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Opinion: How racism hurts us all, including racists
01-22-2023 7:00 AM

By DAN WEEKS

Dan Weeks is a co-owner and vice president at ReVision Energy. An accomplished chef settles in New Hampshire. He breathes new life into an old diner in a struggling downtown district. Mindful of his context, he maintains the former menus and decor.The...


Opinion: Bending the arc to embrace the promise of justice
01-22-2023 6:00 AM

By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at theotherazzi.wordpress.com. This week an arc bent toward justice in Boston Common, where a 20’ tall bronze sculpture was unveiled to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin...


Opinion: Advancing the algorithm
01-21-2023 6:00 AM

By RALPH JIMENEZ

Ralph Jimenez of Concord served on the Monitor editorial board. The first warning sign of dementia, as the ads that regularly interrupt the narrative of online newspaper and magazine copy urge me to explore, would be clicking on one of those ads. It’s...


Opinion: Make Medicaid expansion permanent in NH
01-20-2023 6:00 AM

By CHRISTOPHER KOZAK

Christopher Kozak is president of Community Partners in Dover, a member of the NH Community Behavioral Health Association. He lives in Portsmouth. In 2016, advocates for persons with mental illness and those dealing with addiction, including the NH...


Opinion: Modern-day redlining in Concord
01-19-2023 6:00 AM

By KEVIN PORTER

Kevin Porter lives in Concord. If there is any doubt about how the disparities in our community are exacerbated by city spending (or lack thereof), look at the recent conversations around recreation spending within the city of Concord. Proposing that...


Opinion: What does caring for a community look like?
01-18-2023 6:00 AM

By JESSICA LIVINGSTON

Jessica Livingston lives in Concord. When archaeologists and anthropologists discovered a human skeleton with a broken femur that had healed over, it was determined that that is when human civilization began. The fact that it had healed over meant...


Opinion: Restore asylum and build a better world
01-17-2023 12:20 PM

By MAGGIE FOGARTY and GRACE KINDEKE

Maggie Fogarty is the NH Program Director for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). Grace Kindeke is the Program Coordinator for AFSC’s NH Program and winner of this year’s Martin Luther King award. In the weeks before the holidays, as many...


Opinion: Debunking a negative picture of hospice care
01-17-2023 6:00 AM

By BETH J. SLEPIAN

Beth J. Slepian, MBA PT, is president & CEO of Granite VNA. ProPublica and The New Yorker recently published a lengthy feature story that paints a negative picture of hospice in the United States. The article, “How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle”...


Opinion: The life of Leonard Peltier
01-16-2023 6:00 AM

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Leonard Peltier remains in federal prison in Florida, now in his 47th year of confinement. So far, all efforts for clemency have failed. Very disappointingly, President Biden has not yet granted clemency.I previously...


Opinion: A true tough guy
01-15-2023 8:00 AM

By JOHN GFROERER

John Gfroerer lives in Concord. In a few words, former New Hampshire Governor Sherman Adams would best be described as a crusty, tough New England Yankee. He started his work life in the forests of Vermont and New Hampshire employed by the...


Opinion: Our violent national pastimes
01-15-2023 7:00 AM

By MILLIE LAFONTAINE

Millie LaFontaine lives in Concord. Like so many people, I’ve been following with bated breath the story of the young football player who suffered a cardiac arrest on the field after a seemingly routine tackle in a high-stakes game.The public has been...


Opinion: Remain vigilant in defense of democracies
01-15-2023 6:00 AM

By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at theotherazzi.wordpress.com. “It is easier for a man to burn down his own house than to get rid of his prejudices,” English philosopher and Franciscan friar Roger...


Opinion: Brain science supports ranked choice voting
01-14-2023 4:00 PM

By KATE HARRIS

Kate Harris, PhD, lives in Dover. On Tuesday the 17th, two bills that support ranked choice voting will be considered by the Election Law Committee.I’m a psychologist who lives and works in Dover. My professional understanding of neuroscience and...


Opinion: The next generation
01-14-2023 6:00 AM

By PARKER POTTER

Parker Potter is a former archaeologist and historian, and a retired lawyer. He is currently a semi-professional dogwalker who lives and works in Contoocook. In my last My Turn, I mentioned a couple of youngsters who share my interest in gravel, The...


Opinion: A necessary course correction
01-13-2023 6:00 AM

By JANET WARD

Janet Ward lives in Contoocook. HB 61 would repeal and replace the “divisive concepts” bill which attempted to make teaching accurate history dangerous. The true personal story explains why HB 61 is necessary and appropriate.Several years ago, I was...


Opinion: Solutions are needed to help NH’s struggling long-term care system
01-10-2023 6:00 AM

By BRENDAN WILLIAMS

Brendan Williams is the president and CEO of the New Hampshire Health Care Association. As of December 15 data, 59.2% of New Hampshire nursing homes were experiencing a nursing staff shortage, the nation’ second-worst crisis. Compare that to...


Opinion: Why antisemitism is worse now
01-09-2023 6:00 AM

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Most stories about the increase in antisemitism now focus on events like Donald Trump’s infamous Mar-a-Lago dinner with Kanye West and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. I certainly would not underestimate Ye’s influence...


Opinion: Proper procedure on the Concord School Board
01-08-2023 7:15 AM

By BETTY HOADLEY

Betty Hoadley is a member and chairperson of the district’s Charter Commission. When the Concord School Board members voted Monday night to declare a vacant seat on that board, they were paying attention to business and doing their job.The...


Opinion: A guide to trusting relationships
01-08-2023 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. “Trust me!” Two words heard often and guaranteed to raise my suspicions, particularly from a stranger. If a person tells me...


Opinion: Monday night lights: time to play, kneel, pray
01-08-2023 6:00 AM

By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at theotherazzi.wordpress.com. Only one pro football player has ever died on an NFL field. On Oct. 24, 1971, Chuck Hughes, a 28-year-old wide receiver for the...

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