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VOLUME 25, NO. 14

THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, april 7, 2016

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Dakota’s Crossing... by Dawn Thomson Contributing Writer

It was a rough start to 2016, with the rapid downward spiral of our beloved dog, Dakota. On January 25th, we brought him to the Vet….his only symptom being a sudden lack of appetite. The suspected diagnosis was terminal Lymphoma. We feared the worst, but prayed

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Auditions For Seacoast Idol tion please contact “Sandy” Martin or Emily Hoban at seacoast.idol@gmail.com or sandym@mfe.com or call 603-778-0822. Singers are asked to bring their CD for background music. There are cash prizes, great recognition of performers, and opportunities to perform at other events in the Seacoast.

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No matter what the weather is outside, we know it’s spring. Our favorite photographer Robert Allan Clifford provided us with this fantastic shot to really get us in the mood. You can see more of his work at www.cliffordphotographynh.com

Auditions for Seacoast Idol will be held Saturday, April 16th at 8:30am. at the Exeter Town Hall at 9 Front Street in Downtown Exeter across from the bandstand. The show will be held at the same location, the Exeter Town Hall, on Sunday, May 1st and will start promptly at 3 PM. Doors open at 2:30 PM for seating. Mark Ericson, the voice of WOKQ, will co-emcee the event with Mike Koutrobis, emcee/comic. For more information and/or scheduling an audi-

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for the best. Prednisone, the wonder drug, bought him some extra time, but it’s a surreal sensation to know every day might be your last with someone you love. We cherished every moment with him, desperately creating new memories to treasure. When his appetite waned the second time, we knew he didn’t have long. He spent his last day, insisting on being by my side, while I did the usual barn chores and farm routine, along with all the other animals. Later that afternoon, my family and I were strug-

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April Thursday 7th 75 Anniversary of Attack on Pearl Harbor Presentation – “Songs and Stories that United a Nation”

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The Great Hall of Wolfeboro’s Town Hall, Wolfeboro. 6-7pm. ‘Ramblin’ Richard’ commemorates the anniversary with some of the most beloved songs that were popular during the war years. ‘Ramblin’ Richard’ Kruppa is a retired professor who studied Gospel and American folk music, and is an active musician who makes more than 200 performances each year. Richard sings the songs popular from 19391945 accompanying himself on guitar, 5-string banjo, baritone ukulele, and tells fascinating and unfamiliar stories about the songs’ origins as well. Admission is free, but a suggested donation of $5pp to the Wright Museum of WWII would be gratefully accepted.

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

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Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www.casinoballroom. com or 929-4100

“Books in Bloom” – Opechee Garden Club Flower Show

what was all the rage 120 years ago when the Opera House first opened. Tickets range from $8-$16pp. www. franklinoperahouse.org or 934-1901

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The Weight

The Bow Lake Grange, 569 Province Road, Strafford. 7pm. This is a cabaret-type performance with snacks and soft drinks available. Reservations required at 664-5901 or www.thelakesideplayers.org

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

“Books in Bloom” – Opechee Garden Club Flower Show

Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 9am-6pm. Free and open to the public.

Lakeside Player’s “Impersonators of Romance-A Night to Remember V”

The Bow Lake Grange, 569 Province Road, Strafford. 7pm. This is a cabaret-type performance with snacks and soft drinks available. Reservations required at 664-5901 or www.thelakesideplayers.org

Saturday 9th Calligrapher & Watercolorist Leigh English Demonstrates Her Work

League of NH Craftsmen, DW Highway, Meredith. 11am-1pm. Join and watch this ancient art form take on new life as Leigh designs and executes her spectacular works of art. Free and open to the public. 2797920

Mnozil Brass

Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 9am-8pm. Free and open to the public.

Paul Creative Arts Center’s Johnson Theatre, Durham. 7pm. $30/general admission, $10/UNH student with ID and youth under 18. www.unharts. com or 862-7222

Northern Grafton County Republican Committee Meeting

Railroad Museum and Model Railroad Open House

Topic of the Town, 25 Main Street, Littleton. 6pm. The Committee plans to discuss the Republican candidates running for office in the area.

The Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $15pp. BYOB. 527-0043 or www.pitmansfreightroom. com

Friday 8th Lakes Region Art Association’s Drop-in Painting and Drawing Group

Lakes Region Art Association Art Gallery, Tanger Outlets, suite 132, Tilton. 10am-noon. Group is open to the public for those 18 years and older. There are no fees, no instruction, no structure; just bring your own supplies, set up, paint or draw and enjoy the camaraderie of hanging out with fellow artists. 528-0013.

The Blues Tonight Band

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $15pp. BYOB. 527-0043 or www.pitmansfreightroom. com

One Night of Queen

Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www.casinoballroom. com or 929-4100

The Victorian Magic-Lantern Spring Show’

Franklin Opera House, Franklin. 7pm. Get ready to travel back in time with America’s ONLY authentic Magic Lantern Theatre! Experience

Heritage Park Railroad Museum, 282 Main Street, Union. Noon-4pm. View the expanded 1909 era Boston & Maine HO-scale model railroad in the restored 1875 freight house, tour the 1903 railroad snowplow and visit the restored 1911 Boston & Maine railroad station housing railroad artifacts. Free admission. Donations accepted. 5229007

Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair

Conference Center at Lake Opechee Inn, 62 Doris Ray Court, Laconia. 10am-4pm. Live music, Free admission. www.joycescraftshows. com 528-4014

New Orleans Suspects w/ Members of Little Feat

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

“Books in Bloom” – Opechee Garden Club Flower Show

Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 9am-2pm. Free and open to the public.

8th Annual Silent Auction Fundraiser

New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene, 33 Staniels Road, Loudon. 6:30-8:30pm. More than 100 items donated from businesses all over NH and beyond will be up for auction; including: Disney World tickets, theatre shows, date nights and getaways, golf outings, family camping, autographed sports memorabilia and much more! No cost to attends the auction. Only cash and personal checks will be

Lakeside Player’s “Impersonators of Romance-A Night to Remember V”

Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair

Draw On! – Community Art Program

The Museum of Art, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. 10am-1pm. Draw On! is designed for children of all ages and their families to explore the creative process of drawing. This community activity is a celebration of drawing which aims to offer creative and social engagement. Participants will be encouraged to express their creativity through sitespecific, artist-led projects. The event is free, supplies will be provided and all levels are encouraged to participate. 862-3712

Swing Dance w/ the Tall Granite Big Band

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 7pm. $15pp. BYOB. 527-0043 or www.pitmansfreightroom. com

Sunday 10th Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair

Conference Center at Lake Opechee Inn, 62 Doris Ray Court, Laconia. 10am-3pm. Live music, Free admission. www.joycescraftshows. com 528-4014

Dancing with the Community Stars

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

Lakeside Player’s “Impersonators of Romance-A Night to Remember V”

The Bow Lake Grange, 569 Province Road, Strafford. 2pm. This is a cabaret-type performance with snacks and soft drinks available. Reservations required at 664-5901 or www.thelakesideplayers.org

22nd Annual JTG Music Memorial Extravaganza Show

Giuseppe’s Pizzeria & Ristorante, Mill Falls Marketplace, Meredith. 11 hours of great live music to benefit The Gnerre Music Scholarship Fund. Suggested donation of 10pp. www. giuseppesnh.com or 279-3313

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Solar Open House

At the Porter Residence, 41 River Road, Boscawen. 6-7:30pm. Learn how solar can work for you, the homeowner! Tour an 1860s farmhouse with a roof-mounted solar array, heat pump water heater and an air source heat pump. Light refreshments will be provided. This is a great opportunity to get answers to questions regarding the cost of solar, return on investment and system operation in our Northeast climate. 496-6430 for direction problems.

Healthy Living Group Informational Session

Huggins Hospital’s Medical Arts Education Center, Wolfeboro.

