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By PARKER POTTER

Parker Potter is a former archaeologist and historian, and a retired lawyer. He is currently a semi-professional dog walker who lives and works in Contoocook. Two or three times a year it falls to me to hang a big art show, 100 pieces or more, at one...

By CAELIN GRABER

Caelin Graber lives in Greenville. Now where did I put that? It is somewhere in this old box full of memorabilia from my days studying entomology at the University of Arkansas. Here’s my phloem sandwich (don’t ask). Here’s my jar of cicada...

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 Donald Trump, candidate for president of the United States, said in a recent campaign speech this election is “a choice...

By JEAN STIMMELL

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. This birch tree is special to me. It was just a mere sapling back in 1977 when I was building my house. Marauding kids, footloose for...

By MIKE MOFFETT

State Representative Mike Moffett (R-Loudon) chairs the House Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs. I left the hilltop military base shortly after my relief arrived at 2000 hours. I warily drove out the gate and down the hill,...

By JAMES WHITLOCK

James Whitlock, MD, father and neurologist, of Sandown, is a member of the Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility. After many years engaged in neurological rehabilitation of brain-injured adults, he worked with TBI/Polytrauma and...

By AHMED KUTTY

Ahmed Kutty, MD lives in Peterborough. A recent paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association dated June 25 (page 2,067) reporting on a study in 2020 said one in five physicians in the U.S. intended to quit practice in the next two years,...

By SCOTT DICKMAN

Scott Dickman lives in Concord. Curiously, with all that the world of art has to offer, one of my favorite paintings is Edward Hicks’ “The Peaceable Kingdom,” an image by all accounts drawn from the Old Testament passage Isaiah 11:6-8. In this...

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. During years working at New Hampshire Legal Assistance, I represented many homeless individuals. The reasons for homelessness were varied: eviction, job loss, divorce, domestic violence, and disability, among...

By PETE and MARY MOSSEAU

Pete and Mary Mosseau live in Concord. After leaving office, Donald Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2023 for his conduct following the November 2020 election. The indictment alleged he conspired to overturn it by spreading...

By JEAN STIMMELL

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. Have you ever noticed your status in your local community no longer depends so much upon your behavior, character, and reputation? In...

By JOHN BUTTRICK

John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. He can be reached at johndbuttrick@gmail.comSpeaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana and Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky have released a statement saying that Prime...

By DAN WISE

Dan Wise is a freelance writer and a certified occupational therapy assistant. He lives in Concord. I have been donating blood for 20 years or so. The Red Cross periodically thanks me and tallies the number of pints I have given. (Sometimes,...

By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at robertazzitheother.substack.com We were a small group gathered for dinner; diverse in our interests, origins, and traditions, privileged in our comforts and...

By NARAIN BATRA

Narain Batra is the author of “India In A New Key: Nehru To Modi-75 Years Of Freedom Democracy.” He lives in the Upper Valley. Reading Darrin McMahon’s book “Equality,” especially on the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the result of...

By JOHN LAPPIE

John Lappie, Ph.D., is a professor of political science at Plymouth State University. There are serious concerns about the president’s health, and whether he can serve as the party’s candidate. Party leaders face a crucial decision: do they...

By MANDY LANCASTER

Mandy Lancaster is the director of the Homeless Youth and Young Adult Department at Waypoint, a statewide nonprofit human services and advocacy organization, and is based in the Dover office. Imagine you are a young adult struggling with a toxic,...

By DAN WEEKS

Dan Weeks spent 20 years promoting democratic election reform as a nonpartisan nonprofit leader. He lives in Nashua with his wife and kids. We Granite Staters are rightfully proud of our first-in-the-nation presidential primary. For more than a...

By ANGELA MAGOON

Angela Magoon lives in Hillsboro. The circumstances of how you left don’t matter, the important part is, you are not there anymore. For many victims, this often comes as a dramatic, abrupt ending. Leaving, however, is just the beginning of a new...

By JEFF FRENKIEWICH

Jeff Frenkiewich teaches U.S. history and government at Milford Middle School. He is an adjunct professor of education at the University of New Hampshire. The views expressed here represent those of the author, not Milford School District or UNH....