Letter: RFK Jr. is the threat to Biden

The real political problem for President Joe Biden is Robert Kennedy Jr.RFK Jr. is on the ballot in 16 states representing 229 electoral votes. In 31 of the remaining states, the petition signature process is well underway. In the last three states,...

Letter: Kennedy for President?

On May 23,, the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript published a letter from Rebecca Hull endorsing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for president (“The voice of reason for we the people”). Every time I hear his name, the 1980s song "Lunatic Fringe" pops into my head.RFK...

Letter: Civil War monument was hard to reach

My husband and I traveled through Peterborough on Thursday, May 23. We were on a scenic tour of New Hampshire towns reading historical markers and stopping to see Civil War monuments. Peterborough has a lovely monument at the G.A.R. building, but it's...

Letter: DEAC presents a dilemma

I read that the Dublin Education Advisory Committee is having a forum on the future of Dublin public school students on the evening of June 13. That's also when the South Meadow School eighth-grade farewell ceremony will be taking place.For those...

Letter: Climate Cafe need

Twenty people attended the first Climate Cafe in Peterborough, which was held at Peterborough Town Library. This start of this involvement was facilitated by Lisa, who will be a salutatorian at ConVal's 2024 graduation ceremony. Lisa and five of her...

Viewpoint: Mark Beckwith – We must learn how to share the land

By MARK BECKWITH

A couple of weeks ago, I came across this passage from my daily reading – “From the wilderness and the Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, to the Great Sea in the west shall be your territory. No one...

Letter: A first Town Meeting

Being fairly new to Peterborough, I had never attended a Town Meeting. I've seen a large number of submissions on major business projects. This one on the new fire station was similar but better than most.I was thrilled by the professionalism of all...

Letter: Questioning character is no argument

A little commentary regarding the piece "Personal freedom and common good" by L. Phillips Runyon May 16.Certainly, Runyon displayed some fine writing skills in his essay. I believe I detect a bit of subterfuge in his assertions, though, as evidenced...

Letter: Stop raising the rent

This is for my fellow landlords. Listen up. This has got to stop.You’re out here raising rent because it’s “fair market value.” Here’s something “the market” doesn’t ask of you -- “Is this right?”Is it right to exploit one of a human’s basic needs for...

Viewpoint: Nisa Simila – A complicated question

By NISA SIMILA

“Where are you from?”I'm of Asian descent and living in rural New Hampshire, so I've been asked this question countless times. People often don't realize how complicated it is for me. My siblings and I were born in different countries, to parents who...

View From the River: Stephanie Latini – Take action on mental health

The warming, flowering month of May is when the season truly changes here in the Monadnock region. Our community comes alive again -- watching neighbors on long walks, children on bicycles, friends dining al fresco, and gardeners hard at work. The...

Letter: Time for a new amendment

Stephen Douglas, the author of the controversial Kansas-Nebraska Act, always claimed that he didn't care if slavery in the new territories was voted “ up or down.” His idea was to leave it to newly formed states to decide for themselves whether to...

Letter: Past time for change at ConVal

The New Hampshire School Administrators Association chose an inauspicious time to honor ConVal Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders as New Hampshire's 2024 superintendent of the year. In March of 2024, the residents of Dublin and Francestown voted...

Letter: Amendments didn’t solve problems

In the May 16 article “Zoning proposal fails” Lisa Stone stated, "It is especially disappointing that members of the Affordable Housing Committee were encouraging people not to vote for these amendments." This is an unfair representation.Both Carl...

Letter: The voice of reason for we the people

As an undergraduate in New Haven, Conn., who directly experienced the campus unrest during the 1960s, I totally agree with what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said about the very similar events the United States is currently experiencing today.In saying...

Letter: Women's rights are at risk

I support women’s reproductive rights, so I am alarmed by the reversal of Roe v. Wade, but I think that the topic of abortion is a distraction from the current risk to all women’s rights.I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the Dobbs decision...

Letter: How to stop the internet from spreading lies

We have all seen lies and misinformation spread like wildfire because online platforms “repost” content to everyone their software thinks is interested.Look at a dog video on Facebook, and you are flooded with dog videos. On the dark side, click a...

L. Phillips Runyon III – Personal freedom and the common good

We’re all disagreeing about a lot of things these days, but I hope we can still say that the three words most critical to our democracy are “We the people,” and not “I’m No. 1.” Sure, we have a Bill of Rights that guarantees the protection of...

Robert Beck: Disturbing demographic trends

According to a recently-released report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the fertility rate in America in 2023 fell to 1.62 births per woman, the lowest rate since 1979. The dearth of fecundity in this country is well below the...

Opinion: A digital equity plan for Granite Staters

By PATRICK MCDERMOTT

Patrick McDermott is AARP NH’s volunteer state president. New Hampshire has a historic opportunity to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet to everyone in the state, no matter where they live or their circumstances. Access,...