Concord Monitor
Six months after SNAP disruptions, hunger relief organizations reflect on growing need
By the time Apryl Blood opens the Warner Area Food Pantry to clients at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and 11 a.m. on Thursdays, nine families are typically waiting by the back door to the building. The pantry…
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3mFrom the Farm: Meet your new therapist — a cow
Carole Soule, co-owner of Miles Smith Farm, offers speaking engagements to share lessons on calm, trust, and communication learned from working with bovines.
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4mTake Me Outside: The masters of tricks and treats
Raccoons are highly adaptable mammals known for their diverse diets, dexterous paws, and ability to thrive in both forest and urban environments.
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8mVintage Views: All things autumn
James W. Spain recalls an autumn memory from his youth in which a teenager driving his father's car crashed into a fire hydrant while attempting to disperse a large pile of leaves in Concord.
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5mOpinion: An antidote for corrupt politics
Author John Buttrick argues that while modern politics has devolved into a power struggle for wealth and control, true democratic participation requires humility and a collective focus on the needs of the community.
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4mOpinion: Concord focused on affordability even when DC did not
It looks as if next month’s election will be dominated by the issue of “affordability,” as 2024 was. While voters are understandably frustrated with D.C. politicians who have made affordability worse with tariffs and a war of choice in the Persian Gulf, the surprising truth is that our legislators in Concord did an excellent job […]