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A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 28, NO. 12

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Stunning Wildlife Photos Highlight Lakes Region Craft Fair Joyce Endee’s Craft Fairs have been a welcome sight throughout New Hampshire for years bringing a wide variety of craftspeople and artisans from Conway to Nashua and in between. March 30th and 31st sees the 2019 season kick-off in full fashion with a “Swing Into Spring” Craft Fair at the Belknap Mall in Belmont, NH. It will be the first of thirteen craft shows scheduled for the year. Among the many exhibitors who will be showcasing

their creations will be Moose Man Photography out of Merrimack. Rick Libbey and his partner Libby Corbin have spent hours at a time sitting with various wildlife to capture some of the most amazing shots. On their website they write “Capturing is all we strive to do. Gratitude fills the heart as the journey continues.” Many of The Moose Man Photography’s work See ENDEE on 26

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This bobcat photo will be one of the many fascinating nature photographs for sale by Moose Man Photography at the “Swing Into Spring” Craft Fair at the Belknap Mall in Belmont, March 30 & 31st. Many other artisans will be displaying their work as well.

This weekend, March 2224, marks the tenth anniversary of the Great Northeast Boast Show (GNEBS) at the NH Sportplex in Bedford, NH. The Weirs Times has been producing the GNEBS official guide since the beginning and we are proud to once again be partnering with this terrific show bringing an impressive display of the best boat and marine dealers north of Boston. Our special pullout section in this week’s issue provides

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MARCH Through March “New Hampshire Landscapes in Motion” – Exhibition of Oil Landscapes by Daryl D. Johnson Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, 49 South Main Street, Concord. Mon. through Fri. 8:30am5pm. Described by ‘Art New England’ magazine as “…gestural realist landscapes with the overall effect of speeding through layers of lighted space,” Johnson’s oil paintings of landscapes are inspired by her motorcycle travels. The original oil paintings are awash with the energy of movement and nature with shifting patterns of water and rising transient clouds. www.DarylDJohnsonArtist. com or 431-4230 Wednesday 20th

A Celebration of Lakeport: Photos Through the Ages Tay l o r C o m mu n i t y ’s Wo o d s i d e Building, Laconia. 6:30pm. Warren Huse will provide a detailed history associated with each image, chosen from nearly 200 photos published in an annual calendar The Lakeport Community Association has been producing for the past 19 years. Free and open to the public. 524-5600

5th Annual “Make 12 Hours Count” Radio Thon to Benefit Veterans Count Join Jack Heath, host of New Hampshire Today on News Radion 610 and 96-7 and hear Eadterseals NH Military & Veterans Services client testimonials, interviews with sponsors and special guests. In the last four years, this Radio Thon has raised more than $5500,000 for NH Veterans and their families. Call in and tell your story, and donate! www.VetsCount.

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Friday 22nd Frank Santos Jr. – Live Comedy Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 7:30pm. $25pp. BYOB. www.PitmansFreightRoom.

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Steve Dow – Inspirational Songs Concert

Union Congregational Church, 80 Main Street, Union. 6pm. Refreshments will follow concert. 473-2727

Delusive Relics – Debut CD Release Party Hatbox Theatre, Concord. 7:30pm. Delusive Relics, a new electronic music project in the style of Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails, will perform music from its debut album. Delusive Relics is the side project of Farhood Ghadiri, member of the Iranian progressive rock band Mavara, and his wife Anis Oveisi. The show will feature Ghadiri and Oveisi on keyboards, and Vanessa Hale on vocals. The show includes customs and visual effects. Tickets available at

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Fri. 22nd – Sun. 24th “Harriet the Spy” – Winnipesaukee

Playhouse Performance Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. Patte Sarausky of Laconia is directing the cast of 23 student performers. Tickets can be purchased on line at www. WinnipesaukeePlayhouse.org or by calling 279-0333

Fri. 22nd – Sun. 31st Stones in His Pockets – A Comedy by Marie Jones Rochester Perfor mance & Ar ts Center, 32 Nor th Main Street, R o c h e s t e r . Tw o a c t o r s … 1 5 characters…Cows. Irish storytelling at it’s finest! Stones examines the exploitative and dysfunctional relationship when Hollywood takes over a small town in rural Ireland. A fascinating and irresistible part of your St. Paddy’s celebrations! www. RochesterOperaHouse.com or 335-1992 Saturday 23rd

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P r e s c o t t Fa r m E nv i r o n m e n t a l Education Center, 928 White Oaks Road, Laconia. Visitors can attend one of the 90-minute “Tap into Maple” sessions. Programs begin on the hour and run from 10am-2pm. The program begins with a 20-minute guided walk down to the authentic sugarhouse in the woods around Prescott Farm. If necessary, snowshoes and/or ice cleats will be provided. Additional infor mation and registration is available at PrescottFarm.org or 366-5695

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Funspot, Route 3, Weirs Beach. Register your 4-person team and play in the “FUN-est” fundraiser in the state! Teams compete in bowling, games, and golf (candlepin bowling, pinball, skee-ball, darts and minigolf) all while raising money to save animals with FUNds 4 Paws, a foundation to support organizations and individuals involved in the humane treatment of animals, including those in dire situations. This year’s event will benefit Live and Let Live Farm, Rozzie May Animal Alliance, The Franklin Animal Shelter and Friends of the Feral Cats. Teams can register at www.funds4paws.org After signing up, you will be directed to your on-line fundraising site to start to get pledges for your team. For every $500 raised per team, each team member will receive 1 entry into the Pledge Prize Raffle, a 5-day cruise! The more money that you raise, the more points your team receives to win the whole event! Registration begins at 10am, play starts at 11am!

