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: What about the hostages?

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

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

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!

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...

Opinion: Calling for a ceasefire

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...