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By BRIAN ADAMS
Brian Adams of Andover, Mass., is a UNH alumnus originally from Londonderry. He was previously a sketch comedy writing instructor and staff writer at ImprovBoston and a founding contributor to satirical online newspaper Recyculus. He is a father to...
By SPENCER WYAND
Spencer Wyand lives in Bradford. Education funding in New Hampshire has gotten pretty interesting of late. I have no issue, or at least had no issue, paying for education for kids.However, this conversation has become so dishonest and insane that I...
By ELIOT WESSLER
Eliot Wessler lives in Whitefield and works with a number of grassroots organizations in New Hampshire’s North Country. New Hampshire’s Department of Environmental Services (DES) has the responsibility to balance the interests of landfill developers...
By SETH C. ORANBURG
Seth Oranburg, a law professor at UNH in Concord, advocates for stronger ties between New Hampshire and its institutions. As 2024 ends, many of us are resolving to strengthen our personal relationships in the New Year: Hey Siri, remind me to put my...
By JONATHAN P. BAIRD
Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Robust freedom of speech has been one of the greatest things about America. Mouthing off has been largely protected, whatever your political point of view. However, the scope of our First Amendment freedom is...
By JEAN STIMMELL
Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. In the early 1990s, while attending graduate school at Antioch in Keene, I fell in love with the work of the social worker Lynn...
By JOHN McCOLLISTER
John McCollister lives in Walpole. Commonly known as The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U. S. Constitution are vital to the health of a free and fair democracy. The first of these amendments provides that, “Congress shall make no law...
By JOHN BUTTRICK
John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. If we think it’s a puzzle how Santa gets down and up chimneys and carries enough toys and gifts in his sleigh for all the world’s people, we may have an allegory...
By SUE MCKEVITT
Sue McKevitt lives in Bradford. On Jan. 4, the Kearsarge Regional School Board will hold a deliberative session, voters only chance for input, to discuss the proposed upcoming year’s school budget. Included is Article #5, crafted by petition, to put...
By ANDREW BIEMER
Andrew Biemer is a regulatory agency director in state government. He is a current member of the Concord Public Safety Board and former member of the State Juvenile Parole Board. His 20-year career spans policy, strategic communications, public...
By JONATHAN P. BAIRD
Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Early in the “Communist Manifesto,” Karl Marx wrote these famous words: “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” Whatever one thinks of Marx, it is undeniable that class...
By JEAN STIMMELL
Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. I admit it. I fell in love with Kamala and her campaign of joy, which stressed the best in us and charted how we could all move forward...
By JOHN BUTTRICK
As a staff member of the Illinois United Church of Christ Conference, John Buttrick led delegations to Chiapas, Mexico as guests of the Catholic Bishop of San Cristobal. John writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. We...
By MIKE MOFFETT
State Representative Mike Moffett (R-Loudon) write sports columns when he’s not chairing the House Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs. Traveling around the country allows one to experience unique sports cultures of various...
By TERRY FARISH
Terry Farish is a writer of books for children and young adults, including “Go Home” with Lochan Sharma. She was awarded the 2024 Yates award by the Concord Library Foundation for her work with children and books. The night was clear and cold and the...
By STEPHANIE RUTT
Rev. Dr. Stephanie Rutt is founding minister of the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple in Amherst. She lives in Nashua. I used to hate Christmas. Well, not “Christmas” really. Just what it’d all come to mean, especially after the kids were grown, and...
By SUE MCKEVITT
Sue McKevitt lives in Bradford. The recent killing of the medical insurance CEO (which I fully disagree with), has sparked a conversation about the role insurance companies play in our lives.Be it homeowners, renters, auto, or health insurance, their...
By JIM FURNISH
Jim Furnish served for 35 years in the US Forest Service, including as Deputy Chief from 1999 to 2002. Forests are complex ecosystems, beyond our full comprehension. But making the right call for the future of our national forests shouldn’t be nearly...
By JONATHAN HOPKINS
Rev. Jonathan Hopkins lives in Concord. There has been a lot of talk about religious freedom. Recently, to prove a point about the need for true religious freedom, the Satanic Temple put a display in front of the State House. I can understand why...
By JONATHAN P. BAIRD
Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. With all the stories about Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, I think the main story has been lost. Biden still has time to use his pardon power to good purpose and he has started. He had used the pardon power...
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