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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, January 8, 2015

A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 24, NO. 2

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COMPLIMENTARY

Feeding Habits Of Our Winter Birds

This article is from 116 years ago, appearing in an 1899 edition of The Granite Monthly. We felt it was a great complement to our front page photo from the “Something Wild Backyard Photo Contest” we sponsor along with Wild Bird Depot in Gilford. It is only the birds of exceptional eating habits that can endure the conditions of our northern winters. For a large part of the time from November until April, practically all of the summer sources of the food supply of birds is shut off, and the existence of the winter resident becomes a question of adaptation to a

limited and special diet. So it happens that if you analyze the chief food sources of our winter birds you will find that each species or group of species depends upon some chief specialty in the way of food. Some search out the winter stages of insects in their hidden quarters; others depend upon the seeds of herbaceous plants, perhaps projecting above the snow, others find nutriment in the buds of trees; while the shrikes, hawks and owls sustain themselves largely upon their fellow residents of the feathered world, as well as upon mice and related rodents.

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Fishermen Permits, Licenses Available in One Location

This photo of a chickadee is by Maureen Whittemore of Alexandria. It is just one of the many entries submitted to our “Something Wild Backyard Photo Contest” presented by Wild Bird Depot in Gilford. The theme for December’s contest was “Winter Wonderland”. To find out more about the contest and the winners see the display on page 22.

New Hampshire Fish and Game, New Hampshire Division of Ports and Harbors and the Division of Motor Vehicles will offer two opportunities for commercial fisherman to obtain all of their required annual permits and licenses at a single location again this year on Jan. 21 and Feb. 4 from 8am to 4pm at the DMV substation at Dover Point, NH. New Hampshire’s commercial fisherman can obtain all required permits, including: Commercial Boat Registration, DMV; Commercial Fishing License, NH Fish and Game;Pier Use Permit, NH Division of Ports and Harbors. A Marine Patrol Officer will also be on hand to answer

general questions and can also provide boater safety guides throughout the day. It is estimated that over 100 commercial fisherman from the state’s seacoast region obtained their required licenses and permits during last year’s cooperative effort. Questions may be directed to the Department of Motor Vehicles by at 603-227-4000.

Happy & Healthy New Year! SPECIAL FEATURE INSIDE: Help get your New Year started off right!

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A Contrast in Styles: Abstract vs. Nature Details – Art Exhibit

The Franklin Gallery at RiverStones Custom Framing, 33 Main Street, Rochester. The exhibit will showcase two local artists, Diane St. Jean of Barrington and Amy Kindler of Rochester. Hours are Tuesday through Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-2pm, or by appointment. 812-1488

Through Sat. 10th Godspell

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992 or www. rochesteroperahouse.com

Thursday 8th Sierra Boggess

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111

Supersize your Sales and Grow Your Business - Workshop

Taylor Community, Union Ave, Laconia. 8am-10am. Robert Nadeau, Director of the Professional Sales Program at Plymouth State University, will share his decades of sales experience at a Fortune 100 company offering inside strategies to grow a business. No cost for workshop, however, space is limited. Call 535-3222 to reserve your spot.

Peter Brodeur, aka Bearded Turtle – Storytelling Dinner

Corner House Inn, Center Sandwich. 6:30pm. Peter is best known to Corner House audiences as a teller of American Indian stories. He started telling American Indian legends while working as a tour guide at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. $19.95pp, plus tax and gratuity. 284-6219

Parent-Teen/Tween Communication: Conflict Management without Losing Your Mind or Your Relationship

Whole Village Family Resource Center, 258 Highland Street, Plymouth. This two week seminar on January 8th and 15th can be attended by both adults and youth. There is no charge for the workshop and child care is provided. Please reserve space by calling 5363720

Friday 9th Emerald Ash Borer - Workshop

Massabesic Audubon Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn. 7-8:30pm. Woodstove users be on the lookout! The Emerald Ash Borer has been labeled the most destructive forest pest in North America and has killed ever-widening swaths of ash trees in the Northeast since the late 1990’s. It has now been spotted in NH. As outdoor enthusiasts and/or firewood users, YOU can help by learning how to recognize the signs of this highly destructive insect and what you can do if you spot Emerald Ash. $5pp, free foe Massabesic Volunteers. 668-2045

Dance Night – Brickyard Blues Band

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $15pp. Catered dinner buffet available before the show. BYOB. 527-0043

Saturday 10th Tilton Winter Farmers’ Market

67 East Main Street, Tilton. 10am2pm. Over 50 local farmers and producers in an indoor venue. Sampling, music, friends and fun! Handicap accessible. 496-1718 www. tiltonwinterfarmersmarket.com

The Spirit of Johnny Cash

The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551

Laurie Berkner

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111

Murder at the Mardi Gras – Murder Mystery and Dessert

The Franklin Opera House, 316 Central Street, Franklin. 7:30pm. Tables for groups or individual seating are available. Desserts and beverages will be offered. Audience participation is welcomed! www.franklinoperahouse. org

Ask a Nutritionist

Concord Food Co-op, 24 South Main Street, Concord. 11am-1pm. Local dietician/nutritionist, Traci Komorek will be on hand to answer your quick health and nutrition questions for free! Look for her in the Co-op aisles. First come, first served. 225-6840

Blueberry Pancake Breakfast

First Congregational Church, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham and a beverage. $6pp, $3/age 5-10, under age 5 is free. 332-1121

Snowshoe Adventure Hike

Prescott Farm, 928 White Oaks Road, Laconia. One hour hike 10am-11am. Two hour hike 1pm-3pm. $7pp or $5/ members, includes snowshoe rental. For all ages, beginners welcome. 3665695

Dance Night – Sounds Clever & the Valley Horns Blues Band

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $15pp. Catered dinner buffet available before the show. BYOB. 527-0043

Sunday 11th

Gathering Time – Live Concert

Brewster Academy’s Anderson Hall, Wolfeboro. 2pm. Gathering Time is a New York-based folk-rock group. $20 at the door. 569-2151 or www. wfriendsofmusic.org

Monday 12th The History and Culture of the Penacook Native American Lecture

Laconia Public Library, Laconia. 7pm. Presented by Robert “Kunnaway” Tuner, known as “Youngbear”, a storyteller, Metis flute maker, player, cultural teacher and native of Laconia. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. www. laconiahistorical.org 527-1278