Big Brother and the Holding Company The Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.FlyingMonkeyNH. com or 536-2551

Swing Dance with the Tall Granite Big Band Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 7pm. $20pp. BYOB. www.PitmansFreightRoom.

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Inter-Lakes Children’s Theatre Auditions for Summer Shows Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, Laker Lane, Meredith. 10am-3pm. This summer’s show includes Annnie, Shrek Jr., Wizard of Oz, YPE. Each show reherses for 2 weeks and has two performances. Teens and tweens, any age 9-18 may participate in productions. For an audition appointment please call 603-7076035 or email interlakestheatre@

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Dance Northeast – Sole City Dance Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 2pm & 7pm. Delight in the joy and artistry of dance when Sole City Dance and ROH join together to showcase talented dancers from companies and dance education centers around the region. Tickets at www. RochesterOperaHouse.com or 335-1992

Tilton Masons Public Breakfast and Bake Sale

The Masonic Lodge, 410 West Main Street, Tilton. 7am-9:30am. Full breakfast, including eggs cooked to order. $8pp. Proceeds will go to benefit the various charities the Lodge supports. 524-8268 Sunday 24th

The Secrets of Printmaking with Peggy Merritt

Benz Center, Herd Road, Sandwich. 4pm. Peggy will describe various printmaking techniques, including etching and lithography, using images from well-known artists and her own work. The audience will have an opportunity to examine these prints closely, as well as the plates and tools used to produce them. Free and open to the public. 284-6831

Wednesday 27th Altrusa of Meredith – Monthly Community Dinner Meredith Community Center, Circle Drive, Meredith. Doors open at 5pm, dinner served at 5:30pm. This month’s dinner is pork loin, stir fry rice, peach salad and cupcakes. Dinner is free, but donations are gratefully accepted and will go to fund future dinners.

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Thursday 28th Business Development Workshop: Social Media

Rochester City Hall Annex, Rochester. 9am-10am. Attend this casual panel discussion to learn about social media trends, content management,

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Lecture with Author John Tuohey In Laconia “…but few are chosen,” is the story of three boys coming of age in the mid-1950’s. Growing up in working class Irish Catholic neighborhoods in the northeast U.S., they are desperate to escape lives of loneliness, petty crime and violence. At 13, ready to enter high school, they each come to the Monday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m. in Taylor Community’s Woodside Building as John Tuohey, one of the three authors of this book, presents a lecture about this story. Tuohey retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the US Army Reserve. He was a Registered Nurse for 47 years, 34 as a nurse practitioner, working mostly in emergency departments and urology. Since retirement, he has traveled throughout the United States, camping in national parks and riding his bicycle in all the contiguous states and Hawaii. He is married with five grown children. Taylor Community is the premiere not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community in the Lakes Region. Keep up with all our events on Facebook. For more information about active senior living, visit our website at www.taylorcommunity.org, or call 603-524-5600.

Busting Out: Powerful Women Bras as art will be on full display at Twiggs Gallery in Boscawen from March 30 to May 5. The N.H. Women’s Caucus for Art is collaborating with Twiggs Gallery to feature art pieces that are both thought provoking and visually challenging. Opening reception: Saturday, March 30 from 1 - 3 p.m. Snowdate: Satur“Brandala” by Kimberly J. B. day, April 6 from 1 - 3 p.m. Light refreshSmith ments will be served and the public is welcome. Twiggs is located at 254 King Street, Boscawen, N.H. 03303. Website: twiggsgallery.wordpress.com. Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday 11 - 5, Sunday 12-4 (closed Easter). WCA/NH and Twiggs Gallery are combining forces to mount an “Art Bra” exhibition to cap off Women’s History Month. Each piece is guaranteed to feature a bra, corset or bustier as their canvas and will address such themes as feminist history, heroines, role models among others. WCA is a national organization for artist, art historians, students, educators, and museum professionals, which creates community through art, education and social activism. The New Hampshire chapter promotes advancement of women in the visual arts through professional networking, educational programs, and exhibition opportunities. To learn more about WCA/NH visit www.wcanh.org

Lakes Region Community College Open House LACONIA – Lakes Region Community College will host an open house Saturday, April 13, featuring campus and housing tours, financial aid guidance, program information, and much more. The program will start at 9 am and ends at noon. Admission is free, and faculty and staff representing each program and department will be on hand to answer questions and help prospective students through the process, from start to finish. For more information, contact the Admissions Office at 366-5210.

