Ellen Kolb

Ableism on display in Concord in debates on abortion and assisted suicide

stormy sky, over a beach posted with a "dead end" sign

I took notes at the New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee’s January 2025 hearings on HB 476-FN, a 15-week abortion limitation, and HB 254-FN, assisted suicide. Here are some impressions. HB 476-FN, a New Hampshire bill to establish a 15-week abortion limitation, drew online opposition from 11,000 people on the House’s online testimony system. At theContinue reading “Ableism on display in Concord in debates on abortion and assisted suicide”

Open Book: faith, art, and a heck of a hike

My To Be Read pile never gets any smaller. No regrets or apologies. For a bookworm like me, the turn of the year brings the cheery prospect of new books ahead. I’m savoring my way through Frank Herbert’s Dune, and I can already see that I’ll be looking for its sequels. I so seldom pickContinue reading “Open Book: faith, art, and a heck of a hike”

A few Giving Tuesday ideas

December and Advent begin on the same day this year. A couple of days later comes December 3, Giving Tuesday, when nonprofit organizations try to elevate their profiles a bit in the wake of the heavy-duty commerce of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. You’re probably getting messages from your favorite nonprofit organizations about Giving Tuesday.Continue reading “A few Giving Tuesday ideas”