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Saving Daylight In New Hampshire by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

Daylight Savings Time, though perhaps never considered a major political or social issue, seems to have always been a controversial idea, particularly when we realize that we mere humans cannot change the amount of daylight so we try to adjust our schedules to get the most out of what is given to us, verifying that we usually prefer light over darkness. Having lived at different times in several different states, my observation is

that some people seem to handle the change from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time and vice versa more easily than do others. As the Pastor of a church in rural Pennsylvania, I was surprised to find that during the period of Daylight Savings Time a husband and wife among my good parishioners used different timepieces. The husband refused to change from Standard Time based on his belief that Daylight Savings Time was the Devil’s time. The Mrs. set her clock ahead one hour See smith on 16

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Ohio Clock in the U.S. Capitol being turned forward for the country’s first daylight saving time in 1918. Daylight Savings Time has been a controversial subject over the years. This year the New Hampshire legislature is considering going to Atlantic Time year round. Writer Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. looks at the history of Daylight Savings Time and more this week.

Join the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society on Saturday, March 18th for a high stakes bingo game to benefit the nonprofit. Doors open at 2pm at the Funspot Bingo Hall, Rte. 3, Weirs Beach, NH. The Super Bingo Game offers a $13 9-card package for the afternoon session and your choice of a $25 12-card package, $30 18card package, $50 36-card package or $65 54-card package, for the evening session. You may also rent a Bingo computer for just $6.00. Play either the afternoon or the evening session or both The afternoon ses-

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“Discover Space: A Cosmic Journey” – Traveling Exhibition Pease Public Library, 1 Russell Street, Plymouth. Mon. -Wed. 10am8pm, Thurs. and Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 10am-2pm. See this national traveling exhibition that explores the fascinating world of space and astronomy. Discover Space covers topics such as the formation of planetary systems, asteroids and comets, Mars exploration, and solar storms and their impacts on the Earth. Discover Space strives to make space and science fun with hands-on, multimedia activities where visitors can build their own solar systems on a 42” touch table, learn how telescopes work, play magneto-golf, learn about near real-time changes on the Sun, try to save Earth from an asteroid impact, and many more! Exhibition is free and open to the public during library hours. www.peasepubliclibrary.org or 5362616

Thursday 9th Storytelling Dinner

The Corner House Inn, 22 Main Street, Center Sandwich. 6:30pm. Full dinner and entertainment every Thursday nights through the end of May. Cost is $21.95 per person (plus tax and gratuity) and includes salad, entrée, glass of wine, dessert and coffee. 284-6219

The History of Comic Books

Rochester Historical Society, Hanson Street, Rochester. 7pm. Jonathan Waugh, General Manager of Jetpack Comics and Games presents his illustrated talk and discussion on the history of Superhero’s, comic book collecting and the comic book industry in general. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will follow the presentation. 330-3099

2017 Central NH Skating Academy Auction

Beane Conference Center, 35 Blueberry Lane, Laconia. ‘P.K.’ Paul K. Zyla of Roche Realty is the auctioneer of the evening. Items range from a Spa & Stay package at Church Landing, a one-day pontoon boat rental, Annalee Gift Basket, to 2-tickets to the show of your choice at Bank of NH Pavilion, and much more! Admission is free. This is a BYOB event!

Acoustic Thursday – Eric Grant and Tristan Ormond

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. Enjoy 2 for one appetizers after 7pm and live acoustic music! 293-0841 Friday 10th

Remembering Annie – Celebration of Life for Annie Forts Church Landing, DW Highway, Meredith. 7pm-10pm. Come join a night of celebrating her Birthday, her unstoppable spirit and her life achievements! Get tickets at $25 each or $45 per couple. www. AnnieFortsUPFund.org for more information.

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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-themed Conference for Educators Museum of the White Mountains at Plymouth State University, 34 Highland Street, Plymouth. This will be an exciting, hands-on day, geared for K-12 educators, with interactive experiences and ideas which for you to bring back to your classrooms. The conference will also offer time for dynamic group discussions on strategies for integrating multiple disciplines. For more information or to register call 535-3210 or visit www.

