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New Hampshire Will Be At The Super Bowl! by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

The New England Patriots may not be in the Super Bowl this year but you can bet that a part of New Hampshire will be everywhere at the big game. Just about every fan in the stands sporting a hat or shirt from their favorite team as well as the uniforms worn by the players on the field, are connected to New Hamp-

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PBVRC’s Annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner

Woodstock Inn, Station and Brewery, Woodstock. This years keynote speaker will be Ovide Lamontagne, one of New Hampshire’s leading conservatives. $50pp. RSVP by January 23rd. 279-1459 or jeanie@jeanieforrester.com

Snowfest at Loon Mountain to Benefit CASA

Loon Mountain, Lincoln. Join CASA of NH at Loon Mountain for the most fun you’ll have on the slopes all winter! The 16th Annual Snowfest is a collision of summer and winter where participants strap on skis or snowboards for a round of 9 whacky holes of mountainside golf on a course built by Loon’s snow groomers exclusively for this event. You bring your ski gear, Loon provides the clubs. If golfing isn’t your thing, no problem! Your registration for the event gets you a lift ticket for the day, continental breakfast, buffet lunch and access to the après ski party complete with a live auction, raffles and giveaways. $105 for a single ticket, $400 for 4 tickets. www. casanh.org/snowfest or 626-4600

Comedy Night with Brian Muenzer, Joe Yannetty and Matt Barry

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $20pp. BYOB. 496-3026 or www.pitmansfreightroom. com

Saturday 6th Rin Tin Tin Double Feature – Silent Film, After Pot Luck Supper

Campton Historical Society, Campton Town Hall, Route 175, Campton. Pot Luck Supper begins at 5pm. After the supper, the Historical Society will be screening ‘Clash of the Wolves’ and ‘The Night Cry’, both from the 20s starring Rin Tin Tin, the legendary German Shepard whose popularity rivaled that of any human performer when the movies were brand new. The movies will be accompanied by the live music of Jeff Rapsis. Free and open to the public. www.camptonhistorical.org

Winterfest Breakfast & Funfest with Frosty

Maple Wood Elementary School, 184 Maple Street, Somersworth. 8:30am11am. The public is invited to breakfast with Frosty and stay for some games and fun after! Breakfast is $3pp and games are .25 cents per game.

Mardi Gras!

The Children’s Museum of NH, 6 Washington Street, Dover. 10am2pm. Embrace the spirit of New Orleans at this family friendly Mardi Gras event. Make a festive mask fit for a masquerade ball, enjoy jazz music as you parade around the Museum and play some Mardi Gras inspired games! All activities are included in regular museum admission. www. childrens-museum.org

Studio Two – The Beatles Tribute Band

Franklin Opera House, Franklin. 7:30pm. $12-$20pp. www. franklinoperahouse.org or 934-1909

Draw the Line – Aerosmith Tribute Band

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 8pm. $25-$28pp. www.rochesteroperahouse.com or 335-1992

Ice Harvest & Winter Carnival

Remick Country Doctor Museum, Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. 11am3pm. A celebration of the ice harvest and the crafts, trades, traditions and pastimes that accompany it. Located on the grounds of a historic farmsteadseasonal festivities, down-home foods and old-time outdoor winter fun for all generations. $10/ages 11 and up, $5/ ages 5-10, Free for children 4 and under. 323-7591

Guided Snowshoe Hike to Explore Red Hill’s Natural and Human History

Red Hill Conservation Area, Moultonborough. 10am-2pm. The Hike will be guided by John Oliver, Lakes Region Conservation Trust Property Adopter for the Red Hill Conservation Area. Please visit www. lrct.org to register or learn more. 2533301

Pancake Breakfast & Soup-er Bowl Supper

First Church Congregational, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. Pancake Breakfast from 7:30-10am and the Soup-er Bowl Supper will be from 4:30-6pm. 332-1121

Gracie Curran and the High Falutin Band

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $20pp. BYOB. 527-0043 or www.pitmansfreightroom. com

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Exploring Our Way Autism Partnership Program

The Children’s Museum of NH, 6 Washington Street, Dover.10am-noon. Families with children on the autism spectrum are invited to the museum for a free visit. This program provides opportunities to enjoy family time at the museum in a safe, understanding environment, allows parents to network with one another and will help families discover new resources. Children must be accompanied by an adult and siblings are welcome. Free program. www.childrens-museum.org

Lakes Region Girls Softball Winter Warm-ups

Belmont Middle School, Belmont. 3-4pm ages 4 to 8 years old, 4pm5pm ages 8 to 12 years old. Clinics are open to ALL girls ages 4 to 12 from the Laconia, Belmont and Canterbury areas. You do not need to be an LRGS player to attend. The purpose of these clinics if to work on fundamental softball skills to prepare the girls for the spring softball season. www.lakesregiongirlssoftball.com

Monday 8th Three Rivers Singers Rehearsal – New Singers Welcome

Inspiration Music, River Street, Franklin. 6:30pm. Three Rivers Singers would welcome new SATB voices. This budding group has performed for local events and is eager to grow it’s membership. Rehearsals take place every Monday. 934-7163

Tuesday 9th Friend’s of the Meredith Library

Fundraiser at Hart’s Turkey Farm

Hart’s Turkey Farm, DW Highway, Meredith. Stop in for dinner at Hart’s anytime between 4pm and 8pm and tell the hostess that you are with Friends of the Library, 50% of what you pay for your meal will be donated to the Friends of the Library.