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Don’t miss the Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair at the Opechee Conference Center, 62 Doris Ray Court, Laconia, on Saturday, April 9th from 10am to 4pm and Sunday, April 10th from 10am to 3pm. Buy American Made! There will be some outstanding arts and crafts and demos including alpaca wool items, leather creations, Americana folk art, fabulous spring florals, birdhouses, fine jewelry, stained glass, wood turned bowls, home & garden decor, hot & cold packs, American girl, fine art, handpoured soaps, unique cool lights, aerial photography, and lots more!!! Food + Music of Tim Janis + Free Admission + Info Joyce (603) 528-4014 www,joycescraftshows.com - Exit 20 off I-93.

Swing Dance with the Tall Granite Big Band at Pitman’s On Saturday, April 9 at 7pm the Tall Granite Big Band carries on its Swing tradition Texas style at Pitman’s Freight Room. 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. Organized in Concord last year, the 18-member band has its roots in Texas with music collected over seven decades by the late Houston bandleader Johnny Dyson. The Dyson band’s early repertoire included classics from Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Perez Prado, Duke Ellington, Harry James, and other greats. But Dyson also worked closely with Texas arrang¬ers including Don Elam and Fred Baetge, and over time his bands acquired unique material reflecting the vital “Third Coast” culture and its Blues and Latin influences, which help distinguish Tall Granite today. Today, our members are drawn from around the Granite State and our focus – as it was in Dyson’s day -- remains on dancing! Our Pitman’s Dance Nights typically are prefaced with a complimentary Swing dance lesson from area instructors to help everyone acquire or brush up their moves! So if you’re done with dueling banjos or screaming guitars, grab your two-tone shoes, slick back that hair, join us at the excellent Pitman’s Freight Room and swing and sway or just relax to the Tall Granite Big Band’s smokey horns and unique sound! Tickets are $15. This month features a Free Rumba Lesson before the show from 7 – 8pm. Doors open at 6pm and we are a BYO Venue. Call 527-0043 for reservations. www. pitmansfreightroom.com

Bring on Spring Show and Sale The first Lakes Region Art Association (LRAA) show of the 2016 season, “Bring on Spring Show & Sale”, will be held at VynnArt Gallery & Art Supplies at 30 Main Street in Meredith. The Show opens on Wednesday, April 6 and will run through Sunday, April 17. This event features original framed pieces of visual art. The mediums represented will be watercolors, oil and acrylic paintings, pastels, drawings, photographs and collages. The show will be open Wednesdays through Sundays, 10:00 to 4:00.

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Chasing my friend Kris down Bretton Woods’ slopes was extra fun in the spring sun. A little snow decorated Mount Washington and the other high peaks. The breezeway is full of gear--skis, bicycles, hiking shoes, boots and winter clothing are sharing the same space. My golf clubs are still in the attic but not for long. I drove past Angus Lea and Crotched Mountain yesterday and saw people on the fairways and the pins in the cups. But we’re still skiing in April, just barely. The lifts at a majority of the ski areas have stopped spinning but the major players up north are open until their last man-made flake melts. Last night Becca and I had great after work fun at Crotched Mountain. We hiked and carried our equipment tied to our backpacks. We visited the old fire tower site and snacked at the picnic table at the viewing ledge. After our break we hiked back to the ski area summit. I skied and Becca snowboarded; we connected the patches of snow all the way down to the base.

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Becca on the Kinsman Ridge Trail. This time of year the trails in the White Mountains are still snow and ice covered. This is no place for sneakers--good boots and mirco-spikes are needed to stay on your feet. The funny part was that we weren’t the only ones on the mountain. We saw a mountain biker on the trail go by and as we were schussing down another skier was heading up. Yes, we’re enjoying every last bit of winter. Becca and I had a fine time Saturday morning at Cannon Mountain. Becca decided to bet on Can-

non next winter and purchased her season pass for next year. Right now is when resorts offer the very best prices for season passes. The weather was interesting and lovely. The temperature dropped below freezing during the night and made the snow firm (that is ski reporter See patenaude on 22

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Ayotte Doing Her Job To The Editor: Thank you Kelly Ayotte for doing your job, defending the Constitution by refusing to consider anti-gun advocate Merrick Garland for Supreme Court. Anyone who doesn’t respect the 2nd Amendment’s Right to Bear Arms should not be heard. Partisan ultra-liberals cry in unison “do your job”, taking up “talking points” already on political signs, more shameful politics in an election year. The partisanship is crystal clear. Every Senators’ Oath promises to defend the Constitution. Thanks Kelly for doing your job! The same folks stood mute when our Governor was not doing her job, out of state for untold periods, leaving an executive job opening to do her job, in absentia, while fundraising in New York, DC and California.