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Women’s Empowerment Support Group

Whole Village Family Resource Center, 258 Highland Street, Plymouth. 6-8pm. This drop-in group explores the many pressures women face in our society, discusses healthy living, and allows women to connect with other women. Free and child care is provided. 536-

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Small Business Tax Planning Workshop

Chamber of Commerce Building, 383 South Main Street, Laconia. Registration starts at 5pm. Workshop begins at 5:30pm. Registration is $25/ advance or $30/door. 524-0137

Cribbage Tournament

Patrick’s Pub, Gilford. Registration 6:30-7pm. Games start at 7:15pm. Weekly cash prizes. Fundraiser to benefit the Café Déjà vu Pub Mania team for the NH1 Children’s Auction. Every Wednesday until June. 9981418

Thursday 15th Pretty Faces

The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551

Lewis Black

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111

The Terrace and The Cottage at Golden View Open House & Grand Opening

Golden View Health Care Center, 19 NH Route 104, Meredith. 4-7pm. Public is invited for refreshments and tours as they celebrate their two new assisted living options. Please RSVP by calling 279-8111

Lauretta Phillips – Storytelling Dinner

Corner House Inn, Center Sandwich. 6:30pm. Enjoy a great comfort meal and be warmed by Lauretta’s dry Yankee wit. $19.96pp, plus tax and gratuity. 284-6219

Thurs. 15th – Sat. 31st 8-Track The Sounds of the 70’s

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992 or www. rochesteroperahouse.com

Friday 16th A Centennial Salute to “Old Blue Eyes” Frank Sinatra

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111

Saturday 17th Tilton Winter Farmers’ Market

67 East Main Street, Tilton. 10am2pm. Over 50 local farmers and producers in an indoor venue. Sampling, music, friends and fun! Handicap accessible. 496-1718 www. tiltonwinterfarmersmarket.com

The Outlaws and Blackhawk

The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551

Lehar’s The Merry Widow

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111

Chickens: The Basics Part I and II

Boscawen Municipal Complex, 116 North Main Street, Boscawen. Part I will be from 10am-11:30am. Part II 12:30-2pm. Part I will give facts and many practical tips pertaining to raising chickens for eggs. Part II will get deeper into living with chickens beyond the first year. Both classes are free but pre-registration required 796-

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Mount Washington Observatory Overnight Adventure On Saturday, January 10th, feel the ultimate Mount Washington experience as you ride a snowcat to the summit, explore the alpine zone, experience Mount Washington’s legendary winter extremes and spend a night in our famous weather station at 6,288’. The day starts at 8am and the cost is $499. For more info call 603-356-2137 or visit www.mountwashington.org/ events.

Super Bingo Game Will Award Over $10,000 in Cash Prizes Join the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society on Saturday, January 17th for Super Bingo, a high stakes bingo game, and take a chance to win over $10,000 in prizes. Doors open at 3pm at the Funspot Bingo Hall, Rte. 3, Weirs Beach, NH. The Super Bingo Game offers your choice of a $25 12-card package, $30 18-card package for the session (6:45-9:15pm). You may also rent a Bingo computer for just $6.00 per day, play e-cards, paper cards or both to increase your chances of winning! Players are allowed to buy a maximum of 54 faces on an electronic video bingo device and are limited to one unit per person. The evening will include 12 games paying an estimated $320 each and three “Winner Takes All” games that may award up to $1,600. The “Carryover Coverall” game is guaranteed to pay $2,000. All prizes are based on attendance. Other cash prizes can be won through pull-tab tickets sold at 50 cents each that pay from $10 to $499. Guests are encouraged to come early to get your favorite seat as seating is limited. Doors open at 3:00pm. Food and beverages are available for purchase in the Bingo Hall and is catered by Jack’s Snack Shack & Deli. The Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established to preserve and promote the history and heritage of Lake Winnipesaukee, hosts bingo games at the Funspot Bingo Hall every Saturday evening. Sample bingo programs and information on bingo gift certificates are available by visiting their website at www.LakeWinnipesaukeeMuseum.org and clicking on the “Bingo” tab.

8-Track Sounds of the ‘70s In Rochester Catch the 1970s fever when Rochester Opera House Productions award-winning Broadway Theatre Series presents 8-Track: The Sounds of the ‘70s from January 15 to 31 with evening and matinee performances. The theatre transforms into a jiving disco club with cabaret seating, cash bar, snacks and groove a-plenty. This bursting-with-energy Broadway musical features a live band on stage that gets the audience up and dancing with the cast. Take an amazing thrill ride through the times and tunes of flower power, unforgettable funk and disco. Reserve tickets for $16-$20 online at RochesterOperaHouse.com or call/stop by the box office (603) 335-1992, M/W/F from 10-5 and two hours before the show. Cash bar and snacks are not included in the ticket price. Handicap access is available in the balcony only. Patrons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Weirs Times sports columnist Mike Moffett with “surfer dudes” in California.

by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

SURF’S UP As a sports sociologist, I enjoy analyzing sports cultures during my travels. The holiday season brought me to southern California, but I’d been there before and already knew the landscape. San Diego was a lousy sports town. L.A. didn’t have an NFL team. The Lakers are crappy. And while the Kings and the Ducks were top NHL teams, it was hard to think about ice hockey amidst the palm trees. It was also weird to listen to Christmas carols while

strolling around Dana Point Harbor. It seemed incongruous to hear “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” with sand instead of snow, palms instead of pines. Then there was “Little St. Nick” by the Beach Boys, which reminded me I was in surfing country. I later headed to the beach and regarded the ubiquitous surfers with a fresh eye. Was surfing a sport? Were surfers athletes? I spoke with some natives about the issue. “Dude!” said a fifty-something San Clemente resident. “Of course they’re athletes. Have you ever tried to do what they do out there?” It occurred to me that, like skiing, perhaps surfing could both be recreational AND competitive. COMPETITIVE? I googled the subject and learned there are indeed many surfing competitions, like the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing event on Oahu’s North Shore in Hawaii.

Having actually visited that venue, I recalled the monstrous waves and how I’d marveled at the courage and skill with which the surfers rode the super swells. But to be a sport, there has to be a competitive component. As with gymnastics, judges fill that role in surfing. Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Judges analyze the following major elements when scoring surfers and waves:

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What exactly have they done to America? Yes, their human rights record is terrible. Does this means we should also boycott and try to isolate China, Egypt, Venezuela, Myanmar or Nigeria, all higher on the Human Rights Watch list? If American exceptionalism is real how long will it take for the Cuban people to see the truth about their governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lies and failed policies once greater engagement takes place? The Castros will not be able to sugar coat the painful reality of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cuba for very long. Dave Potter N. Hampton, NH.

