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By TOM IRWIN

Tom Irwin is vice president and director of CLF New Hampshire. Each time we turn on the tap, we expect clean water. But in recent years, towns and cities across New Hampshire have discovered a dirty truth. Water in many communities has been tainted...

By TOM RAFFIO

Tom Raffio is the president & CEO of Northeast Delta Dental. One year ago, adult Medicaid recipients became eligible for dental benefits. It took 25 years of advocacy, education and legislative work to pass a comprehensive adult Medicaid oral health...

By JIM ANDREWS

Jim Andrews is CEO of Granite Shore Power. For nearly three quarters of a century, Merrimack Station in Bow and Schiller Station in Portsmouth have reliably served the energy needs of families and businesses across New Hampshire. These facilities...

By KASSANDRA ARDINGER

Kassandra Ardinger is a former chair of the Concord School Board. She’s lived in Concord for 35 years, and her three children went to Concord public schools. She currently serves as a member of the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees....

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. After the oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court on the Mifepristone case, FDA v Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, most pro-choice commentators breathed a sigh of relief. It appeared that the Court was not buying...

By ANN DAVIS

Ann Davis of Wilmot owns and manages the Woods Without Gile, a 500-acre sustainably managed woodlot that is protected from development by a conservation easement. It was New Hampshire’s 2022 Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year. Did you know that New...

By PARKER POTTER

Parker Potter is a former archaeologist and historian, and a retired lawyer. He is currently a semi-professional dog walker who lives and works in Contoocook. Until recently, I have not been all that interested in family history. I enjoyed my...

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. The Concord Police chief writes on the police website, “Our department strives to develop strong relationships with...

By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at robertazzitheother.substack.com Spring has been sprung for about a week. Sharp, pointy green shoots reaching for light appear through earth cracks and promise...

By DAVID TEUNE

David Teune of Concord is a donation coordinator for New England Donor Services (NEDS). Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are currently on the national organ transplant waitlist. Patients anxiously await the phone call to inform them that a stranger...

By MIKE MOFFETT

State Representative Mike Moffett (R-Loudon) was a Sports Management professor for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He currently chairs the House Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs. A 2014 court case ruled that the...

By PHILIP J. KINSLER

Philip J. Kinsler lives in Lyme. Rashomon’s elephant teaches us that what we perceive depends on the part of the animal (phenomenon) we are touching. Thus, the Israel-Palestine situation. Recent news coverage has been deeply critical of Israel. Let...

By DONOVAN FENTON

Senator Donovan Fenton (D-Keene). Homelessness and housing insecurity are things we think can never happen to us. The reality, however, is any one of us can lose what we believe is a safe place to rest our heads. We might suddenly find ourselves...

By VIC TOPO

Vic Topo is the vice president of the NH Community Behavioral Health Association and the president and CEO of the Center for Life Management. He lives in Londonderry. The NH Community Behavioral Health Association (CBHA), representing the state’s ten...

By KRIS GREEN

Kris Green, MS, RN, is chief hospice officer, Granite VNA. There is a lot of discussion currently about end-of-life options that are raising questions about hospice. What is hospice? When is it appropriate, and for whom?The fundamental goal of hospice...

By ALLAN HERSCHLAG

Allan Herschlag lives in Concord. Two issues caught my attention recently. Both concern your right to know what government is doing. One can limit your access to government records, making them difficult to access unless you can afford to pay for...

By JANET WARD

Janet Ward lives in Contoocook. New Hampshire’s Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut recently submitted his revision of the 306 Rules to the NH State Board of Education for their approval. Many of the commissioner’s revisions are so subtle they...

By CHRISTIANA THORNTON

Christiana Thornton is the president and CEO of Granite Edvance (formerly the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation, or the NHHEAF Network). The class of 2024 is facing a critical moment that could affect many students’ career...

By GIB WEST

Gib West lives in Concord. Commissioner Edelblut’s complete lack of transparency in addressing critical issues of New Hampshire’s public education system continues. The theme of his tenure is prominent in many conversations throughout the community....

By SARA MAREAN and ERIC MAREAN

Rev. Sara Marean is the New Hampshire Conference, United Church of Christ’s Associate Conference Minister. Rev. Eric Marean has served UCC congregations in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. They live in Nelson with their three children. We...