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Ahh, the coming of spring!! What a season. The invigorating smell of the earth coming back to life always gives one the impetus to pause and think. It makes a young man turn his thoughts to the ideas of love and adventure and an older, working man turn his thoughts to “Shoot! I’ve got to figure out my taxes soon.” Yes, it is still just a few weeks away, but April 15th will be here before you know it. Are you ready? The tax code can be a complicated thing to deal with. Even more complicated than that new remote control for your new television. There are always changes to the tax code and it is hard to keep up. Some changes can help you and some will cost you. The Internal Revenue Service is always under pressure to raise more money. They will be looking for you. Following is an explanation of some of the new tax rules and deductions to help you make better sense of some of them. I certainly hope that this helps a little. The Couch Tax – Have you ever found money while digging around under the pillows on your couch? Well, now you have to claim that. Anything that you find over the course of a year is

taxable if it is more than a dollar. If you find money while digging around under the pillows on the couch belonging to a friend or neighbor, the possession is 99% rule will apply but so will the tax. In fact, your friends and neighbors will also have to pay a couch tax. This will be based on a percentage of what you have found rummaging around in their couch. A lot of people will get burned on this one for not knowing. Exactly what the IRS is counting on. Stay one step ahead. Quasi-Dependent Have you ever had a family member or friend who visits a lot and never leaves? Well, under a new deduction, if that person overstays their welcome too many times over the course of a calendar year and ends up consuming a good portion of your stuff, you can deduct them. If they eat your food, use your electricity by watching a lot of television and raise your water bill with frequent bathroom trips, you can now claim them as a quasi-dependent and deduct $200 for each such person. The IRS doesn’t publicize this one, but I thought I’d let you know. Copper Tax - Have you ever collected a lot of pennies over the years? You know, jars and bottles full of pennies that you swear you will cash in som ed a y but never do? Well, now the IRS has determined that the copper in each penny is worth more than the penny itself and therefore needs to be taxed. When you do finally bring them to the bank you will be asked to fill out Form 32459BT-90, which will only take a few hours, which

is about as long as it will take for the teller to count the pennies. By law, coffee and muffins will be made available. Initial Tax - If you are a CEO and your company has a FSA and HRA or a HAS you need to figure out your COGS before you make out your FUTA or your MRD. If your PBA is your true source of your AGI then you have to file for a TIN. If you have a NOL, then you’ll need to supply a RBD or a MAGI with the IRS. Of course, if you can figure out this entire BS you hopefully won’t have to give an IOU. I wish I had more space to fill you in on all the new tax laws, but I am being taxed this year at a dollar per word, so I am keeping it short. Still, it would take pages and pages. If you are a glutton for punishment or just looking for a great tool to help you fall asleep, you can surf the IRS website. It is loaded with lots of useful information you’ll never be able to figure out. Of course, you can do what I do. Just pawn the whole mess off on someone else. So, good luck on your taxes and be careful out there. Originally published in March 17, 2011. This column also appears in Brendan’s book “Best Of

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How to Protect Your Kids From Google Predators The father of the World Wide Web is right: It’s time to take back “complete control of your data.” Tim Berners-Lee, who by Michelle Malkin conceived the Syndicated Columnist first internet browser 30 years ago this week, warned of its increasing threats to “privacy, security and fundamental rights.” To mark the anniversary, he argued that demanding transparency is key to stopping the web’s “downward plunge to a dysfunctional future.” So, where to start? Berners-Lee specifically cautioned against the dangers of internet browsers’ keeping “track of everything you buy.” The world’s top browser is Google Chrome. But spying on our purchases is the least we have to worry about with Google and its $800 billion parent company, Alphabet. It’s bad enough that the company’s executives match your offline credit card purchases to your online user profile without full disclosure, employ mobile tracking apps that collect location data even if users have turned off location tracking, hide and downplay massive security breaches (like the photo-sharing “bug” and hacker-friendly browser “flaws” revealed this past week), bow to Chinese communist censors and exhibit explicit bias against conservatives. No, it’s much worse. Google’s predation starts early, often with the most vulnerable members of society: our children.

The Silicon Valley giant has hooked legions of children and teachers into its data mining products through lucrative partnerships with public schools across America. Learning no longer starts with A, B, C but with G, G, G: G Suite, Gmail, Google Cloud, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Hangouts, Google Vault, Google Jamboard, Google Chromebooks and Google Classroom. Don’t forget: Google now has 80 million educators and students around the world using G Suite for Education, 40 million students and teachers in Google Classroom and 30 million more using Google Chromebooks inside and outside the classroom. Despite a report last fall from the U.S. Department of Education’s inspector general blasting the feds for failing to investigate a backlog of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act violations, the Trump White House has done nothing to repair the damage to FERPA done by the Obama administration. The Democrats’ tech-chummy bureaucrats busted open the door to third-party sharing of children’s personal data with government agencies, nonprofits and private educational technology vendors. This is how Google has gotten away with unauthorized scanning and indexing of student email accounts and targeted online advertising based on search engine activity, as well as autosyncing of passwords, browsing history and other private data across devices and accounts belonging to students and families unaware of default tracking.

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Government Isn’t The Social Fabric

Over the weekend, Democratic Fresh Face and socialist darling Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez, DN.Y., spoke at the South by Ben Shapiro by Southwest Syndicated Columnist conference. While sitting amidst the enormous bounty provided by capitalism -- top-notch electronic equipment, a massive crowd of paid ticket holders -- AOC tore into capitalism. She called the system that has raised 80 percent of the globe from extreme poverty since 1980 “irredeemable.” She railed against the injustice of people having to work jobs rather than write poetry -- as though socialist countries are famous for ensuring that people work only the jobs they find spiritually rewarding. Finally, she settled on her most damning line of attack:

America as it currently stands is “garbage,” because in the United States, “if you don’t have a job, you are left to die.” That’s an odd critique given the long history of death associated with socialism -- some 45 million deaths under Mao, some 30 to 40 million under Stalin and some 2 million under Pol Pot, for starters. But it’s an even odder critique given the fact that life expectancy has radically increased under capitalism: In 1850, the average European life expectancy was 36.3 years, while today, the average life expectancy across Europe stands at approximately 80. Furthermore, the United States currently boasts effective full employment. Our poor are in danger of dying of obesity, not starvation. And we spend, on a state and federal level, at least $1.1 trillion per year on means-tested welfare programs. By census data, that amounts to nearly $9,000 per household