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Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. Hosted by Paul Luff! If you are interested in performing, contact Paul at pluff1@myfairpoint. net 293-0841

Wednesday 15th

The Hired Men – Benefit Concert for Food Program in Belknap County

Weekly Cribbage Tournament to Benefit the Children’s Auction

The New Hampton School, McEnvoy Theatre, 70 Main Street, New Hampton. 7pm. Enjoy toe-tapping Irish, Folk, Jug Band music and more while supporting a great cause. Concert tickets are $15 before March 6th, or $20 at the door. You can download a ticket at www.belknapccd.org or call 527-5880

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Paul Nardizzi & Matt Berry – Live Comedy Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $20pp. BYOB. www.pitmansfreightroom. com or 527-0043

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551

Maple Sugar Madness Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, 928 White Oaks Road, Laconia. Join us to experience an old-fashioned New England tradition- Making maple syrup! You will have hands-on participation in every step of the syrup making process. $10pp with pre-registration or $12pp at the door. www.prescottfarm.org or 366-5695

10th Annual Robbie Mills Memorial 8-Ball Tournament Laconia Rod & Gun Club, 358 South Main Street, Laconia. Doors open at 9:30am, tournament starts promptly at 11am. Double elimination -BCA Rules apply. $25pp ($30pp after 10:30am day of) includes: practice, lunch and entry for door prizes. Pre-pay at www. robbiemills.org or call 998-1418

The monthly Merrimack County Republican Committee meeting will be held at 6pm. on Wednesday, March 15, at The Draft Sports Bar on Concord’s South Main Street. The guest speaker for the evening will be Chief Budget Advisor to Governor Sununu, Charlie Arlinghaus who will speak about the state budget process. All MCRC meetings are open to registered Republicans and like-minded Independents. For more information contact MCRC Chairperson Karen Testerman at (603) 721-9933.

Adult Coloring Night

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Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm.Prepare your friends for some serious fun as you pick the music and join in the show! 293-0841

Monthly Merrimack County GOP Meeting

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Gilford. 7pm. $10pp with weekly cash prizes. Come have some fun and support a great cause! 998-1418 Shooters Tavern, Route 3, DW Highway, Belmont. 8pm-10pm. www.

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Ladies Night with Cody James

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Gilford. 7pm. Half-price drinks for ladies at the bar. 293-0841

4 Week Dog Obedience Class Begins

Laconia Community Center, 306 Union Ave, Laconia. Beginners at 6:30pm, advance at 7:15pm. The cost will be $50 for the 4-weeks. Dogs must have all of their shots before joining class. Pre-registration and pre-payment is required. 524-5046

Thursday 16th Storytelling Dinner

Adventure Cycling Clinic Concord Public Library, 45 Green Street, Concord. 6pm-8pm. Join Mike as he shares the knowledge he has gained over the years on the road and on the trails around the United States. He will have an amazing presentation with all of his gear on display and other bikes set up to see all of your touring options! There will also be prizes and giveaways. www.swsports.net or 225-8670

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Lori Shibinette/Loudon Forum New Hampshire’s second-highest ranking health official, Deputy Commissioner of Health & Human Services Lori Shibinette, will be in Loudon on Monday evening, March 13, to meet with residents, talk about the various forms of health insurance available to New Hampshire citizens, and answer residents’ questions about the qualification requirements for various programs, application processes, whom to contact if you have questions about coverage, and costs. The program will be at Charlie’s Barn Community Building off South Village Road, beginning at 6:30pm on March 13. It is sponsored by State Representatives Howard Moffett and Michael Moffett (representing Loudon and Canterbury in Merrimack District 9), and Howard Pearl (representing Loudon, Canterbury, and three other towns in Merrimack Floterial District 26), as one in a series of meetings with constituents in Loudon and Canterbury. Ms. Shibinette will open with a brief overview of public and private health insurance options available to New Hampshire residents, followed by a question-and-answer exchange with members of the audience, up until approximately 8 pm. Ms. Shibinette will offer perspectives on the federal Affordable Care Act and N.H.’s Medicaid expansion program and as well as on other issues as well. The sponsoring state representatives will also be available to answer constituent questions on other issues as well.

Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra “Welcome Spring!” Concert The Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra (LRSO) presents their Welcome Spring! concert on Saturday March 18th, 7:30pm at newly-renovated theater at Inter-Lakes high school in Meredith. The program includes an eclectic mix of selections from the poetic to the magnificent. Selections include the thought-provoking tone poem Anishinaabeg Rhapsody by local composer Ken Piotrowski, the beautiful and haunting “Nimrod” from Elgar’s Enigma Variations, the divine interplay between strings and orchestra in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, and the sumptuous, and perhaps Dvorak’s most famous work, “Symphony No. 9 (New World Symphony)”. Many works – many backgrounds. The Anishinaabeg Rhapsody, a tone-poem unlike standard orchestral music, paints images and thoughts of the indigenous tribes that inhabited the upper peninsula of Michigan. LRSO violinist Margaret Hopkins and violist Sally Wituszynski are featured on Sinfonia Concertante, Mozart’s last concerted work for strings, contains rich themes and passion perhaps atypical for its time in the late 1700’s. Tickets are only $15 for adults and $8 for children and students college-age and under. Tickets are available online at WWW.LRSO.ORG/TICKETS, or from these ticket outlets: Innisfree Bookshop and the Mobil station across from the town docks in Meredith; Greenlaw’s Music in Laconia; and Bayswater Books in Center Harbor. Any unsold tickets will be available at the door starting one hour before each concert.

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To The Editor: Forty-five years ago, I was given the opportunity to make a choice. Here is my story. Zero population was important to my life. So, my husband and I decided to limit our family to two. In 1963 we had two beautiful children and I began birth control medications. For eight years that worked. Then my doctor explained my health was at risk, I needed to discontinue the medications and seek a new method, including the possibility of hysterectomy. While deciding, I became pregnant. I was so distraught and ashamed. Decision time was at hand. Abortions were available. I could choose this procedure. Wow! All those times I vowed I would abort a third pregnancy came blasting at me full force. I had to make a choice. It certainly was a time of reflection and decision making. I soon realized we had the money and ability to care and love another child. I am so thankful I had the CHOICE. All that reflection allowed me to successfully accept an unplanned pregnancy. Without that CHOICE, I believe I would have been angry for a long time. We should have faith women will make the right choice for the right reasons. Children should enter the world wanted and loved. Bev Nelson Moultonborough, NH

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HB351 To The Editor: May our representatives now join the House Criminal Justice Committee & reject HB 351. When just ONE innocent person is wrongly put to death that is reason for me to try to help to abolish capital punishment. It’s time for NH join the rest of the civilized world & end this killing. Put the sick person in jail & throw away the key. Kits Tunney Concord, NH.

Opposing Common Sense To The Editor: Unbelievably, Democratic Senators and Congressmen at Donald Trump’s speech before Congress rejected not only his plans but the very idea that American Presidents should put the interests of our country and American Citizens ﬁrst. It’s understandable that Democrats oppose repealing Obamacare; it’s been a nearly century old dream that Democrats felt would ensure their eternal control of our government. To them that justified implementing Obamacare against the clearly expressed wishes of the American people, without prior open review, and without Republican input or support. Obamacare hurts far more Americans than it helps, although we only hear about the approximately 6% more Americans insured with money taken from others, including hard-working struggling

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taxpayers. But, almost all of the 85% of the American people who previously had health insurance suffered because Obamacare increased premiums, reduced choices, reduced wage increases, reduced access to medical care, forced harmful changes on our healthcare system, increased medical device and service costs, and/or lost jobs. Obamacare also took $700 billion out of the already inadequate Medicare Trust Fund further jeopardizing future healthcare for seniors. President Obama’s repeated lies were exposed. People discovered they couldn’t keep their Doctors, hospitals, good insurance plans, or save $2500; that Obamacare pays for abortions and covers illegal aliens; and, despite everything, about 9% of Americans remain uninsured. President Trump’s proposals, including repealing and replacing Obamacare, aren’t radical or, in a political environment dedicated to helping the American people, difficult to achieve. Any President could ask businessmen what encourages investment and job creation, and then do those things while protecting our environment; could enforce our immigration laws to protect the American people and workers; could develop a marketbased patient-centered healthcare system that addresses the real causes of cost increases and uninsured Americans; could ensure veterans receive the benefits they deserve; See mail boat on 26

