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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, January 22, 2015

A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 24, NO. 4

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Bowl-AThon To Benefit Children’s Home

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250 Teams, 1800 Players, 24 Rinks = 6th New England Pond Hockey Classic by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

Sports Management and Marketing. Crowder credits many factors for the growing success of the tournament with the area itself being the biggest draw. “The players love this area. It is in close proximity to the Boston area where most of the teams come from and the hospitality of the Lakes Region really sets the

scene.” Last year, Crowder added Thermoformed Plastic Boards that were used to surround each rink, They worked so well he realized that they would be able to add two additional rinks for this year. “The boards were really a significant investment for a small grass roots See pond on 17

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The Sixth Annual New England Pond Hockey Classic comes back to Meredith next weekend in what has definitely become one of the biggest winter events in the state. Developed by Scott Crowder, the event, which started in 2010

with seventy-seven teams playing on seven rinks on Meredith Bay, has grown to two hundred and fifty teams this year playing on twentyfour rinks. “This has really become one of the premiere pond hockey events in the country,” said Crowder, the son of former NHL forward Bruce Crowder. He also holds a degree in

Now in its sixth year, the New England Pond Hockey Classic on Lake Winnipesaukee will take place January 30-February 1st. Close to 2,000 men and women of all ages and skill levels will compete on twenty-four rinks on Meredith Bay.

Join Dover Children’s Home for their 7th Annual Dover Children’s Home Bowl-A-Thon on Sunday, February 15th. Reserve 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. After you register to bowl, friends and family can make tax-deductible pledges in your name or your team’s name. Pledges can be made on-line or by cash or check. Can’t make it? How about making a tax-deductible pledge to support a bowler, a team, or the event in general? For more information, please visit their bowl-athon website www.bowlathon.net/event/DCH_ Bowlathon_2015 , or email Donna at dcoraluzzo@ doverchildrenshome.org

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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, January 22, 2015

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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

Thursday 22nd Body Safety – Tool to Talk to Your Children

Whole Village Family Resource Center, 258 Highland Street, Plymouth. 6-8pm. Learn methods and language to use, abuse prevention strategies, safety planning and warning signs of sexual abuse. Free workshop and childcare is provided. 536-3720

Traveling Trunk From Wright Museum of WWII

Laconia Public Library, 695 Main Street, Laconia. 6:30pm. Wright Museum Presenter, Dan Schroeder will open up the trunk to reveal items and stories about the WWIIera Americans we call “The Greatest Generation”. Join us to “Experience the past and be inspired by a Nation United”. 524-4775

Altrusa Club of Meredith’s Free Community Dinner

First Congregational Church, Highland Street, Meredith. 4:15pm. Altrusa members will be cooking up a storm of tossed salad, beef stew, rolls and dessert. Reservations are required. 279-8772. Dinner is free but donations are greatly appreciated.

Feed a Charity – Interlakes Community Caregivers

Lavinia’s Restaurant, Center Harbor. Doors open at 4:30pm. Lavinia’s will donate 10% of their sales for the evening to Interlakes Community Caregivers. Please mention “IL Community Caregivers” upon your arrival. 253-8617

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

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

Su Lian Tan: When Music and Text Dance

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

Small Farmers Club – Get to Know Goats

Remick Museum, Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. 10-11am. A monthly farm fun hour for young children. Interaction with the featured animal and an activity to complement learning. $5per child, ages 2-6. Parents/guardians must accompany child for duration of activity. Dress to spend time outdoors. No pre-registration required. 3237591

Saturday 24th 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

Bluegrass Winter Jam

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

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

Jumble Sale – Indoor Yard Sale

First Church Congregational, UCC, 63 South Main Street. Rochester. 7am11am. Lots of toys and fun family stuff. 332-1121

Feline Fanciers Cat Club – Cat Show

Dover Middle School, 16 Daley Drive, Dover. 10am-5pm. $8/adults, $6/seniors and children ages 6-14.

Spectators who bring cat food donations for donation to a local shelter will receive a raffle ticket for a separate prize drawing. www.nhff.org

Meat Bingo

American Legion Post 33, Plymouth Street, Meredith. 3pm. Event is open to the public. No Smoking.