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To the Editor: The Black Lives Matter movement and various other leftist leaders, politicians, and groups try to deceive us about the threats to black children from police. The threats to young people from things that families, friends, teachers, and acquaintances influence are 250 times greater than the threat from police and perhaps many thousand times greater

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than the threat to people who obey police commands (even if someone feels they are undeserved). The fact is that the chance of police using harmful force against someone who is following their directions, as responsible parents teach their children, is essentially zero. The top three killers, responsible for over 77% of black male deaths ages 15-24, are homicide, accidents, and suicide (http:// goo.gl/GftYNg.). Black males, 20-24, are three times more likely to die from HIV, the sixth most likely cause of death, than from legal intervention. The top two killers (http:// goo.gl/3nA0Dt), claiming 39-48% of black females ages 15 -24 are accidents and homicide, number 5 is suicide. The main causes of death for all young people, 15-24, in 2013 (http://goo.gl/ laC6gT) were 11,619 from accidents, 4878 from suicide, 4329 from homicide (almost all black on black, white on white, etc.), 3796 from drugs, 149 from alcohol, and 109 from HIV. These lethal results are influenced by family, friends, acquaintances, teachers, etc., not by police. Concerned fathers, involved in their children’s lives, are major factors in reducing the chances of their children being harmed. The children of single mothers are much more at risk (studies vary but suggest): 5 times more likely to commit suicide, 9 times more likely to drop out of high school, 10 times

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more likely to abuse drugs, 14 times more likely to commit rape, 20 times more likely to end up in prison and 32 times more likely to run away from home. Many people have been deceived by leftist agitators who get and maintain power by sowing distrust of our nation’s institutions, by promoting lies, e.g., Hands up, don’t shoot”, and by making false promises. Police pursue criminals, not the population at large. Compared to the populations of criminals (rather than the general population), police kill whites at a greater rate than blacks. The fact is that the criminal population is disproportionately black. The frustration of the black community is understandable, they have been deceived by the promises of Democrat politicians whose policies and promises sound good but lock many people in lives of poverty, broken families, high crime areas, and despair. Obviously those Democrat politicians don’t care about black lives; one wonders why the black community keeps re-electing the politicians who continue the policies that oppress blacks. Parents concerned about their children need to focus on potentially significant harmful factors. Poor schools deprive children of educations and opportunities. The wrong friends and acquaintances introduce them to drugs and crime. Self-interested leaders and See mail boat on 24

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I’m tired of hearing about this war against women; as far as I’m concerned, there’s been a war against men in this country for years and no one ever talks about it. And it has been waged by women. We hear all this blah, blah, blah everyday that women in this country are being discriminated against. Give me a break! Women have never had it so good; all at the expense of men. It seems men have caved into women on everything, even when we shouldn’t have. Take beer for example. I never knew any women who actually liked beer; it was a man’s domain. We men learned to like it when we were younger. Our fathers and uncles introduced it to us as a rite of passage. We didn’t like the taste of it at first, but we knew that we had to endure it. It was a part of becoming a man. Women were busy with their green crème de menthes and their chardonnays, but we men held our ground and imbibed on beer after beer. Then women wanted in on the action. We didn’t want to taste their green crème de menthe, we were happy to leave them to their own. But then women’s lib came along and suddenly they were screaming foul. “How come there is no

usually get their way. We aren’t even safe when it comes to the clothes we put on our own bodies. No matter what she wears we always say she “looks nice” (well, she usually does). But when we head out for a Friday night wearing that old college sweatshirt and work jeans, do we ever get a “looks nice?” Just another battle they have come out on top of in this one-sided war. I won’t even get into this new sensitivity training where women are always telling us men “it’s okay to cry.” This just makes me sad. Over the years women have realized more and more their power over us men and they often go out of their way to make it obvious. Who can forget the famous ad for that deodorant that claimed “Strong enough for a man but made for a woman.” What a taunt! We men should have taken to the streets and protested that men should be able to have the same. But we knew that it would be useless, that there never would be a deodorant strong enough for a woman but made for a man. So, I’m not buying this whole war on women thing; I think they’ve got it pretty good. So, I’m just going to sit back, pop the top on my high calorie beer, pull up my T-shirt and scratch my beer belly. Don’t look for any tears from me.

