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Pearl Harbor Survivor Visits Wright Museum by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

I had the pleasure to meet Alonzo “Lonnie” Ireson this past week at the Wright Museum on World War II in Wolfeboro. Lonnie, 96, from Rye, New Hampshire, is one of the few remaining survivors of the attack of the United Stated Naval base at Pearl Harbor

Hawaii on December 7th 1941. The attack led to the US’s entry into World War II. To a vast majority of us this “date that will live in Infamy” is recognizable to us now only in books and in television documentaries. To Lonnie it must still be as real as the day it happened. To Lonnie, and See ireson on 28

Memorial Day In Somersworth

parking lot at 11am to step off at 11:30am sharp. Brief ceremonies will be held at Memorial Park (former City Hall) and at the Somersworth-Berwick bridge. Veterans needing a ride in the parade can call 603-6929898. lete Edition Available O omp nli C ne h is

Alonzo “Lonnie” Ireson, 96, of Rye, New Hampshire was twenty-one when he was involved in the attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 where over 2,400 Americans were killed. Ireson was stationed at Fort Ruger at the time and was sent to Hickham Field where many were killed and wounded. Lonnie recently visited the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro. He is shown here next to brendan smith Photo a staff car that was similar to the one he drove while in Hawaii.

Monday May 30th. Memorial services will be held at each cemetery as follows: 9:10am - Forest Glade Cemetery. 9:30am - Greek Orthodox Cemetery. 9:50am - St, Martin Cemetery. 10:15am - Holy Trinity Cemetery. 10:45am - Tri City Christian Cemetery. (Participants should be at the High School Memorial at 8:40am sharp. Memorial Day parade will form in the American Legion

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May Through the 31st “Woof! A Collection of All Things Dog” – A Collection of Work by Various Artists Inspired by Man’s Best Friend

League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, 279 D.W. Highway, Meredith. Pieces displayed will range from wall art, jewelry, wood, glass, paper mache, pottery and much more! Enjoy each artist’s interpretation of styles and caricatures from different moments, breeds, personalities and playful nature of your favorite canine. 279-7920 Thursday 26th

Fusion’s 5th Annual Bowl-a-Thon at Funspot

Funspot, Route 3, Weirs Beach. 5:307:30pm. Team registration is open at www.fusionnh.org Immediately following bowling, all are invited to the after hours event at Cactus Jack’s for additional opportunities to network. This year’s event will benefit The Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction and future Fusion programs.

The Great Sheep Boom and it’s Enduring Legacy on the NH Landscape

Old Town Hall, Summer Street, Bristol. 7pm. Have you ever wondered why there are so many stone walls around your neighborhood? Steve Taylor, former NH Commissioner of Agriculture, will talk about the brief 30 year period in the 19th century when sheep covered much of the NH landscape. The production of wool was a very lucrative business with mills along many of NH’s rivers. In Bristol, there was the Dodge Davis Woolen Mill on the Newfound River. This industry was doomed by forces beyond NH. What were left behind were miles of rugged stone walls and fine architecture in the old mill buildings

and the large homes of the mill owners. Free and open to the public. Donations of any amount are welcomed to help defray the cost. 744-2686

“Strawbery Banke – A Seaport Museum 400 Years in the Making” - Lecture

Pierce Manse, 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane, Concord. 7pm. President and CEO of Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, Lawrence Yerdon presents the program as part of the 2016 Brigade Lecture Series, which focuses on New Hampshire history and culture. Free and open to the public. 224-1819

Friday 27th Joe Bonamassa

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

Presentation About The Road Scholar Adult Learning Program

Golden View Health Care Center, Route 104, Meredith. 2:30pm. Jane Ramsay presents this informational presentation about the Road Scholar travel program for life-long learners. Founded in 1975, Road Scholar offers 5,500 programs in all 50 states and in 150 countries around the world. During the presentation, Ramsay, who is a Road Scholar ambassador, will go over the many different learning expeditions offered, as well as costs. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by calling 279-8111 ext. 4194

Hospital & Community Aide Street Fair Fundraiser Sale

65 Pine Hill Road, Wolfeboro. 10am-2pm. Art, antiques, camping, books, furniture, lamps, sports, toys, electronics, sleigh & household.

Australian Folk Singer Lucy Wise

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $15pp. BYOB. 527-0043 for reservations.

