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Voters this November have a clear choice up and down the ballot, despite state Republicans’ desperate efforts to misinform and distance themselves from the destructive chaos at the top of their ticket. Just look at their legislative efforts in the...

Bruce Marshall is running for a seat on the Franklin City Council, election date Oct. 1. Let me introduce you, using public records. Mr. Marshall bought a house on Webster Ave. in 2016. The most recent quarterly water bill was slightly over $40 which...

Joyce Craig was a disaster as the mayor of Manchester. Crime and homelessness were out of control. A massive tent encampment popped up and became known as “Craigville.” She tried to raise taxes repeatedly. And, unfortunately, students in the...

Ruth Heath of Canterbury, along with Ed Friedrich of Loudon, are the two Democratic candidates for the two state representative seats in Merrimack District 4 (Loudon and Canterbury). There is a familiar saying that if you want to get something done,...

I am writing in support of Stu Green who is running for NH Senate seat, District 7. Stu, who lives in Andover and currently serves as the Andover Town Moderator, is a retired Navy commander who participated in multiple overseas deployments. Stu’s goal...

In her recent My Turn, Linda O’Rourke says that Rundlett Middle School “is quite literally falling apart and being held together by tape.” As a teacher, she knows the definition of hyperbole: “extravagant exaggeration.” Her statement is a textbook...

Mr. Sununu recently signed into law a Republican driven voter suppression bill (HB 1569), after saying he was not interested in making further changes to state election laws saying our elections are “secure and run very, very well.” This is the most...

Housing is an important issue in NH. As mayor of Manchester, Joyce Craig helped start one of the largest affordable housing state developments in this state. Manchester developed over 2,000 units of housing under Joyce Craig as mayor. Joyce allocated...

It was a sight I won’t soon forget: a lobster feast for 120 Merrimack County Nursing Home and Rehab residents in a lovely courtyard! I had the privilege of watching staff members, from every level, joyfully wheel/ assist residents out. I sat in awe...

Kelly Ayotte says that she is a “proud champion of women and women’s health.” And yet she voted four times to defund Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of reproductive healthcare for low-income women in NH, and she planned to do the same as...

First of all, I want to start by saying I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat. I am a citizen of the United States of America, and damn proud to be one. I am very sorry for the way our country is going. We are becoming a nation that promotes...

My wife and I moved to New Hampshire four and a half years ago to be closer to family. Before that, we farmed for 40 years in southeast Minnesota. Our certified organic perennial fruit farm is in the Congressional district that was represented by Tim...

The U.S., its political culture and its citizenry, have made a choice. With some clear exceptions individuals and our so-called leadership chose to support Israel’s collective punishment, ethnic cleansing, and genocide in support of their white...

Growing up in a Republican family, I voted for President Reagan. I then saw that his tax cuts for the wealthy increased income inequality. This contributed to today’s political polarization. His tax cuts increased our national debt. As president,...

Kelly Ayotte’s tagline, ‘Don’t Mass up NH’ might be a cute play on words, but it could offend many potential voters. Since 2020, 44% of new residents moved here from MA and many work there. While NH has cheaper housing, it’s easier to afford a NH home...

Joyce Craig may not have been my first or second choice in the Democratic primary. However, it is critical that we support her in the general election. This race is about far more than personal preferences, it’s about the future direction of New...

I ask voters in Franklin’s Ward 2 to choose Sam Jacobson to replace me on the City Council. As councilor, I always tried to determine what was best for Franklin as I voted. This included both getting the facts and listening to citizen input. I am...

That Neocon war-hawks Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, Bill Kristol, Alberto Gonzalez and some 200 other Republicans endorsed Kamala Harris should not be cause for joy among Democrats. It illustrates the fact both parties are wholly captured by the Neocons...

The recent article on the Peterborough Charter School (Monitor 9/21) raises several issues not directly related to that specific school but rather to the broader issues surrounding education in New Hampshire. First and most obvious is that state aid...

Like many others around the nation, I am very hopeful that we will achieve significant change from the national elections. I dearly miss peace, prosperity, security and like all of America I was so much better off five years ago. Biden/ Harris...