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By CHARLES HUCKELBURY

Charles Huckelbury lives in Henniker. In a series of lectures for MasterClass, Yo-Yo Ma describes how music brings people together, and he articulates three elements of any musical piece necessary to promote and maintain social cooperation. The first...

By AMBER MORGAN

Amber Morgan is the small business owner of Fortin Gage, a floral design shop in Nashua. According to Slack’s latest “Small Business Outlook” survey, the top two concerns for small businesses are inflation and having to raise prices. One of the...

By STEPHANIE RUTT

Rev. Dr. Stephanie Rutt is founding minister of the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple in Amherst. She lives in Nashua. And they laugh. Clap. Egged on by Donald Trump’s bullish aim to disparage, mock, poke, intimidate, silence anyone who dares confront...

By LOIS COTE

Lois Cote of Manchester is a retired child and family therapist. Currently New Hampshire residents who are eligible to vote can register at the polls on any Election Day. If by chance they are missing any of the required identification documents,...

By DOUG LOWE

Doug Lowe, outdated lighting consultant, lives in Concord. Most Americans are aware that ours is a seriously divided nation. Driving my thoughts regarding this concern is the belief that the Civil War never ended. Although the shooting phase stopped...

By DAN WEEKS

Dan Weeks is a co-owner at ReVision Energy. He lives in Nashua with his wife and kids. Like many Granite Staters, I grew up playing pond hockey in New Hampshire. On many a winter afternoon, I would grab my hand-me-down skates and stick and tramp...

By LORI SAFFORD

Lori Safford of Pelham is a personal care attendant. As a wife who accompanied my husband on his fatal fight against pulmonary disease, the mother of two disabled adult sons, the legally responsible individual for my mother suffering the beginning...

By BOB LYNN and MARJORIE SMITH

Rep. Bob Lynn (Rockingham-District 17) chairs the House Judiciary Committee and previously served as Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Rep. Marjorie Smith (Strafford - District 10) is the prime sponsor of the N.H. End of Life Options...

By CAREY THEIL

Carey Theil is the executive director of GREY2K USA. In the coming weeks, the New Hampshire House will vote on a bill to phase out remote betting on greyhound races. SB 363, which has already been unanimously approved by the State senate, deserves a...

By CRISTINA JOHNSON

Cristina Johnson is a Navy veteran advocate for Asbestos Ships Organization.Over the last century, asbestos use was prevalent in the U.S. military, as WWII demanded low-priced materials for producing large quantities of military equipment. Asbestos...

By JAY COUTURE

Jay Couture is president and CEO of Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth. She lives in Rye. For the ten community mental health centers (CMHCs) in New Hampshire, Medicaid is the primary source of revenue and has been for many years. Unlike...

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Up until the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision, the concept of extrauterine children was foreign to me. It is a hard concept to wrap your head around. I hadn’t seriously considered the idea that frozen embryos...

By BRIAN ADAMS

Brian Adams of Andover, Mass., is a UNH alumnus originally from Londonderry. He was previously a sketch comedy writing instructor and staff writer at ImprovBoston and a founding contributor to satirical online newspaper Recyculus. He is a father to...

By JEAN STIMMELL

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. Traditionally, New Hampshire folks have been known to be self-reliant, maybe to the extent of appearing standoffish, because of our...

By JEAN LEWANDOWSKI

Jean Lewandowski is a retired special needs teacher. She lives in Nashua. Several years ago, we and another couple saw Bohemian Rhapsody in a theater. On the way out, we heard a group of high school aged “kids” talking about how amazing it would have...

By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at robertazzitheother.substack.com. Dark. Slightly after 5. Still air, warm. As I awaken I hear, above the murmur of heat surging through radiators and random...

By CHRISTOPHER J. DAWE

Christopher J. Dawe is the principal of the Hurtwood House International School in Qingdao, China and is a PhD candidate at University College London, where he studies the history of Sino-American educational exchanges. The effects of rapid...

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. With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, this seems like a fine time to explore my family’s...

By PETER SOMSSICH and IMRE SOMSSICH

Peter Somssich, Ph.D, is a retired physicist and material scientist and former NH State Representative living in Portsmouth. Imre Somssich, Ph.D, is a retired Research Group Leader of the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding in Cologne, Germany. We...

By JIM RIDDLE

Jim Riddle lives in Hillsborough. I am a farmer and small business owner from Hillsboro. I have a USDA Hemp Producer License and operate a small seed business, and I also serve on the advisory board of the NH Cannabis Association (NHCANN).In the fall...