Saturday 28th Joe Bonamassa

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

“Try-A-Handgun Day”

Pemi Valley Fish and Game Club, 295 Beede Road, Holderness. 11am3pm. If you’ve been thinking about getting yourself a handgun, weather it be for plinking/target practice, hunting, competition, hiking/camping or home/ personal defense, but aren’t sure what the best choice might be for YOU, come to the 50 yard range today! You’ll have an opportunity to browse through, handle, learn about and fire handguns of a wide variety. Coaches and instructors will be on hand to answer questions of the various guns, help you learn the operation of any gun you’d like to try, and oversee range safety. There is a $5 range fee plus nominal cost for ammunition used. Sign up by contacting Bill Keaney at wjkeaney@comcast.net or call 8829366. Reservations are NOT required. All are welcomed.

“Raise the Woof” – Live and Let Live Farm Fundraiser

The Yard Restaurant, 1211 South Mammoth Road, Manchester. Doors open at 5pm, comedy show is from 7pm-9pm with a brief intermission. Come enjoy a night of light-hearted comedy, hot and cold hors d’ oeuvres, raffle items and numerous items for sale. All proceeds go directly to help the animals at the rescue. $30pp or a table of 10 for $275. www.liveandletlivefarm. org 798-5615

Friends of the Lincoln Library Annual Plant Sale

Lincoln Library, Lincoln. 9am-2pm. Please drop off donations at least one day prior to event. Large pots are needed.

Squam Lakes Association’s Annual Spring Pancake Breakfast

Mill Falls 25th Annual Memorial Weekend

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SLA Resource Center, 534 Route 3, Holderness. 9am. Kick off Memorial Day Weekend at the Annual Pancake Breakfast by the lake! This year the breakfast menu has been expanded to include the amazing pancakes as well as; bacon, fruit salad, oatmeal, coffee, juice and a fixins’ bar. $10pp, kids under 5 eat free.968-7336

New Hampshire Boat Museum Opening Day

399 Center Street, Wolfeboro. 10am. Come visit the season exhibits including “We’ve Got You Covered: Art from ‘MotorBoating’ Magazine Covers 1914-1935, “McDuff Engines: A Local Enterprise”, “The Seduction of Speed: Ice Boating” and a new display of glorious vintage boats. 569-4554 or www.nhbm.org

Salute to Service – Rock, Roll and Remember Dinner Cruise

M/S Mount Washington, Weirs Beach. Departs Weirs Beach at 7pm. This cruise honors; police officers, firefighters, EMT’s, veterans and military personnel. The cruise is open to all at the special dinner cruise rate of $35pp. www.cruisenh.com or 3665531

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Memorial Day Weekend Craft Show Don’t miss the Memorial Day Weekend Craft Show on Saturday & Sunday, May 28-29, at the new North Conway Community Center in North Conway with over 75 fabulous exhibitors inside the new building and outside. The above photo features some adorable alpacas who will be at the fair with Gordon & Robin Long who will be selling beautiful alpaca products. Some of the other exhibits will include: fine jewelry, outstanding New England photography, hand knits, pottery, Ben’s NH maple syrups, kettle corn, fabulous cedar furniture, beautiful quilts, gourmet whoopie pies, pillow quilts, handpoured soaps, homemade jams & jellies, country primitives, seasonal decor, wood carvings, ribbon accessories, gourmet foods, and lots more. Located Near the Scenic Railroad on Rt. 16! Rain or Shine Under Canopy and in the new Expanded Building! Tim Janis Music! Food! Free Adm! Leashed Pets Welcome! See you There! Info Joyce (603) 528-4014 www.joycescraftshows.com

Military Appreciation at the Children’s Museum The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover welcomes active and veteran military personnel and their immediate family for Military Appreciation Weekend, May 28 – 30th. Visitors simply show a military ID to receive free admission for themselves, their dependent children and spouse. Military Appreciation Weekend is supported by BAE Systems, Eastern Bank, Merchants Auto, SIG SAUER, Unitil and Profile Bank. The Children’s Museum of NH is also participating in the Blue Star Museum program, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families and the Department of Defense. More than 2,000 museums across America will offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel, including National Guard and Reserve and their families, from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2016. (The Children’s Museum of NH’s Blue Star Museum program will run Monday, May 30 through Sunday, September 4, 2016. The museum is open on Memorial Day, but will be closed on Labor Day.) The complete list of participating museums is available at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. The Children’s Musuem of NH is located at 6 Washington Street in Dover. For more information, please call the museum at (603) 742-2002 or visit www.childrens-museum.org

Strafford Wind Symphony In Rochester Celebrate 25 years of music excellence with Strafford Wind Symphony on Saturday, June 4, at 7pm at Rochester Opera House. Strafford Wind Symphony performs a variety of music from well-known favorites to contemporary pieces. With over fifty members¬¬, from music educators and students to professionals and dedicated amateurs, and currently celebrating their 25th performance season, Strafford Wind Symphony strives to stimulate interest in symphonic music through public concerts and regional touring, and to reaffirm the necessity of the American community band by broadening appreciation for the music they play. Reserve tickets at RochesterOperaHouse.com or at the box office (603) 335-1992, M/W/F from 10am to 5pm and two hours before the show. This show is sponsored by TD Bank, Seacoast Media Group, and Albany International. Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester NH. Tickets: $12/$7 Age 12 and Under.

