Letter: Why the loaded gun?

Congratulations to the rookie canine and the Fish and Game conservation officer for doing a splendid job retrieving the loaded gun from near the Wapack Trail. Our Monadnock region is a special place for avid hikers like me, and I am dumbfounded that...

Letter: Consider what Trump says

Please read these statements by Donald Trump and decide if he deserves your vote. Some are from the recent Trump-Harris debate.About legal Haitian immigrants invited to Springfield, Ohio, to solve a labor shortage and declining population: “They’re...

Letter: A desire to stay in her seat

After an eye-opening freshman term, I’m running for reelection to the New Hampshire House. Last term, I was in my seat every session day but the one when my cough would have interfered with the proceedings. And I stayed in my seat through every...

Letter: Campaign signs have gone negative

You can tell it is election season again by the number of candidate signs in yards and by the sides of the road. I have gotten used to signs for Candidate X being there one day, and oops, it has disappeared or been replaced by a sign for Candidate...

Viewpoint: L. Phillips Runyon III – Another life-or-death election issue

It's not on either party's campaign issues agenda so far, but the state of capital punishment in America ought to be another painful burr under our saddles and should be an important topic in the pre-election conversation.  After being the last New...

Letter: Creighton is a strong candidate

Antrim is a small community nestled in the heart of the Monadnock Valley, and like other towns in the area, it is a vital, vibrant and progress-bound community. Antrim has a strong core of individuals who give tremendous time and energy to support and...

Viewpoint: Robert Beck – The challenge of the Global South

This is the fifth in a series of articles on key foreign policy challenges for the next U.S. president. The articles will continue through the general election Nov. 5.While much of the bandwidth of the foreign policy community is understandably...

Letter: What Trump policies?

When someone says they are going to vote for Donald Trump because they “agree with his policies,” not because they think he’s a good person, I want to ask: “What policies are those?”His promise to be a dictator on day one and his pledge to “terminate”...

Letter: Bissex and Hsu for District 18

I know Hannah Bissex and Tom Hsu well. Both of them are extremely hard-working people who are committed to working for the common good. They have integrity, vision, and care deeply about making Dublin, Jaffrey, Rindge and the entire state a better...

Letter: Not place for partnership

It was a strange way to be part of a rally group. We all held our Women For Harris signs. A man parked his truck right in much of the road and climbed out with his Trump sign. The policeman made him move his truck. The man parked somewhere and planked...

VIEWPOINT: Leaf Seligman – Collective effort needed to fight bullying

By LEAF SELIGMAN

Editor’s note: This column makes a brief reference to suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, help is available by calling 988.I read with interest Lisa Walker’s Viewpoints piece (“Bullying, not just a school issue”) in the Sept. 17 paper. I...

Looking Back: Joseph Steinfield – My only will and what she left behind

On a recent Monday, while the Pianist was inside looking at art, I was sitting in a chair in front of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. A good spot to catch up with the Sunday New York Times book review section.There, on Page 9, was a review of...

Letter: Feasibility Study Committee failed

I represented Hancock on the ConVal Feasibility Study Committee. As all are aware, we voted not to recommend the withdrawals of Dublin and Francestown from the ConVal School District at our Sept. 12 meeting.In my opinion, we, as a committee, failed in...

Thanks to voters

I would like to thank the voters of Deering and Francestown who turned out to exercise their right as a citizen to vote in the New Hampshire primary Sept. 10. The general election will be Nov. 5, and I encourage you to go to each candidates’ website...

Letter: K-9 kudos and hiking dangers

As regards the front page story "Fetching a Firearm" in the Thursday, Sept. 19 issue, kudos to the new K-9 member of Peterborough's respected constabulary for finding a loaded handgun in the woods after a hiker fell off of a cliff in Miller State...

Letter: Thank you, Hancock residents

We would like to thank all of the attendees, volunteers and supporters of the fourth annual Hancock Town Employee Appreciation Event. Funded by donors and local businesses, the event brings the community together for a cook-out and music in honor of...

VIEWPOINT: Curtis Hamilton – The withdrawal vote, and what’s next

By CURTIS HAMILTON

The ConVal School Board would like to share the following information regarding the outcome of votes taken by the Withdrawal Study Committee. To the question of whether the full committee was ready to vote or if more time and information were needed...

Viewpoint: Robert Beck – The challenge of China

This is the fourth in a series of articles on key foreign policy challenges for the next U.S. president. The articles will continue through the general election Nov. 5.In a 2023 essay in the journal Foreign Affairs, National Security Advisor Jake...

Viewpoint: Let’s stop ignoring the elephant in the room when it comes to bullying

By LISA A. WALKER

In my nearly 30 years in public education, starting as a teacher and ending as a superintendent of schools, I’ve pretty much seen it all. I’ve seen and dealt with student behavior of all types, and I have to say that right now, I am worried. More...