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By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. I expect that for the next one hundred years historians of all stripes will be analyzing and debating our last presidential election. It was pivotal and it marks a turning point where a plurality of voters decided...

By RICHARD BIRCHER

Richard Bircher lives in Lebanon. The notion of a politician advocating policies that are of primary concern to ordinary people is certainly a just representation of democratic ideals and responsibility. In contrast to the media’s often dogmatic...

By JEAN STIMMELL

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. I was born in the 1940s and grew up in the 1950s. The ‘50s was a strange chapter in American life: banal, antiseptic, and...

By JACK SAVAGE

Jack Savage is president, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. New Hampshire and Vermont are home to two great environmental success stories: the White Mountain and Green Mountain National Forests. Together they comprise some 1.2...

By MICHAEL SILLS

Dr. Michael Sills was the chief engineer of the New Hampshire Environmental Agency, NHDES-WMD, for nearly 30 years, overseeing the Super Fund, RCRA Solid & Hazardous Waste program, and Emergency Spill Response functions. He also served as chief...

By JOHN BUTTRICK

John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. A news day doesn’t go by without hearing the words, “trust me.” When I hear those words, I’m caught on the horns of a dilemma. First, if a person needs to urge me...

By KARISHMA MANZUR

Karishma Manzur, Ph.D. is a science writer living in Exeter. She volunteers with various groups, including the NH Coalition for a Just Peace in the Middle East which includes NH Veterans for Peace, VT/NH. Jewish Voice for Peace, NH Conf. of United...

By NED WOODY

Ned Woody lives in Bow. Ahmed Kutty’s recent My Turn was a timely one. With Medicare open enrollment under way, seniors face what is often a confusing choice about their Medicare options. While I generally share Mr. Kutty’s opinion that...

By CARISA CORROW

Carisa Corrow of Penacook is co-author of “126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education” and founder of Educating for Good. In Nov. 12th’s Monitor, reporter Jeremy Margolis asserted that “Poorer school districts in Merrimack County [are] lagging on...

By AHMED KUTTY

Ahmed Kutty, MD lives in Peterborough. A week ago, HS my 89-year-old neighbor asked for help to make sense of the calls and ads that were creating confusion and consternation to choose among various Medicare Advantage plans being pitched to her. My...

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. As people sort through election results, one thread that has commonly emerged is the idea that Trump won because he was the “change” candidate. He was the disruptor, who was anti-establishment. This supposedly...

By DOUG LOWE

Doug Lowe, outdated lighting consultant, lives in Concord. Ten years ago, in a monograph, I expressed my worries concerning wealth distribution in the U.S. My basic concern was that a concentration of wealth was threatening the survival of American...

By JEAN STIMMELL

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. This is my hinoki tree or, to be more exact, its shadow. The shadow represents, as Carl Jung understood, all the painful things we...

By MILLIE LaFONTAINE

Millie LaFontaine lives in Concord. When winter is near, what child doesn’t long for a snow day? You know, that out-of-the-blue gift of snow when you haven’t done your homework or you are supposed to be ready for a quiz? Instead, you can create a...

By JOHN BUTTRICK

John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. Thanksgiving is less than a week away. It is a day of family, football, and parades. Many gather around the dining room table for a traditional meal that includes...

By MIKE MOFFETT

State Representative Mike Moffett (R-Loudon) played college basketball at Plymouth State before the advent of the three-point shot. I’m someone who sometimes thinks “outside the box,” to use that timeworn cliché.For example, as a state representative...

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. Not long ago, I was riding in a car with some friends and their two daughters, a...

By BRENDAN WILLIAMS

Brendan Williams is the president and CEO of the New Hampshire Health Care Association. As Gov. Chris Sununu leaves office, his legacy will no doubt be subject to bouquets and brickbats, depending on one’s partisan view. However, from the perspective...

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. I admit to a fascination with the holes in American history. That is, the time periods outside our blockbuster events like the Revolution, the Civil War, and the 20th-century World Wars. There are periods where...

By JOHN BUTTRICK

John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. He can be reached at johndbuttrick@gmail.com Along with friends and the media, I’ve been trying to understand the dynamic behind Donald Trump being elected to be...

By NARAIN BATRA

Narain Batra lives in the Upper Valley. He hosts the podcast “America Unbound.” A fascinating, puzzling aspect of U.S. politics has been the willingness of voters to look beyond Donald Trump’s legal and ethical controversies. These voters were often...