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Today’s Leftists To The Editor: Leftists (progressives, liberals, Democratic Socialists, or whatever they want to be called to hide their intentions), unrestricted as they are by facts, logic, history, or reality, often ascribe their own nasty characteristics to their opponents, e.g., that the TEA Party is Fascist. The leftists would probably prefer to call the TEA Partiers Nazis, which were perhaps 100 times worse than Fascists, or Stalinists, which were even worse, but everyone knows that Nazis are Socialist and Stalinists were Communist and the leftists like socialism and communism. The distinctions between Fascist, Socialist, Communist, Tsarist, Emperor, and other absolute (right-wing or left-wing) dictatorships are only interesting to philosophers and academics tired of debating how many angels can dance on the head of pin. The distinctions are meaningless to the people whose freedoms, property, and lives are arbitrarily taken by government. Liberty is essential to people desiring to achieve their dreams. The liberty spectrum is from full liberty (do whatever you want) to no liberty (dictatorship). But full liberty isn’t stable because without some restraints you have anarchy; some people take other peoples’ freedom, property, and/or lives as we saw in Ferguson and Baltimore.

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Our nation’s founders believed that people had certain inherent rights and that the purpose of government should be to protect those rights: from other people (to prevent crime/anarchy), from other nations (war), and against the biggest threat which is government. To minimize the threat from government, they created our Constitution that defined a government with only those limited powers needed to protect people’s liberties. The people and the States agreed to this limited (unless expanded by Constitutional amendment approved by the people’s State representatives) government and authorized it to govern in accordance with the Constitution. Most government officials, including the President, swear to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” This oath is intended to ensure that our federal government stays limited and fulfills its purpose of protecting the liberties of American citizens. Unfortunately many politicians violate their oaths and have greatly expanded government powers to empower and enrich themselves. (This corruption has given rise to the popularity of anti-establishment candidates.) Today’s Conservatives (sometimes called the “right” or “extreme right”) advocate return to the limited government that protects the people’s liberties. For this Conser-

This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.

vatives are slandered by people who benefit from government infringement on people’s liberties. Today’s leftists willingly sacrifice our liberties and property for their own benefit. (Our lives seem safe for now, although the governments leftists admire and aspire to murdered more than 100 million of their own citizens in the last century). Leftists use government power to enrich and empower themselves, to suppress opposition (e.g., IRS oppression of TEA Party applicants), to control people (e.g., threats of prosecution against Global Warming opponents) and the use of their property (e.g., $30,000 daily fines for filling in depressions or creating ponds on people’s own property). Leftists want restrictions on the liberties and take the property of responsible Americans; for example, they try to take away our rights to selfdefense; they consider our earnings to be the government’s money, President Obama said the money we get to keep is government “spending through the tax code”; they try to suppress or outlaw speech they don’t like, etc. Leftists happily harm responsible hard-working Americans to advance their power, e.g., illegal immigration, Obamacare, and policies that destroy good American jobs. But leftists are lax on criminals, coddle rioters and leftist protesters, destroy families, trap people in See mail boat on 27

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This column originally appeared in our April 8, 2004 issue and is also one of the stories in Brendanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Flatlander Chronicles.â&#x20AC;? It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until I moved to New Hampshire that I heard the adage: â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get there from here.â&#x20AC;? At first, I took it as an amusing old saying to explain why it seemed difficult sometimes to get from one place to another. There are lots of one lane roads and other obstacles to contend with. But it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take me long to realize that it was actually true; I really couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get there from here. In fact, I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even sure where it was and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know anyone who had been there or could tell me what there looked like. At first I thought that maybe I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get there from here because â&#x20AC;&#x153;hereâ&#x20AC;? was â&#x20AC;&#x153;thereâ&#x20AC;?. I lost many nights sleep considering the possibility of this. I thought everyone was pulling my leg by telling me I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get there from here. I assumed that most people could get there from here and were doing it on a regular basis. Maybe getting here from there was as easy as â&#x20AC;&#x153;falling off a logâ&#x20AC;?, which was another expression I never understood. Why anyone would be standing on a log in the first place made absolutely no sense to me. Then I thought that maybe â&#x20AC;&#x153;falling off a logâ&#x20AC;? was what people did there. I needed answers before I

