Opinion
Column: Unity might be possible if Trump fever is past
By WAYNE GERSEN
Over the past few weeks countless articles are reporting on the emerging divide within the GOP between the Trump supporters and the rest of the party who Trump supporters disparagingly refer to as “RINOs,” Republicans In Name Only. Based on these...
Column: A tale of two governors in two states, one red and one blue
By RANDALL BALMER
Last November, two governors, the Republican governor of Iowa and the Democratic governor of New Mexico, overwhelmingly won reelection. Each enjoys legislative majorities from her own party.The way each governor has chosen to exercise her mandate...
Forum for Feb. 3, 2023: ‘The Niceties’ is a treat
‘The Niceties’ is a treat I had the privilege of attending the current Shaker Bridge production of The Niceties in Enfield last Saturday night. If you have not yet discovered the Shaker Bridge Theatre, you have a treat ahead of you, especially if you...
Forum for Feb. 2, 2023: The arithmetic of racism
The arithmetic of racismRobin Carpenter’s letter (“Competence before concepts,” Jan. 26) tries to dismiss an honest teaching of American history as “novel theories of social construction” in his weak attempt to apologize for the so-called “divisive...
Yankee Notebook: After the falls
By WILLEM LANGE
This piece will be perforce much shorter than my usual exhalation. I’m writing it flat on my back in a hospital in Berlin, Vt. My lovely daughter Martha is typing this as I attempt to pull together the events of the last four weeks.In my never-ending...
Column: Anesthesia so easy you can do it in your sleep
By WILLEM LANGE
My first experience with surgery and general anesthesia occurred in 1949, at the so-called Children’s Hospital in Albany, N.Y. My grandfather, an old-fashioned Albany apothecary, probably had connections there, and my father, a clergyman, probably got...
Forum for Feb. 1, 2023: Forecast history
Forecast historyIt is with great interest that many of us consult your daily Upper Valley Forecast for the latest data on precipitation, snowfall and such.But there is a problem. The “Normal season to date” and “Normal year to date” do not indicate...
Forum for Jan. 30, 2023: Public schooling versus public education
Public schooling versus public educationAs soon as my husband and I walked into the Jan. 21 Croydon District planning meeting, we simultaneously said, “Delphi Technique.” The Delphi Technique uses a highly structured multi-step meeting process, which...
Forum for Jan. 29, 2023: The advantages of EVs
The advantages of EVsIn light of this month’s Lebanon City Council decision to require electric vehicle charging spaces and stations at new housing developments, I thought that I would share our experience with the many benefits of driving an EV for...
Forum for Jan. 26, 2023: Many questions about Charlestown development
Many questions about Charlestown developmentI commend the discerning articles by Patrick O’Grady about the dispute in Charlestown over our Selectboard’s support for a proposed “mansion” atop Perry Mountain on the town’s border with Unity.Our family...
Forum for Jan. 22, 2023: Think globally, act sustainably
Think globally, act sustainablyThe world’s population is nearing 8 billion. Last year, a report titled “Scientists’ warning on population” cited the research of several renowned scientists including Paul Ehrlich which opines that the Earth is able to...
Editorial: No winners in Windsor
While one hears frequently of “win-win” propositions, it’s much rarer to hear one described as a “lose-lose.” That, however, appears to us to be the case in the settlement of former Windsor School Principal Tiffany Riley’s federal lawsuit alleging...
Column: The psychology of life among the armed
By STEVE NELSON
A recent opinion column in the New York Times addressed what I have long asserted as the most powerful psychological aspect of the gun issue in America. Therein Jamelle Bouie writes about the impact that “open carry” has on individuals and...
Column: American gridlock, the history, the threat and the path forward
By NARAIN BATRA
The Cheshire Cat smile never left his face, even when Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California was repeatedly knocked down during the grueling voting process for the House speakership election for the 118th Congress.Like a bobo doll, he bounced back again...
Commentary: Health care in Upper Valley has improved
By SUSAN A. REEVES and JOSEPH L PERRAS
As the leaders of two of the largest Upper Valley health care organizations, both of which are members of Dartmouth Health, we want to share some important context missing from the Valley News’ Jan. 22 editorial “Are we now receiving better care?”The...
Editorial: Are we now receiving better care?
When the organization now known as Dartmouth Health first began swallowing up smaller hospitals and medical practices in the Upper Valley and in the wider region, it articulated a vision of a unified system in which patients would receive “the right...
Column: ‘Woke’ could be what most voters actually want in 2023
By WAYNE GERSEN
Several articles over the past several weeks describe how GOP cultural conservatives like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, oppose “woke corporations” who have embraced an “ESG” ethos or investment strategy. Wailin Wong, an...
Column: Sharing a big, old house and staying loose
By MICKI COLBECK
There is a term in ecology used to describe the sharing of scarce resources by various species. This survival strategy, resource partitioning, occurs across the animal kingdom, and I suppose, if one looks at fungal connections, between plants as well....
Lyme-Thetford bridge plan is a done deal
By WILLIAM CASS and JOSEPH FLYNN
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation, as lead agency, and Vermont Agency of Transportation are aware of considerable discussion regarding a current construction project to rehabilitate the bridge carrying East Thetford Road over the...
Editorial: The state of Twin States leadership
This is a tale of two neighboring states, told by their Republican governors in inaugural addresses as they embarked on their fourth terms in office earlier this month.The first is a fairy tale spun by New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, which consisted...
