Opinion
Letter: Thanks for article on scam
I’m writing to thank Bill Fonda and the Ledger-Transcript for the excellent article in the April 11 edition (“Scam targets signups”) alerting Peterborough residents to be careful when dialing the Community Power number (866-603-POWR). Some evil...
Letter: Elect Ward for another term
I am writing to urge Peterborough residents to vote for Tyler Ward as he runs for another term as selectman.Ward has doggedly pursued the town's sustainability initiatives, and subsequently we have received an EPA Green Power Leadership award, and the...
Letter: Thanks for help on egg hunt
On Saturday, April 8, Jaffrey Recreation Department held its annual Easter egg hunt at Humiston Field. We had over 125 people in attendance.The Recreation Department wants to give a big thank you to all the participants and spectators of this event....
Margaret Nelson: View From the River – April is Volunteer Appreciation Month
Volunteers are the secret sauce of the nonprofit world. Volunteers do so many things that are essential to the functioning of our nonprofits.Let’s look at the volunteer board of trustees. They give of their time, their skills, their wisdom. The board...
Letter: Kennedy’s candidacy is troubling
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to run for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination has been widely criticized due to his history of spreading dangerous misinformation about vaccines and conspiracy theories. Kennedy's demonization of Dr. Anthony...
Letter: Dismissals and spines
Tennessee expelled two black male legislators April 6 who protested the March killings of three young students and adults at a Nashville school. These legislators wanted gun control laws and the legislature would not tolerate such actions. The third...
Letter: Editorial misrepresented Planning Board hearings
Your April 4 editorial on Silver Scone was without fact and misrepresented what is actually happening at the Planning Board hearings for Silver Scones in New Ipswich.Ashley Saari has been covering the proceedings and should have been consulted before...
Letter: Planning Board editorial lacked research
Let’s set the record straight, shall we? Your April 4 editorial, “Step Aside on Silver Scone,” should receive an award for the most poorly researched editorial ever written.Nancy Clark did not run for the New Ipswich Planning Board, but was elected...
Letter: Experience matters
Re-elect Tyler Ward for Peterborough Select Board. I served with him for four years. I saw first-hand his intelligence, levelheaded approach to issues, problem-solving ability and dedication to this town. He has a positive vision for Peterborough and...
Letter: Support election information portal
Have you ever requested an absentee ballot? Have you had to change your voting address? Have you paid bills? Have you re-registered your car? You probably know that you can choose to pay your bills or re-register your car online, but to request an...
Letter: Retraction and apology is warranted
“Ready, shoot, aim” is not a responsible or ethical mantra for running an editorial board. This is something I learned in Journalism 101, but must have slipped off the radar of Monadnock Ledger-Transcript editor Bill Fonda when he penned his editorial...
Letter: Helping the police
The rule of law and policing are necessary parts of any functioning society because laws and their enforcement are needed to balance the dynamics between individuals and the culture. While many police calls and 911 scenes are routine, some are highly...
Editorial: An error we regret
Upon learning that Nancy Clark and Richard Smeeth had won seats on the New Ipswich Planning Board in the March 28 election, we published an editorial April 4 stating that they should recuse themselves from discussions regarding the Silver Scone Teas...
Letter: Editorial was uncalled-for
Regarding the “Step aside on Silver Scone,” editorial April 4, the Ledger-Transcript issued a baseless and disrespectful article questioning the personal ethics of Richard Smeeth and me in the context of the New Ipswich Planning Board’s consideration...
Letter: Trump spreads more false news
Here we go again, with the latest finger pointed at former President Donald Trump for him to turn himself into the legal system. Saturday, I stopped at a small country store for information and a television was running FOX News. The reporters were...
Viewpoint: L. Phillips Runyon III – Affirmative action on the chopping block
By L. PHILLIPS RUNYON III
Another depressing April 15 is coming, and it’s not about taxes. This will be the 158th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s death, and that always reminds me about what 650,000 or so of our ancestors gave their lives for. It started out about...
Letter: Cuts in trust fund will raise property taxes
The Republican-backed House budget cuts the Education Trust Fund formula. The result would be higher local taxes, especially for property-poor rural towns with the least sway in Concord. Currently, 50 percent of business taxes go directly for...
Viewpoint: Russell Bastedo – New Hampshire helps create a new party
By RUSSELL BASTEDO
Americans had debated whether to abolish or retain slavery for decads since the Declaration of Independence had been signed in 1776. Most if not all of the men signing the declaration were slave-owners, and slavery in British North America dated back...
Mary Loftis: Finding a Home – Hearing about the power of MATS
The positive power of a pleasant and secure home was on full display on a recent visit to a Peterborough apartment. My host, a MATS (Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter) participant since last September, recently moved to the organization’s second...
Letter: Sad scene at Town Meeting
The bile that has spread through national politics came to the Hancock Town Meeting on Saturday. What a pity.We were treated to accusations of voter fraud, intimidation and dirty tricks when the warrant article for community power came to a vote....