Plants of Field & Forest: Herbal Medicine Chest Workshop

Remick Museum, Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. 1-3:30pm. Led by Carol Felice Herbalist/Museum Educator, discuss common body mishaps and the most effective herbal helpers. $25pp ages 12 and up. Pre-register by calling 323-7591

Sunday 25th The Amazing Nano Brothers

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

Gilford Rotary Pizza Bowl

Gilford Youth Center, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. Noon-2pm. Attendees will vote for their favorite pizza, all from local pizza places. $10pp, children ages 8 and under are free. Door prizes include a $120 gift certificate from Fratellos Italian Grille as well as a 50/50 raffle.

Lakes Region Girls Softball League Registration & Winter Warm Up

Laconia Middle School, Laconia. Times are; 2-3pm for first year players, 3-4:30pm for players ages 7-10 years old and 4:30-6pm for players 11+ years old. LRGS offers very low registration fees, free warm up clinics and several months of afterschool/weekend activity for the girls to participate in. 455-6572 or www.lakesregiongirlssoftball.com

Feline Fanciers Cat Club – Cat Show

Dover Middle School, 16 Daley Drive, Dover. 9am-4pm. $8/adults, $6/seniors and children ages 6-14. Spectators who bring cat food donations for donation to a local shelter will receive a raffle ticket for a separate prize drawing. www.nhff.org

5th Annual Chili Cook Off to Benefit NH Humane Society

Faro Italian Grille, Route 3, Weirs Beach. Noon-4pm. Chili tasting starts promptly at 1pm. Live music by Paul Warnick , 50/50 raffle and more! $8pp. www.nhhumane.org

Monday 26th To Kill a Mockinbird

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Arc Iris Coming To The Capitol Center For The Arts Arc Iris, a new orchestral pop project featuring singer and instrumentalist Jocie Adams, former core member of The Low Anthem, will perform at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord on Saturday, February 21, at 8pm. Arc Iris crystallizes the evolution of composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Jocie Adams, a former core member of renowned indie-folk band The Low Anthem. This is a breakaway moment for Adams, who now takes center stage as composer, lyricist and lead vocalist. Embracing her new role as auteur, Adams has created a genre-bending style that often shifts between cabaret-infused jazz, orchestral sophistication, grimy outlaw country, delicate and whimsical harmonies and big-band exhilaration – sometimes all in the same song. Hers is an altogether different world where fantastical whimsy goes hand in hand with down-to-earth grit, and where rigorous classical training inflects, but never softens, the visceral rawness of hard-won experience. Tickets for Arc Iris’ are available now by calling 603-2251111, online at www.ccanh.com, and at the box office, located at 44 South Main Street on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11am to 6pm, and Saturday 11am to 2pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students.

Gilford Rotary Pizza Bowl Gilford Rotary will be sponsoring the 2nd annual Pizza Bowl competition on Sunday, January 25th from Noon to 2pm at the Gilford Youth Center, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. Local pizza purveyors will be packing their pies with a plethora of pleasing palette poppers. Attendees will vote on their favorite pizza (People’s Choice Award) and kids age 8 and under will vote for their favorite (Kids’ Choice Award). There will also be a special panel of pizza professors who will vote on Best Cheese, Best Sauce, Best Crust and Best Specialty Pizza. Pizza places participating include Fratellos Italian Grille, Gilford House of Pizza, Lakeside Famous Roast Beef & Pizza, Papa Gino’s, Pizza Express, Sal’s Pizza and Faros Italian Grille. Additional support and beverages provided by Lakes Region Coca-Cola Bottling Co. and Shaw’s Supermarket, Gilford. Door Prizes include a $120 Gift Certificate from Fratellos Italian Grille as well as a 50/50 raffle. Pizza Bowl Pizza Passports are only $10/person. Children age 8 and under are free. Tickets may be purchased from a member of Gilford Rotary or at the door. Proceeds from this event will go to the many non-profit activities supported by Gilford Rotary in Gilford and the Lakes Region area.

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Wednesday 28th 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

Living with a Chronic Health Condition – 6 Week Workshop

Bessie Rowell Community Center, Franklin. 9am-11am. If you or someone live with has an ongoing health concern such as chronic pain, diabetes, or arthritis and would like to learn how to better manage this health concern so that you can do the things you want to do, you can benefit from this workshop. 527-7120 to register.