Wild and Scenic Film Festival

Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551

Wednesday 10th A Moon for the Misbegotten

Paul Creative Arts Center’s Johnson Theatre, Durham. 7pm. The UNH Celebrity Series welcomes the Walnut Street Theatre’s presentation of A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neill. $30pp, $10 UNH Student with ID and youth under 18. www.unharts. com or 862-7222

Thursday 11th ‘Within Our Gates’ – Silent Film Series

Flying Monkey, Plymouth. 6:30pm. The film by Oscar Micheaux will be shown as part of a special program as a centerpiece of a salute to Black History Month. Live music for the silent drama will be provided by Jeff Rapsis. Also featured will be a presentation by Michael Fischler, an author and educator who will reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the impact of his assassination in 1968. $10pp. www.flyingmonkeynh. com 536-2551

Friday 12th R-Rated Hypnotist Frank Santos Jr.

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 8pm. www.rochesteroperahouse.com or 335-1992

Father & Daughter Valentine’s Dance

Tapply-Thompson Community Center, Bristol. 6:30-9pm. Open to all ages. $20 per couple, $5 each additional child. Substitute Dads are welcome. There will be corsages for the girls, contests, prizes and refreshments. Pre-registration is required by 2/9 by calling 744-2713

Mountain Lake Chorale Performs

Sanbornton Congregational Church, UCC, 21 Meetinghouse Hill Road, Sanbornton. 7pm. The program is entitled, “Music to Warm Your Heart”. A freewill offering will be taken.

Adam Ezra Group

Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551

Saturday 13th Snowshoe Saunter

Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 10am-11:30pm OR 1pm2:30pm. $10pp/non-members, $8pp/ members. Price includes snowshoe rental. 366-5695 or www.prescottfarm. org

The Last Waltz Live – An AllStar Recreation of The Band’s Classic Concert

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 8pm. www.rochesteroperahouse.com or 335-1992

Friends Of Meredith Library Book Sale For the past 8 years The Friends of the Meredith Library have been hosting a Book Sale at the Meredith Public Library. It has now become a triannual event and the first for the year will be held on Thursday, February 18th from 2:30 PM – 8:00 PM, Friday, February 19th from 9:00 – 4:30, and Saturday, February 20th from 9:00 – 1:00. With the purchase of a first time (new) membership, with the Friends, you will be provided with an attractive Friends of the Meredith Library canvas book bag which in turn can be filled with books free of charge! Memberships may be updated any day during the sale. For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Jean Dougan, Book Sale Chair, at 279-3059.

Winter Farmers Market To Celebrate I Love To Read Month In honor of February being “I Love to Read” month, the Danbury Winter Market will feature a book sale and special presentations by local authors. The market runs from 9am -1pm upstairs in the historic grange hall while a large used book sale to benefit the George Gamble Library will be sharing downstairs space with the Blazing Star Bistro where you can get a hot breakfast or lunch. Meet the author presentations begins at 10am and include Kathy Neustad and Tom Curren. The farmers market operates every first Saturday November thru May from 9am -1pm at the Blazing Star Grange Hall, 15 North, Danbury NH. The event has a blizzard date of the following Saturday. For more information, call Donna @ 768-5579 or visit blazingstargrange.org.

NH Old House & Barn Expo The New Hampshire Old House & Barn Expo returns March 12-13, presented by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance. The event is helpful to homeowners whose house dates from 1750 to 1950, those who want to add old traditions to their new house and people who just love old building crafts and traditions. The show is held at the Radisson/ Center of New Hampshire in Manchester, NH $10 for adults; $7 for seniors and students The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, the show’s presenter, is dedicated to the preservation of historic buildings, communities and landscapes through leadership, education and advocacy. For more info call 603-224-2281 or www.nhpreservation.org.

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour On Wednesday, February 10th from 7-11pm, The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the Seacoast for its 21st year at The Portsmouth Music Hal. This Festival is a unique, exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world. Films explore Mountain life, remote and breathtaking environments and heart-pounding adventure. The Festival is a program of The Banff Center and is the largest, and one of the most prestigious, mountain festivals in the world. With stops planned in about 390 communities and 35 countries across the globe, this is the only Seacoast stop of the tour and it is the largest fundraiser of the year for Goodwin Community Health. From approximately 300 films entered into the annual festival in Banff, Canada the bestof-the-best are chosen for this show. Through these films, attendees travel to exotic landscapes and remote cultures and get up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports. For tickets and more info go to www.themusichall.org

