Opinion
Editorial – The need for people
It almost goes without saying that businesses must offer a product or service that people want or need, because if they’re not serving their market, they won’t succeed. That said, having good people in the business is what makes a business thrive....
Viewpoint: L. Phillips Runyon III – Our flag needs us
By L. PHILLIPS RUNYON III
I’ve always loved our flag. It goes back to the fifth grade, when my flag-loving teacher Betty Baltz (sounds sort of like Betsy Ross?) had us do a project on the evolution of our current flag -- the one that had 48 stars back in the late 1950s.I was...
Letter: Thanks from the food pantry
We at the Peterborough Food Pantry, would like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who organized and participated in food drives across the region during the 2022 holiday season. We received several thousand pounds of food in November and...
Letter: Peterborough Community Power is coming
Peterborough Community Power’s predicted launch is in early April. If you’re a Peterborough resident, it will benefit you.Here is what you need to know. Peterborough Community Power will be the new, locally controlled electricity provider in the Town...
Letter: Laudation
Commendations to the author regarding the recent essay in the Monadnock Ledger dated Tuesday, Jan. 10: “Making the case for Biden.” It is comprehensive, cogent in presentation and edifying.The “slings and arrows” that President Joe Biden endures are...
Letter: To be the greatest, address shortcomings
It is often said – ours is the greatest country in the world and we have the greatest economy in the world. If we do have the greatest economy in the world, why are 40 million Americans underfed and hungry?If we do have the greatest economy in the...
Letter: Working together works better
The day after Christmas, a power crew from Virginia was in my neighborhood helping restore electricity losses caused by Mother Nature’s most-recent windy bizarre weather event. As I thanked the crew members for giving up Christmas with their...
Letter: Just a four-letter word
This year may not be a good one for bears in New Hampshire. And it’s probably their own fault. You see, they’re stirring around in their winter lairs already, getting pretty rambunctious as a matter of fact. I hesitate to use the “w” word, so I’ll...
Letter: Taxpayers shouldn’t cover full-day kindergarten
I was just reading the article on the Mascenic school budget, and there was one thing that bothered me. I am speaking of full-day kindergarten.It said that 83 percent of the district's parents are for it. I'm not surprised, as I am sure parents paying...
Opinion: Making the case for Biden
By ALLEN J. DAVIS
Allen J. Davis of Dublin is an educator and racial justice activist. Barack Obama shattered a glass ceiling and was, arguably, a very effective president. Joe Biden has done more in his first two White House years than Obama did in eight. Biden’s...
Letter: Column brings back memory
I got such a kick out of your opinion article of Dec. 29 titled “The emergence of bathing” that I thought I would pass along this memory.The year was 1955, when I was 12 and my brother was 8. My mother had just been diagnosed with polio and was in an...
Editorial: Share what’s happening
A new year brings a new opportunity for us to encourage you to help us build a stronger newspaper and a stronger community.We have a small staff and work hard to cover the news and events of 16 towns. We only know what we know – and what you tell us –...
Letter: Bring gratitude, not rudeness, to local stores
To the editor:I’m witnessing and hearing about more cases of people being rude to employees of our local stores, hospital, and local service providers. Yes, this is a crisis and people are stressed out. But these employees need to hear our gratitude,...
Letter: Take outbreak seriously for everyone
To the editor:Thank you Ledger-Transcript for being a community resource for Covid-19 virus information – open to non-subscribers on your website as well as covering important regional news about the virus in the paper.The lesson heard from Italy,...
The long history of the G.A.R. Hall
By JANE EKLUND
In the early part of the 19th century, young scholars had to travel to other towns – some traveled across the state – to get an education more advanced than what could be obtained in the local one-room schoolhouses.The 1830s are often described in the...
History: Wild animals posed a threat in settlers days
By Jane Eklund
Wild animals are frequently mentioned in the old town histories; settlers had to contend with bear and moose and wolves. Ironically, at the time many of the histories were written, those critters had been largely killed off or driven off to more...
