Opinion
LETTER: Thoughts on complicated abortion issue
Before I proceed, two facts should be stated, 1. I am neither Republican nor Democrat. 2. The article may or may not reflect my personal beliefs. It is an attempt to assuage, balance and compromise a contentious debate going on for over half a...
LETTER: Sympathy for letter writer
One must sympathize with Chris Balch’s recent letter (Time Has Run Ledger-Transcript, June 13) bemoaning the lack of progress by President Biden and the Democratic Party in failing to address sufficiently the problems of climate change. However, that...
LETTER: America is a country where people do as they wish
While I support Mr. Azzi's right to express himself in last week's viewpoints piece, I believe including some corroborating facts would have lent credence to the serious allegations he levied against the Christian faith, which he accused of being...
Taxes sustain communitiesI recently spoke with a long-time Peterborough resident who complained her family would move upon retirement because of the high taxes. They pay about $7,000. I asked why she thought the tax bill was high. The response was...
Editorial – Worth your support
The roster of organizations taking part in this year’s NH Gives – a 24-hour fundraiser from 5 p.m. Tuesday to 5 p.m. Wednesday – shows the breadth and depth of local nonprofit organizations that are worthy of support.There’s John Humiston American...
Editorial – Two months, two heroes
The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript began our Hometown Hero series in April. The first two heroes we featured are the type of people we’re looking to spotlight – people dedicated to improving their communities and the lives of the people who live in...
Letter: Reason for voting no
The bill SCR 1 aimed to preserve – and eventually add to the New Hampshire Constitution – the right of our state to hold the first primaries in the nation.When it came up for a vote in the House, I voted against it. Not because our demographics don’t...
Margaret Nelson: View From the River – Lessons learned from my mother
With Mother’s Day approaching, I have been thinking about my mother. She was the quintessential post-World War II housewife and mother. Here are lessons I learned from my mother:-- Your dinner plate should be color-balanced. Oh my, if you served...
Viewpoint: Robert Beck – Russia and Ukraine: win, lose or draw
As the Ukraine/Russia war grinds inexorably into its second summer, a sober analysis of the probable endgame scenarios for the conflict, and their potential consequences, is warranted. Put simply, the most likely outcomes to the war fall into the...
Letter: Money talks, words immobilize
When the U.S. Supreme Court determined in Citizens United case that corporations are people, it made a pact with the devilish money gods who, among other things, keep immobilizing cultural problem-solving with mean-spirited language.The latest sad...
Letter: Consider the children
When the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child came into force in 1990, the Canadian Louise Arbour, the U.N. High Commissioner, write in part, “Since its unanimous adopton in 1989 and entry into force in 1990, the Convention has become...
Editorial – Share what matters to you
We’re debuting our Hometown Heroes program focusing on people whose efforts make the community better. Our first profile is of Kathleen LaRue, who is working to fight hunger in her role as director of the food pantry at the United Church of Jaffrey....
Letters: Values on display
Just days after mass shootings in Nashville and Louisville, the Cheshire County Republican Committee decided to display their values in a paid ad in the Monadnock Shopper News.Was it a considered reappraisal of this country’s Wild West gun laws? Was...
Letter: Thanks to FPU football players
On Dec. 3, 2022, while everyone on Franklin Pierce University campus was watching the soccer team win the national championship, eight young men from the football team were graciously volunteering at the P.O.O.R. Meat Raffle at the VFW in...
Letter: Ward has done an outstanding job
I am writing in support of Tyler Ward for the Peterborough Select Board so that he can continue doing the outstanding job that he has done representing the interests of all residents of Peterborough.I know from personal experience serving alongside of...
Letter: Re-elect Tyler Ward
We encourage Peterborough voters to re-elect Tyler Ward to the Select Board. Having been members of the various Peterborough energy committees since 2017, we have appeared before the Select Board numerous times to present one plan after another. Ward...
Letter: Gorski for Planning Board
I have known Gary Gorski since he and his family moved to Peterborough. A dedicated father to 4-year-old twins, Gorski devotes his time and energy to family and community. I find him to be smart, thoughtful, able to listen to all sides and independent...
Joseph D. Steinfield: Looking Back – My next car and how times have changed
I recently went to the shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes.I told the salesperson I wanted the same as I was wearing. He said they didn’t have it in stock, but he could show me a different shoe, just to see how I liked it. I didn’t, and asked when...
Editorial: Remember the good people
What sort of person takes advantage of people who are trying to do a good thing? Signing up to use renewable energy should be something to feel good about and not be wary of. It’s a step those living in communities offering community power plans can...
Letter: The battles of New Ipswich
Since moving into New Ipswich in 2001, there have been several battles fought both for, but mostly against, businesses and corporations wanting to come to or through this town.The first one, around 2004, concerned Pitcherville Sand and Gravel, which...
