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Recently, my town has been plastered with large “Chuck Morse for Governor” signs, making me wonder if large national super PACS are providing him with millions like they did during his failed Senate run. Studies show that pervasive signage greatly...

While the front page article did not misquote me, the headline (“Pembroke resident argues for eligibility requirements”) and the way a part of my testimony was interpreted in the article was entirely misleading. I am strongly opposed to this bill. I...

The Monitor’s front page piece (4/29) regarding Hannah Duston referred to her as an English colonist. No, she was an American pioneer, born in Massachusetts. She was described as “murdering a bunch of Abenaki Indians.” No, she was abducted by...

NH does not need legislation born of right-wing conspiracy theories and baseless claims of mass voter fraud. HB 1569 is a solution looking for a problem. Gov. Sununu and our Secretary of State have both said that NH elections are fair and safe. HB...

The Monitor recently reported (“New budget, timeline set,” 4/25) that the Concord School Board would soon be receiving updated/revised schematic designs, including possible alternative designs, for the proposed new middle school along with the...

Marshall and I were perplexed to see the Monitor’s headlined article about the Senate committee hearing on HB 1283 titled, “Who decides the value on a life?” profiling the family of a young man with epilepsy. We are happy for the Kaneb family for...

NH’s pollinators and biodiversity are in jeopardy if pesticides are sprayed by drones in HB 1698. Its amendment would allow them to be sprayed from an elevation of 20 feet. This violates a person’s right to know if poisonous pesticides are being used....

Ray Duckler’s story about D.J. Annicchiarico (Monitor, 4/22) reminded me of the following family anecdote. Sometime around 1915, my grandfather, Daniel Herbert Dustin, was driving his wagon in the fine city of Concord when he was hailed by the...

Students are protesting against Israel and Jews on college campuses. Why weren’t these same students protesting the war in Syria? As of June 28, 2022 the United Nations Human Rights Office estimated 306,887 civilians had been killed in Syria between...

Good work America! First you visit your wrath on folks crossing your borders trying to survive and find a better life. Now you are beating up and arresting your own children on college campuses for trying to do what is right. Your children are way...

So many anti trans bills have been introduced this legislative session! One of them, HB 396, would allow bans on trans people from bathrooms and locker rooms. This not only affects restaurants, conference centers, ski area, etc. where trans people can...

My brother was gay. I didn’t know this growing up. We were close, did almost everything together but this secret of his I did not know. Neither did my parents, strong conservative church going Christians that they were. They didn’t because my brother...

The commissioner of education is anxious about pronouns hurting kids in New Hampshire schools. Maybe it’s the active shooter drills they’ve been put through since they were five, but my kids themselves are unperturbed by that stuff. Get a grip and...

Can you imagine any NH state department, agency or commission using $45 million of our tax dollars but putting roadblocks in the way of a performance audit of the program? The commissioner of education is hoping you don’t care enough to know. Our...

I have been a registered Republican since I first voted. I’ve never voted straight party line but tended to agree with many Republican values. After the 2016 election I am unable to see evidence of any Republican values. Dysfunction is the way things...

Thank you Tyler Czarkowski, for the My Turn “America needs systemic change.” You are so right! I urge you to consider that all politics starts locally. Plenty is happening within our state that is driven by a national agenda driven by billionaires....

You wouldn’t buy a used car without “kicking the tires.” Of course you’d do your due diligence to determine whether or not the car was a good deal. As voters we need to exercise the same due diligence. Before we vote in the upcoming election, we need...

Between the proposed spending sprees of the Concord City Council and the Concord School Board, soon the only people who will be living in Concord will be the wealthy and the homeless. According to one city councilor, the proposed new police station...

With the word “yeah,” Gov. Sununu’s job as a fast talking political influencer has ended. I speak of the answer to commentator George Stephanopoulos’s question of whether he will still support Trump, while a laundry list of Trump transgressions...

Voucher supporters believe parents should be able to get their tax dollars back to make their own education choices. In NH, property taxes, primarily local property taxes, pay more than 70% of the costs of public schools. The tax rate is based on...