Cooking Demonstration

Golden View Health Care Center, 19 NH Route 104, Meredith. 10am-12pm. Have you ever wished you could cook like a restaurant chef? Now you can learn! Free cooking demonstration by Chef, Brendan McGuff. Seating is limited. Please call 279-8111 to RSVP.

Thursday 29th Pete Seeger: The Storm King

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

Friday 30th “It’s a Mystery” – Book Discussion Group

Wolfeboro Public Library, Wolfeboro. 10:30am. Multiple award -winning Maine author, Julia Spencer-Flemming will be the center of attention. New members are always welcome to join. 569-2428 or www.wolfeborolibrary.org

THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, January 22, 2015

Open for Breakfast Saturday & Sunday 7 to 11 AM

by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

OLYMPICS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE? YES! The United States Olympic Committee selected Boston as its nominee to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. While many Bostonians celebrated, some grouches and grumps did not. (I’m talking to YOU, Howie Carr!) I’m excited about the possibility of Olympics in New England. The U.S. last hosted the Summer Games in 1996 in Atlanta—so we’re due. The 2016 Games will be in Rio de Janeiro with the 2020 games in Tokyo. London hosted in 2012 and Beijing in 2008, so it’s North America’s turn. I think it’s going to happen. There’s been a lot of talk about costs and inconveniences, but the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic model works well. Corporate sponsors will ante up big time. And L.A. traffic was not a problem, as people stayed off the highways during the Games. Londoners groused mightily before the 2012 games, but afterwards the United Kingdom was caught up with a new sense of pride after the very successful Games. A lot of the infrastructure is already in place in greater Boston, but some construction will be nec-

Weirs Times sports columnist Mike Moffett tries on Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino’s World Series ring. essary—not necessarily a bad thing. Some Olympic venues will inevitably be outside of Boston, and southern New Hampshire has been suggested for some sites. I say “How about CENTRAL New Hampshire?” How about holding the mountain bike competition at Highland Mountain Bike Park in Northfield? I’m serious! Rowing and sailing? How about Lake Winnipesaukee? At least some preliminaries. (The final medal competitions will no doubt be held on the Charles River.) Equestrian events? Lots of possibilities in our area. (Beats having horses on the Boston Common.) Triathlon? Come on up to Ellacoya! Golf will be an Olympic Sport in 2024. Play some early rounds at Loudon Country Club. (Just watch out for the poison ivy on the 11th hole.)

I know the glamor sports like basketball will be held mostly in the city. But why not have a preliminary women’s game between Angola and Latvia at Plymouth State University’s Foley Gym. Yes! Bring some of the action up this way! Citius, Altius, Fortius!

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Roundabout Trouble To The Editor: The residents of Meredith need to wake up. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) is trying to force three roundabouts upon the taxpayers of Meredith. Unfortunately theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seduced members of a Meredith Advisory committee and a few of the Meredith Selectmen into thinking itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great idea. Some of these officials are going around town saying unicorns are going to prance around the roundabouts and rainbows will arch over them relieving all sorts of problems. The facts say something else. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really surprised our Meredith representatives have not done their homework to see how the taxpayers of Boscawen, NH are suffering. Three years ago the NHDOT trudged into their town and residents are still fuming over the roundabout thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popping truck tires at the tune of $300 each. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, the roundabout is so bad the Boscawen Police Chief has had to turn off his emergency lights in the constricted roundabout for fear that motorists would panic. Roundabouts are often touted by the proponents that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll relieve congestion and that they help traffic flow. Nothing could be further from the

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truth. Roundabouts are intentionally designed to choke and slow traffic, not help it move. Before the existing roundabout in Meredith was installed on Route 3 at the south end of town, drivers could travel Route 3 and not stop. Now you must slow down and often stop if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going either north or south on Route 3. If you need proof that roundabouts donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t solve traffic congestion, go watch what happens every weekday morning and afternoon at the roundabout on the west edge of Portsmouth. You can wait up to 15 minutes or more to enter the roundabout there. The roundabouts will cause Meredith residents taxes to go up. Not only will there be hardscape features in the roundabout that have to be maintained that currently donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist, but private property on the Meredith tax rolls will also be gobbled up by the government to create the roundabout. If you live in Meredith, your taxes will go up. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt about it. I recently approached the Meredith Selectmen and asked them to schedule a public hearing about the proposed roundabouts. I asked them to go out of their way and advertise it so the residents can have a say in what the NHDOT is trying to do. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve not yet heard from the Selectmen at the time I

