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Opinion

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Editorial: Still a Bad Bet; N.H. House to Vote on Casino Bill

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Casino gambling is likely to come up for a vote in the New Hampshire House this week, and it appears to have a better chance …

Column: These ‘Scandals’ Are But Pale Imitations

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

I was 12 years old during Sam Ervin’s Watergate hearings, and watched them over the course of a long, hot summer, a time when I …

Letter: A Landowner’s Right to Sell

Saturday, May 18, 2013

To the Editor: The interstate went through the family farm, taking with it my parents’ way of making a living the way they wished. A token payment was made to them. They were told it was a good deal, for the remaining land would be worth much more …

Letter: The Score on Wagner

Saturday, May 18, 2013

To the Editor: Apropos of the Great Gatsby controversy on your pages, I don’t think my students should listen to the music of Richard Wagner, not because he was an anti-Semite, but because his music is so much better than mine. Jon Appleton White River Junction …

Letter: Poorly Timed Oral Hygiene

Saturday, May 18, 2013

To the Editor: I was just driving on Beaver Meadow Road in Norwich and had to swerve to avoid a lady who was flossing her teeth while driving her SUV. Come on, really? Allen Albrecht Wilder …

Letter: Some of My Best Tax Attorneys ...

Saturday, May 18, 2013

To the Editor: I, too, was rather surprised at Ernest Hebert’s simplistic summation of The Great Gatsby and was gratified to see so many letters to the editor about it. But I was dumbfounded by Jeffrey Hart’s. He devoted an entire paragraph to Hebert’s reference to the Meyer …

Letter: Obvious Problem on Route 4

Saturday, May 18, 2013

To the Editor: With all of the recent crashes on Route 4 between Hartford and Woodstock, one has to wonder if the investigators happened to have noticed that in many places the center yellow lines are almost nonexistent, forcing drivers to guess where to drive on this already …

Letter: Adjusting to Change at Church

Saturday, May 18, 2013

To the Editor: This letter is in response to Kelli Pippin’s May 11 letter, “Why I Left St. Anthony’s.” St. Anthony’s, St. Francis of Assisi in Windsor and Our Lady of the Snows in Woodstock have merged to form one parish under the direction of two priests. The …

Column: Kermit Gosnell Wasn’t Typical in Any Way

Friday, May 17, 2013

Kermit Gosnell, the notorious Philadelphia late-term abortionist, has been convicted. A jury found him guilty of murder for killing three babies after failed abortions, and of involuntary manslaughter for causing a woman’s death. Now comes the smear campaign. “Gosnell is not alone,” says Troy Newman, president of Operation …

Column: Scandals Expose the Real Obama, and Journalists Are Shocked

Friday, May 17, 2013

Dogged by scandal, and with his press secretary presumably now curled up in the fetal position and breathing into a brown paper bag, it’s obvious President Barack Obama is in need. Our president must find his happy place again, away from irritating controversies. Like Benghazi, where four Americans …

Letter: Proposed Class About Sexual Assault

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the Editor: James T. Shea’s well-written letter (“A Failed Strategy at Dartmouth,” May 7) suggests ways he hopes can finally move Dartmouth College off its history of status quo responses to campus sexual assaults. Some of us are planning an application to teach an ILEAD study class …

Letter: Appreciation for Ayotte’s Efforts

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the Editor: U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., a longtime prosecutor who served as our state’s attorney general, is someone who is widely respected by law enforcement at all levels from across New Hampshire. During her time as attorney general, she earned a reputation for working hard to …