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North Korea Plagued by Continuing Food Crisis UNITED NATIONS- Follow-

ing the failed Hanoi Summit with the USA, North Korea is now sending mixed messages by John J. Metzler c o n c e r n i n g Syndicated Columnist its denuclearization and missile testing intentions. Pyongyang’s deliberately cryptic policy is likely meant to sow confusion and gain a negotiating advantage with the U.S. over Washington’s efforts to denuclearize North Korea. Nonetheless, despite diplomatic posturing, what remains clear is the riveting reality that North Korea still faces a humanitarian emergency which directly impacts on nearly half its population. While the quaintly titled Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) pursues a covert policy to develop neutrons for weapons proliferation over needed nutrition for its own people, the very same country faces significant food and medicine shortages. A new UN survey starkly outlines the DPRK’s continuing humanitarian challenges. The humanitarian document “DPR Korea Needs and Priorities” outlines a troubling situation in the communist country of 25 million. “An estimated 11 million ordinary men, women and children lack sufficient nutritious

food, clean drinking water or access to basic services like health and sanitation,” the report states adding, “ Widespread undernutrition threatens an entire generation of children.” The survey outlines, “As worrying as the lack of nutritious food, is the acute lack of access to clean water and sanitation, especially in the most remote areas of the country. Almost 10 million people do not have access to safe drinking water.” Tapan Mishra, the UN’s coordinator for North Korean relief adds that efforts are currently targeting the most acute starvation. “Humanitarian agencies in DPRK need $120 million to provide assistance to 3.8 million people. This is a relatively small amount of money compared to the global humanitarian need, but will have a huge impact on ordinary people’s lives,” focused on the most vulnerable including 1.6 million under-five children. Much of the UN humanitarian plans remain woefully underfunded by International donors. In 2018, barely a quarter of the requested $111 million was given by donor states. Food production is falling yet again. According to Pyongyang’s official Ministry of Agriculture figures, “overall food production in DPRK was 4.95 million tonnes, compared to 5.45 million tonnes in 2017. This is a 9 per cent lower than in 2017 and 16 per cent lower

than in 2016.” Mishra’s report clearly cites “Chronic food insecurity and malnutrition is widespread in DPR Korea (DPRK), with profound humanitarian impacts for the most vulnerable people in

the country. An estimated 11 million people, or 43 per cent of the population, are undernourished.” While food production is falling and humanitarian aid is

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Your Fair Share Do you pay enough taxes? What is enough? When asked on “60 Minutes,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn’t seem to by John Stossel have a specifSyndicated Columnist ic tax rate in mind, but then she said, “back in the ‘60s ... you see tax rates as high as 60 or 70 percent.” Suddenly, 70 percent tax rates are a progressive plan, although Rep. Ilhan Omar added, “We’ve had it as high as 90 percent.” She’s right. That was the top tax rate when I was a kid, and today, many Democrats say if we’d just raise rates on rich people, government would have plenty of money to pay for our wonderful programs. But it’s a myth. What progressives don’t say, perhaps because they don’t know it, is what economic historian Dr. Phillip Magness explains in my new video: “No one actually paid anywhere close to those rates.” For more than a decade, Magness has researched old taxes. He discovered that America’s 90 percent tax bracket didn’t bring in much extra money. That’s because rich people found loopholes. Then, because of that, and because the high tax rates discouraged work, President Kennedy backed a bill that lowered the top rate to 70 percent. But it turned out that the 70 percent rate wasn’t very real either. “A millionaire on average would pay 41 percent,” says Magness, because of “all these deductions and exemptions and carve-outs that are intentionally

baked into the tax code.” If you look at newspapers of that time, you see ads promoting things like free $2,499 ocean cruises. “(B)asically take a vacation around the Caribbean,” explains Magness, “but while you’re onboard the ship you attend, say, an investing seminar or a real estate seminar, and then write off the trip.” Some rich people bought musical instruments for their kids and deducted the cost because, say, a clarinet would supposedly provide “therapeutic treatment.” Instead of investing in ideas that might create real wealth, rich people hired accountants to study the tax code. “Who can afford the best accountants? It’s always the wealthy,” says Magness. Today, our top tax rate is 37 percent. A dozen years after President Kennedy’s tax cuts, Ronald Reagan proposed reducing the 70 percent rate, saying, “Our tax system could only be described as un-American.” “Democrats actually agree with him,” recounts Magness. “Reagan goes to the table and says, ‘Let’s make a deal ... cut the rates ... and in exchange, we’ll consolidate the tax code.” They did. Surprise -- the lower rates brought in just as much money. It turns out that tax revenue as a percentage of gross domestic product stays about the same no matter what the top bracket is. Higher tax rates don’t necessarily get rich people to pay more taxes. “They’ll change where they earn their income,” economist Art Laffer told me about what he’d once said to President Reagan. “They’ll change how

