I READ a Forbes news item last month and came to a line that gave me a delayed, gasping, double-take that instantly made me think of something my mother said to me in the 1960s (probably 1968). Thinking about the potential destruction of the United States by Russia and trying to raise my soc…
MUCH OF our politics today is fueled by anger and hate. We’ve become angry at just about everything, from the number of immigrants entering our southern border seeking asylum, to food prices, to abortion and abortion rights, to the high cost of health care, to global warming to ... you get t…
BEFORE IT dies, I want to come out in favor of the hyperloop project in Minnesota to create underground tubes in which people would travel in capsules propelled by electromagnetic force at speeds up to 700 mph. No seat belts, no use of carbon fuel, no roaring engines or jarring bumps. They’r…
MANY PEOPLE with disabilities and frail elders need to rely on someone for help in getting in and out of bed, dressing, showering, or preparing meals. As a result of inadequate investments by the state, some of these people are unable to get the help that they need, sometimes for days, weeks…
A NEW YEAR brings new opportunities for land conservation across New Hampshire that benefit people, ecosystems, and the lands we all enjoy. Our state has some of the nation’s most treasured landscapes that increase the state’s resilience in the face of climate change and provide locations to…
AS DEDICATED building contractors and proud members of the New Hampshire business community, we are compelled to voice our opposition to the so-called “right-to-work” laws that make their way into the New Hampshire state legislative agenda time and time again. Despite the legislature’s wise …
IN EARLY 2021 our New Hampshire House Education Committee held a hearing on a transgender sports measure. I had serious concerns about biological (XY chromosome) boys playing contact sports against biological (XX chromosome) girls, but naturally wanted to hear everyone’s thoughts.
IN ANY industry, failing to meet the expectations of consumers — especially a significant number of them — spells disaster for a business. If I ran a restaurant and 75% of the people who ate my food left with food poisoning, I wouldn’t just go out of business — the state would shut me down a…
“What’s your opinion about physician-assisted suicide?”
LAST YEAR was a record-breaking year for organ donation and transplant here in New Hampshire and across the nation. In fact, it was the 13th consecutive record-breaking year for life-saving organ transplants in the country, with more than 46,000 organ transplants performed in 2023 — includin…
AS A PARENT, I am concerned with the rising use of recreational marijuana in society, especially in our youth and young adults. As a physician I see firsthand the effects of marijuana on health, and it is clear the marijuana on our streets in 2024 is not the same marijuana we or our parents …
ALL EYES were on New Hampshire’s pivotal role in the Republican presidential primary last month. Outside of the political arena, everyday organizations can change their leadership model well before November to have an immediate positive impact on their workforce.
IN THE spring of 1945, I was playing in an alley near our house when church bells started ringing all over town. I was only 5 years old, but I knew it wasn’t Sunday, so I thought it was unusual. I went inside and asked my mother, “Mom, why are the bells ringing?” She replied, “The war is over.”
AS A retired priest of the diocese of Manchester, in January, I received notice of clergy pastoral assignments. Eleven were listed. I recognized only two. Nine are not even listed as clergy on the diocesan website, though here for some time. One unlisted was named pastor; it seemed immediate…
