Opinion
Letter: Call it what it is
Thank you for your editorial, “The nature of the “war”” on Feb. 14. I would like to call out New Ipswich Select Board member Jason Somero for what he and his fellow soldiers in the “culture war” are actually supporting. They will likely take umbrage...
Letter: Thanks to MCH for response
Routinely we are asked to complete surveys regarding our "experiences" at places where we shop, visit, eat or receive care and I feel most times, good or bad, we receive no feedback for our efforts. Recently, I received a phone call from Monadnock...
Letter: Levesque was on the mark
Score one for reason.Charles Levesque’s Feb. 23 letter, “Balch had it all wrong”, was thoughtful, clear, and correct. Thankfully, we entrust the management of our forests to trained professionals like Levesque, and not to alleged tree-spiking...
Letter: One family’s housing story
This is in response to Kath Allen’s Feb. 21 letter (“Better uses for money”) regarding affordable housing and the bias against those who need it. Allen described the stigma about affordable housing dwellers, that they are “trouble and don’t work,”...
Letter: Handouts are popular, not vouchers
A recent MLT editorial (‘Working’ government,’ Feb. 21) said education vouchers are very popular.Indeed, when the state offered parents more than $3,700 for completing an EFA registration form, thousands of private-school parents did so. Once...
Editorial: Hoping for a resolution
After many meetings between 33 Main Street LLC and its representatives and the Hancock Historic District Commission over proposed renovations to The Hancock Inn, there appear to be a couple of sticking points remaining. These highlight the potential...
Letter: Balch had it all wrong
Chris Balch's letter on Green Mountain National Forest (GMNF) logging plans in the Feb. 14 Ledger-Transcript (“Speak out against clear-cutting”) demands a response.Balch purports to believe trees are part of our climate solution and that we must...
Letter: ConVal budget deserves support
On March 14, the nine ConVal towns will be the voting for the 2023-2024 school budget. The vote is a decision to be made thoughtfully, and we have information to help.Here at ConVal, every year has its challenges, and this year is no different. We are...
Letter: Join vigil seeking peace in Ukraine
Almost one year ago, the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, 2022. On Friday, Feb. 24, there will be a community-wide vigil held on the front lawn of the Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse, 25 Main St., from 4:30 to 5 p.m., to...
Letter: More people should help clean
I don’t know them, and I don’t often hike some of the trails mentioned in the article (“Couple keeps trails clean,) Jan. 31, but I thank Peter and Ann Harrison for their work maintaining trails in the area. To have done it for so long is especially...
Editorial: ‘Working’ government
Speaking about funding for charter schools and Education Freedom Accounts during last week’s budget address to the state Legislature, Gov. Chris Sununu said, “Critics say these programs have grown too large. To them, I say this: when a new door of...
Letter: Better uses for money
Regarding planning board members resigning and New Hampshire allocating $5 million to municipalities opportunity to research zoning and land-use regulations and reasons for lack of affordable housing raises eyebrows.We know more houses in rural areas...
Letter: Support library in New Ipswich
Why support our local New Ipswich library? Because as one of the few libraries in New Hampshire where the services are open to the public but managed, as in our case, by a nonprofit association, we must annually ask our fellow residents through a...
Viewpoint: L. Phillips Runyon III – Rethinking who we honor on Presidents Day
By L. PHILLIPS RUNYON III
Presidents Day is upon us again -- the mashup holiday to give us all a February Monday off without being clear about just which presidents we're really honoring. I mean, there have been four presidents born in February -- George Washington and Abraham...
Letter: Accept, adjust and adapt
To avoid obsolescence, people must stop fighting and/or reclaiming Civil War-type lost causes, and rather focus on ever-changing present reality. Relative peace and success in the here and now are found by applying Triple-A – by accepting, adjusting...
View From the River: Margaret Nelson – It’s always a good time for kindness
Random Acts of Kindness Day is Friday. Somebody decided it would be a good thing to celebrate such a day. Why?Being curious, I did some research. I found out there is the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation with a mission to make kindness the norm....
Letter: Assertions distract from work
I wish to clarify misstatements in the article regarding the Dublin Planning Board (“Planning Board chair and vice chair resign,” Feb. 7). It was implied that my actions at a public hearing were influenced by a Select Board member. My motion to have...
Letter: Speak out against clear-cutting
The federal government has rescheduled forests in Vermont for logging. Twelve-thousand acres in the Green Mountain National Forest (GMNF), over 90 percent of which is classified as old growth, is now scheduled to be clear-cut.This is an abomination on...
Editorial: The nature of the ‘war’
Last week, New Ipswich Selectman Jason Somero unsuccessfully tried to strip from the town warrant donations of $500 each that the town makes to Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children and Monadnock Family Services. , Somero said he has concerns...
Letter – Two additional special Toadstool employees
Thank you for the article by Rowan Wilson about the ownership transition of our stores in Peterborough and Keene. We also wanted to draw attention to a staff member not mentioned, the remarkable Eric Gagne. For over 21 years, he has shepherded the...