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beer for women?!” They screamed. So, the beer companies caved in before any lawsuits developed and soon the market was flooded with low-calorie beers. But we men stood idly by, afraid to speak up lest we be considered heartless. But it didn’t stop there. Suddenly, low calorie wasn’t good enough; now they wanted beer that was not only less filling but tasted great, something to make up for the sweetness they were missing from their green crème de menthes. So companies started making flavored beer. FLAVORED BEER!! We men were horrified but we once again sat idly by and watched as our rite of passage beverage soon got lost on the shelves amidst a sea of beers that would have made our grandfathers turn in their graves. Too many of us men have meekly embraced these tasteless light beers and strawberry ales, just to keep the peace. Some of us have even, without admitting it, enjoyed them. Women won this battle and it only encourages them to go even further. Women also complain about the rights to control their own bodies. They certainly don’t feel the same way when it comes to men. We are shunned when we sprout large beer bellies or forget to shave for a couple of days. A guy can’t even walk around with a bad comb over without some woman talking about him behind his back. I won’t even get into ear hairs. These are our bodies and we believe it is up to us to make decisions regarding them. Still, wives, girlfriends and mothers insist on having the final say and they

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Nuclear Jihad: The Threats Are Inside Our Tent It’s not over. It’s never over. After last week’s deadly airport and subway bombings in Brussels, the Belgian government reby Michelle Malkin mains on high Syndicated Columnist alert for jihad attacks and espionage at its nuclear facilities. One Belgian nuke plant security guard was murdered recently and his ID is missing. Two of the Brussels bombers reportedly spied on the home of a top senior scientist in the country’s nuclear program. ISIS has been implicated in an alleged insider plot to obtain radioisotopes from one of Belgium’s nuclear plants for a dirty bomb. Two former Belgian nuke plant workers left their jobs to fight for ISIS in Syria. This is all according to plan. The al-Qaida house organ, Inspire magazine, has urged its followers to conduct attacks using “specialized expertise and those who work in sensitive locations that would offer them unique opportunities” to wreak havoc. Could Islamic terrorists and other criminal menaces now exploit homeland security vulnerabilities at our own nuclear power plants and other utilities here in the U.S.? Answer: They already have. In 2011, a little-remembered Department of Homeland Security intelligence report warned of the ongoing enterprise of jihadi infiltration at nuclear, utility and other infrastructure facilities. The memo, titled “Insider Threat to Utilities,” warned that “violent extremists have, in fact, obtained insider positions.” Moreover, “outsiders have attempted to

solicit utility-sector employees” for damaging physical and cyber attacks. “Based on the reliable reporting of previous incidents, we have high confidence in our judgment that insiders and their actions pose a significant threat to the infrastructure and information systems of U.S. facilities,” the bulletin detailed. “[I]nsider information on sites, infrastructure, networks, and personnel is valuable to our adversaries and may increase the impact of any attack on the utilities infrastructure.” No kidding, Captain Obvious and First Lieutenant Duh! Since the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. nuclear industry has spent more than $2 billion upgrading security -- including more than doubling the number of armed guards at entrances and checkpoints surrounding the plants. But when the threats are coming from inside the tent, all those armed forces outside the perimeters are for show. South Jersey jihadist and al-Qaida-linked radical Sharif Mobley held positions at several nuclear power plants in Salem County, New Jersey, before moving to Yemen. He had passed several federal background checks as recently as 2008. In December, Mobley was sentenced to 10 years in prison after shooting a guard during an attempted escape from detention on terrorism charges. How many radicalized Muslims -- homegrown converts, foreign business visa holders and foreign students -- are working inside America’s sensitive infrastructure? Thanks to our suicidal refusal to profile international visitors and workers from jihadist breeding grounds, nobody knows! Politically correct politicians and

