Opinion
Editorial: Follow words with deeds in Lebanon
At a City Council meeting earlier this winter, Lebanon City Manager Shaun Mulholland asked, “Isn’t government supposed to solve problems?” This rhetorical question constituted a welcome reaffirmation of the power of democratic institutions to promote...
Column: Jimmy Carter and the crucible of race
By RANDALL BALMER
“You won’t like my campaign,” Jimmy Carter warned Vernon Jordan of the United Negro College Fund toward the conclusion of Carter’s second run for governor in 1970. “But you will like my administration.” When Carter was sworn in as governor on Jan. 12,...
Column: America’s long outdated education model
By STEVE NELSON
ChatGPT is all the rage these days. In case you are among the fortunate few who don’t recognize “ChatGPT,” it is a form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that creates text and answers questions based on a massive database of words and phrases. “GPT”...
Valley News Forum for March 12, 2023: Is greed our goal with train regulations?
Is greed our goal with train regulations? Railroad executives are among the highest-paid in the country the president of CSX made $16 million plus stock options this year.Yet during the Trump administration, the former Obama safety regulations...
Valley News Forum for March 11, 2023: Support the move for Cornish’s library
Support the move for Cornish libraryI bought my house in Cornish in 1970, in part, because everyone I spoke to told me that the people here are kind and community-minded. I have found that to be true. With organizations like Aging in Place, Neighbor...
Valley News Forum for March 10, 2023: Vote at Town Meeting, especially in Croydon
Vote at Town Meeting, especially CroydonEvery vote counts! We’ve heard this time and time again, please get to the polls this year! Every New Hampshire town will be holding their town elections this month — participating with your vote for school and...
Valley News Forum for March 9, 2023: Support Lebanon housing initiatives
Support Lebanon housing initiativesAs we are all painfully aware, housing here in the Upper Valley has become increasingly scarce and largely unaffordable to the average worker. Most of the new housing that has been constructed over the past decade...
Column: Looking up after a month of ups and downs
By WILLEM LANGE
January 2023 was a month of Sundays, ending abruptly on the 29th with a fourth and final Sunday fall on ice underfoot. My friend Bea and I left my house for church that morning, and that was the last time I saw the house till the day after yesterday,...
Valley News Forum for March 8, 2023: Support Canaan solar panel exemption
Support Canaan solar panel exemptionPlease vote yes on Article 30: to see if residents may install solar collectors without increasing the assessed value of their property for tax purposes.Surrounding towns — Dorchester, Enfield, Grantham, Grafton,...
Valley News Forum for March 7, 2023: A bad land deal in New London
Bad land deal in New LondonNew London voters are being asked to vote on a privately petitioned article on Wednesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. It asks voters:1. To spend $375,000 for land appraised this January for $150,000;2. For the purchase of a 7-acre...
Valley News Forum for March 6, 2023: Black and white and read all over
Black and white and read all overThese are some things that are white: people, salt, snow, polar bears.These are some things that are Black: people, coal, coffee, and pepper.We seem to show a preference these days for Black — the uppercase “B” is...
Valley News Forum for March 5, 2023: Who’s running for your school board?
Who’s running for your school board?In just a few weeks, many New Hampshire residents will vote on elected officials to represent them, including school board members. As a resident of Croydon, I encourage everyone to do their due diligence about...
Valley News Forum for March 4, 2023: Windsor candidate handled ‘gotcha moment’ well
Windsor Selectboard candidate handled ‘gotcha moment’ wellI am writing in support of Thomas Demasi for Windsor Selectboard. After watching the “Meet the Candidates” forum and the shameful “gotcha moment” aimed directly at Thomas (“Town Meeting:...
Editorial: America’s ever-growing gun appetite
New Hampshire Public Radio recently reported on a firearms training session conducted in a state park by Rainbow Reload, a New Hampshire LGBTQ gun club that is one of a number throughout the nation. “If the world is dangerous, then you have to be...
Column: Rediscovering the wonder of space
By WAYNE GERSEN
On Friday, a multinational crew of four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) about 250 miles above the surface of the Earth to replace a crew that has manned this orbiting laboratory since Oct. 5. Because this is the seventh...
Column: Aid to Ukraine tests American staying power
By NARAIN BATRA
What would have happened if the West under the determined and compassionate leadership of the United States and President Joe Biden had not promptly come to Ukraine’s rescue when Russia launched its savage and horrendous attack a year ago? Or perhaps,...
Column: A life launched from the back of the class
By MIKE SKINNER
I sat around a campfire a few years ago with six new friends, who shared their interesting backgrounds with one other. One of them asked what I had done for a living, and I sheepishly gave some highlights. Another then commented how smart I must be to...
Valley News forum for March 3, 2023: A point of entry for fixing the Postal Service
A point of entry for fixing the Postal ServiceGood luck to Vermont’s congressional delegation in trying to improve the United States Postal Service (“Lawmakers urge fix for delivery problems,” Page A2, Feb. 20), but are they aware of the background of...
The urgency of voting now
By HOPE DAMON
March is maple season and mud season. Equally challenging are March elections and annual meetings in New Hampshire communities. Truly, every vote counts. As a freshman New Hampshire state representative for Sullivan District 8, I see daily in my work...
Commentary: The giving puzzle; Encouraging donations to nonprofits
By JOHN H. VOGEL Jr.
The Children’s Literacy Foundation strives to inspire a love of reading and writing among underserved children in New Hampshire and Vermont.Last year, CLiF raised more money from individual donors than at any time in its 25-year history — yet saw a...
