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I’m writing in strong opposition to HB 1541, which deeply restricts abortion after 15 weeks, and HB 1248, which is a total abortion ban. There is no doubt that passing these bills will jeopardize the lives and health of New Hampshire residents. Since...

Once again the Monitor prints another story about people unable to pay ever increasing property taxes. Relief is available to people 65 and older, per state law, in every municipality in New Hampshire. It’s called elderly exemption, and every town...

It’s the beginning of the year, which means federal officials will soon make decisions about Medicare that could impact my care. Our leaders in Washington need to keep Medicare Advantage stable by ensuring the 31 million Americans who rely on it,...

In the last months of his life, my devoutly Catholic terminally ill father often expressed his desire to “meet his maker.” He wanted to die peacefully with his family and friends around him. After a month long stay in two hospitals he was admitted to...

I am not much of a sports fan, but I can’t believe I had to learn from a source other than the Monitor to learn that the first ever girl won the Capital City Classic wrestling tournament. That is a big story and should be celebrated. The Union...

Legislation for Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), last introduced in 2020, has been revived in New Hampshire. House Bill 1283 is a comprehensive and compassionate option for terminally-ill (<6 months life expectancy) New Hampshire citizens who want to...

A vote for Jon Kiper is a vote for our future In August, my husband and I welcomed our second child into the world. As a parent, I’m deeply concerned about the future that my children will face. I was born and raised in New Hampshire, and I was lucky...

Reading the article about the city taking properties for back taxes, I am struck that as much as we hear about how the city is trying to deal with a homeless problem, here we are adding to the homeless population for a relatively small amount of...

President Biden, is the U.S. policy regarding the Geneva Conventions and international human rights selective? It appears so regarding Israel! And the administration’s (feeble?) attempts to rein in the Israeli onslaught seems to have fallen on deaf...

It’s interesting that Trump has the ability to put the kibosh on the border bill. Trump doesn’t want to have a bill that addresses the border issue because he wants to use the issue as the centerpiece of his candidacy. Trump has gloated that he’d be...

Yes, I am frightened. I am frightened whether Trump wins, or perhaps more frightened if he loses. Frightened for myself, but even more for our nation. The unbridled nationalism that has created our civil rift will never adhere itself to our U.S....

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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