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Do you hear what I hear? It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For a little while anyway. Now that the primary in New Hampshire is almost here, it will be time to get back to normal. Nothing makes us more aware of this return to normalcy than when we sit down at night after a long hard day at work to turn on the television to catch the local news and maybe a favorite show or two. Since last summer we have been bombarded by the repetitious and tedious television ads either promoting one candidate or tearing down another. Promises of bringing real change, making great things happen, starting over and making sure everyone pays their fair share have been drilled into our brains for months. Countless millions of dollars have been spent by the candidates and Political Action Committees simply to get us to vote for their guy or gal on February 9th. It has been impossible to turn on the TV for more than a few minutes without one of these ads playing. After only a few weeks it became maddening, after a few months it was to the point of unsustainability where we knew that we could not take much

more and then, when we are just inches from the breaking point, they will be gone. There will be no more promises of who is better than whom, which person is more capable of leading our country and which person will cause the most harm. We will finally get back to reality Soon now, when I sit down after that hard day and turn on the television I can relax knowing that I am once again in familiar territory. It will be nice to once again see Bernie & Phyls can give me a better deal than Jordan’s furniture and vice versa. It’ll be nice to feel safe knowing once again that one car dealer can give me the lowest price of any other car dealer in the area and that the other car dealer who is supposed to be the one they are beating is also offering me deals that are better than their competitor claim. It’ll be comforting once again, after all these many months of political ads making me false promises, that there will be room once again for the television stations to bring back ads hyping the latest gadget that will change my life forever and not only that it will only cost me $19.95 (plus shipping). As if that isn’t enough to make me feel good, I can get the second one absolutely free (plus shipping). Of course, I realize that four years from now both of these gadgets will more than likely be sitting in a drawer or closet somewhere collecting dust and really did nothing at all to change my life, but hey, it was nice to dream. No longer will I see cutesy political commercials full of happy smiling faces telling me a certain candi-

date will be the best thing for America followed seconds late by a more ominous looking and sounding commercial telling me that the same candidate will be the worst thing for this country. I will be able to relax as I hear the commercials of drugs with funny names like “Thiselfixya� and “Duzsumthing� and how they can make my life better while at the same time presenting me with the side effects that might make me feel even worse than I before I started taking the drug; message and time efficiency that candidates should pay attention to in future campaigns. There are lots of other ads that I will be glad to see back on once the campaign ads are gone. The ones about food products full of preservatives and additives that will be delicious are a one of my favorites. Of course, all this will be short lived. In only a couple of months the airwaves will slowly fill up with more campaign ads as state races heat up and especially when the presidential nominees are picked. (Of course, living in New Hampshire you will stumble upon a Massachusetts station occasionally where they are only getting started.) In the meantime, I will enjoy it while I can. Getting away from watching all these ads promising me a better life if I just vote for someone over another and focusing on what is really important to me. Like that pocket hose thingamajig. I really think that could make my life so much better. Brendan’s books are available for sale at his website... www.BrendanTSmith.com

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Who Signed the 2016 Presidential Pledge? To The Editor: Before you vote in the New Hampshire First in the Nation Primary, you need to know who did and who did not sign the 2016 Presidential Pledge. Every candidate (Republican and Democrat) whose name has appeared on either the National or State polling list as a Presidential Candidate received a copy of and was asked to sign the Pledge. The Presidential Candidates who signed the Pledge are as follow: 1. Senator Rand Paul 2. Businessman, Donald Trump and 3. Governor Chris Christie. By signing the Pledge, these three candidates have gone on the record and promised to the voters that they will work tirelessly to uphold the

This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’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 newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.

Presidential Pledge. This upcoming election is critical to the future of our country. Unfortunately there is a great distrust in our political process and the Presidential Pledge acts as a binding contract between the voters and those asking for your vote. Be sure to vote on Feb. 9th. Thomas Thomson Orford, NH.

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EXPATRIATES AND EX-PATRIOTS Sports bring people together—in many ways and in many places. I once saw a man wearing a Red Sox shirt in remote central Afghanistan, which was cause to connect and make a new friend. Orange County, California, is not quite as remote, but it’s still a good distance from New England. As I was in the Golden State during the recent Patriots-Broncos AFC Championship Game, I figured it might be fun to watch the Brady-Manning gunfight at a sports bar. So I did some homework and found an Irish Pub in Tustin—Ye Auld Dubliner—as a venue to watch the big game. With so many New Englanders (like meself) being of Irish extract, it seemed a natural place to find kindred spirits—New England expatriates, if you will. And supposedly the Dubliner was a favorite of Sam “The Bam” Cunningham, a USC grad, and one of the all-time great New England running backs. Maybe the ex-Patriot would show up and hang out with us expatriates! Having forgotten to borrow my brother’s #12 Brady shirt, I wore my green Plymouth State windbreaker—green being apropos for an Irish bar. And I made a deal with Beth, my Beloved Bronco Fan (BBF). I’d drive to the Dubliner and she’d drive back to San Clemente. I thought I’d gotten the best of that arrangement, but there was a caveat. She had to spend an hour at the “Fitness Elite