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Berry Interesting

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I’m sure I’ll take some grief for this, but if I don’t say something, who will? Back about ten years ago I took a lot of heat for questioning the state legislature in quickly passing a bill to make our state fruit the pumpkin (yes, the pumpkin). The idea was presented to them by a group of elementary school students from Harrisville, New Hampshire. I wasn’t questioning whether or not the pumpkin should be the state fruit. I was questioning how easily the legislators passed the law. The whole idea behind the kids submitting the idea in the first place was to learn how the legislative process worked. A few legislators who publicly questioned whether or not the pumpkin should be the state fruit were chastised on the floor of the house as well as in the media for being shallow to the children’s feelings after all the work they did in promoting the pumpkin. I thought that arguing against the bill was a perfect example of how the legislative process is supposed to work and that by having a fight over what the state fruit should be would teach a more valuable civics lesson to the kids than just passing the bill with no questions so as not to hurt any feelings. I found myself also grouped with those who were being insensitive to the feelings of the children. Not really fair.

This week I am here to defend the pumpkin. It has been officially designated as our state fruit and I am fine with that. I’m not one to make a stink if things don’t go the way I wanted (there’s too much of that going on already). It is new legislation introduced this year that got me thinking. Now it is being considered, if not already decided as I write this, to make the blackberry the state berry. Huh? Once again this has been introduced by a group of school kids who want to learn how a bill becomes law (or a state thing) and I salute them for spending time on this instead of spending endless hours on their computers playing games. My problem is that the berry is a fruit so, technically, this would be designating another state fruit. I am afraid that designating the blackberry as the state berry will open up a whole can of worms (my choice for official state invertebrate) and set off a flurry of subcategories for our already established state things. After all, there were some who lobbied for the apple to be the state fruit who could now enter the game once again by lobbying for the state apple, maybe the Cortland or the Macintosh or others. It would be a legislative battle. Our state dog is the Chinook, but maybe we can just have many state dogs based on their class like at the Westminster Dog Show. There could be the state working class group, the state hound, the state terrier, etc, etc. The potato is the state vegetable (yes, the potato), but who is to stop the state lettuce (another vegetable) from being in-

troduced and lobbied for? What about the State sport? I know my colleague Amy Patenaude was instrumental in having skiing designated as such when she was a state senator. What would happen if we had an official state summer sport, indoor sport, sport played with a net, sport played on a field, etc, etc? I think you might see where I am going with this. The list goes on and on. There could be entire legislative sessions filled with nothing but deciding what the state something or others should be within a never ending series of sub categories. It could become so time consuming that other bills might not ever be voted on. Hmmm…maybe not such a bad idea after all. I only write this column to bring this issue to our legislators’ attention. If they want to make the blackberry the state berry, go for it. The kids did work hard on it. Just remember that you will be setting a precedent and opening the door to an avalanche of subcategories of official state things. It would only be fair. And, no matter what decision is made by our wise legislators, let’s not forget that the pumpkin did beat other fruits to the punch due to the perseverance and hard work of some other dedicated school kids not that long ago. If a new fruit is to be introduced as a state thing, then let’s not let the work of those kids from Harrisville be forgotten and swept under the rug. (By the way, I would choose smoke grey indoor/outdoor as the official state rug if it were up to me.) Visit Brendan’s website at www.BrendanTSmith. com

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A Lesson For Planned Parenthood’s Pinup Girls

