Opinion
Opinion: A digital equity plan for Granite Staters
By PATRICK MCDERMOTT
Patrick McDermott is AARP NH’s volunteer state president. New Hampshire has a historic opportunity to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet to everyone in the state, no matter where they live or their circumstances. Access,...
Letter: Please oppose anti-transgender rights bills
The NH House and Senate are considering four bills to curtail the rights of transgender students. HB 1205 and SB 341 focus on excluding transgender women from sports. Trans women on rare occasion win a competition. Exceedingly rare have any set a...
Letter: Protect your democratic right to vote
Here, in our country, every citizen has the right to vote in free elections. Our NH Constitution guarantees it for eligible NH voters. Yet, our State Senate will soon vote on HB 1569, which could bar thousands of eligible NH voters from voting. If...
Opinion: Look to facts in Medical Aid in Dying
By MITCHELL SIMON
Mitchell Simon lives in Contoocook. The most frustrating and infuriating part of the debate on the proposed Medical Aid in Dying bill is that the only objections being voiced are based on speculation. According to the recent Monitor story, we hear...
Opinion: In the debate on Medical Aid in Dying, facts matter
By STEVEN M. GORDON
Steven M. Gordon lives in Hopkinton and is senior counsel to Shaheen & Gordon. A recent Concord Monitor Letter to the Editor argued that the passage of the bipartisan NH End of Life Options Act (HB 1283) that would allow medical aid in dying as an...
Letter: The danger of name recognition
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...
Letter: Mischaracterization of my opinion on transgender sports ban bill
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...
Letter: HB 1569 is a bad idea
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...
Letter: Hannah Duston and Accuracy
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...
Opinion: A veteran, father, and coach’s plea to reject homophobic laws
By ROGER BLEAU
Roger Bleau is a lifelong Granite Stater who lives in Manchester. As a Vietnam veteran, Christian, father, grandfather, and sports coach, I am deeply concerned about the ramifications on our children’s well-being and freedom if New Hampshire passes...
Opinion: Ensuring access to banking for all NH communities
By SEBASTIAN FUENTES
Sebastian Fuentes is the NH Movement Politics Director for Rights & Democracy. He has collaborated with Coos County Democrats, and Plymouth Area Democrats, and became the first Latino NH State Democratic delegate from the North Country, co-founded the...
Letter: Updated middle school design
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...
Letter: Rights of the terminally ill
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...
Letter: Protect NH’s pollinators and biodiversity
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....
Letter: Earth Day events
Earth Day eventsDiscover Wild NH Day, an annual Fish and Game Department event, began in 1989 to celebrate Earth Day. The public praised NHFG for having a fun and noncommercial family event. Over the years, this event’s NH Animal Rights League booth...
Letter: Family story
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...
Letter: Campus antisemitism
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...
Letter: It’s not true that school vouchers save taxpayer money
Watch out for out-of-state lobbyists spewing misinformation about our NH public schools. Andrew Yates, who works for a Virginia company that promotes school vouchers, tells us in a My Turn (Monitor, 4/17) that school vouchers will save us taxpayer...
Letter: Ex-game show host
According to collider.com, “Despite enjoying decades of loyal viewership, the game shows have considerably declined in numbers and popularity.” So, what’s an ex-game show host to do? The lights, the excitement, the pomp, the pressure, the advertised...
Letter: Reject anti-trans legislation
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...