Thanks From Altrusa To The Editor: The Altrusa International Club of Meredith recently held our 19th annual Festival of Trees at the Waukewan Golf Club. A record number of fiftysix magical trees were on display, created by area businesses, nonprofits, individuals and families, and forty-four out of these were donated to local families distributed through area Christmas outreach organizations following the Festival! Friday, December 5th through Sunday, December 7th, the Festival was open to the public. The Saturday Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magic and Mittensâ&#x20AC;?, with Jim Goren, magician â&#x20AC;&#x153;extraordinaireâ&#x20AC;? and his charming assistants (our ASTRA teens), captivated a capacity crowd at

This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weirs Times and Touristsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper which are taken from Calvertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic publication.

all three performances! Altrusaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Festival of Trees depends on community support from individuals, businesses and visitors. All proceeds generated by the Festival support local charitable programs such as the Inter-Lakes Christmas Fund, InterLakes Community Caregivers, Lakes Region Visiting Nurses Association, area food pantries and our annual non-traditional scholarship awards program to name just a few, along with all other Altrusa charitable initiatives throughout the year. Our sincere thanks go to our corporate sponsors: Keepsake Quilting, Country Carriage, Giuseppeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizzeria & Ristorante, M & B Dion Enterprises, and the Marketing Association of Plymouth State University (MAPS) and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anonymousâ&#x20AC;?. Thank you also to our tree sponsors: Meredith Fire Dept. Auxiliary, Scott Burns Landscaping, Karen & Chuck Thorndike, East Coast Foundation and Lovering Volvo. Also, our sincere thanks to the following restaurants and individuals for exceptional holiday fare served during our GALA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bay Gulls, Canoe, Crazy Gringo, Faro Italian Grille, Frog Rock Tavern, Georges Diner, Hannaford Supermarket, Harts Turkey Farm, EM Heathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Supermarket, Karaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ and Cakery, Lakes Region Cupcakes, Laviniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Lee Wah, Mars, Maureen Siegelman, McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Meredith Bay Coffee House, Moultonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farm, Phu Jee, Picnic See mail boat on 19

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by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

The New Year is officially here and despite our best intentions and resolutions to make this a great year for ourselves and those around us, there will always be stronger more powerful forces, with intentions and resolutions of their own, who will see to it that none of those things are possible. Of course I’m talking about some of the over eager legislators here in New Hampshire and around the country who are rubbing their hands together in anticipation of creating new laws and regulations that will make us change the way we live and also keep us too busy and confused to focus on our well-meant intentions and resolutions. The creation of new laws and regulations is as inevitable as the rising of the sun. It is going to happen despite any resistance we provide. So, as they say, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. I have come up with my own ideas for some new laws and regulations that I feel would be helpful (or not). With the new “don’t even look at your phone while sitting in your car” law about to take place in July, I felt that we need even more redundant distracted driving laws. A good one would be what I call the “Pain In The Rear Noisy Passenger” law. This would make it a crime for a passenger in a car to engage the driver in frivolous

conversation that would force them to respond in kind thus distracting them from the task at hand. The term “frivolous” in the bill would take up a few pages of legalese, highlighting such distracting topics as “work, the weather, local gossip, etc…” In order to enforce this, police officers will be required to pull over any vehicle where they see the lips of the passenger moving anytime the car is in drive. A new law that I think would be a great idea would be that anyone who purposely takes up two parking spaces in a busy parking lot because they feel that their car is better than everyone else’s will face a fine of one thousand dollars, three years in jail and 10,000 hours of community service (Too harsh? I am willing to negotiate.) Seeing that many new laws are being created that are very sneaky in infringing upon out First Amendment rights of free speech, I’d like to create one as well. From now on, all employees of any business will be required by law to refrain from using the phrase “No Problem” in situations where, in fact, the phrase “No Problem” is addressing an actual problem. For example, If I go to a restaurant and, as I am about to begin my meal, I see that there is no fork at the table and I will have to eat with my hands. I call over the waiter to tell them about this. He looks down to see that I am really without a fork and then says “No Problem”. In an instance such as this I should be allowed to call the police and have him arrested and jailed. There could even be a very expensive, state-funded, ad campaign to get the message of the new law across. Maybe pay some

very famous people to film TV ads where they stare into the camera intently for a few uncomfortable seconds and then say: “No Problem? Problem!!” I feel another important law would go even further in the debate about the supposedly insensitive names that are used for sports teams on a local and national level. Any sports team that uses a natural disaster as their nickname will be required to change it to something more politically sensitive. Hurricanes, Tornados, Blizzards, etc.. will need to find new team names so as not cause emotional distress to those who have suffered through the real thing. In fact, I suggest a committee be formed to come up with a list of preapproved team names that will be allowed. Someday we may go to games where teams with names like The Fighting Pancakes do battle with The Kitchen Magnets. (Just the mascots alone would be worth it.) Another great law would be to have some supermarkets checkouts designated not just for fourteen items or less but also fifteen items or more, just to make it clear to those who are really too ignorant to understand. I’m sure none of these laws which actually come into existence since I am not a legislator. I am only one of those people who voted for others to become one. So, now that Election Day is over my ideas don’t really matter for much. Still, it will be an interesting year and when we come out on the other side our lives, as we know it today, will be changed in some way and I’m not convinced that is always a good thing.