Glam American actresses Emma Stone and Dakota Johnson adorned their pricy Oscars ceremony gowns and handbags by Michelle Malkin with golden Syndicated Columnist Planned Parenthood pins in the shape of the group’s logo. I believe there should be truth in virtue signaling. But bloodied miniature forceps would have clashed with the Givenchy and Gucci outfits worn by the abortion giant’s pinup gals. Since President Trump’s reinstatement of the so-called “Mexico City policy” barring taxpayer funding of international nongovernmental organizations that perform and promote abortions, Hollywood progressives have turned up the volume on their abortion radicalism -- and opened their wallets. Golden Globes winner Tracee Ellis-Ross plans to hock 10 massive, red-carpet rings and donate the proceeds to Planned Parenthood. Pop songstress Katy Perry chipped in $10,000. The author of the “Lemony Snicket” children’s book series, Daniel Handler, and his wife showered the peddler of harvested fetal organs with $1 million. “We’ve been very fortunate,” Handler explained, “and good fortune should be shared with noble causes.” “Noble?” That’s not how outspoken health professional Obianuju Ekeocha, an African-born biomedical scientist who grew up in Nigeria and now lives and works in England, sees it. “The Africans are grateful for the Mexico policy!” she wrote me. Are you listening, Tinseltown?

In response to a campaign by Western feminists and liberal European governments called #SheDecides to raise global funding for abortions, Ekeocha published a bold and informative YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=lsOwsIxJcLo) excoriating elitists hellbent on funding and terminating unborn children in Africa -- in defiance of how Africans actually feel about abortion. Ekeocha noted that a recent Pew Research Center survey on global attitudes about abortion found that the vast majority of those polled in Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, and Nigeria believe the practice to be “morally unacceptable.” Ekeocha actually traveled to African neighborhoods and interviewed women about the “noble cause” of elitist abortionists. Catholic nuns, Muslim schoolgirls, millennial-age young women and elderly grandmothers all made their position clear: “No to abortion!” “We love babies, so we do not support abortion.” “We don’t need any safe abortion as not[h]ing is safe in killing.” Beneath their costumery of progressive benevolence, liberal Hollywood “helpers” and global dogooders exhibit a cold indifference toward the actual wants and needs of their supposed beneficiaries in the Third World. They’re raising hundreds of millions for abortions, not for food, water and education. This, Ekeocha accurately diagnoses, is “cultural imperialism.” And, remember, it’s marinated in racist eugenics: Margaret Sanger founded Planned Parenthood in 1916 “to stop the multiplication of the unfit.” It would be “the most important and greatest step towards race betterment.” In an essay included in her writing collection held by the Library of Congress, Sanger urged her abor-

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As if on cue, riots broke out in a heavily immigrant suburb of Stockholm as soon as the media mocked by Rich Lowry President DonContributing Writer ald Trump for a vague warning about immigration-related problems in Sweden. At a campaign rally, Trump issued forth with a mystifyingly ominous statement. “You look,” he declared, “at what’s happening last night in Sweden.” What? Had the president invented a nonexistent terror attack? As it turned out, the reference was to a segment on Sweden he had watched on Fox News the previous night rather than to any specific event in the Nordic country. The ensuing discussion quickly took on the character of much of the debate in the early Trump See malkin on 26 years -- a blunderbuss president

matched against a snotty and hyperventilating press, with a legitimate issue lurking underneath. By welcoming a historic number of asylum-seekers proportionate to its population, Sweden has indeed embarked on a vast social experiment that wasn’t well thought out and isn’t going very well. The unrest in the Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby after police made an arrest underscored the problems inherent in Sweden’s immigration surge. Sweden’s admirable humanitarianism is outstripping its capacity to absorb newcomers. Nothing if not an earnest and well-meaning society, Sweden has always accepted more than its share of refugees. Immigration was already at elevated levels before the latest influx into Europe from the Middle East, which prompted Sweden to try to see and raise the reckless open-borders policy of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Dysphoria Euphoria W h e n Sir Walter Scott wrote of tangled webs woven to deceive, he could not have imagined the tanby Ken Gorrell gle of GordNorthfield, NH. ian knots modern man would create trying to fool Mother Nature. I’m a man of simple tastes: strong, black coffee; Highland single malt; bacon. I appreciate Alexander the Great’s solution to untangling the intricate knot of King Gordius of Phrygia: Slice it in two. I’d apply a similarly simple solution to the increasingly complex and entirely manmade problem of living in a world where social media giant Facebook provides a list of more than 50 “genders” from which to choose: For purposes of public policy and accommodation, go with the plumbing God – or godlike surgeons – have provided. The latest kerfuffle arousing passions in the “gender fluid” movement is the case of Mack Beggs, female high school wrestling champ. Ms. Beggs’ rise to the top was made possible by forfeits and performanceenhancing testosterone. Some parents didn’t want their girls competing against a wrestler with a physique like a 1980’s East German female Olympian in three-fifths miniature. That

