Opinion
Letter: Jaffrey officials behaved poorly
I wish I had the authority to apologize to the entire Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District community on behalf of the Jaffrey town government’s delegation that attended the budget hearing on Jan. 12. I believe this delegation behaved in a...
Letter: Multiple paths to lower rates
Peterborough Community Power is committed to decreasing what we pay for electricitycompared to the Eversource rate. Here’s how we’ll do that.First, Peterborough Community Power will partner with the Community Power Coalition of NH (CPCNH) to purchase...
Letter: Put peace ahead of profits
On my mid-January visit to see my mom in Peterborough, I enjoyed reading about Wilton’s Ken Jacobus being “On a mission to help others” in Poland” and erstwhile Sierra Club president Aaron Mair’s upcoming Jaffrey-Rindge MLK Day talk on environmental...
Letter: Thanks for helping Operation Santa
Operation Santa, a project of the Rindge Woman's Club (RWC), completed its 35th year by helping 56 children from 23 families have a wonderful Christmas. We are grateful for "giving tree" sponsors TD Bank in Rindge, Ingalls Memorial Library, Walmart...
Letter: Right is gone, 50 years later
On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court declared a Constitutional right in Roe v. Wade for women to have abortion rights. Fifty years has now passed, with the 2022 declaration from the court that the 1973 decision was not done in Constitutional manner....
Letter: Fiscal process is flawed
Apologies for getting to this a little late in the news cycle. “Budget talks begin” came out a couple weeks ago (Jan. 5). I read the front page part – up 11 percent - and just groaned to myself. Then the spin started; I quickly grew tired of that and...
Letter: Share ideas for Town Meeting
Some years ago, we established a Moderator’s Advisory Committee in Jaffrey. Its purpose was to discuss and implement ideas that would enhance voter awareness and attendance at our annual Town Meeting and to remind voters of when and where voting was...
Letter: Give your servers a bonus
I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of being tooled around by Big Oil. At the slightest sign of inflation following the faintest hint of its coming by the Fed, I drive up to the gas pump and see prices rocketing up by dollars. Once the...
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 –...