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Obamacare’s Annus Horribilis There’s no candy coating the truth: Obamacare has had a very terrible, horrible, crappy, none-toohappy year. What it really by Michelle Malkin means is that Syndicated Columnist the victims of Obamacare -taxpayers, health care consumers, health care providers, employers and employees -- have had a hellish, nightmarish 2014. Let’s start with premiums. President Candy Land promised that he’d “lower premiums by up to $2,500 for a typical family per year.” But premiums for people in the individual market for health insurance have spiked over the last year. In fact, Forbes health policy journalist Avik Roy and the Manhattan Institute analyzed 3,137 counties and found that individual market premiums rose an average of 49 percent. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services itself admitted this month that average premiums will rise at least five percent for the lowest-cost plans offered by federal Obamacare health care exchanges. Democrats’ reaction? Obamacare rate shock doesn’t matter ... because government is redistributing the burden and taxpayers are footing the bill! HHS crowed this week that nearly 90 percent of exchange enrollees received public subsidies in order to pay their premiums. “Affordable” doesn’t mean what White House truth-warpers says it means -- just like everything else they’ve spewed about the doomed federal takeover of health policy in America. As the White House tries to hype

year-end enrollment numbers and hide Obamacare-imposed cancellations, just remember that the administration got caught this fall cooking the books by including 380,000 dental plan subscribers that have never been counted before. Innocent oopsie? The “erroneous” inflation just happened to push the Obamacare enrollment figures over the president’s 7 million goal, while fudging the attrition of more than 1 million enrolled in Obamacare medical insurance plans. A “mistake was made,” HHS ‘fessed up after GOP investigators discovered the Common Core math antics. Lying liars. Caught red-handed. So, how about: “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor?” Well, not if he or she isn’t practicing anymore. After scoffing at conservative warnings for years that socialized medicine-light would create doctor shortages, Obamacare cheerleaders can no longer whitewash the grim reality. The Physicians Foundation found that 81 percent of doctors believe they are “either overextended or at full capacity.” Another 44 percent said they “planned to cut back on the number of patients they see, retire, work part-time or close their practice to new patients.” Analysts on all sides of the debate agree that massive cuts in Medicaid payments to primary care doctors, which take effect on Jan. 1, will reduce patient access. Meanwhile, a Commonwealth Fund survey found that 26 percent of American adults waited six days or more to see a doctor -- with only Canada and Norway performing worse. A separate physicians’ staffing company’s poll, reported by the left-wing New York Times, found that patients “waited an

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The Hassan/Shaheen Abortion Machine

The incredible power and influence of the abortion lobby in federal and state politics is nothing short of astounding. Hundreds of millions of dollars flow to support the aborby Jane Cormier tion cause which Hooksett, NH. masquerades as “women’s health care” in our cities and states. New Hampshire is no exception to the rule. Here is an example for you. Planned Parenthood of New England in 2012 launched a $500,000 “Action Fund” to provide support for Maggie Hassan’s gubernatorial campaign. In 2014, Planned Parenthood supported Hassan to the tune of over $400,000 to ensure her re-election. It is also interesting to note, Gov. Hassan’s 2012 budget TRIPLED the funding for Planned Parenthood in NH. Hmmm… Emily’s List, which drives the progressive abortion industry, has funded abortion to the tune

of $400,000,000 by financially supporting Pro Abortion candidates throughout the country. Their website reads, “Our prochoice Democratic women in the House and Senate have successfully blocked the backwards antiwoman agenda of the Republican Party…Our EMILY’s List political team is constantly traveling the country to put our members’ investments to work…and we know how to win...” And, indeed they do. All NH Progressive representatives, Hassan, Porter, and Kuster are beneficiaries of Emily’s List. Senator Jeanne Shaheen ALONE has received almost $239,000 from Emily’s List. And, the Progressives want to ensure YOUR tax dollars will continue flowing toward the abortion industry under the canard of “women’s health care”. In 2011, Sen. Shaheen subverted the vote of the NH Executive Council when the council voted to STOP taxpayer funding of abortion here in NH. What did Shaheen do? She ran to Washington, See cormier on 26

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Live Free...By Leaving Leviathan A new year; same old challenges. The popular depiction of the passing year as an “Old Man” welcoming “Baby” new by Ken Gorrell year may look Northfield, NH. like a fresh start, but it reminds me that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Negative is my natural state, and since I see the hand of politics touching nearly everything in our lives, negativity usually aligns with reality. As governments at every level increase power at the expense of our liberties (often at the behest of citizens who seem to prefer the transfer of responsibility), it’s easy to ignore silver linings and focus on the dark clouds. Yet, as the Foundation for Economic Educa-

tion (FEE) shows us in its “Leaving Leviathan” articles, there are reasons to hope that 2015’s baby will learn some clever tricks to cut through the bureaucratic kudzu encroaching on our rights. In two essays in “The Freeman” (Oct 2013 and Dec 2014), FEE authors Max Borders and Jeffrey Tucker present 100 ways “people are working around State obstacles.” When I first read the list, “edgy” and “impractical” came to mind more frequently than I had anticipated. That’s partly from being a Baby Boomer and partly from living in one of America’s least-urbanized states. Young people and city dwellers are more comfortable with disruption and the barely-controlled chaos that truly innovative change brings. But certain ideas struck a chord. Here are a few that I think are relevant to Granite Staters: Health care An unintended consequence of

Looking Ahead at 2015-What Will it Bring?

BENNINGTON, VT-It’s time once again to peer into the crystal snow-globe to try to decipher and predict what we may expect ahead in 2015. by John J. Metzler After a danSyndicated Columnist gerously tumultuous past year, the dust has yet to settle on a score of crises ranging from the man made chaos of the Middle East to the medical Ebola emergency in West Africa. Tragically an arc of crisis spans the Middle East/South Asia while Syria and Iraq remain in the epicenter of the conflict pitting Islamic extremism against some sort of secular rule. Syria’s civil war continues unabated with over 200,000 killed in a battle between the authoritarian Assad regime and an sectarian opposition of largely fundamentalist and jihadi groups. Millions of Syrians have become refugees and ten million more displaced persons in their own country. The conflict churns on, the humanitarian toll grows,

while the chances of an enduring political settlement seem slim. Iraq too saw an upsurge in violence with the massive, and largely unanticipated, offensive by Islamic State terrorists in the Spring which has returned northern Iraq into the crucible of crisis. Sensing the vacuum of no U.S. security forces in Iraq, due to the Obama Administration’s strategic ambivalence and the rank incompetence of the Malaki government, the Islamic State struck and nearly toppled the Baghdad rulers. American advisors and air strikes alone to stop IS may not be sufficient. In both Syria and Iraq, the silent victims of the conflicts remain the ancient Christian communities, along with Kurdish and Yazidi minorities. A wider lens shows the dangerously destabilizing inflow of refugees into tiny Lebanon which will threaten stability; a third of the country’s population is comprised of refugees. In all these cases, it’s the children who suffer the most. Let’s not forget the central role of Turkey, long a reliable stalwart See Metzler on 25