oddly-proportioned and physically-dominating body was the result of testosterone, part of treatment helping this girl transition into manhood. While she “identifies” as male, Ms. Beggs is biologically and chromosomally the same female she was at birth. While any other girl on testosterone would have been disqualified, the rules of the governing body for school sports in Texas declared that the state’s education code permits using banned drugs such as steroids if it “is prescribed by a medical practitioner for a valid medical purpose.” The simple and elegant solution to this problem is to end the discriminatory separation of the sexes in all school sports. No more “separate but equal.” No more Title IX shenanigans. This approach would not only solve the Texas dilemma, it would accommodate those girls who want to play as girls on boy’s teams, and vice versa. Whether you’re a boy, a girl, an XX+testosterone, an XY+estrogen, or some other combination not yet medically possible, you would compete for a position on a single team. May the best athletes win. This would leave some sports male-dominated, as anyone who has watched a WNBA game could attest. Some sports would enjoy a greater mix, and a few might have mostly estrogen-powered players. But all would compete on a playing field leveled by ability, not political fashion. I think

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Clearing Trump’s Foreign Policy Fog WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a pow-

erful and optimistic address to the nation, President Donald Trump made his case for the road by John J. Metzler forward in his new presidenSyndicated Columnist cy. Labelled a “Reset” by some and “reaching for higher ground” by others, the speech before a joint session of the U.S. Congress made a renewed pitch for national unity amid populist tones echoing the “renewal of the American spirit.” Naturally the highly anticipated address to Congress contained a broad brush view of America’s domestic agenda: economic revival, jobs, healthcare, trade, terrorism, immigration and education. Significantly, he underscored the positive economic upturn which has been characterized by soaring consumer confidence and business commitment to keep jobs from leaving the USA. Concerning trade President Trump shied away from much of the campaign’s high octane rhetoric and clearly stated, “I believe strongly in free trade but it also has to be fair trade. Its been a long time since we had fair trade.” He added, “We must create a level playing field for American companies and workers.” This remains vital. Donald Trump then cut through the fog of foreign policy, admittedly clearing many of his campaign’s often misquoted rhetoric. He began his foreign policy reset: “What we are witnessing today is the Renewal of the American Spirit; Our allies will find that America is once again ready to lead. All the nations of the world, friend or foe, will find America is soaring, America is

proud, and America is free.” First, he cited his signature war on Islamic State terrorism to “demolish and destroy ISIS, a network of lawless savages that have slaughtered Muslims and Christians, and men women and children of all faiths and beliefs. We will work with our allies, including our friends and allies in the Muslim world, to extinguish this vile enemy from our planet.” American regional Arab allies include Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf States. He also stressed, “I have imposed new sanctions on entities and individuals who support Iran’s ballistic missile program, and reaffirmed our unbreakable alliance with the State of Israel.” Responding to growing global threats, President Trump is calling for “one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history.” Indeed this needed buildup will mirror Ronald Reagan’s winning global defense strategy which rebuilt American power and prestige. For example, the U.S. Navy, with its dramatically expanded global mission, now deploys half the ships as during the Reagan era. Donald Trump offered the rhetorical challenge, “To the Allies who wonder what kind of friend America will be, look no further than the heroes who wear our uniform. Our Foreign Policy calls for a direct, robust, and meaningful engagement with the world.” He intoned, “It is American leadership based on vital security interests that we share with our allies across the globe.” The President powerfully stated, “We strongly support NATO, an alliance forged through the bonds of two World Wars that dethroned fascism, and a Cold War that defeated communism.” See Metzler on 26