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.

penned this letter. I URGE all Meredith residents to contact the Meredith Selectmen and tell them to reject the roundabouts. Ask the Meredith Selectmen why they were not invited to an important meeting on December 23, 2014 held at the Meredith Firehouse. At this meeting several Meredith employees, including the Fire Chief and the Public Works department, expressed grave concerns about the proposed roundabouts. There are many, many questions that are unanswered at this time about the three proposed Meredith roundabouts. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for the taxpayers of Meredith to rise up and tell the NHDOT to go packing and sell their roundabouts to other communities. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want nor need them. If you want more facts about the Meredith Roundabouts, go to:http://go.timcarter. com/meredith If you want to contact the Meredith Selectmen asking them to host a well-advertised public hearing, email them now: Nate Torr njtorr@hotmail. com, Peter Brothers, Vice Chair twobros@metrocast.net, Carla Horne, Chair chorne@metrocast. net, Lou Kahn lkahn@ nhinternet.com, Hillary Seeger hillary.seeger@ gmail.com. Tim Carter Meredith, NH.

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Getting It Right

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Two New Hampshire State Representatives and one State Senator have sponsored a bill that could significantly affect the future of our state. The impact of what this bill could mean if passed would be felt from here on through eternity. It is that important and I feel that it must not be taken lightly and needs to be discussed further before it becomes official. Of course, I am talking about House Bill 113 which reads â&#x20AC;&#x153;The giant mastodon, Mammut americanum, is hereby designated as the official state fossil of New Hampshire.â&#x20AC;? At first, you may read that and say to yourself: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This may be the stupidest thing I will hear all year and it is only January.â&#x20AC;? I can understand such a response. After all, what if we make the mastodon our official state fossil and then, somewhere down the road, someone unearths the fossil of a giant mammoth here in the state? Boy, wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we feel dumb? There would be no taking it back then and we and future generations of Granite Staters would have to live with the embarrassment of having the mastodon as our state fossil while the whole time the mammoth would be the elephant in the room. That is why, if we are to have a state fossil, we need to make sure that it is something that we

know is going to be a sure thing. First we need to define what a fossil is. The dictionary has a few definitions. One, of course, is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crustâ&#x20AC;? which would obviously signify a mastodon or mammoth (or maybe the yearly casino bill Repeatum Adnaseum that always comes up for a vote). But there are other definitions that we have to consider as well. One reads: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A person whose views are outmoded.â&#x20AC;? (A good example of this can be a state legislator who has been in office for way too long Wornum Outwelcomeum and keeps introducing old legislation over and over again, like, say, the casino bill.) Another definition of fossil is: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something that has become rigidly fixed.â&#x20AC;? (See above.) So, you see, a fossil doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily have to be a thing like a mastodon which could later come back to embarrass us if a mammoth shows up, it can be a person or an idea whose time has passed. If we were to name the latter things as our state fossil they could never come back to embarrass us because by giving them that designation, we have declared that we are already embarrassed (if you get my drift). Maybe we could declare that â&#x20AC;&#x153;all bills that waste time and money to declare something or other as the official state something or other are hereby designated as the state fossils.â&#x20AC;? Of course, those who truly want the mastodon to be the state fossil over anything else will do all in their power to see that it happens. I understand