ObamaCare is the rise of concierge medicine. Providers see benefits to themselves and their patients of opting out of third-party payer systems. In primary care especially, this is a case of back-to-the-future: not long ago independent doctors received cash directly for basic services. Overseas medical options are opening up, for everything from mail-order drugs (with no prescription / government permission required) to treatments and

surgeries beyond the reach of the FDA and America’s “Mother may I?” medicine. Transportation Uber is successfully challenging the taxi cartel in cities across the country, providing better service at lower cost. Taxi medallion prices have been dropping, a sure sign that supply and demand is working in this market. Car-sharing service Getaround helps people avoid city transit services by faciliSee gorrell on 26

Are Facts Obsolete? Some of us, who are old enough to remember the old television police series “Dragnet,” may remember Sgt. Joe Friday saying, “Just the by Thomas Sowell facts, ma’am.” Syndicated Columnist But that would be completely out of place today. Facts are becoming obsolete, as recent events have demonstrated. What matters today is how well you can concoct a story that fits people’s preconceptions and arouses their emotions. Politicians like New York mayor Bill de Blasio, professional demagogues like Al Sharpton and innumerable irresponsible people in the media have shown that they have great talent in promoting a lynch mob atmosphere toward the police. Grand juries that examine hard facts live in a different world from mobs who listen to rhetoric and politicians who cater to the mobs. During the controversy over the death of Trayvon Martin, for example, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus said that George Zimmerman had tracked Trayvon Martin down and shot him like a dog. The fact is that Zimmerman did not have to track down Trayvon Martin, who was sitting right on top of him, punching him till his face was bloody. After the death of Michael Brown, members of the Congressional Black Caucus stood up in Congress, with their hands held

up, saying “don’t shoot.” Although there were some who claimed that this is what Michael Brown said and did, there were other witnesses -- all black, by the way -- who said that Brown was charging toward the policeman when he was shot. What was decisive was not what either set of witnesses said, but what the autopsy revealed, an autopsy involving three sets of forensic experts, including one representing Michael Brown’s family. Witnesses can lie but the physical facts don’t lie, even if politicians, mobs and the media prefer to take lies seriously. The death of Eric Garner has likewise spawned stories having little relationship to facts. The story is that Garner died because a chokehold stopped his breathing. But Garner did not die with a policeman choking him. He died later, in an ambulance where his heart stopped. He had a long medical history of various diseases, as well as a long criminal history. No doubt the stress of his capture did not do him any good, and he might well still be alive if he had not resisted arrest. But that was his choice. Despite people who say blithely that the police need more “training,” there is no “kinder and gentler” way to capture a 350-pound man, who is capable of inflicting grievous harm, and perhaps even death, on any of his would-be captors. The magic word “unarmed” means nothing in practice, however much the word may hype emotions. If you are killed by an unarmed See Sowell on 26

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Sign-ups are now open for the 7th ANNUAL DOVER CHILDREN’S HOME BOWLA-THON on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Dover Bowl 887 Central Avenue . Please help them “strike” back against budget cuts by reserving a lane for a foursome for 90-minutes of bowling at 9am, 11am, 1pm, or 3pm. Friends of all ages are invited to participate. No fees for lanes or bowling shoes. Prizes will be awarded each session to the teams with the best theme wear, highest score, and most money raised. Bowling Session Times: 9:00am to 10:30am, 11:00am to 12:30pm, 1:00pm to 2:30pm, 3:00pm to 4:30pm Bowl-A-Thon Prizes: Most Creative Team Theme Wear, Top Fundraising Team, Highest Score. Sign up at www.bowlathon.net

Business Open House At Blue Latitudes

Thursday, January 15th from 5-7pm, Blue Latitudes & The Beacon Retirement Group welcome Chamber members to its monthly Business Open House event. Bring plenty of business cards and enjoy an evening of networking with friends and colleagues. Blue Latitudes is located at 431 Central Avenue in Dover. The event will feature a raffle with proceeds benefiting the Dover Children’s Home. Items for raffle include: Red Sox Tickets donated by Relyco

$250 Amex Gift Card donated by D.F. Richard $100 Gift Card to Local Restaurant TBD donated by Federal Savings Bank and more! Attendees may enter the drawing with their business card and $10; 3 chances to win for $25. Last year’s raffle raised over $1600! If interested in donating an item to the raffle, please contact Tom Levasseur at 603-682-7747.

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The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is beginn of theYear Award and 2015 Citizen of the Year Award. The Business Leader of the Year Award is presented to pany, professional firm or non-profit organization who and excellence in their business or profession. Nomin in good standing and contributions to the community considered. The Citizen of the Year Award is presented to an adul substantial contributions to the community as a whole of one’s paid position and need not be confined to a sin current significance. Lifetime achievement may be con Both of these prestigious awards will be announced & Awards Banquet being held on Saturday, March 28 event and are then announced in the Chamber newslet Chamber website throughout the year and appear in th Chamber. Nomination forms are available at the Chamber offic Nominations should include the name and address of t for which the individual is being nominated including tion of the individual or organization submitting the nom is Friday, February 13, 2015. Nomination forms are to Chamber of Commerce, 18 South Main Street, Rochest

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The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is pleas dents graduating from high school. Students eligible for the Greater Rochester Chamber in high school who are either employed by or have a p Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce. The recipient will be selected in May and be awarded the institution they are attending in their second year school. Scholarship guidelines and applications are availabl located at 18 South Main Street in Rochester or by visi completed scholarship application is April 24, 2015. Member businesses are also given the opportunity to be a $100 donor to benefit the Chamber Scholarship Fund scholarships annually to graduating high school senior arship Champion, call the Chamber office at 603-332-5

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ce or on the Chamber website at www.rochesternh.org. the individual being nominated, distinguished activities supporting documentation along with contact informamination. The deadline for nominations to be submitted o be sent to the Awards Committee, Greater Rochester ter, NH 03867.

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e named a Chamber Scholarship Champion by becoming d. This fund enables the Chamber to be able to provide rs. For more information on becoming a Chamber Schol5080 or email membership@rochesternh.org.