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coordinating her church’s refugee support with the other secular and nonsecular organizations in the area. Now, though still faced with overwhelming demands, at least their efforts are economized and responsive to the needs of this fluid community. In fact, they managed to raise enough funds to pay for rooms in hotels and hostels for a few families with small children during the coldest weeks. Unfortunately, given the cost and reaction by some communities to the sheer numbers, the length of time these families can stay in such facilities is less than a week. To make matters worse, given on-going concerns about security, police are forced to periodically conduct sweeps to dispel the homeless. As a result, any unattended items - too bulky to carry to the restroom or squirrelaway while owners are out begging or looking for food – are confiscated and trashed. So, even though many have received clothing and personal items from charity distribution points, they eventually end up there on more than one occasion. Apparently, areas with ferry access to England (Zeebrugge, Antwerp) are experiencing even greater numbers. Some camps, such as ‘the jungle’ in Calais, France, have reached

populations close to 10,000. Violent outbreaks occur as frustrated and desperate refugees and immigrants harass and attempt to hitch rides from trucks (lorries), cars, trains and ferries. Despite fences and increased police and military patrols, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), ‘Global Trends’ report, over 37,000 people were caught fleeing along Chunnel tracks between January-March 2015, alone. Unfortunately, without significant consequences – aside from being sent back to the camps or the nearest border - the determined and desperate return time and time again. Given the rate of this influx – which is exceeding more than 65.3 million or 24 people each minute – the crisis is far from over. Dale is a Laconia resident currently living on assignment in Brussels, Belgium. With her husband of 35 years, Vince, she and their three boys have lived and travelled extensively in and around various regions in the US and Europe, as well as some parts of the Orient and the Middle East. Given her North Eastern perspective, Dale has entertained many with her insights and stories from her experiences living and travelling abroad.

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their case. New Hampshire was effected by the Massachusetts law, partially because it complicated railroad schedules with the clocks on the other side of the border showing different times. The Boston and Maine Railroad changed its policy to adapt to the Massachusetts law but reportedly didn’t change its clocks and watches; however, it did change its train schedule so that trains ran an half hour earlier. Towns like Exeter, Derry and Nashua were forced to make changes in practices to adjust to Massachusetts DST law. During World War II Daylight Savings Time was once again put into effect

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New England Irish Harp Orchestra

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Yet he cautioned, “But our partners must meet their financial obligations.” The NATO reference was vital given his campaign’s unfocused rhetoric regarding the Atlantic Alliance. “We expect our partners, whether in NATO, in the Middle East, or the Pacific, to take a direct and meaningful role in both strategic and military operations, and pay their fair share of the cost.” Importantly he stressed, “We will respect historic institutions, but we will also respect the sovereign rights of nations.” There were no mentions of the brewing threat from nuclear North Korea, the South China Sea, or Syria or Iraq. Earlier the same day, in the UN Security Council, both Russia and China used a cynical double veto to shoot down a resolution on Syria. “America respects the right of all nations to chart their own path. My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America. But we all know that Amer-

ica is better off, when there is less conflict, not more.” Not mentioned are troubling planned cuts in foreign aid. Indeed overseas development assistance in which the USA proudly excels through USAID, remains part and parcel of both humanitarian and preventive diplomacy precisely as to avoid conflicts. According to a CNN poll, “Nearly 7 in10 who watched, said the President’s proposed policies would move the country in the right direction and almost two-thirds said the president has the right priorities for the country.” Donald Trump’s energized agenda will hopefully now clear the foreign policy fog and bring needed global clarity from the new Administration. 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.

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tion clinic colleagues to “breed a race of thoroughbreds.” Nationwide “birth control bureaus” would propagate the proper “science of breeding” to stop impoverished, nonwhite women from “breeding like weeds.” Planned Parenthood activists blanketed the Third World with population-control propaganda preaching “the fewer, the merrier” and “Why carry more burdens?” Outside of the privileged Hollywood bubble, Obianuju Ekeocha speaks for millions in condemning the butchers, predators and enablers of Planned Parenthood. “They have not helped or furthered the cause and well-being of women in any way at all both in the developed countries and also in the developing countries,” she told me. “Yet, they continue to get enormous funding from many western governments and also most unfortunately they get the support of celebrities like Emma Stone and Dakota Johnson who choose to be blinded by

extremist (liberal) views that portray the killing of unborn babies as a women’s right, progressive, health care, reproductive justice.” Take off your glittering abortion pins and open your minds. “The truth is that abortion in all its forms is an abhorrent practice. Most people in Africa understand this very well,” Ekeocha passionately explains. “Whether a pre-born baby is killed in a back alley clinic or in an air-conditioned PP clinic, the killing of an unborn child is always barbaric. This is the one lesson we can teach Emma Stone, Dakota Johnson and all the other celebrities who are falling over themselves to support an abortion giant whose only legacy is that of death.” Michelle Malkin is host of “Michelle Malkin Investigates” on CRTV.com. Her email address is writemalkin@gmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