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Illegal Aliens To the Editor: Powerful interests, e.g., politicians and special interests (like La Raza) craving political power, businesses wanting cheaper labor, and unions wanting more members, benefit from illegal immigration. But your benefit, if any, is probably small. Illegal immigrants hurt Americans in many ways. They commit crimes, hurt people in traffic accidents, transport/sell drugs, bring diseases, get welfare and tax benefits intended to help poor Americans, degrade American children’s educations, burden our emergency rooms, take jobs from and lower wages of American workers (especially low-skilled Americans), and increase Americans’ tax burden by $130 billion above what they pay in taxes. You can be sure that if the benefits of illegal immigration outweighed the costs to most Americans, government reports would clearly indicate the supporting data and be widely published. I searched in vain for a single source with which to respond to the NH Senate Judiciary Committee’s question about crimes committed by illegal aliens. Multiple sources are needed to answer the question, including the FBI, GAO (2018 Criminal Alien Report), Insurance Information Institute, Depart-

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ments of Transportation and Justice, RAINN, and others. Illegal aliens kill at least between 8.8 and 15.7 EVERY DAY in homicides and vehicle accidents combined. Illegal aliens rape approximately 38.9 to 54.7 women EVERY DAY. Examples of the personal cost of illegal immigration: https://tinyurl. com/y2xjv5rt Homicide and rapes are comparatively infrequent crimes compared to other crimes; hundreds of people are victims of illegal immigrants EVERY DAY. Special interests hide the truth by selective reporting and combining legal (low) and illegal (high) immigrant crime rates. But the crime rate isn’t relevant! There should be NO victims of illegal aliens. (Note: I don’t know how to assess the significant illegal alien contribution to the 120 daily illegal drug overdose deaths). America’s poor and minorities are especially hard hit as low-skilled illegal aliens live in the same communities, sharing the roads, schools, hospitals; taking their jobs and depressing their wages; and committing crimes. See Civil Rights Commissioner Kirsanow: https://tinyurl.com/ yy45t86s Illegal immigration makes income inequality worse by depressing the incomes of poor Americans and adding mil-

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be elected one had to receive more than ½ of the votes (a majority), and on the first ballot four different men garnered votes. The tally was 1 vote for Joseph L. Robinson, 3 votes for Arthur L. Davis, and 5 votes each for Charles E. Buzzell and William A. Jewett. A second ballot was taken with the vote being Davis 3, Buzzell 5, and Jewett 6. Fourteen additional ballots were taken with no change in the vote and it was decided to temporarily lay the election of street commissioner on See SMITH on 20

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PATRIOT PENALTIES? On February 3, 2002, I sat at the Ground Operations desk in the top secret War Room at Central Command at MacDill AFB in Tampa—my eyes fixed on a large video screen. Normally that screen featured intelligence slides, logistics reports, battlefield updates, etc. I’d returned to active duty as a Marine Corps infantry officer following the 9/11 attacks and for months had been doing 12 hour shifts in the War Room—often a stressful beehive of activity, depending upon the operations tempo. But on this relatively quiet evening the screen showed not a commanders conference but a football game—Super Bowl XXXVI between the St. Louis Rams and the New England Patriots. The score was tied 17-17 with seconds to play. The Pats were trying a last second field goal. “We’re with you,” said an army officer—and Green Bay Packer fan—from the Intelligence Desk right behind me. The large War Room became eerily quiet as Adam Vinitiari launched his 48 yard field goal attempt. Then … Cheers! The War Room included folks from all over the country, but as I was apparently the only New Englander working that particular shift I was suddenly the focus of attention, as military people from all over the country lived vicariously through me. My

The sports columnist in the top secret Central Command War Room in 2001 after a special visit by Rudy Giuliani resulted in a few photos being cleared for release by CENTCOM Public Affairs.” presence helped enhance the moment for them and I was soon receiving numerous congratulations. You’d have thought I was Adam Vinitiari! The watch officer kept the screen on the football postgame show and we saw Commissioner Paul Tagliabue present the Lombardi Trophy to New England owner Bob Kraft who shouted to the world “We’re ALL Patriots!” obviously alluding to 9/11, the wounds from which were still fresh for Americans. He also touted the values of “spirituality, faith and democracy” to the worldwide audience. Fast forward to February 3, 2019, and another Pats victory over the Rams in Super Bowl LIII. “Patriots fans!” exulted Kraft to a world-wide television audience after receiving the Lombardi Trophy from Commissioner Roger Goodell. “This is your sixth championship in 18 years!” Despite the similarities to 2002, much had changed. The beloved Cinderella Patriots had morphed into the most hated team in the country. Twenty years ago the notion of the once hapless Pats replacing the likes of the Yankees and Cowboys as America’s most reviled team would have been unthinkable. But it’s true—according to surveys. Most of the animosity is

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Company in quaint and artsy Littleton, NH. Shilling is the collaboration of four brothers and a dad who took a gander at the craft brewing industry back in 2013. They converted an 18th century grist mill on the Ammonoosuc river into the initial brewery and eatery. Around 2015, they developed plans for a major expansion footsteps from the gristmill. This growth would help provide the vitality they sought to bring bigger and more varied Euro-American recipes to market. With much larger abilities and the addition of a canning line, they developed Resilience Brewing which is now available locally in 16 oz cans. Find out more about them at ShillingBeer.com The first of the two different beers we are examining here is called Combover IPA rated at 7% ABV. Combover is what an aging gent must grow with side hair to cover his balding top. Since there is a buffalo in their logo, I’m guessing they are NOT referring to anything with that animal or its hair style… Combover is technically an American IPA style with a slightly hazy golden hue