Snowshoe Men at the Wentworth House

Meet a company of men portraying veteran snowshoe soldiers from the French and Indian War era during a weekend of living history on January 17 and 18. Members of Captain John Harmon’s Snowshoe Company of Rangers will be in residence at the Colonel Paul Wentworth House in Rollinsford over the weekend to showcase the weaponry, equipment, clothing and tactics used by the frontier militia of the area in the 1750s. Snowshoe companies were formed in the mid1700s to patrol New England’s harsh frontier during the long winters and protect the northern settlements from attack by the French and their Native American allies. The New England “ranging” companies served a vital role during the French and Indian War. The public is invited to meet the snowshoe men on Saturday, January 17 from 10 am to 4 pm and again on Sunday, January 18 from 10 am to 3 pm. Costumed interpreters will also demonstrate 18th century hearth cooking, crafts, and other aspects of colonial life in New England. The circa 1701 Wentworth House is located on Water Street in Rollinsford and is maintained by the Association for Rollinsford Culture and History (ARCH). Tours of the house will also be offered during the event. A donation of $5 is suggested for adults; the event is free to children and ARCH members. For more information about this and other events at the Wentworth House, consult the ARCH website at paulwentworthhouse.org.

Berwick Winter Farmer’s Market

Berwick Town Hall, 11 Sullivan Street, Berwick, 1Maine. Once a month on Sunday through April 2015. 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Buy fresh produce and other products from local businesses including meats, cheese, pies, jellies, jams, fresh baked bread, handmade soaps, local wool and wool products and much more! Dates in 2015: January 18th, February 8th, March 8th and April 26th. You’ll find all the essentials: eggs, cheese, all kinds of meats, and a wide assortment of the most essential veggies, like potatoes, onions, garlic, squash. Lots of winter market produce stores very well for weeks.

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Colonel Paul Wentworth House, Water Street, Rollinsford. 10am-4pm. Meet a company of men portraying veteran snowshoe soldiers from the French and Indian War. Costumed interpreters will also demonstrate 18th century hearth cooking, crafts and other aspects of colonial life in New England. A donation of $5 is suggested. www. paulwentworthhouse.org

Snowshoe Adventure Hike

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Sat. 17th – Mon. 19th Great North Woods Sled Dog Challenge

Event kicks off with a Meet the Mushers banquet at the Mahoosic Inn in Milan , NH on Friday the 16th at 6pm. The official race start is Saturday morning at 9am, also at the Mahoosic Inn. On Sunday the mushers will compete in Pittsburg, NH and on Monday, the 19th the race will finish with a 45-mile trail that begins and ends at the Colebrook Country Club in Colebrook. Awards will be presented at the Country Club at 3pm on the 19th. www. nhstagerace.com

Sunday 18th Snowshoe Men – Living History Event

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not to block the view across the room as people would stand and talk. If you decide to install a hanging fixture like this, pay close attention to it in the lighting showroom to ensure thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no glare from the bulb. The fixture needs to just broadcast a cone of light down to the island surface, not horizontally so as to blind someone in the room. The fourth layer of light in both kitchens was generated by under-cabinet lights (and in one of the jobs over-cabinet lights). These were hidden in both cases by gorgeous molding that outlined the bottom of the cabinets and by crown molding that finished off the top of the cabinets. Once again, this layer of lighting had its own switching system and was dimmable so you could use it as a very soft night light system to make the kitchen very romantic or just give it an ultra-soft feel.

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not all that de- soon as the cherries put I think ourcould totalbetime In the family Fringillide, sired. This is a winter bird out their blossoms, they on the water (including which includes the finches of passage, coming us in feed almost exclusively travel time) that to mornand sparrows, are found large flocks ing was justfrom overthe annorth hour upon the stamens of the several birds that stay in September and and a half. We noOctober; sooner flowers; afterwards the with us more or less in great numbers set lines than remaining we had a apple blossoms are atwinter. The first is the pine with us in Pennsylvania ﬁsh on. Got that one in tacked in the same mangrosbeak-a northern form during theback whole winter, & settled down and ner and their depredations which ranges southward feeding on the seeds of the the second rod went off. on these continue until through the New England poplar, We werebuttonwood, back to the junidock they disappear, which is and other states in winter. per, on well thosebeof usually about the tenth or withcedar our 2and ﬁsh, Small flocks are to be seen many r a they n k middle of May. Many later fore 10:00 AM and occasionally; they spend weighed in at 24 & 25 observers have seen the much of their time in lbs. What a GREAT way purple finches eating the coniferous forests, tender portions of the to end the trip. feeding upon the buds and blossoms of Later… buds of pine and apple, cherry, plum Capt. Pete spruce. They and peach, but as also eat the a partial offset it seeds and is also known to buds of white devour plantash, basslice and various wood, alcaterpillars. der, birch, The snowapple, pear bird or snow and poplar, bunting is one as well as the of the most berries of the characteristic red cedar and winter birds. It the high bush is a seed-eater, cranberry. In coming to us from winter they often the north with the subsist largely upon winter snows. the pulp and seeds of The junco or black frozen apples. Sometimes, snowbird is a common though rarely, they winter resident or miThe Great Northern Shrike have been known to grant in most of the eastinjure fruit orchards ern states, breeding in by feeding upon the buds. weeds that flourish in the northern tier of states The purple finch is mi- rich bottoms and along and in Canada. Its pringratory and usually goes the margins of creeks. In cipal food consists of the Weirs Times isthe printed on of recycled in flocks, except during AprilThe they frequent seeds weeds,newsprint though in the breeding season. Un- elm trees, feeding on theenvironmentally summer manysafe insects with smudge-free, inks.are mon of our 2013 trip and personal slender but sweet cover- eaten. fortunately thea feeding habits of this species are ing of the flowers; and as The great northern shrike

