Concord Monitor
Parker Potter: What's old, what's new?
The Americas may have been new to Europeans in the 1490s, but this land was not new to the people who had lived here for 30,000 years or more, and the difference between Europe and the United States…
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4mAmber Ferreira dominates Mt. Washington Road Race, claims second victory
Amber Ferreira of Concord won the Mt. Washington Road Race with a time of 1:13:52, beating her previous win by over 90 seconds, and also won the Crossan Cup as the top female finisher from New Hampshire.
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6mMy 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 […]
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5mOpinion: 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 […]
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7mOpinion: 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.
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7mVintage Views: Our ancestors' battle
The people of East Concord fought for their independence from England, with many of them serving in the Revolutionary War and their bravery being commemorated in the Old Fort Cemetery.