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Yes, The Delegates Can Decide Donald Trump has made his first threat to sue over the procedures for selecting delegates to the Republican by Rich Lowry convention. It Syndicated Columnist surely won’t be his last. The Wall Street Journal reported that Ted Cruz may come out of Louisiana with as many as 10 more delegates than Trump, even though the mogul narrowly beat Cruz in the popular vote there. In a tweet, Trump pronounced it “unfair,” and worthy of litigation. The Louisiana delegate picture isn’t evidence of anything untoward. Trump and Cruz both won 18 delegates on election night. Marco Rubio, since dropped out, won five, and another five are uncommitted. The Cruz campaign has done the nitty-gritty work to see that those delegates are likely Cruz supporters. The only scandal here is that the Cruz campaign, built on grassroots organizing muscle, knows the process and is working hard for every advantage. Trump’s

plaint is a little like showing up at a cricket match and crying foul because the opposing team knows the rules and all you know is that you swing a bat. The Louisiana flap is a window into the intricate, state-by-state process of picking delegates to a convention in Cleveland where the allegiance of every last delegate might matter. If there is an open convention, Trump will argue that the voters should rule, not delegates no one has heard of, selected at obscure precinct, county, district and state meetings. He will, in short, declare the entire exercise of a contested convention illegitimate. Is it? We are used to the voters directly deciding, and should Trump perform strongly enough to win a majority of delegates, 1,237, they, in effect, will. But if he falls short, the delegates enter the picture. If Trump has only won a plurality of delegates, a badly divided party would be nominating a candidate who couldn’t reach a majority and, so far, has shown no general-election appeal. In this circumstance, See lowryon 8

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Palmyra Freed; Syria Still Threatened lution” between 1966-1976, Red Guards, the self appointed watchdogs of the communist new order, burned books, Buddhist sutras and trashed religious Temples all in the name of Chairman Mao. In the Spring of 1966, the mindless

terror which led to opposing the “Four Olds” of China’s civilization was unleashed by the paramilitary Red Guards. The Washington D.C. based “Antiquities Coalition” created a map See Metzler on 26

Supreme Hypocrisy If there is one thing that is bipartisan in Washington, it is brazen hypocrisy. Currently there is much indignation being expressed by Thomas Sowell by Democrats Syndicated Columnist because the Republicancontrolled Senate refuses to hold confirmation hearings on President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The Democrats complain, and the media echo their complaint, that it is the Senate’s duty to provide “advice and consent” on the President’s appointment of various federal officials. Therefore, according to this claim, the Senate is neglecting its Constitutional duty by refusing even to hold hearings to determine whether the nominee is qualified, and then vote accordingly. First of all, the “advice and consent” provision of the Constitution is a restriction on the President’s power, not an imposition of a duty on the Senate. It says nothing about the Senate’s having a duty to hold hearings, or vote, on any Presidential nominee, whether for the Supreme Court or for any other federal institution. The power to consent is the power to refuse to consent, and for many years no hearings were held, whether the Senate consented or did not consent. Nor have Democrats hesitated, when they controlled the Senate, to refuse to hold hearings or to vote when a lame-duck President nominated someone for some position requiring Senate confirmation during a Presidential election year.

When the shoe was on the other foot, the Republicans made the same arguments as the Democrats are making today, and the Democrats made the same arguments as the Republicans are now making. The obvious reason, in both cases, is that the party controlling the Senate wants to save the appointment for their own candidate for the Presidency to make after winning the upcoming election. The rest is political hypocrisy on both sides. None of this is new. It was already well-known 40 years ago, when President Gerald Ford nominated me to become one of the commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission during the 1976 Presidential election year. After months passed without any hearings being held, I went to see the chief legislative aide of the committee that was responsible for confirming or denying. When the two of us were alone, he said to me, quite frankly, “We’ve gone over your record with a fine tooth comb and can find nothing to object to. So we are simply not going to hold hearings at all.” “If this were not an election year,” he said, “your nomination would have sailed right through. But we think our man is going to win the Presidential election this year, and we want him to nominate someone in tune with our thinking.” Various Democrats who are currently denouncing the Republican Senate, including Vice President Biden, have used very similar arguments against letting lame-duck Republican Presidents appoint Supreme Court justices. Last week, the New York Times ran a front-page “news” story about something Chief Justice John Roberts had said, more than a month ago, prior to the See Sowell on 27