Mike Moffett ran into a couple fellow Plymouth State grads at the Dubliner Sports Bar in California: Leigh Poirier (‘95) and Johnny Walker (‘87). for Women” health club en route. But I was assured we had plenty of time. En route to the health club, BBF, who grew up near Denver, reminisced about the first Bronco team to go to the Super Bowl, with quarterback Craig Morton, defensive end Lyle Alzado, and the Orange Crush defense. As the club was for women only, I cooled my heels in the lobby for an hour. Then BBF looked in from the gym said she just needed 10 minutes in the locker room and we’d be off to the game. Over twenty minutes later I was still cooling my heels, and wondering if we’d get there in time for kick-off, or even a seat. (Try not to let this destroy your faith in the punctuality of women.) Eventually we were flying up I-5 toward Tustin. We left the highway and sped around corners—seemingly on two wheels—and through all too many traffic lights. BBF: You ran a red light! ME: I think it was orange. BBF: You’ll be seeing a lot of orange when the game starts. We got to the Dubliner a minute before kick-off. Naturally every seat was taken so we found places to stand. As the game was on every one of twenty big screens, we could see action in any direction. Patriot fans indeed abounded. I estimated at least 200, judging by apparel. Including BBF

there were approximately five Bronco fans, and one pathetic soul wearing a Browns jersey. My Plymouth State attire got some attention and I actually connected with several Plymouth alumni. Small world. Yes, it was a great game. The last-minute Brady to Gronk touchdown pass caused paroxysms of joy for the well-lubricated Patriot faithful. Only a twopoint conversion separated us from overtime and one of the great games in NFL history. It didn’t happen. A giant whoosh of disappointment left the Dubliner. The only consolation was I didn’t have to drive home. As we walked out, I caught BBF giving a surreptitious fist bump to a dude wearing an orange Peyton Manning jersey. C’est la vie. I suppose I’ll still watch the Super Bowl, sans Patriots. After all, it’s hard not to root for Manning, who is almost as old as I am. Maybe I’ll find something orange to wear on Sunday. After all, orange IS an Irish color too! Sports Quiz A Black History Month question: Who was the first African-American to be drafted by the NBA? (Answer follows) Born Today ... That is to say, sports standouts born on February 4 include NFL quarSee moffett on 18

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Teen Cruz and TerrorCoddler Obama The crack media buzzed this week with the discovery of a totally frontpage, newsbreaking, breathtaking videotape. by Michelle Malkin GOP presiSyndicated Columnist dential candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, CNN reported, was caught on camera confessing how he “sought ‘world domination.’” Gasp! This is something voters need to know. Left-wing rag Mother Jones vigilantly covered the damning film clip and dove into the “eerie” details of Cruz’s “five-year plan” in which he “began plotting his path to the White House.” The New York Daily News ominously reported that the “unearthed” video showed that “Even when he was a teenager, 2016 contender Ted Cruz craved power.” Yep, teenager. The supposedly blockbuster viral videotape leaked by an anonymous classmate was made twenty-eight years ago, back when VHS players still existed and Cruz was a snarky, glib and overly grandiose 18-year old-high school student. Newsflash: If you are not snarky, glib, and overly grandiose at 18, you may be from a different planet. If you like Ted Cruz as I do, you’ll find the vintage late ‘80s video charming and funny. If you hate Ted Cruz, as so many in the Beltway media and political establishment do, you’ll find it an appalling confirmation that he’s the worst thing since Spam, lead poisoning and the dentist who killed Cecil the Lion. The same journalism industry that hyped the light-hearted antics

of a teenage Ted Cruz -- and investigated the juvenile delinquencies of Ben Carson, Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney with CSI-level fervor -- actively suppressed video of an adult Barack Obama partying with convicted domestic terrorists and an international terrorist mouthpiece. In 2003, when Obama was a 42-year-old state senator and rising Democratic star in Illinois, he delivered a gushing address at a farewell gala for Rashid Khalidi. At the time, Khalidi taught international studies and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Chicago, where Obama served as a law school lecturer. Khalidi is now an Arab Studies professor at Columbia University and directs the school’s federally subsidized Middle East Institute named after his anti-Israel, Blame America mentor, Arab academic Edward Said. In the 1970s, Palestinian-American Khalidi was quoted extensively as a de facto mouthpiece for Yasser Arafat and his State Department-designated terrorist outfit, the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Khalidi denies any official PLO role, but veteran journalist Martin Kramer compiled an extensive laundry list of articles and attributions describing Khalidi as “a PLO spokesman,” “a director of the Palestinian press agency [Wafa]” (where his wife, Mona, also worked), and “an Americaneducated Palestinian who teaches political science at the American University of Beirut and also works for the P.L.O.” Khalidi and his wife founded the Arab American Action Network, which as David Horowitz’s DiscoverTheNetworks.org reported, was “noted for its view that Israel’s creation in 1948 was a ‘catastrophe’

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Due to the votes of courageous Executive Councilors Wheeler, Kenney, and Sununu, taxpayer funding is no longer flowing to by Jane Cormier Planned ParentHooksett, NH. hood health centers here in NH. Under the continued scandals and propaganda, the Progressives in New Hampshire are working hard to put Planned Parenthood hands BACK into your pockets. Quite amazing to be sure. There are many parts to this puzzle, so hang on. A couple of weeks ago, a Texas grand jury, while ignoring evidence that a Houston Planned Parenthood was selling aborted baby parts, indicted David Daleiden, from The Center of Medical Progress. David Daleiden, an investigative journalist, went undercover and obtained many videos showing the abortion See malkin on 16 company was breaking state and

federal laws selling aborted baby parts for profit. Planned Parenthood has been unable to deny this evidence but has since cried “foul” bringing all their Progressive cohorts into the battle. Despite the fact that Daleiden uncovered this dirty and illegal enterprise, political forces have now seen fit to charge him, rather than investigate what these videos again and again brought to light. “The Center for Medical Progress uses the same undercover techniques that investigative journalists have used for decades in exercising our First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and of the press, and follows all applicable laws,” says Daleiden. This is truly a kangaroo court. Now, we go back to last week. The NH State House debated HJR3, a resolution seeking to investigate abortion providers and stop the taxpayer funding of abortion clinics. Sad to say, this resolution was killed in the NH See cormier on 22