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In Belgium electric cars for rent can frequently be found hooked-up to a special charging ‘pole’. In addition to traditional mass-transit, many creative choices are becoming increasingly available in many cities around the world. These include various ‘green’ possibilities. Some of these, in fact, go back a few years; such as the 1965 Dutch At the moment in Belgium, if renting a free ‘WhiteB i k e - S h a r e ’ scooter, there are no requirements for p r og r a m . A s safety gear nor a driving license. you can imagine, it only lastping areas, train stations, ed a short time (a month) Metro and bus stops, the after which most of the sidewalks are becoming painted bikes were either increasingly crowded with stolen or found cannibal- not only racks of bikes, ized and tossed into ca- but also various kinds of nals. Now improved mod- motorized scooters (standern bike rental systems are up and low powered ‘puttsmarter. The companies putt’/scooties- see articharge rental fees (paid via cle photos). At the more a web app) or if free they central exits, electric cars may impose hefty fines for rent can frequently be if not returned to one of found hooked-up to a spetheir ‘racks’ in the allotted cial charging ‘pole’, as well. time. Further, to discour- There is no need to call age theft, most of the mod- ahead or wait in line at a els are specially designed kiosk. All you need is a cell with parts that cannot be phone equipped with the used on other bicycles. applicable app. Though, In Brussels, Belgium to ensure your ‘wheels’ are See MAGUIRE on 26 outside of major shop-

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to the north. I had hoped that before the end of the day it would clear and open the view. The mountain vista from Ragged Mountain is grand and reaches far into the White Mountains and right up near Cardigan Mountain with Smarts right over its shoulder. We enjoyed this view for our last two runs right up to closing time. As much as we would have liked to have a beverage in the Stone Hearth Bar to celebrate our bonus snow day it was a school night and we both needed to get home. I hope it snows more this month. Have fun.

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Rozzie May Animal Alliance has Low Cost Spay Neuter Clinics throughout the area for March. They will be in your area sometime this month. Cats cost: Female package $85; Male package $70; Cat Cab Fee $5. Our Cat Spay/Neuter Package Includes: A Brief Exam by Vet/ Spay/Neuter Surgery; Rabies Vaccination (cats over 12 weeks of age); Capstar Flea Treatment; Nail Trimming Ear Cleaning. The calender is at http://rozziemayanimalalliance.org/clinic-registration/ They also spay and neuter dogs. http://rozziemayanimalalliance.org/clinic-registration/dog-applicationform/

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League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 9am-4pm. In this class you will choose a basket design to make using reed and hardwood, guided by Artist, Ray Lagasse. Students are encouraged to bring a bagged lunch and beverages to satisfy them during the 7-hour workshop. Tuition is $130 per student, and all materials are provided. Preregistration is required by calling 2797920 or stop by the gallery.

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the table and proceed with other elections. The council repealed an ordinance requiring two overseers of the poor so they could elect one, and they voted on seven nominations: Charles Brown, J.F. Prescott, Arthur Tucker, E.L. Cram, Harley Carey, James Bugbee and J.R. Leavitt. Charles Brown was elected on the fourth ballot. It took only two ballots to elect Dr. H.C. Wells as the city physician, and D.L. Davis was elected for a three year term on the board of health. Seven men were chosen by the council to be trustees of the public libraries and George Sanders was Dr. H.C. Wells was elected as the city physician. elected to retain his position as chief engineer of The election of Samuel plastering (2), measurers the fire department and B. Smith as a park com- of painting (2), measurers five men were chosen to missioner for three years of charcoal (2), sealers be assistant engineers, and Samuel R. Jones as of weights and measures with H.H. Wardwell be- liquor agent would not (2), fish and game waring given the position of be among the likely miss- dens (2), pound keeper, superintendent of the fire ing positions for today’s fence viewers (4), and the alarm. “The mayor then society. custodians of clocks (2). appointed the members So, without listing all The next election was of the various fire compa- the names of the men that of an entire commitnies.” elected to fill the positions tee called hogreeves (or as Let me here warn the I will note that the coun- two words- hog reeves). reader that the list of city cil continued its elections A hogreeve is a person positions that were filled by filling the positions with the responsibility of by the city council on of surveyors of lumber catching and impounding that end of March meet- (5 men ), measurers of stray hogs, sometimes ing did not end with the wood and bark (5 men), called pigs. This was one fire officials; moreover the weighers of hay, straw, of the earliest positions positions yet to be filled coal, and other articles in colonial times and it is included some that may (8 men), a culler of brick, my understanding that sound strange and unnec- measurers of stone (2), it sometimes extended essary in today’s world. measurers of brick and to the retrieving of other