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thing in its power to document the damage so that these crimes do not go unpunished.” After ISIL captured Palmyra, it turned to destroying archaeological sites such as two 2,000 year old temples, the Arch, and turning the Roman amphitheater into an execution ground. ISIL claims such pre-Islamic structures are idolatrous and should be smashed and sacked. Following the occupation, Maamoun Abdulkarim, the Syrian antiquities director, advised 80 percent of the Unesco World Heritage site nonetheless remains intact. Beyond its hateful political ideology, ISIL has spread a noxious anti-cultural logic that it must destroy the legacy of pre-Islamic civilization. Thus when ISIL seized Mosul in Iraq, it trashed the famed Museum and later sent its demolition teams to blast the storied ruins of Iraqi civilization. And the same in Syria. Blasting, bulldozing and looting art treasures from the past and in some cases allowing more portable objects to enter the global antiquities black markets. Such damage is not unique. In Afghanistan in the Spring of 2001, the Taliban’s Islamic extremists targeted age-old Buddhist statues in Bamiyan. The world watched in horror but did nothing as the Taliban thugs blasted statues dating from the 7th century AD into oblivion. Such cultural barbarism is not unique to the Middle East. During China’s so-called “Cultural Revo-

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U N I T E D NATIONS— The modern day barbarians have been routed from the ancient city of Palmyra, but the destruction by John J. Metzler left in the wake Syndicated Columnist of the nearly year long Islamic State occupation has been near catastrophic. After five years of conflict, war torn Syria sees the fruits of limited cease fires allowing observers to gaze upon a near apocalyptic humanitarian and physical landscape. That’s why the liberation of the ancient city of Palmyra is key; signaling a significant setback for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, (ISIL) and hopefully now a turning point from wanton destruction to the eventual restoration and preservation of Syria itself. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) stated clearly, “Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centers of the ancient world. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married GraecoRoman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences.” Yet UNESCO’s Director Irina Bukova warned, “The deliberate destruction of heritage is a war crime, and UNESCO will do every-

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delegates would be justified in looking to someone else better suited to win an election and protect the party’s interests. It’s not unheard of for top vote-getters in America to fall short of the top prize. Otherwise, there would have been a Gore administration. Al Gore won the popular vote in 2000, but still fell short of George W. Bush, who won the Electoral College. If you count Michigan, where Barack Obama’s name didn’t appear on the ballot, Hillary Clinton very narrowly won the most votes in the 2008 primaries. That was good enough for an appointment as secretary of state -- under President Obama, who understood the delegate-allocation rules much better. Trump has thrived so far without an extensive, traditional political operation. But politics isn’t only about TV interviews and big rallies. There is a reason that the system also rewards candidates who can motivate and muster people to do the grass-roots activism involved in winning small victories at local meetings. This is literally getting people involved in the process, and it could take on an outsized significance in deciding the immediate future of the Republican Party. Trump would be wellserved to complain less about the rules, and learn more.