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The Amethyst Initiative Inevitably in policy debates one side or the other compares the U.S. with Europe. From health by Ken Gorrell care and inNorthfield, NH. surance to passenger rail to taxes, Europeans are held up as either the example (usually by the Left) or counter-example (usually the Right). I’m not one who turns to the Old World for guidance on much of anything other than examples of what not to do (refugee immigration policy being the latest), but there is one thing that the Euro-

peans get right and that we got wrong in 1984 when we raised the minimum drinking age to 21 years old. It’s time to follow the Europeans on this issue. In most countries the drinking age is 18, but we raised it nationally to 21 with the stroke of Ronald Reagan’s pen. The bill had passed both houses of Congress unanimously, and the Feds used the threat of withholding eight percent of a state’s highway funds if it didn’t comply. Here’s yet another example of why I distrust bi-partisan legislation and loathe using federal money to “entice” states into giving up Tenth Amendment rights. The minimum drinking age issue doesn’t feature into the current election season, though I suspect that if asked at least Rand Paul

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years after the onset of the pro-democracy revolts against authoritarian rulers in much of the Middle by John J. Metzler East, the heady Syndicated Columnist warm breezes of the Arab Spring have been replaced with swirling ill winds sweeping the region from Tunisia to Iraq. Governments were toppled, chaos ensued, and the genie of pent up political and economic frustrations turned violent. Syria, Libya and Yemen are wracked by violence. Egypt stepped back from the brink. Key regional states such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia now nervously monitor radical reverberations. Israel remains hyper cautious. U.S. policy appears bemused. The geopolitical shock waves from the Arab Spring continue through instability and civil war with tragic waves of refugees battering against Europe’s shores. Much of the chaos is political be is equally centered on the historic religious fault lines within Islam between the majority Sunni and the minority Shiites. Countries with a sectarian divide such as Syria are torn asunder. Profiting from the chaos, the socalled Islamic State of Iraq and the

Levant (ISIL) a terrorist hyper-entity, has instilled a climate of hate, fear and intolerance from Tunis to the Tigris. Ironically, in the midst of the regional instability, the Islamic Republic of Iran appears an improbable oasis of calm and beckoning commerce. Once the U.S. and world powers signed the “nuclear deal” with Tehran last summer in Vienna, the Islamic Republic has shed its cocoon of sanctions and imposed isolation and regained a modicum of legitimacy despite being the same regime which gave a nefarious nod to state sponsored terrorism against Americans at the Khobar Towers, against Argentine Jews in Buenos Aires, not to mention, the killing of its own dissidents in the streets of Western capitals such as Paris and Vienna. And then there’s Tehran’s support of Syria’s Assad. This is not to say that Tehran’s authoritarian theocracy has moderated as much as that with the lifting of sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear proliferation, the mullah regime is now fully taking advantage of long pent up business opportunities for trade and investment which has eluded Iran in the past decade. After the Obama administration released over $100 billion in frozen assets, the Teheran rulers were See Metzler on 24

and Ted Cruz would speak against the anti-Constitutional “bribery” used to impose Federal policy. And while not a third rail political issue, most politicians would rather avoid bringing down upon them the wrath of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (as if there are any other kind) for little political gain. Though Bernie Sanders is hoping otherwise with his free-to-you edu-

cation and social agenda, 18-20 year olds aren’t much of a political force, and trying to rationally discuss the merits of a lowered drinking age is usually met with MADD’s shouting points. And yet New Hampshire is one of three states looking at returning the drinking age to 18 under certain conditions. Under bills in NH See gorrell on 26

Grow Up! Of all the many things said about Donald Trump, what was said by Roger Ailes, head of the Fox News Channel, said it all in just two words: by Thomas Sowell “Grow up!” Syndicated Columnist It is amazing how many people have been oblivious to this middle-aged man’s spoiled brat behavior, his childish boastfulness about things he says he is going to do, and his petulant response to every criticism with ad hominem replies. He has boasted that his followers would stick by him even if he committed murder. But is that something to boast about? Is it not an insult to his followers, if it is true? Moreover, his cockiness is misplaced, because he still does not have a majority among Republican voters, while you need a majority of all the voters to win any state in the general election. Trump has a showman’s talent for telling people what they want to hear. But you can listen in vain for a coherent argument from him, based on facts and logic, much less an understanding of the inherent limitations of the office of president. More than two centuries ago, Edmund Burke said: “Constitute government how you please, infinitely the greater part of it must depend upon the exercise of the powers which are left at large to the prudence and uprightness of ministers of state.” In other words, the personal character of the people to whom you entrust the powers of gov-

