Opinion
Letter: Granny D lives on
Almost 25 years ago Doris Haddock of Dublin discovered billions of dollars being paid to the tobacco industry. She was horrified and decided her mission in life was to shine a bright light on transactions such as this. She walked 3,200 miles across...
Letter: Thanks from woman’s club
The Jaffrey Woman’s Club owes a huge debt of gratitude to the amazing businesses in our area. The gift certificates donated to our "Dining for Two … and More" annual fundraiser enabled us to choose two winners to receive some amazing gifts. The...
Letter: Better solution needed
The issue of the ConVal school reconfiguration/consolidation has quickly become a hot topic. There have been a lot of words written and spoken, but few questions have been answered.There have been statements thrown around about tax savings and big...
Viewpoint: Robert Beck – Dangerous waters in the Red Sea
It is a truism in the international affairs community that all major foreign policy actions create unintended consequences. One need look no further than the current tensions in the Red Sea to see the wisdom of that axiom. With the launch of its...
Margaret Nelson: View From the River – Positive change
By the time you read this column, you may have already abandoned your New Year’s resolutions.What sounded like a great idea on Jan. 1 has become simply wishful thinking, or you may be fully resolved to be successful in your plan for positive change...
Editorial – Time to run is now
Some of the major issues facing Monadnock region towns over the past few years – Silver Scone Teas in New Ipswich, the Hancock Inn, the ConVal School District reconfiguration and Walden Eco Village in Peterborough – have been or are being handled by...
Looking Back: Joseph D. Steinfield – My holiday viewing and friendship cherishing
“A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.” Proverbs 27:9Every Christmas, I watch the 1946 movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Again last year, I found myself appreciating scenes I hadn’t discovered before. This time, it was watching Jimmie Stewart and Donna...
Viewpoint: L. Phillips Runyon III – New year, new court?
By L. PHILLIPS RUNYON III
What's your New Year's resolution? Maybe you've made a lot of them and hope you'll have the resolve to stick with at least one. That's always been my game plan. Actually, I'm not here to discuss or put pressure on yours, mine or ours. No, I'm focused...
Letter: Free press defends freedom
An article in The Guardian states that the Israel/Hamas war has been the deadliest conflict on record for journalists. Despots the world over always target journalists because there are certain things they don’t want the public to know.The murder of...
Letter: One side is to blame
On Oct. 7, Hamas massacred 1,200 innocent Israeli and foreign citizens while 240 people were taken hostage. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said: “Babies slaughtered. Bodies desecrated. Young people burned alive. Women raped. Parents executed in...
Letter: Postal Service fails RiverMead residents
Instead of the 300 residents of RiverMead getting mail late after dinner, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, ( a day the Ledger-Transcript publishes), we got no mail at all.Most Peterborough USPS customers get mail in the daylight, even in December. We don’t. It...
Editorial: Looking back, looking forward
Each year, as we prepare our Year in Review, we look back at the significant stories in the 16 towns we cover. In some cases, the summaries you’ll see today and Thursday will offer the backstory on events that will unfold in the months ahead. Chief...
Viewpoint: Alan Edelkind – Consolidation is the right answer for ConVal
By ALAN EDELKIND
I am Alan Edelkind, ConVal School Board representative for Dublin, and proud of it. I am the lead on the ConVal reconfiguration study, but being the lead does not necessarily mean that I support the outcome, although, as you will see, I do and why I...
Viewpoint: Shelley Goguen Hulbert – Experiencing the labyrinth
By SHELLEY GOGUEN HULBERT
I am one of a group of about 40 local folks who will create and host the Peterborough Labyrinth in the Town House for our community to use as a free, meditative walk on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. It is a life-size replica – 42 feet in diameter...
Letter: Antrim Players thank the community
Antrim Players offers profound thanks to our wonderful community from Hillsborough to Rindge and beyond. You filled both performances of our production of Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” and brought our 105-year-old theater back to life with laughter,...
Letter: A new way forward for ConVal
Last week we learned of a recommendation from consultants to close four of our smallest elementary schools. No surprise there – the only real question was whether they would recommend closing some or all of them.But has the School Board considered...
Letter: Write in Biden’s name
Write in President Joe Biden in the New Hampshire Primary Jan. 23. The strengthening of the United States under Biden needs to continue. No to another term under Donald Trump. We do not need fascism, dictatorship or monarchy and dissolving of our...
Letter: Prismatic’s bad solution
The early word is that Prismatic is recommending that four elementary schools be closed, saving $2.5 million. For this, ConVal paid $150,000? I have two observations.The $2.5 million is dangling out there as the bait. Do we all realize that ConVal...
Margaret Nelson: View From the River – The beauty of the holiday season
It is the holiday season. Homes are decorated in special ways. Lights appear in windows and on bushes. Choral concerts feature age-old melodies. Stores stay open longer for shoppers. Traditional recipes are made, and family and friends make extra...
Viewpoint: Karen Johannesson – Acid poses danger to New Hampshire lakes
By KAREN JOHANNESSON
When I was a growing up in Peterborough, “acid rain” was a major environmental concern, particularly in New England, where most lakes, ponds and streams are poorly buffered because of the region’s geology.The acid rain problem resulted from the...