that the mastodon lobby is very powerful. To see those high-powered lobbyists lurking about the halls of the state house, dressed like Fred, and Wilma, Flintstone is sure to grab the attention and votes of more than a few of the easily persuadable representatives. A few â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yabba Dabba Dosâ&#x20AC;? and the lobbyist will have them eating out of their outstretched hands. Perhaps they may even use the old â&#x20AC;&#x153;little kids and puppy dogsâ&#x20AC;? scam, bringing in fifth graders from a local school to tell those in the house and senate how important it is for the mastodon to be the state fossil. After all, it worked for the pumpkin as the state fruit. (How soon we forget!) There will be a lot of back and forth over this state fossil thing and it is important that we get it correct. All the other legislation that will come up this session: taxes, Medicaid, more things that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do while sitting in your car, etcâ&#x20AC;Świll be things that can always be changed down the road if we get it wrong. But figuring out what should be the state fossil, or the state anything for that matter, should really take all the resources we have at the state house. If we get that wrong, there is no turning back. No matter what the decision as to the state fossil, be it the mastodon or the mammoth, the casino bill or even a state lawmaker who has been in Concord way too long and has forgotten the real reason he or she is there, I will accept it, as long as it is given the careful consideration it deserves. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just hope all involved do the right thing.

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Hey, How’s America’s Rail Security Doing? With vengeance-seeking global jihadists on the loose here and around the world, now is a good time to ask (again): Are we ready by Michelle Malkin for a nefariSyndicated Columnist ous terrorist attack on our train and transit lines? Smoke and fire plagued two of the nation’s major metro rail stations this week, raising justified questions about safety and preparedness. On Monday, one person died and 84 fell ill after heavy smoke filled the L’Enfant Plaza Metro in Washington, D.C. Officials believe an “electrical arcing event” caused the lethal Beltway incident. A probe into the cause of the arcing -- as well as an investigation into evacuation delays that trapped hundreds of passengers -- is underway. On Tuesday, an estimated 150 New York Fire Department personnel responded to a threealarm fire at Penn Station that started before 2:30 a.m. Two firefighters suffered injuries battling the Big Apple blaze, which was initially deemed “suspicious” and then “accidental.” Worth noting: A militant ISIS sympathizer published multiple threats on Twitter a few hours before the fire, warning that “tomorrow New York will burn” and predicting a “3:00 a.m. bomb.” Whatever the causes of these two incidents, Americans need to know whether homeland security bureaucrats are doing their jobs -- or hitting their over-worn government snooze buttons. Jihadi rail attacks have been a domestic and worldwide threat

for more than 15 years, from the 1997 NYC subway-bombing plot to New Delhi, Mumbai, Chechnya, Madrid and London. Since 9/11, there have been 1,800 worldwide terrorist attacks on surface transport systems, which have claimed 4,000 innocent lives. Jihadi mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, whose Gitmo classmates have been released in droves by the Obama administration, told interrogators in 2003 of al-Qaida’s plot to target the D.C. metro rail system. In 2010, Afghan-born jihadist Najibullah Zazi pleaded guilty to terrorism charges after plotting to bomb New York subways with devices similar to the ones used in the 2005 London rail attacks. And last year, two al-Qaida-supported terrorists were arrested after plotting to bomb and derail Canada’s national train service between Toronto and New York City’s Penn Station. The U.S. General Accounting Office has issued copious rail security recommendations since at least 2004-2005. What has the Transportation Security Administration done with all those reports? Not much, as far as I can tell. It’s been nearly three years since the GAO last concluded that TSA was failing to collect and analyze rail security threat data. The audit found that oversight and enforcement of transit security measures were “inconsistent” and inspections so spotty that “three of 19 rail agencies GAO contacted were not inspected from January 2011 through June 2012, including a large (unnamed) metropolitan rail agency.” The Department of Homeland Security “accepted” the recommendations, but issued no timeSee malkin on 26

Time to Stop the Madness I don’t know about you, but I am hearing more and more episodes of our officials shunning accountability and using intimidation to “bar the by Jane Cormier door” of transparHooksett, NH. ency. Whether you are in Washington or in New Hampshire, a growing trend of elitist public servants are weaponizing their power. In essence, they are flexing their “power muscles” and saying “question us and we will make you sorry”! On January 6, the Windham School Board met to discuss and vote to spend $577K on a “behavioral modification” energy conservation company. Prior to the vote, Windham residents (with conservation expertise) wanted to speak about this matter and were denied the opportunity. One citizen voiced frustration with the proposal and the process and the meeting was immediately adjourned, the cameras turned off, and the police unnecessarily