ernment matters even more than what kinds of government institutions there are. There have been some good kings and some bad presidents, as well as vice versa. In a world where the future of this country is threatened from within by increasingly angry polarization, and where external threats can become nuclear, are we really going to entrust the safety of this country to a man who still needs to grow up? Is the fact that he loudly expressed our own disgust with the political establishment a sufficient reason to gamble the whole future of the country by putting him in the White House? The White House is not a place for on-the-job training. You are supposed to be ready, or at the very least grown up, before you walk in the door. Aging happens automatically, but maturity is optional -- and it is an option that Donald Trump has not yet chosen to exercise. The issue that Trump raised about Ted Cruz’s having been born in Canada is not the first time he has tried to challenge where someone was born. “The Donald” was among those who tried to say that Barack Obama was not born an American citizen, and who disgraced themselves, while undermining other critics of Obama who had serious objections to his policies. On the other hand, messianic demagogues have often spoken at least part of the truth. But they have also often led their followers to their doom, whether at Jonestown, Stalingrad or innumerable other places. That is a very high price to pay for an exhilaration of the moment. See Sowell on 22

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Head Off Trump By Uniting Behind Cruz A f t e r putting thoughts to the first draft my friend Rep. Greg Sorg R-Easton sent me a better by Niel Young Advocates Columnist piece than where I was going. Here is what I would have written! With So much going on “Fascism: 1: A political philosophy, movement or regime that exalts nation above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition. 2: A tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control.” Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary (1979 edition). With the exception of his most purblind supporters, candid Republicans will recognize that on the basis of his speeches and his very public and welldocumented life, this definition accurately describes Donald Trump’s likely approach to governance every bit as well as it does Barack Obama’s current one. His own words and his dismissive – even vicious - manner of dealing with those who oppose or even question him reveal Donald Trump to be authoritarian to his very core. Do Republicans really want another authoritarian President just because this one presumably will devote his dictatorial behavior to objectives and policies they favor? This is the question that supporters of low-polling Republican candidates from John Kasich to Rick Santorum must urgently consider, not later, but right now, because if The Donald

achieves substantial pluralities in both the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, it may be too late to stop him from winning the Republican nomination. So ask yourselves: Is Donald Trump really your second choice for President? Making him just that will be the practical result of your sticking with your preferred boutique candidate to the bitter end. Republican primary voters will once again have done what they do every four years: kill off all the acceptable alternatives to the Establishment Republican Candidate we wind up with, and then stay home on Election Day and hand victory to the even worse Establishment Democrat candidate. And the endless Washington cycle of self-dealing, crony capitalism and corruption goes on and on. And do not deceive yourselves: Donald Trump is transforming himself into the Establishment Candidate before your very eyes. Previously marketing himself as the Ultimate Outsider, Trump now tells us of his eagerness to “make deals” (which of course he assures us will be “great deals”) with the likes of Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell. That this transformation is phony is beside the point. The mere fact that Trump is maneuvering to be perceived this way by the Republican Establishment should be enough in and of itself to raise questions among his supporters as to where his loyalties lie, with them or with his ambition for power. Let the evidence of his life-long love affair with himself supply the answer. However he may deceive the Republican Establishment, once in office Trump’s authoritarian in-

stincts would prevail and leave America no better off than it is now. It is not The Donald’s style to negotiate. It is to bully, browbeat and bribe. But bullying and browbeating, however effective in the private sector, won’t work with Congress, and bribery won’t be practicable once Trump is no longer an outsider seeking favors for his business interests. A President Trump would be ineffective except to the extent of his willingness to follow the Obama Playbook and rule by executive order and administrative rulemaking. Haven’t we had enough of this? Republican voters, as opposed to the Washington Republican Establishment, do not - or should not – want to elect a President who will make faustian deals with the Washington Ruling Class or govern by executive branch decree, because experience has shown that the results will be to make the federal government more powerful, the national debt bigger, and themselves more deeply and perpetually entrenched in office. We do not need a dealmaker. We do not need a dictator. We need a constitutionalist who will reaffirm the Rule of Law. So I repeat: Is Donald Trump your second choice? If not, then you should carefully consider abandoning the by-now hopeless and ego-driven campaign of your first choice and vote instead for the only Republican left with a chance of heading off a Trump nomination: Senator Ted Cruz. A true constitutional scholar, as Attorney General of Texas and U.S. Senator, Ted Cruz has walked the walk both of defending the Constitution and opposing the criminal enterprise of corruption and self-dealing Congress has become.

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DEAR TIM: I’m about to buy a digital multimeter to troubleshoot all sorts of electrical issues around my home. I’ll be blunt. Do you own one? If so, which one? What do you like about the one you have? There seems to be a huge difference in these devices, and I’m very confused as to what to purchase. Why there is such a huge disparity in the pricing of these tools? --Randy P., Akron, Ohio DEAR RANDY: I understand your confusion when looking at these tools. If you visit an online retailer that displays different multimeters next to one another, they look pretty much alike, but the difference in price from the lowest to the highest can vary by a factor of 25 or more! It’s natural for you to wonder if there can be a correspondingly huge difference in performance from tool to tool. The answer is yes. When it comes to digital multimeters, you get what you pay for. Over the years I’ve accumulated quite a few digital multimeters. I started off with a beginner’s model from Radio Shack. It’s smaller than a deck of playing cards and has somewhat limited capabilities.

