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Opinion: Build bridges to strengthen our democracy
11-07-2024 6:00 AM

By LISA BEAUDOIN, JAMES MCKIM, ROBIN NAFSHI and ZANDRA RICE HAWKINS

Full list of authors and credentials is listed below. We write with deep consternation regarding “Revolutionary Pulpits: The Last Hope of A Dying Republic,” an event held on Oct. 10 in Concord that featured Reverend William Cook who promotes...

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Opinion: Live free and don’t hate: It’s time to stop the rise of hate groups in NH
11-06-2024 7:00 AM

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...


Opinion: The music in my head
11-05-2024 6:00 AM

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. For the last five or six years, I have used an Echo Dot to play music as I drift off to...


Opinion: Beware the temptation of credit card rewards
11-04-2024 3:02 PM

By BENJAMIN T. KING

Benjamin T. King is a partner at the Concord law firm of Douglas, Leonard & Garvey, P.C., a Concord resident, and an American Express card member since 1994. Have “credit card rewards” ever caused you to lose your hard-earned dollars on your quest to...


Opinion: The tragic and forgotten story of Viola Liuzzo
11-04-2024 6:00 AM

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. On US Highway 80, in the middle of a 54-mile stretch between Selma and Montgomery, there is a small unmarked memorial on the hillside near the road. It is a rectangular, fenced-in space dedicated to the memory of...


Opinion: New Hampshire has done the work to make our elections safe
11-03-2024 7:00 AM

By JOHN SUNUNU and RICHARD SWETT

Senator John Sununu and Ambassador Richard Swett are co-chairs for the Democracy Defense Project. As Americans across the country head to the polls or cast early ballots for this year’s election, we have been grimly reminded by the media of a loss of...


Opinion: High brows versus low brows
11-03-2024 6:00 AM

By JEAN STIMMELL

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. Even if Kamala wins on Tuesday, NYT Columnist Bret Stephens asks two provocative questions: “How did Trump still get so very, very...


Opinion: The pitfalls of prediction, for candidates and the country
11-02-2024 8:00 AM

By JOHN LAPPIE

John Lappie, Ph.D., is a professor of political science at Plymouth State University and a resident of Plymouth. Christmas is two months away as I write this. When the holiday nears, many children, excited with anticipation, will pick up a box from...


Opinion: Why bother voting? Here’s how you can make a difference
11-02-2024 7:00 AM

By ROB FRIED

Rob Fried lives in Concord. There’s a lot of cynicism abroad in the land, cynicism that turns into apathy, apathy that leads almost 40% of our citizens to stay home on election day. They are people who feel that it doesn’t matter who we vote for...


Opinion: ACLU, demand more, so that tomorrow even Palestine is possible
11-02-2024 6:00 AM

By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at robertazzitheother.substack.com. I love the American Civil Liberties Union and as a board member my work has been fulfilling and challenging; fulfilling because...


Opinion: Overcoming election anxiety
11-01-2024 4:00 PM

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 In my 65 years of voting every four years for the president of the United States, I have never experienced the amount...


Opinion: Charter amendments are not the solution
11-01-2024 6:15 AM

By CARA MEEKER

Cara Meeker is a Concord School Board Member, Zone B (Wards 5, 6, 7) Elections are an exciting time and there is much for voters to weigh in on this November, from local to national. As a Concord School Board member, I am paying particular attention...


Opinion: Consider local values when you cast your ballot
11-01-2024 6:00 AM

By TODD I. SELIG

Originally from Laconia, Todd Selig lives in Durham with his family. He is the long-time Durham Town Administrator. With the general election fast approaching, New Hampshire residents will have to make difficult decisions about who they want to...


Opinion: Five things for NH seniors to consider before heading to vote
10-31-2024 7:00 AM

By JUSTINE VOGEL

Justine Vogel is the CEO of the RiverWoods Group. As CEO of RiverWoods Retirement Communities since 2007, I’ve seen four presidential elections come and go. In that time, I’ve watched our residents bear out the statistics about civic participation...


Opinion: A school in the woods is a win for kids
10-31-2024 6:00 AM

By NICK BABLADELIS

Nick Babladelis is a Concord public school parent and sustainability educator. There is one key fact that is being crowded out in the conversation regarding the new middle school project and the proposed amendments to the Concord School Board...


Opinion: Don’t resist the popular vote in Concord
10-30-2024 6:15 AM

By JEFF WELLS

Jeff Wells lives in Concord. While the views of those who support the school charter may be informed by experience, they verge on an alarming philosophy that leans toward authoritarianism, where a small, elected board decides what’s “best” for the...


Opinion: Vote no on charter amendments one and two
10-30-2024 6:00 AM

By HEIDI CRUMRINE

Heidi Crumrine is an English teacher and literacy coach at Concord High School, where she has taught since 2004. Before coming to CHS she taught for three years in the New York City public schools. I am a longtime Concord teacher and have three...


Opinion: Count me as a ‘no’ on questions one and two in Concord
10-29-2024 6:15 AM

By JENNIFER KRETOVIC

Jennifer Kretovic is a Concord City Councilor for Ward 3. The November ballot questions are a hot topic of discussion, and I’m often asked for my opinion. Personally, I am voting “no” on referendum question one and a “hell no” on question two.The...


Opinion: Ethics, and the merits of HB 1388
10-29-2024 6:00 AM

By ALLAN HERSCHLAG

Allan Herschlag lives in Concord. Rep. McWilliams recently wrote that if elected Tara Reardon would need to recuse herself from any lobbying activity before the legislature by her husband Jim Bouley. For the record I have called out both on what I...


Opinion: This election is about rejecting fascism
10-28-2024 6:00 AM

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Almost nine years ago, in these pages, I started writing about Donald Trump and fascism. Then I raised the question of whether Trump and his MAGA movement were fascist. My Jewish, anti-fascist antennae were...


Opinion: The truth of the matter
10-26-2024 8:00 AM

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 As children, we learned the legend of George Washington and the cherry tree. The story goes that George told his...

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