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As the state official tasked with representing the interests of New Hampshire’s residential utility customers, I laughed when I read this headline: “Utility to contribute $2.4 million to save Concord gasholder building from demolition.” In reality,...

On primary day a pop-up campaign garnered more than 1,500 write in votes for ‘Ceasefire.’ With approximately 1% of the vote this grassroots campaign raised awareness of the discontent among Democrats with President Biden’s policy in the Middle East....

See the world through the eyes of our children, if you dare. The leading cause of youth deaths is gun violence. As our children endure active shooter drills, school and mass shootings continue to headline the news. They see our leaders offering no...

Are you native American? If not, your ancestors, like mine, immigrated from a foreign country. Did they come through Ellis Island, or did they, like many, get on any ship coming to the USA and land at any port on any coast, or come through the...

There are some that say when a person questions a school district budget, “wow” that person is trying to get rid of the schools. Very untrue. Asking questions is wanting accountability. Jan 24 at 6 p.m. the MVSD budget hearing was held. I could not...

The Commissioner of Agriculture weighed in on a local zoning enforcement in Londonderry and gave his “legal” opinion that “agricultural trucking” was a separate category trucking. Here is an excerpt from his “opinion” letter: “The trucking of...

Concord community, we’re sad to invite you to a candlelight vigil organized by Change for Concord in memory of Zackary Sullivan. This special event will be on Friday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m., at Eagle Square in downtown Concord. The passing of Zackary...

Even if you choose to ignore his bullying and narcissistic personality, is a person who is currently under 91 different indictments the best that we can find to nominate for president? Susanne Whitbeck Pembroke

Last fall all five of the Republican presidential candidates I heard answer the question, Burgum, Haley, Ramaswamy, Hutchinson, and Christie, stated publicly that humans are the most likely cause of climate change. This represents an evolution from...

Concerning the ongoing saga regarding the Elizabeth Gurley Flynn marker, there has been much debate back and forth whether the marker should exist or not. While I have my own opinion, I’m not looking to debate one way or the other on whether it should...

The Jan. 17 Monitor carried two letters that spoke to each other. Scott Lounsbury offered the necessity of “both/and” thinking regarding our national dialogue verses the prevailing “either/or.” He writes, “the misshapen truths from “us vs them” are...

I read this morning that Israeli PM Netanyahu rejected establishment of a Palestinian state. Is this news to you? You may have been led to believe that only Arab terrorists are trying to have all the land in Israel/Palestine for themselves...

In a healthy, thriving democracy, the principle of one person, one vote is cherished and protected, as it is part of the very definition of democracy: that each person’s vote carries essentially equal measure of weight in every election, where...

It is with deep gratitude to our entire Congressional delegation, particularly Rep. Kuster and Sen. Hassan, who have ensured seniors and others on Medicare access to many more mental health services and providers. This is hard to believe but it took a...

Access to abortion aligns with New Hampshire values NH has a long, bipartisan history of supporting privacy when it comes to personal medical decisions. Until recent years, this tradition included access to abortion care. After anti-abortion lawmakers...

On Wednesday, Jan. 24, the NH Senate’s Executive and Departments Committee will hold a hearing on SB 439 that would prohibit NH state investments from going to businesses participating in a boycott of Israel. All 14 Republican state senators and four...

This year, New Hampshire voters have at least five choices for their next governor. My choice is Jon Kiper. Like me, Jon is a millennial and a parent. And like me, Jon supports swift action to address our state’s housing crisis. It’s not enough to...

Manufacturers and distributors earn profits from products that produce trash. Municipalities pay the greatly increasing disposal fees. House Bill 1636 would change that, with a container deposit system. A number of states have such a system, actually...

For a state whose motto is to live free, the legislature is churning out bills that most definitely don’t allow NH residents and businesses the freedom to express themselves or take a moral stand. One bill, SB 439, the anti boycott, divestment and...

The media report that President Biden’s age deters people from voting for him in the upcoming election. I would suggest that, instead of focusing on Biden’s age, citizens consider how all his experience has led to an impressive record of...