This tool, a digital electrical multimeter, allows you to do lot of troubleshooting around your home. I could go on and on about the detailed electrical specifications of multimeters, but I’ll keep it simple: Get one that’s durable, that has a pedigree and that can handle any electrical appliance at your home. The more expensive multimeters can do more. The one I’m now using is a sleek Klein Tools MM700. As you might expect, it’s robust and has a full feature set that would impress professional electricians, HVAC technicians and anyone who tinkers with electronic devices. What I really like about this one is that it’s an auto-ranging multimeter. This means it

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Perhaps the most useful thing you’ll do with your new digital multimeter is to check what we call continuity -- i.e., if a wire or circuit is continuous or unbroken. Here’s a simple example of this. When I take a quarter or a piece of metal, turn on the multimeter, insert the two probes into the proper holes on the tool and touch the quarter with the probes, I hear a nice tone and I see a measurement on the screen. This tells me electricity is flowing through the quarter or metal between the two probes. If I had performed the same test but substituted a piece of wire that had a break in it, I would have not heard a thing and my meter would have displayed “OL.� The audible tone in many multimeters is very handy because you can concentrate on what the probes are touching and get the information you need with your ears in some cases. I’ll describe a few things you can do around your home with an auto-ranging See builder on 16

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to one end of the filament. The other end of the filament is connected to the aluminum threads at the base of the bulb. Turn on the multimeter, touch one probe to the solder glob and one to the threads and check for continuity. If the bulb is still good, you’ll hear a tone if you have my multimeter! The most common use you may put the multimeter to is to check for live voltage at a switch or an outlet. Follow the instructions that come with the multimeter and avoid working with live circuits. You can turn off the circuit breaker that provides power to an outlet and then check to see if it is energized. I can do this easily with my MM700, as it has removable shields so the probes can get into the slots of a standard wall outlet. If you’re unsure how to do this, consult with a pro. Let’s say you think a wall switch or dimmer switch is broken. The multimeter can tell you in a jiffy it still works. Disconnect the switch from the power source and use the continuity tester function. If the switch is in the on position and you don’t hear an audible signal or readout for continuity, then the switch

is probably defective. If you like working on your cars, a multimeter is invaluable. The alternator on my son’s car went bad, and in minutes I used my multimeter to confirm the alternator was not producing the needed power to keep the battery topped off. One thing I love about my Klein Tools MM700 is it also can test the surface temperature of something. It has a really wide range -- from zero to 1,500 F! There are countless things around your home you may want to know the temperature of, and most would fall within that range. I also love how durable my MM700 is. It can handle drops from just over 6 feet and sustain no damage. Remember, read the instruction manual that comes with your new digital multimeter! Need an answer? All of Tim’s past columns are archived for free at www. AsktheBuilder.com. You can also watch hundreds of videos, download Quick Start Guides and more, all for free.

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What’s In A Name? by Steve White Contributing Writer

If you have ever attempted to use a wild bird field guide to identify that mysterious bird in your backyard, you might be tempted to question the name of that bird. Exactly what is a northern mockingbird? Is there a southern mockingbird? Taken literally, common names can be misleading to any novice birder. When you check your field guide, note that there are two names for each bird you’re trying to identify: one scientific, used to place birds by families, lineage and species, and the other is the common name. Interestingly, it is the latter the causes the most confusion, particularly when you read that the year-round range of the Minus Polyglottos (i.e. the northern mockingbird) extends from New England on the east, south to Florida and across the lower United States westward to Oregon and south into Mexico! Some birds with the name “common� attached to their names, such as the common loon or common raven, may be abundant in some areas but totally absent elsewhere. Depending upon where you live, the word “widespread� might be a more accurate name. Names of birds are often related to color or description, which can also lead to some confusion. A good example is the red-bellied woodpecker that has been spotted in the Lakes Region with regularity these last three years. You would expect the bird to have a red chest or belly. In fact, the most conspicuous red

on the female is a spot on the back of the neck. On the male, it is a red hood. The belly actually has only a very slight tinge of pink. Go figure! Many birds carry the name of the person who is credited with the bird’s discovery, such as the Bullock’s oriole. The Lewis woodpecker is named for the famous explorer Merriweather Lewis. The bird was first discovered by him in July, 1805 near Helena, Montana on his epic cross-country trip with William Clark. The next month on the same trip, Captain Clark discovered another bird in Idaho. It is now known as the Clark’s nuthatch. It is not necessary to become an ornithologist to enjoy your feathered friends, but it is fun to discover the source and understand the logic of bird names, both common and scientific. At least, it may provide some confusing entertainment along the way. Enjoy your birds. Wild Bird Depot is located on Rt 11 in Gilford, NH.