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stray farm animals besides types of swine, and that newly married men were often singled out for the job. H.S. Chase was elected to be President of the Hogreeves and a secretary, treasurer, chairman of the executive committee, and six privates were chosen to assist him. At this point in the meeting the matter of electing a street commissioner was resumed and the balloting continued and when the thirty-second ballot was reached no change in the vote had occurred, so the council took a ten minute recess. After the recess a temporary table of the matter of street commissioner was agreed to. The next item of business was to choose a committee to “… purchase a lot in the Lakeport ward for a school house. Also to procure plans and specifications and report to the council at an early day.” The mayor, J.L. Odell, and Councilman Wilson became the committee. A communication from Truant Officer Wilkinson was read and tabled before the matter concerning the street commissioner was approached once again and the balloting continued and at the thirty-fourth ballot the name of Samuel B. Smith was added to the nominations for the office. When the fortieth ballot was reached the council-

ors took another recess, after which the balloting rose to fifty-three unsuccessful tries at electing a street commissioner, and an undoubtedly weary councilor made a motion to adjourn the meeting until the following evening. One reporter suggested that the councilor was concerned that he might not get home in time to do his morning chores on the farm. The motion was defeated and the balloting continued, until finally, on the sixty-sixth ballot,after one councilman stepped outside to get a breath of fresh air and reduced the vote total to 13, C. E. Buzzell was elected. But wait! It wasn’t over! The mayor vetoed the election of Mr. Buzzell. Another ballot was taken and Samuel B. Smith was elected. The meeting adjourned at 1:25 a.m. and the record–setting lengthy meeting was over, but not the matter of the street commissioner! It’s not over until its over and sometimes its not over when you think its over. Continued next week!

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While grandstanding opportunists in Congress now talk tough to Silicon Valley donors (hello, Elizabeth Warren), K-12 children in tens of thousands of schools began the academic year by lining up at the library to create Gmail accounts and Google Classroom logins without parental notification or permission. There’s no escape: No Google, no access. No access, no education. “Hell, some of the teachers don’t even teach the kids,” one parent complained to me. Instead, they “watch videos on Canvas on their Chromebooks.” Canvas (by Instructure) is one of myriad “learning management systems” that stores students’ grades, homework assignments, videos, quizzes and tests -- all integrated with almighty, all-powerful, omniscient Google. Google apps such as ClassDojo collect intimate behavioral data and long-term psychological profiles encompassing family information, personal messages, photographs and voice notes. The collection of such data is a nanny state nightmare in the making, as a new Pioneer Institute report on “social, emotional learning” software and assessments outlined this week. Meanwhile, preschoolers are being trained to flash “Clever Badges” with QR codes in front of their Google Chromebook webcams. These Badges “seamlessly” log them into Google World and all its apps without all the “stress” of remembering passwords. Addicted toddlers are being indoctrinated into the screen time culture without learning how to exercise autonomy over their own data. Given the privacy breaches, public safety dangers, illegal data profiteering and child predation -- not to mention the mental health crisis among America’s youngsters connected to social media pathologies -- there should be

a nationwide clamor to deplatform Google completely from public schools. Until that revolt among parents and educators across party lines swells, it’s up to moms and dads to seize control (thanks to parent watchdog Cheri Kiesecker -- http://missourieducationwatchdog.com/ why-is-google-gsuitetracking-students-location-voice-activity-webapp-activity-device-infoyoutubes-searched-andwatched -- for these tips): 1. Refuse to surrender your child’s privacy as the price of admission to school. Google logins must not be a requirement to participate in the classroom. 2. Demand disclosure of edutech terms of service for all apps, software and hardware. 3. If your child has already been dragooned into G Suite, dive into its “Activity Controls” and the “Manage Activity” section. Investigate the settings for password auto-save and auto signin, tracking of YouTube search and watch histories, live chat transcripts, sync and “Remove the Device” functions. Hold your school district’s administrators accountable for putting your kids’ privacy first. 4. Wean yourselves -not just your kids -- off Google. Try the Brave browser, DuckDuckGo search engine, BitChute video hosting service, Minds or MeWe social networking and ProtonMail. Control begins with you, not G. Michelle Malkin can be reached at MichelleMalkinInvestigates@protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www. creators.com.

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they earn their income. They’ll change how much they earn, when they receive the income. They’ll change all of those things to minimize taxes.” President Trump, who in some years paid zero income tax, understands that. Before he became president, I asked him about a proposed tax hike. “Look, the rich people are going to leave -and other people are going to leave!” he told me. “You are going to end up with lots of people that don’t produce. And then, that’s the spiral. That’s the end.” That happened in Europe, recounts Magness: “France attempted a massive tax on its wealthiest earners. ... the business people left in a mass exodus from the country.” But today’s progressives are selective when they look at history. On TV, Ocasio-Cortez said, “Under Republican administration ... Dwight Eisenhower, we had 90 percent marginal tax rate.” I asked Magness what would happen if the U.S. were to return to those rates -- while also eliminating the deductions that came with them. “You’re asking for an economic disaster,” he answered. “I ask the question: Do we leave (wealth) in the private sector where the market decides? Or do we subject it to corrupt politicians?” Please, let’s leave most of America’s wealth in private hands. John Stossel is author of “No They Can’t! Why Government Fails -- But Individuals Succeed.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.

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undue attention in 2016. While that “scandal” was “overblown,” it still reinforced unfortunate perceptions. Now Kraft’s unlikely involvement in a Florida prostitution sting operation has the haters calling for fines and forfeited draft picks. But however the Florida case plays out, it reflects on Kraft’s individual choices—for which he alone should be accountable. The New England organization and Pats fans need not be punished. Time will tell. I pondered that had I been in the War Room on 2/3/19 instead on 2/3/02 that I’d likely have received cold shoulders instead of warm kudos. But such is the price of success. Still, to paraphrase Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) from “Casablanca” … “We’ll always have 2002!” Sports Quiz What was the mostwatched televised sports event ever? (Answer follows) Born Today ... That is to say sports standouts born on March 21 include former pro football quarterback and Raiders head coach Tom Flores (1937). Sports Quote “I don’t always hate, but when I do, I hate the New England Patriots.” – The World’s Most Interesting Man Sports Quiz Answer Over 3.5 billion people watched France beat Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 World Cup Men’s World Cup Soccer final. Mike Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He co-authored the critically-acclaimed and award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” (with the Marines)—which is available through Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast.net.