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ily of creepers (Certhiide), of which only about a dozen species are known in the entire world. The American species is a small bird, restless and active; it may often be seen running up tree trunks in a spiral direction, or hanging head downwards after the manner of nuthatchMale White Breasted Nuthatch. es. It nests in birds from 20 holes in trees, my opinion, to be consid- and in most of the Northered as detrimental to the ern states may be found usefulness of the chicka- throughout the year. Very dee. The larvae of several few precise determinadifferent kinds of moths tions of its food have been were also found. recorded; three stomachs The Nuthatches (Sittide) comprise a small family of creeping birds which inhabit woodlands chiefly, although they often visit trees in orchards and groves, or along the highway. Most of their food consists of insects gathered from the bark of trees, but part of it is composed of nuts of various kinds. They Downy Woodpecker are compact, flattened birds, with plumage of modest colors examined contained small and hard, barbed, and beetles and other insects. pointed tongues. Four spe- It seems probable that cies and one variety occur they take a great variety of in the United States, the such insects as they can commonest form in New find on the bark of trees. England being the WhiteThe most abundant of breasted Nuthatch, which our winter woodpeckin the Middle and Western ers are the Hairy and the states is replaced by a va- Downy species. The Hairy riety with a more slender Woodpecker is a particubill. This bird is frequently larly useful bird, searching abundant in woodlands persistently for the woodand moves actively about boring grubs that live beover trunks and branches neath the bark of trees. in search of food eating These birds visit freely the beetles, including elaters, kings of the forest as well longicorns, ants, caterpil- as the fruit trees of the orlars, beetle grubs, a few chard and the shade and small fungi, some acorns ornamental trees of the and a little corn. home grounds, the park The Brown Creeper is the and the public highway. common American repre- During their meandersentative of the small fam- ings over the trunk and

larger branches, they often startle moths and other nocturnal insects, which they devour whenever possible. They also do good service in penetrating the cocoons of the Cecropia Emperor Moth, the larvae of which devour the foliage of fruit and shade trees. A number of observers have reported that these birds push their beaks through the tough cocoon until the pupa inside is reached; the juices of the latter are extracted by the bird. The downy woodpecker

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specimens examined to determine their food, had eaten forty insect larve, including twenty woodboring grubs, three caterpillars, seven ants, four beetles, a chrysalid, one hundred and ten small bugs, and a spider, together with a few acorns and small seeds, and a little woody fibre apparently taken by accident along with the grubs. Audubon states that in autumn these birds eat poke-berries and wild grapes.

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old days shapers worked the foam cores of new surfboards into the desired shape and then glassers would apply appropriate fiberglass to create something that could provide the equivalent of a magic carpet ride. She went on to explain that the surfing community was tight-knit and many advocated for environmentalist causes like beach preservation. She described the â&#x20AC;&#x153;dawn patrolsâ&#x20AC;? where designated surfers would hit the water in the early morning darkness to gauge conditions, hoping to alert their mates that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Surfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up!â&#x20AC;? I sensed a nascent surfer inside me, wanting to catch a wave. That potential surfer is also the skier who often went too fast down a steep slope and suffered a â&#x20AC;&#x153;wipeoutâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;another surfing term thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone mainstream. But given my age and the New Hampshire geography, surfing just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in my future. I love Lake Winnipesaukee even more than Huntington Beach, and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Winnipesaukeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waves just arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tubular. Dude. Sports Quiz Where did the St. Louis Rams play before they played in St. Louis? (Answer follows) Born Today ... â&#x20AC;Ś That is to say, sports figures born on January 8 include MLB pitching standout Bruce Sutter (1953) and NFL quarterback Billy Joe Hobert (1971) Sportsquote â&#x20AC;&#x153;True disputants are like true sportsmen: their whole delight is in the pursuit.â&#x20AC;? Alexander Pope (English Poet) Sportsquiz Answer The Rams played in Los Angeles before moving to St. Louis in 1995. They moved to L.A. from Cleveland in 1946. Michael Moffett is a Professor of Sports Management at NHTI, Concordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community College. He recently co-authored the critically-acclaimed and awardwinning â&#x20AC;&#x153;FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Backâ&#x20AC;? (with the Marines) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which is available through Amazon. com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast.net.

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country who has since slipped deeper into the entrenched authoritarianism of President Erdogan’s rule. Though Turkey has offered admirable aid to refugees from the nearby Syrian conflict, the Ankara government remains unpredictable and worrisome. Libya, Somalia and Afghanistan are threatened by entrenched insurgencies. Wisely, the U.S. will keep a small military force in Afghanistan as a visible and potent commitment to not letting the country slide into the arms of the Taliban. Europe has seen its share of crisis too. Over the past year, armed conflict, not seen in the fifteen years since the end of the Balkan wars, has now returned to Ukraine. The tug of war between the central government in Kiev and a gaggle of Russian supported separatist militias has brought armed conflict to the doorstep of NATO. The Ukraine crisis is far from over. Significant German diplomacy to defuse

the crisis has helped, but Putin has not yet blinked. Bringing Ukraine into closer alignment with the European Union is politically prudent though putting it on the path to NATO membership is decidedly problematic. U.S./Russian political ties have reverted to a Cold War-lite posture and American and European sanctions have done little to quell Moscow’s neoimperial ambitions. Yet, do we wish to follow the self- fulfilling narrative of deteriorating U.S. relations with Moscow? The wild card in the Russian equation is not so much Western pressures prodding Vladimir Putin as much as the downward spiral of petroleum prices which have robbed energy rich Russia of its cash-cow. Russia faces recession. Ironically, Putin may be stopped not by Western diplomacy, nor military posturing, but by the invisible hand of the markets. East Asia naturally has its predicable flashpoints. Both Beijing and Tokyo have dialed down the rhet-

oric over the disputed Daiyutai/Senkaku islands but China’s wider view extends deep into and over conflicting claims in the South China Sea. Beijing looks at these international waters as its self-proclaimed “Mare Nostrum.” And Obama’s much-heralded “Pacific Pivot” policy appears to be adrift. The horrors of West Africa’s Ebola epidemic seem to have been contained through quick and focused international action and enduring medical cooperation. In North America the big issue will be giving the long-awaited green light to the economically necessary Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to American Gulf ports. Whether Obama vetoes what is expected to be Congressional approval of the Keystone pipeline, remains uncertain. The geopolitical scene exhibits challenges to a dangerous power vacuum created by the Obama Administration’s political myopia and rhetorical hubris.

And the world slouches ever so confidently into deeper mediocrity and the risky consequences of wider instability. Allow me to wish my readers a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2015!

John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations; Germany, Korea, China (2014).