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derism” is a psychiatric condition called “gender dysphoria.” The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), the gold standard for defining what ails us mentally, defines gender dysphoria as a perception and belief that the sufferer is a different sex, i.e., trapped in the wrong body. DSM-5 provides specific diagnostic criteria, including intense desires to have the sex features of the other gender, to transform into another gender, and for society to recognize them as another gender. The prevalence of gender dysphoria is quite small: 0.005-0.014% for adults born as males and 0.002-0.003% for females (American Psychiatric Publishing, 2013). As with any mental illness, sufferers should be treated with respect and compassion. But respect should not include abandoning societal norms. The Dysphoria Express has been on that track for too long, and there’s trouble ahead. This train

is now stopped at Gender Station, but will soon be on its way to darker places where accommodating everyone’s perception of self will engender social tyrannies incompatible with Western values. One such darker place is not far down the track. In a 2014 study published in the American Journal of Applied Psychology, researchers examined the motivations and mental distresses behind gender dysphoria and “body integrity identity disorder.” Not yet part of DSM-5, BIID sufferers also believe they are trapped in the wrong body. Instead of the wrong sex, they believe they are disabled people forced to live in an able body. The study found the motivations behind both illnesses to be remarkably similar. Should the treatment be similar, too? The happy ending for wrestler Mack Beggs was being allowed to compete and winning in a rigged game. The happy ending for BIID sufferers is mutilation. Their stories are rare, but they are real.

“Karl” believed he was really an amputee. After immersing his legs in dry ice for six hours, he drove himself to an emergency room (in a car already fitted with automatic hand controls). Surgeons had to remove both of his legs. “Chloe,” a Cambridge-educated research scientist, is “desperate to live the life of a wheelchair-bound person.” She reported making several attempts at injuring herself, but finally found a doctor overseas willing to cut her sciatic and femoral nerves. High cost is the only thing that prevented the surgery. Dysphoria is dysphoria. Treating it by amputating body parts – sex organs or limbs – just because it’s possible is cruel. Surgeons may be outpacing psychiatrists now, but that does not change the fact that we are dealing with mental disorders. We will be a better society when we apply the right medicine to try to cure these patients.

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Sweden welcomed more than 160,000 asylumseekers in 2015, and nearly 40,000 in October of that year alone. For a country of fewer than 10 million, this was almost equal to 2 percent of the population -- in one year. Predictably, it isn’t easy to integrate people who don’t know the language, aren’t highly skilled and come from a foreign culture. There is a stark gap in the labor-force-participation rate between the native born (82 percent) and the foreign born (57 percent). As the Migration Policy Institute points out, Sweden is an advanced economy with relatively few low-skills jobs to begin with. On top of this, high minimum wages and stringent labor protections make it harder for marginal workers to find employment, while social assistance discourages the unemployed from getting work. None of this is a formula for assimilation or social tranquility. In a piece for The Spectator, Swedish

29 journalist Tove Lifvendahl writes, “A parallel society is emerging where the state’s monopoly on law and order is being challenged.” And the fiscal cost is high. According to Swedish economist Tino Sanandaji, the country spends 1.5 percent of its GDP on the asylumseekers, more than on its defense budget. Sweden is spending twice of the entire budget of the United Nations High Commissioner responsible for refugees worldwide. Pressed for housing, Sweden has spent as much on sheltering 3,000 people in tents as it would cost to care for 100,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan. It is little wonder that Sweden, where so recently it was forbidden to question the openhanded orthodoxy on immigration, has now clamped down on its borders. Sweden is a unique case, but clearly one of the lessons of its recent experience is, Don’t try this at home. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

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