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I recently retired from my oral surgery practice after 36 years, a career I thoroughly enjoyed. I have tried to live my personal and professional life following the “Golden Rule,” treating everyone as I would want to be treated. I believe honesty,...

Mr. Bloomquist’s myopic and inflammatory letter regarding the situation in Springfield begs for an informed response. First, the 20,000 (legal) immigrants in the city were encouraged to methodically settle there, through a joint effort by city...

In 2023 the New Hampshire Journal published an article regarding three-term Mayor Joyce Craig’s performance in office. They disclosed a report from the nonprofit Truth in Accounting Project, which analyzes government budgets and revealed what the...

In response to C. Fournier’s letter (9/17) regarding the Gaza War, he wrote “In the founding of the State of Israel the rights of the Palestinians were recognized. But for seventy years the Palestinians have gotten none of these rights.” In 1947 the...

No, I was not better off four years ago. Thanks to Trump’s chaotic COVID response, unless you worked at Zoom, for a delivery service or from home, I don’t think you were, either. My husband in health care dressed and undressed in our garage, then...

Many thanks to John Litvaitis for his recent opinion column on NH Fish & Game Department funding woes. For long-time observers of NHFG, the current discussion, initiated by this year’s SB 542, is “déjà vu, all over again,”, with the department...

Has anyone else thought about what the founding fathers used for their voter IDs? Although voting rights are not supposed to be abridged according to the U.S. Constitution, having every eligible U.S. citizen being able to vote seems to be a bridge too...

Let me clarify the intent of my recent letters to the Monitor regarding the new middle school project. I am not opposed to the construction of the new school. Having been involved in the design and construction of schools throughout my professional...

Thom Bloomquist spouts anti-immigrant tropes at a time when compassion is needed. His ideas are meant to cause suspicion about immigrants. He claims that Springfield has been “murdered.” From my reading it looks like Springfield has experienced both...

Republicans like Chris Sununu have said that Donald Trump should focus on policy and avoid the chaos which seems to constantly surround his campaigns. But let’s consider the policies. During Trump’s first term Republicans bragged about raising taxes...

There are only a few people on the planet dumb enough to think that the cost of tariffs are not passed on to consumers. Donald Trump is one of them. His plan, part of Project 2025, would add a 10% tariff on all imports and a 60% tariff on goods made...

Our elected officials in Washington need to embrace digital currency as a means to modernize our economy and ensure that the United States keeps pace with the rapidly evolving global landscape. Now is the time to harness the promise of blockchain...

Kelly Ayotte has always been a champion of the anti-abortion movement. She has supported a national abortion ban. She escorted Neil Gorsuch through his Senate confirmation, leading to the overturning of Roe v Wade. Just like Donald Trump, Kelly Ayotte...

Stare Decisis is Latin for “let the decision stand” which is exactly what Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices said would guide them when it came to the 50-year old precedent protecting a pregnant woman’s right to privacy and autonomy. But what...

Remember when we were kids playing in the neighborhood and everyone was allowed to participate as long as they followed the rules? And yet, there always seemed to be that one kid who cheated and lied and pouted about losing. Playground justice was...

Definitions found on the internet: An ultraconservative political and religious faction; Combines strict religious ideology with conservative social code; Disregard for human rights. The MAGA Republicans? No. The Taliban. Is this the way we’ll choose...

I’ve just seen the announcement that the Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed Donald Trump for president. They claim to stand for law and order. I used to believe that was true. Luckily, all of my contact with their members have been professional...

In Frank Thanos’ recent letter (Monitor, 9/11), he claimed that GDP growth under Trump “ran at over 4 and 5%.” Goodness only knows where he got those numbers! Alas, he did not cite his source. About one minute of searching the U.S. Bureau of Economic...

Buried deep within Rob Werner’s “My Turn” column lauding the arrival of community power in Concord (Monitor, 9/13) is the inconvenient truth that the city is trying to manipulate electric customers into foregoing rate relief in the name of renewable...

What a sad legacy is being left to the people of New Hampshire by our ‘lame duck’ governor and Senate president. The collusion of these two supposed public servants to delay the transmission of HB 1569 between the two so that the many concerns...