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tions.” We are one of only five states that mandate a license for shampooers. Why? EatWith provides those with culinary skills and a kitchen a way to host “dinner parties” for those with a hankering for culinary adventure. The company bills itself as a way to “share a delicious food experience with other food lovers and world travelers.” No restaurant (or government regulation) required. Consumer Services Just as email has changed

the way we send correspondence (sorry, USPS!), Airbnb is changing the way we travel by providing an easy means for people to rent their homes for a couple of days (sorry, hotels!). Competitive prices, a true home-away-from-home experience, and greater flexibility are fueling worldwide demand. One of the most disruptive technologies since the personal computer, 3-D printing lets virtually anyone produce a wide range of products, lowering bar-

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beating of Rodney King. But they saw only a fraction of that tape because the media left out the rest, which showed Rodney King -- another huge man -- resisting arrest and refusing to be handcuffed, so that he could be searched. Television viewers did not get to see the other black men in the same vehicle that Rodney King was driving recklessly. Those other black men were not beaten. And the grand jury got to see the whole video, after which they acquitted the police -- and the media then published the jurors’ home addresses. Such media retribution against people they don’t like is part of a growing

lynch mob mentality. The black witnesses in Missouri, whose testimony confirmed what the police officer said, expressed fears for their own safety for telling what the physical evidence showed was the truth. Is this what we want? Grand juries responding to mobs and the media, instead of to the facts?

tating private car rentals. Why let your car sit in the driveway when it could earn you some cash? Occupational licensing/regulation TaskRabbit circumvents occupational licensing, directly connecting those with a need with those who can meet that need. New Hampshire ranked 28th in a 2012 Institute for Justice report on burdensome licensing requirements, “imposing above-average barriers on some occupa-

man, you are just as dead as if you had been annihilated by a nuclear bomb. But you don’t even know who is armed or unarmed until after it is all over, and you can search him. Incidentally, did you know that, during this same period when riots, looting and arson have been raging, a black policeman in Alabama shot and killed an unarmed white teenager -- and was cleared by a grand jury? Probably not, if you depend on the mainstream media for your news. The media do not merely ignore facts, they suppress facts. Millions of people saw the videotape of the

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riers to entry. Regulation – especially patent enforcement - becomes nearly impossible. Barter markets such as local farmers markets give producers and consumers a trading forum beyond the prying eyes of government. As Borders and Tucker put it, “Barter has become a natural response to the tax collector.” Education From private schooling and homeschooling to online education and workstudy programs, students are opting out of the traditional, heavily regulated education oligarchy. Khan Academy and Praxis are reducing education costs and meeting demand the old-fashioned way: proving their worth in the free market. No single technology or

social innovation will keep the statist beast at bay, but taken together the innovations presented by Borders and Tucker provide myriad ways to work around regulatory obstacles that mainly benefit entrenched interests, business incumbents, and politicians. The key for us is to make sure our elected officials do not play “whack-a-mole,” striking down these advances whenever they pop up. The free market is coming to the aid of libertyminded Americans. Entrepreneurs and technology may yet save the American dream from the nightmare of rampaging, unfettered Leviathan.

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Zero, NADA. And most PP facilities, do not offer clinical services for pap smears and blood work as they mostly just farm this work out. In reality, Planned Parenthood facilities are just PRIVATE BUSINESS “abortion machines”. So, why should we, the American taxpayer, fund them? The very simple answer is – WE SHOULD NOT! Rep. Warren Groen, Rochester, is introducing a bill that would prohibit the use of public funds for abortion services. While he is being vilified by the left as some sort of woman-hater, I personally want to thank Rep. Groen for standing up for LIFE. I thank him for having the conviction and courage to face the Leftists who think we are fooled by the “women’s healthcare” canard. I will happily stand with Rep. Groen when his bill comes before the NH House of Representatives. I ask that you stand as well! We need to STOP NH taxpayer funding of abortion. It is time to DE-FUND the Hassan/Shaheen Abortion Machine. It is just the right thing to do.

disregarded the will of the people, and brought millions of dollars of federal funding to NH, in support of Planned Parenthood of New England. She did a total run around our elected officials who voted NO to funding Planned Parenthood. So, the question begs, just WHO does Jeanne Shaheen support? Certainly NOT the NH taxpayer. Of that, you can be sure! The truth is, more and more women are beginning to see the proverbial forest through the trees. More than 73 abortion clinics have recently closed in the country. And while there seems to be fewer “customers” for Planned Parenthood abortions these days, more and more of our tax dollars are still flowing to support these PRIVATE companies. Why should our hard-earned tax dollars go to support the PRIVATE business of abortion? Especially since so many citizens are morally against the killing of human life? The Progressives will tell you it is all about “access”. Not so. It is all about PRIVATE business funding their own PRIVATE endeavors. The fact is, NO Planned Parenthood facilities in New England offer mammograms. Zip,

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Laconia: 2 Brand new construction free standing condos. Pick your colors now. Quiet cul-de-sac setting, but close to in-town amenities. Covered porch, vaulted ceilings, private outside deck, 2-car garage. Quality features throughout these homes. Unit #33: $289,900 MLS# 4386410 Unit #34: $299,900 MLS# 4386408

Laconia: 3 BR, 3 BA home in South Down Shores. Spacious yard with perennial gardens and plush lawn for outdoor living. Patio and deck with hot tub. Professional window treatments. Central air, SS appliances, gas FP. Amenities include Winnipesaukee beaches, tennis, walking trails, MLS# 4385444 clubhouse, and more! $429,000 MLS# 4385444

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Laconia: 1,775 sqft. Cape I in Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s View at Paugus Bay featuring 3 BR, 2.5 BA, attached 2-car garage, and 1st floor master suite. This home has all the bells and whistles: granite counters, HW floors, tile baths, gas FP, and an open floor plan with cathedral ceilings. Close to schools and all Lakes Region amenities. $315,386 MLS# 4028033

Campton: Located in Waterville Estates is this 3 BR, 3 BA home that sits on 1 acre of land with a private setting. 1,755 Sqft. of living space with a gas fireplace, natural woodwork, and attached 2-car garage. Association amenities include indoor & outdoor pools, exercise facility, sauna, MLS# 4397284 clubhouse, and tennis court. $224,900 MLS# 4397284 Colebrook: Would make a great horse property! Lovely post & beam home only 5 miles from Balsam Ski Area! Approx. 2,000 sqft. of living space with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a detached garage. 5.23 Acres of land including a small orchard with fruit trees and grapes. Includes a MLS# 4394960 greenhouse and a wind turbine. $375,000 MLS# 4394960 Gilford: 3 BR, 2 full BA cape style home on a dead-end road in Gunstock Acres with rights to private beach on Lake Winnipesaukee. 1st Floor master BR, wood FP, and walk-out basement is 75% finished with an extra sleeping area. 2-Car attached garage, landscaped lot, and a 2-story MLS# 4383259 deck with views. $369,900 MLS# 4383259

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