called. (These guys just love speed dial, don’t they…) You will remember on May 5, 2014 William Baer was arrested at the Gilford NH School Board meeting, for violating a newly ordered 2-minute speaking rule imposed by School Board Chair, Sue Allen. Allen restricted each speaker to a 2 minutes limit, in statement format (no questions or answers allowed, of course), and only one speaking opportunity per person. When William Baer violated this “rule,” Allen declared him “out of order” and had him arrested and removed. Of course, the court threw out these charges, ridiculous as they were, but it does show clearly the game of the day. INTIMIDATION. But, let us say right here, loudly and clearly, INTENTIONAL acts of intimidation are unacceptable in any way, shape or form. In November, Dover residents Rick and Mary Hebbard were attending a school board meeting expressing their disappointment about the bullying treatment of a 91 year old sitting school board See cormier on 25

THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, January 22, 2015

The Death Of Truth If you’ve watched as many police procedurals on TV as I have since Law & Order redefined the genre in 1990, you could be by Ken Gorrell excused if you Northfield, NH. believe yourself capable of solving a crime or conducting an autopsy. Most of those shows feature a medical examiner, and the special effects are an order of magnitude more realistic than they were back when Jack Klugman solved crimes as a county coroner on Quincy, M.E. It’s almost like being in the morgue. Law enforcement and legal professionals would be quick to point out the unrealistic ways the Law

& Order or CSI franchises portray their jobs. That said, I’m ready to take my TV “degree” in forensic medicine and conduct an autopsy on a victim brutally killed on January 8, 2015. This examination is purely rhetorical, but the victim is real enough, in a conceptual way: She is named “Truth.” Her killer is our newly-inaugurated governor, the Honorable Maggie Hassan. Since we know the identity of both victim and perpetrator, the object of this exercise isn’t to solve a crime but to explain how it was committed. To that end we’ll use the “testimony” of the guilty party. Though she admits to nothing, her words prove her guilt. In her inaugural address our governor killed Truth by saying things that simply aren’t so and failing to put statements in proper context. Yes, I know she’s a politician, but lines must be drawn somewhere if

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than a million people along with forty-four world leaders rallied in Paris to proclaim liberty and call for by John J. Metzler press freedoms in the wake of Syndicated Columnist the radical Islamist media massacre and subsequent terror attacks. The rallies were the biggest since the liberation of Paris from the Nazis in 1944. But while the Americans were a prominent part of the extraordinary events seventy years ago, this time around America was notably missing. Neither President Barack Obama, nor Vice President Joe Biden, nor any high-ranking member of the U.S. government, except for our locally based Ambassador, joined in this mega-march for freedom and solidarity with France in the aftermath of a dark week of terrorist attacks. French President François Hollande was joined by a host of European political figures ranging from German Chancellor Angela Merkel

and British Prime Minister David Cameron to bigwigs in the European Union. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was there (amidst a protocol controversy) as was Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Ministers from Jordan, Turkey and Russia participated too. But where was the USA? America’s absence at this politically defining rally and moment was inexcusable. For an Administration which speaks with self-assured hubris about “smart diplomacy “ and “soft power” the Paris demonstrations presented the perfect template to show unity with an ally, France, while at the same time importantly sending a global message that the USA stands in solidarity with press freedoms and against terror. The optics created by the Obama Administration’s brush-off were at best indifferent and at worst uncaring. But the symbolism was stunning. Josh Earnest, the White House spokesman, admitted that, “It’s fair to say we should have sent someone with a higher profile.’’ The political blowback to the See Metzler on 24

we wish to maintain a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Without Truth, we can’t make informed decisions and are at the mercy of those we entrust with the reins of power. Here are two key findings from Truth’s autopsy: Governor Hassan stated that “… the Tax Foundation ranked [NH] 7th best in the country for businesses” and that this ranking represents something “important to our economic success.” She then praised our lack of broad-based

taxes. Her statements were like blunt force trauma to the head, resulting in death. The evidence is plain to see. The Tax Foundation, a D.C.based, non-partisan think tank, bills itself as “the nation’s leading independent tax policy research organization.” In its 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index, NH did indeed rank 7th. However, this index is based on five areas of comparison: corporate taxes, individual income taxes, sales taxes, See gorrell on 25