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to change laws and rose to great prominence in America. Some believe that Charles Carroll became the richest man in the country having plantations and business interests in Maryland and owning other property in New York and Pennsylvania. Though Charles seems to have but little connection to Carroll County, New Hampshire, or to the State of New Hampshire, he is known to have been a big supporter of the American revolution and an advocate of personal freedom, especially of religious freedom. He and his family continued to be strong members of the Catholic Church while apparently having success in reducing religious discrimination. He became the only Catholic in the Continental Congress and one of four men from Maryland to sign The Declaration of Independence . He was named a delegate to the Congress on July 4th, 1776 and signed the Declaration on August 2nd of that year. He served in the United States Senate from 1789 to 1792 and in the Maryland State Senate from 1777 -1780. When he signed the Declaration he added the name Carrollton to make clear which Charles Carroll he was, so there would be no confusion with others bearing the same name. Carrollton was the name of his plantation in Maryland. Carroll’s act was considered an act of courage as he stood to lose the most of the signers if the British had become victorious over the revolting colonists. Being the last surviving member of the signers of the Declaration of Independence , he died at the age of 96 in 1832. New Hampshire is not the only state to name a county after Charles Carroll of Carrolton. The states of Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Virginia also have named counties after Charles

Carroll of Carrolton. He laid the cornerstone for the building of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on July 4th, 1828. His popularity obviously is a testimony of the respect he had acquired from his associates and th e c o u n tr y a s a whole. Carroll owned hundreds of slaves; some suggest that he had as many as four or five hundred, something that he is said to have been uncomfortable with and was thus interested in a gradual process of setting slaves free. President George Washington wrote the following to Carroll of Carrollton in a letter written in Philadelphia on the 23rd of January in 1793: “ Dear Sir: The western Indians having proposed to us a conference at Auglaise, not far distant from Detroit, in the ensuing spring, I am now about to proceed to nominate three commissioners to meet

21 and treat with them on the subject of peace… it is necessary , that characters be appointed, who are known to our citizens for their talents and integrity…whose interest in common with that of their country is clearly to produce peace… Will you then permit me, Sir, to nominate you as one of the commissioners?” The name of Charles Carroll of Carrollton which is attached to a New Hampshire county and town is also found in encyclopedias, history books, the Declaration of Independence, and numerous locations in the United States of America. Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. lives in New Hampton.

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House by a vote of 227 – 100. Many NH State Representatives, too many of them Republicans, handed a PR win to the abortion lobby. Some of our public servants deemed it quite acceptable for our hard-earned taxpaying dollars to flow to a scandal-ridden and possibly criminal organization. But, the bottom line is this – this “bipartisan” vote is now being used to awaken the call to AGAIN, take your money and give it to Planned Parenthood. If you want to see how your representative voted go to http://www.gencourt. state.nh.us/nhgcrollcalls/rollcallsearch.aspx and look up HJR3. A YEA vote means they voted to KILL this resolution, thus passively supporting the selling of baby body parts and funding once more, the abortion giant, Planned Parenthood. 100 State Reps tried to do the right thing. 227 – well, not so much. But, wait – it gets better. Now, we have a letter from Councilors Colin Van Ostern (seeking to be our new Governor – hang onto your wallets, folks) and Pappas asking “since mon of our trip jury and a cleared personal the 2013 grand Planned Parenthood of all

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— OUR PICK FOR BEST CAPTION ENTRY #577 — Runners Up Captions: Richard Simmons’ first “Sweatin’ To The Oldies” exercise class. Debbie Battersby, Tilton, NH. The Little Peoples Quartet isn’t quite ready for Broadway yet! - Hugh Baird, Laconia, NH. “OK!..The “ayes” have it! No more ADULT SWIM!” “I don’t care what ‘Simon Says’ I ain’t doing it.”

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and Minnesota, beer and wine could be consumed by 18-20 year olds when accompanied by somebody over the age of 21 while in a commercial establishment. (Think of a father and son having a beer after work, or a family at a restaurant celebrating an 18-yearold’s college acceptance or enlistment in the military.) In California, the age would simply be lowered to 18 for all alcohol. None of these bills are likely to pass. Nor should they at this point. Returning the drinking age to 18 is supported by about 25 percent of Americans nationally. That number has been rising, but it’s nowhere near where it needs to be to justify change. It is high enough, though, to support calls for honest dialog. For too long the discussion has been dominated by much of the same discredited rhetoric employed to foist the Eighteenth Amendment on America. But the movement to open up the old debate using new data

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has an unexpected ally: the Amethyst Initiative. Though it sounds like the title of a Ken Follett spy novel or a classified intelligence program leaked on Hillary Clinton’s private email server, the Amethyst Initiative is a group of 136 chancellors and presidents of universities who support “informed and unimpeded debate on the 21-year-old drinking age.” The Initiative, founded in 2008, recognizes that “the problem of irresponsible drinking by young people continues despite the minimum legal drinking age of 21, and there is a culture of dangerous binge drinking on many campuses.” It’s hard to argue with that. But of course people do. Despite centuries of evidence that a government’s outlawing of something doesn’t make it go away, some people turn to evidence of correlation to prove causation. Yes, drunk driving has been reduced since 1984, but the causes can be traced more convincingly to changing the thresh-

old of impairment from 0.10 to 0.08, increasing awareness through public information campaigns, increasing penalties for drunk driving, increasing enforcement including police check points, and the nation’s reduced per capita alcohol consumption since 1984. On the other side of the ledger, a 2015 Fact Sheet from the Centers for Disease Control reported: • 12 to 20 year-olds drink 11% of all alcohol consumed, 90% consumed in the form of binge drinks • Underage drinkers consume more drinks per drinking occasion than adults • Among high school students, during the past 30 days, 35% drank some amount of alcohol, 21% binge drank, 10% drove after drinking, and 22% rode with a driver who had been drinking Clearly our 18-20 yearold alcohol Prohibition isn’t working. It’s time to talk about alternatives.

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