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needed for nearly half the population, North Korea covertly pursues a parallel track of nuclear proliferation and ballistic missile development. Testing stopped a year ago due to determined American and South Korean diplomacy; nonetheless Pyongyang could restart some military programs as tactic to push new negotiations. A separate survey from the Global Hunger Index has classified the level of hunger in North Korea as ‘serious’ and ‘bordering on alarming,’ with the DPRK ranked 109 out of 119 qualifying countries. Safe drinking water is rare in large parts of the country. Approximately, 39 per cent, or an estimated 10 million people, do not have access to a safely managed drinking water source, rising to 56 per cent in rural areas. All this in Kim Jong-un’s workers’ paradise. As expected there’s a vivid urban/rural divide; in Pyongyang the capital, 97 per cent of people have access to basic sanitation, while in South Hwanghae Province only 69 per cent of people have such ability. Access to the remote provinces of North Korea by humanitarian agencies has long been a hurdle. Although humanitarian agencies now have entry to all 11 provinces in the country, large areas inside some of these provinces still remain highly restricted areas to foreigners.

Beyond North Korea’s woeful humanitarian ills, there’s equally a huge socio/economic gap between the DPRK and their democratic and successful cousins in neighboring South Korea. Yet another UN Security Council document concerning the DPRK’s sanctions-busting asserts, “The nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remain intact and the country continues to deft the Security Council’s resolutions.” UN Economic sanctions are widely being circumvented by China; equally North Korea still clandestinely conducts thriving weapons exports to the Islamic Republic of Iran and Yemen. In the meantime, Pyongyang pursues neutrons over nutrition for its own people. No wonder a long indulgent world community which supported humanitarian aid for suffering North Korean civilians is now cautious after feeling being “played” by the DPRK’s brinksmanship amid its genuine food security woes. 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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in the United States annually, or nearly $28,000 for every person living in poverty in the United States. But let’s take OcasioCortez’s argument to the logical extreme. Presumably, she’s in favor of these expensive government programs and thinks that in their absence, the poor would be left to die in the United States. Is that true? Absolutely not. OcasioCortez makes the same mistake so many on the left do: She conflates government redistributionism with the social fabric itself. In her view, there is no social fabric absent government. What’s more, nongovernmental social fabric is a threat to equality -- as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., put it in 1981, “I don’t believe in charities.” The New York Times reported that Sanders questioned the “fundamental concepts on which charities are based,” since government was the only entity positioned to help the impoverished. That’s sheer nonsense. Before the rise of the massive welfare state, Americans gave massive amounts of charity. In 1926, religiouAs congregations spent more than $150 million on projects

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other than church maintenance and upkeep, with state governments spending just $23 million and local governments spending $37 million, according to economists Jonathan Gruber of MIT and Daniel Hungerman of the University of Notre Dame. Americans have always given enormous sums to charity. And those charitable activities come along with something government redistributionism can’t achieve: a feeling of social belonging and of membership in a social fabric. Free markets create prosperity. And government isn’t the social fabric. Recognition of those two simple facts explains what made America thrive -- and can help us thrive again, in spite of those who would prefer to tear down markets and social fabric and replace them with the heavy hand of centralized government. Ben Shapiro, 35, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com. He is The New York Times bestselling author of “Bullies.” He lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles.

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will be available for purchase at the Lakes Region Craft Fair. Other crafters and artists at the Fair will include Dale Martin who will also be showcasing his wonderful landscape and wildlife photography. There will also be vendors with spring floral wreaths, fine art paintings, jewelry, glass art, books, spring scarves & slides, soy candles,

fabric crafts, honey & syrups, amazing chocolates, and more. Buy American made arts and cra f ts f r om American citizens and support American small businesses. Shoppers will also be entertained by the music of Tim Janis during the Craft Fair. The Belknap Mall is located at 96 Daniel Webster Highway in Belmont. The hours are

Saturday, March 30th from 10am to 4pm and Sunday, March 31st from 10am to 3pm. If you’d like more information about the Lakes Region Craft Fair or other upcoming Craft Fairs, visit www.joycecraftshows.com. Prospective exhibitors for future craft fairs can also find an application on the website.

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there when you hop off the train or metro, it is advisable to make a reservation on-line ahead of time. At the moment in Belgium, if renting a scooter, there are no requirements for safety gear nor a driving license. Though I suspect such regulations will be coming soon, given the numbers of these now on the streets and the increasing power and speed of the standing scooters in particular. The other day we saw two teenage boys on one

of the standing scooters. Neither had on a helmet. The ‘driver’ was having a devil of a time operating the steering, speed and brakes. They were both giggling – not sure if it was nervously- as they shifted their weights for balance while bumping, ziggingand-zagging along the cobbled street and across a busy intersection. Ah, the making of memories! Scooters have certainly come a long way from the manual (foot powered) ones when we were kids! Given the distances, many of these transportation options may not be feasible for traveling around on in the Lakes Region. But, who knows what may be coming next. Time will tell. In the meantime, you might want to think twice before severing ties with families and friends… you never know when you might need a lift… Dale is a Laconia resident. 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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