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shire boys reported that the food was good and well-cooked, that they were clothed well, and had a sufficient number of blankets to keep warm. The newspaper on that March day in 1918 not only reported about the hardships that the new recruits were experiencing at Camp Greene, but also reported concerning those who were already in the war zone, including the death of Lt. Harold F. Eadie of Tilton, NH who was killed in France. Lt. Eadie was 24 years old. Born in Fall River, Mass. he attended Phillips Academy in Andover and Dartmouth College, being the first from that school to enlist. He was a quarterback New Hampshire Congressmen in football for both Edward Hills Wason of New Phillips Academy and Dartmouth College, Boston. and was engaged to be the fact that there was no married. sewerage system and that The local news includdirty water and refuse was ed the offer to physically dumped into ditches where qualified men to apply for it remained. He also in- three positions for carformed his colleagues that penters available through “No carriage or automobile the Belknap County draft could possibly get into the board. Those chosen camp, much less make would be inducted into its way through it. I was military service as part of informed by an officer that a group of fifty to be sent to a few days before he had Kelley Field in San Antonio, seen three mules so badly Texas to work for the Aviastuck in the mud that they tion Section Signal Corps. had broken their legs try- And on the home front the ing to get out and had to W.C.T.U. was meeting on be shot.â€? He warned them a weekly basis to sew and that when warm weather make ambulance pillows came there would be enor- for soldiers and sailors, mous quantities of flies and the Alton columnist and the danger of typhoid advised the readers that fever and diphtheria out- Uncle Sam was looking for breaks. 250,000 workmen to build The newspaper report- ships in the shipyards at er ended his story with high wages. remarks of concern for Citizens were also told the welfare of “the New that W S S means WAR Hampshire boysâ€?, whom SAVINGS STAMPS and he noted that the Surgeon that it was their duty to General, Dr. Gorgas said purchase them which they “are dirtyâ€?. Those NH boys could do at banks and post told the congressmen that offices. Committees and “unless they skipped over sub-committees appointed to the Y.M.C.A. they had to promote W S S were not had a bath since last urged â€œâ€Śto push the sale August.â€? General Gorgas’s of these stamps as a patrireport actually read “Lim- otic dutyâ€?. ited facilities for heating It appears that anyone water for bathing over a who wanted to could be inperiod of several months volved in some way to help has resulted in the men bring an end to the war becoming dirty.â€? that some thought would Despite the unhealthy be the war that would end conditions the New Hamp- war. smith from 9

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for nesting. Other wild bird species will gladly use an abandoned hole in trees to raise their own young. Nature does not provide perches outside tree cavities for very good reasons. Perches on bird houses provide a resting place for predators such as large birds, chipmunks and squirrels as they enlarge the entrance holes and raid nest boxes. Since clinging birds do not require perches to enter nest boxes, one should not use or build a bird house with perches. Old nests should be removed from bird houses before each nesting season begins. Many wild birds will not start a new nest inside a bird house if they see an existing nest, thinking the dwelling has been spoken for. Also, old nesting material may contain mites and microbes that will attach themselves to hatchlings, causing fatal results. It is best to remove the old nests and place them in your trash for complete removal. If you simply deposit the old nest on the ground below the bird house, birds may attempt to reuse the material in the new nest, defeating the purpose of your efforts. Natural or earth-tone colors work best on nest boxes. Wild bird parents wish to blend in with the local environment for the safety of their young. Brilliant colors only draw unwanted attention to bird houses and made be the deciding factor in choosing not to build a nest. Enjoy your birds!

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security and obstructions.” Essentially, the UN relief has reached only about a third of the nearly five million people internally displaced inside Syria. Treating Syria’s humanitarian symptoms remain admirable, but the political Problem must be solved. Though some quarters may question if Palmyra’s liberation from Islamic State by the military forces of the Syrian dictator Bashir Assad should be celebrated, the facts favor this positive development. The Assad’s at their worst never ruined or wrecked ancient Roman and Greek treasures scattered throughout the country. On the other hand, Islamic State policy is to deliberately desecrate, destroy and loot pre-Islamic treasures. Moreover, a century from now who will remember this evil ruler, but all will still cherish millennia of civilization which stand as silent testament to Syria’s ancient heritage. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Divided Nations: Germany, Korea, China. MOFFETT from 25

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rested Cruz Loya Alvares, who was working at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station despite being a Mexican illegal immigrant who had been deported in 2000. He paid human smugglers to bring him back, secured work in construction, and somehow escaped re-deportation despite being cited by Mesa County Police for driving with a suspended license.

In 2012, another Mexican illegal immigrant, Nestor Martinez-Ochoa, who worked in construction, was arrested after trying to enter the same Palo Verde nuclear power plant with a fake ID -- not by federal authorities, but again by Arpaio’s office. These arrests are exceptions, not the rule. Worksite enforcement under President Obama is a joke.

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