Vietnam Stories: The harsh reality of what it was like

By DAVID SANBORN

I note that most of the letters in your Vietnam series are from people who never went to ’Nam or were rear echelon soldiers. For every 13 military personnel, only one actually fights. The others are support people.This means they get dry beds, three...

Vietnam Stories: When I received my draft notice, I chose to enlist

By MIKE PRIDE

(The “Monitor” is asking readers to submit short personal anecdotes or accounts of one specific aspect of the Vietnam War, such as a story about combat, a protest march, political action, killed relative or friend, etc. Please keep the accounts under...

My Turn: 21st-century working conditions are failing us

By SUSI NORD

Labor Day is a great time to think about the 21st-century workforce and how trends in the workplace affect the 669,000 of us who work in New Hampshire for our living.Conditions in the workplace touch the lives of all Americans through our interactions...

My Turn: This is how Vietnam veterans were treated

By GLENN K. CURRIE

I am not sure when or if Bruce Currie (no relation) served in the military, but his Monitor letter of June 22 implies a knowledge that has no relationship to the actual treatment of Vietnam veterans in the period from the late 1960s to the early...

The Mystery Stone remains a mystery. What do you think?

By RAY DUCKLER

We walked through two glass doors, unlocked by a gentle, soft-spoken man with a trimmed white beard. Leave your coffee behind, Wes Balla, the director of exhibitions at the New Hampshire Historical Society, told me. No use taking chances. No use...

Constitutional Connections: The tension between equal protection and religious freedom

By JOHN GREABE

The Constitution did not become our basic law at a single point in time. We ratified its first seven articles in 1788 but have since amended it 27 times. Many of these amendments memorialize fundamental shifts in values. Thus, it should come as no...

Constitutional Connections: Marijuana regulation and federalism

By JOHN GREABE

Federal law makes the cultivation and use of marijuana illegal for all purposes. Yet, over the past two decades, 28 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes, and eight states plus the District of Columbia...

Editorial: Why do fans care so much?

If you’re a dedicated fan of a college or professional sports team, and somebody who is prone to self-examination, you’ve probably asked yourself this question: Why do I care so much?You understand that it’s just a game. When your team wins, you don’t...

Letter: Wisdom of Camus

Wisdom of CamusOn Jan. 1, 1940, just four months before France was invaded, Albert Camus wrote in the newspaper Le Soir Republicain the following to his countrymen, which is very appropriate for Americans today. “It is vain to wish for happiness this...

On the trail, looking for the names of four victims and, perhaps, their killer

By RAY DUCKLER

The snow is frozen, making each step sound like you’re eating crunchy breakfast cereal.There’s a slight downward slope through brush and trees, so we’re cautious as we move to the spots where a pair of barrels were found years ago, barrels mixed with...

Years after his death, the story of a serial killer is finally being told

By RAY DUCKLER

For a brief period, the buttoned-up attorney general didn’t sound buttoned up.Not this time. Not when talking about Bob Evans, or Lawrence William Vanner, or whatever the guy’s name was, the guy who killed four females in the 1980s and then dumped...

My Turn: Auto dealers need to address document fees

By JIM BAER

New Hampshire is among many states that have a history of animosity toward trade unions.I use the definition of “union” in its broadest sense, specifically “a confederation of independent individuals organized to promote a common purpose.”The general...

Letter: Thank you, voters

Thank you, votersThe election did not turn out the way we had hoped, but I want to take this moment to thank you all for your support and encouragement over the course of the primary.There are so many people to thank, I am afraid I will leave someone...

My Turn: Welcome to the New Hampshire militia

By CHUCK DOUGLAS

Recently the Monitor has published My Turns concerning the Second Amendment. I wish to join in only to amplify or clarify a few points since the debate over the “militia” continues. For openers, state law in RSA 110-B provides for the New Hampshire...

Debra Marshall: The good old days of nursing

By DEBRA MARSHALL

I was talking to a nurse the other day, and we got into a long discussion of “how it used to be.” I’m a Chinese medicine practitioner, and I was raised by a man who was, among other things, an EMT.I spent a lot of time next door with his mother, my...

In rural Jamaica, Latoya sees education as a way out of poverty

By GEOFF FORESTER

In rural Jamaica, Latoya sees education as a way out of poverty- (Editor’s note: This is the final installment of Photo Editor Geoff Forester’s series about an annual mission to Chantilly, Jamaica, organized by St. Paul’s in Concord.)In many ways, Latoya Pryce is a typical teenager. At age 15, she works hard at...