New Year’s Irresolution President Barack Obama’s absence from the great gathering in Paris of national leaders from other countries, to show their solidarity with by Thomas Sowell France in its Syndicated Columnist opposition to Islamic terrorists, was another sign of the Obama administration’s continuing irresolution in the face of terror. Even the recent courageous message of Egypt’s president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, calling on his fellow Muslims around the world to “revolutionize” the interpretation of Islam, to make it more compatible with peaceful relations with other peoples, put no steel in the spine of Barack Obama. From his earliest days in the White House, our president has downplayed the terrorist threat from Islamic extremists. He declared victory as he pulled American troops out of Iraq, setting the stage for a huge defeat when ISIS moved in to create their own new government, on both Iraqi and Syrian soil -- while committing atrocities against men, women and children not seen since the days of the Nazis. Undaunted, President Obama has since reaffirmed his determination to similarly pull American troops out of Afghanistan, with a similar declaration that they are no longer needed. He proceeds as if he can declare a war over when

it suits the political convenience of his administration. But a war is not over until the enemy stops fighting. The terrorist enemies of Iraq and Afghanistan are enemies of the United States as well. ISIS has left no doubt of that by beheading Americans and spreading the videotapes of these beheadings for the enjoyment of like-minded people in the Middle East and beyond. Not even the movement of the world’s biggest sponsor of terrorism -- Iran -- toward building a nuclear bomb has caused the Obama administration to change its vision of the world. For Obama, the question has never been how to stop Iran from going nuclear, but how to stop Israel from stopping Iran from going nuclear. He has accomplished that by public declarations of support for Israel, while engaging in protracted negotiations with Iran that serve only to allow Iran to fortify and proliferate the sites of its nuclear facilities, to the point where Israel’s bombers may no longer be able to destroy those facilities. At one time, information was leaked that Israel had a secret arrangement with Azerbaijan for Israeli bombers to land there and refuel on their way back from bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities. It is doubtful if anyone in the Obama administration would have dared to leak Israel’s military secrets without knowing that it was all right with the presiSee Sowell on 26

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LYNCH AND LUCCHINO Plymouth State University Alumni Association’s ROBERT FROST CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN AWARD will be presented to former Governor John Lynch on Tuesday, January 27 at 6 p.m. at Manchester’s Radisson Hotel. A special guest and event speaker will be Larry Lucchino, President and CEO of the Boston Red Sox. Proceeds from the event support the PSUAA Endowed Scholarship Fund. I’m sure Governor Lynch will share the story about how he used to ride to Fenway Park with Carl Yastrzemski during Yaz’s Triple Crown year of 1967. For more information please contact Lynn Anderson at (603) 535-2276.

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tency that he was proposing to have the taxpayers pay for free community college education while everyone else was focused on the terror attacks in Paris. Barack Obama’s vision of the world, both at home and abroad, is one in which some people and nations are undeservedly far better off than others in many ways. In the Obama view of the world, those who are undeservedly thriving (“You didn’t build that!”) are to be forced to pay for benefits to those who are not thriving, whether the latter are people on welfare, community college students or immigrants from poorer nations, who are

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wall coverings so the door trim looks good. But if the opening is twisted, this practice leads to air leakage. A common source of air leaks is under the door threshold. It’s important for the threshold to be level, but the subfloor may not be level. The installer puts shims under the door to level the threshold and this creates a gap. Caulk is normally used to seal this, but installers can and do goof this up. The sides and top of the door frame jambs need to be sealed. Expanding foam that’s designed for windows and doors is the product to use. To be safe, apply it from the outside and if it doesn’t extend all the way to the inside wall, fill the remaining gap with lightly compacted fiberglass insulation strips. Practice with the foam because it can expand far more than you realize. I always use modern rubberized asphalt flashing tape as a final barrier. Once the foam has hardened and I’ve trimmed it flush with the outside of the door frame, I install a 2- or 3-inch-wide piece of weatherproof flashing tape that laps over the exterior sheathing and onto the door jamb. I hold the tape back from the door jamb enough so that the door trim hides it. This flashing tape will not allow air past it, so it’s an excellent product to consider.

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