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James with a snowshoe hare he shot. (Courtesy / James Lacefield)

James Lacefield: A warm farewell to The Crier

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor Emeritus
May 4, 2023
The legalization of cannabis has been long awaited in New Hampshire, which raises some moral questions for college students. (Courtesy / Wikimedia)

NH passing legislation so you don’t get lit up while lighting up

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
April 20, 2023
Military-pattern rifles like the SKS pictured above in the hands of citizens are the last bastion of defense against far-right extremist ideology now threatening the U.S. (Courtesy / James Lacefield)

The left must not ban its best weapon against fascism and tyranny

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
April 3, 2023
New land management policies will strip Native Alaskans of their ancestral rights

Media praises Biden’s racist land-management policies as political win

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
March 9, 2023
Economic crisis leaves recent alumni and soon-to-be college graduates worrying about the future of their own American dream

An unsettling future for college grads

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
March 9, 2023
Could our relatively snowless winter be the harbinger of far more devastating consequences for our environmental recklessness

Train derailment shows inadequacy of environmental protections

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
February 23, 2023
New rule could mean millions of American will face prosecution, fines, and arrest at the hands of an out of control gov. agency

Constitution and ATF are mutually exclusive

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
February 9, 2023
An interest in fishing may provoke a deeper appreciation for the natural world

Fishing: the answer to everything from primitive civilization to global survival

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
December 7, 2022
Malicious acts of vandalism at historic sites have gone unpunished by the criminal justice system, but justice must be served

It belongs in a museum, not an evidence locker

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
November 17, 2022
The brutality of the outdoors can often reveal the steadfast will of the human spirit

The softening of the outdoors

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
November 3, 2022
Crashes on New Hampshire roads are a tragic reminder that driving is a dangerous responsibility

Bad drivers are getting worse by the day

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
October 20, 2022
Ghosts haunt the halls of Geisel Library, lurking over students as they study and experiencing the mortal world they once knew

Don’t believe in ghosts? I say you should

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
October 20, 2022
Small game opens, deer season awaits

Small game season is open and it’s time we all went to the woods

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
October 5, 2022

Ancient New England: the unknown history in our own backyards

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
October 5, 2022
The NH Highland Games and Festival attracts all sorts of tourists, celtic sports fans, pipe band enthusiasts, and now cosplayers

Cultural events are becoming more inclusive

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
September 22, 2022
Demonstrations broke out in front of the Supreme Court hours after the draft leak

Please, don’t fill the opinion section with abortion articles, not just yet

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
May 6, 2022

The House passes the MORE Act, but could do more for America

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
April 16, 2022
A picturesque view of the Shanandoah Valley in Virginia, just one of the many natural wonders that can be found while camping

The best vacation on a student budget

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
April 16, 2022
Samuel Colt, a renowned gun inventor

The new era of American self defense; diversity, inclusion, and empowerment

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
April 2, 2022
Vladimir Putin was once, and is, admired by many American conservatives

Has Putin’s war put conservatives on the back foot or rallied their cause

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
March 12, 2022

U.S. must stop abandoning allies on the battlefield…and stand up

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
March 2, 2022
Time: a temporal sacrifice for eternal good

Time: a temporal sacrifice for eternal good

James Lacefield and Opinion Editor
March 2, 2022
PSA: Always burn your despicable masks in a controlled and well ventilated area

Living with the pandemic means living without masks, once and for all

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
February 11, 2022
It’s time to rethink how we ship, or shop, this season.

Our short staffed supply chain is in high demand this Christmas

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
December 13, 2021
Consider living off the land as our ancestors did at the very first Thanksgiving

Consider living off the land as our ancestors did at the very first Thanksgiving

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
November 20, 2021
A sticker depicting President Biden on a fuel pump.

Gas prices are crippling Americans, and the Biden administration is to blame

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
November 5, 2021

Rethinking the meaning of equality

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
October 22, 2021
The few voters who support their local candidates can be quite passionate, its time for us all to get involved in local government

Why it’s time for us to start being more vocal about voting local

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
October 22, 2021
COVID practices may amplify illnesses

If you don’t want to get sick, then it’s time to take off your masks

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
October 8, 2021
The Saint Anselm crew team poses for annual club photograph circa 2000.

Once upon a time, long, long ago, St. A’s crew team plied Merrimack

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
September 24, 2021
Haverhill, Massachusetts (above) still dumps sewage into the river during CSO events.

Why Anselmians need to start getting their feet wet: Plea for Merrimack River

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
September 24, 2021
Students are getting back to their normal group activities, but will it last?

To wear a mask, or not to wear a mask? That is the question

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
September 10, 2021
Just don’t mess with my cookies!

Just don’t mess with my cookies!

James Lacefield, Opinion Editor
August 22, 2021
The deforestation at Saint Anselm College has sparked campus-wide controversy over the past couple of months.

A case for deforestation: Why it is good for the environment

James Lacefield, Crier Staff
March 31, 2021
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