New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival celebrates 50 years: ‘It feels like going home’

My Turn: The pitfalls of the patriarchy

Yale philosopher Robin Dembroff’s new book, “Real Men on Top,” illustrates how the patriarchy is a system of male dominance “that concentrates power and wealth in the hands of a vanishing few, at enormous cost to women, children, animals, and the vast majority of men.” The patriarchy does this by accomplishing two things: It puts men […]

Opinion: Individual freedom and common ground

I used to think that the Fourth of July fireworks were a bonding experience common among all people. And then, I became aware that there were some people who are extremely uncomfortable hearing and seeing fireworks and will go to extremes to avoid them. Setting off fireworks in their neighborhood was a serious infringement on […]

Opinion: We arrived in U.S. a decade ago. This July 4, our story continues

On the Fourth of July, we should reflect on the progress of our nation and how ordinary citizens can make a difference by choosing integrity, service, and truth over division, self-interest, and misinformation.

WWII Marine to be buried after 80 years spent missing in action

Patrick Ranfranz started searching for his uncle’s remains back in the 1980s. He had grown up hearing of how he had gone missing over Yap Island in the Pacific with the rest of the crew on the B-24 piloted by Lt. Gerald Coleman during WWII. “When we finally went to Yap, my wife and I […]

Opinion: The responsibility of freedom

On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Americans are reminded of the importance of service, civic engagement, and participation in order to preserve the freedoms it proclaimed.