lost my mind. Occasionally, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d sit in my car, engine idling, waiting for someone to drive by who looked like they might be trying to get there from here. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d follow them for a few miles until I realized they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going there. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d hang out at local bars, trying to nonchalantly fit in while drinking a couple of microbrews and listening to conversations to try and pick up a few clues. Once I did hear someone say, in a hushed tone, that they were going there. Then he got up, threw a casual glance at me over his shoulder, knowing that I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow because, well, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d had a few microbrews. I went on Google Maps and I clicked my present destination â&#x20AC;&#x153;hereâ&#x20AC;? and where I was going as â&#x20AC;&#x153;thereâ&#x20AC;?. I clicked enter and â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get thereâ&#x20AC;? popped up. I began to think it was a conspiracy. I went to see an old native friend of mine I often turn to when I am in need of some answers. It was apparent, after talking to him, that this was something even he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t at liberty to share. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I need help, old friend,â&#x20AC;? I said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I need to know where there is.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, where is it?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weare?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, where.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s down in the Merrimack Valley.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where there is?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where Weare is.â&#x20AC;? It got frustrating and I left. I went back on the Internet to one of those local message boards where everyone is an expert on everything and asked the question: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Does anyone know how to get there from here?â&#x20AC;? It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take long until the discussion quickly turned, somehow, into a tirade about property taxes

on the lake. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still trying to figure that one out. One day, out of sheer frustration, I simply decided that I was going to get in my car and just drive until I got there. I thought I might have an idea of which direction it was in and I started off. I drove for miles over highways and dirt roads, through towns I had only heard about but had never seen and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pronounce correctly. I drove through the night into early the next morning, never giving up in my quest to find out if one could really get there from here. I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be the first, but that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter to me. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an ego trip; it was an adventure of exploration and knowledge. It was early the next afternoon when I sensed I might be close. I saw the look of concern on peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faces as I drove by. I sensed they could feel the essence of my Flatlander being and here I was, ready to actually get there from here. It was so close I could taste it. I turned what was to become the final corner in my quest. There it was. A small metal fence surrounded it. I knew I was no longer here but I had finally made it to there. I got out of my car, sweat oozing from every pore in my body. I walked to the fence, suddenly realizing I was where not many Flatlanders before me had ever been. I took a few more steps. There was a small sign: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Closed For The Season.â&#x20AC;? I got back in my car. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have to wait until July. To find out more about Brendanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books or where his next presentation is visit his website at www.BrendanTSmith.com

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TSA’s Union Power Grab When it comes to public employee unions, there’s no such thing as a coincidence. All you travelers stuck in by Michelle Malkin mile-long TSA Syndicated Columnist security lines are pawns. Convenient political pawns. Big Labor bosses want more power and more money. Stranded travelers are just the latest victims in this age-old game of D.C. extortion. Union leaders want you to think the fault lies with a stingy Congress unwilling to fork over enough money to fill screener shortages. White House spokesman Josh Earnest poured more partisan fuel on the fire last week by blaming the nationwide slowdowns on “the inability of Republicans in Congress to govern the country.” What a load of flying horse hockey. The 15-year-old Transportation Security Administration now has a massive annual budget of nearly $7.6 billion and a workforce of nearly 60,000. They had enough tax dollars to waste on an idiotic $1.4 million iPad app that randomly points left or right; $3 million on more than 200 useless explosive detection “puffer” machines that didn’t detect explosives reliably; and unknown gobs in awards and automatic bonuses to senior TSA managers at a time when the agency was repeatedly failing internal tests of its ability to stop weapons, bombs and terror threats. Yet, last week, with airlines, airports and customers all rais-

ing holy hell, Congress scraped together $34 million more to pay TSA screeners overtime and fund nearly 800 more screeners to address the summer travel crush. It’s still not enough of course. It’s never enough. Since last fall, the TSA workforce (unionized under the Obama administration) has staged protests at major airports (including Dallas-Fort Worth, JFK, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Atlanta) organized by the American Federation of Government Employees, which is demanding full collective bargaining rights under federal labor law, along with hefty pay increases. Obstruction is priority number one. The agitators whine that TSA workers are not “respected” enough as a profession. “Morale for TSA Officers is at an all-time low,” AFGE TSA Council President Hydrick Thomas complained in a recent statement. “We work very hard under some of the most stressful and dangerous conditions, but are treated like secondclass employees as compared to the rest of the federal workforce. We just want equal treatment.” Perhaps if TSA officials weren’t letting 95 percent of mock explosives and firearms through during audits and inspections, or if they weren’t gratuitously groping grandmas and breastfeeding moms and wounded veterans, or recklessly handing out TSA Precheck status “like candy” as one whistleblower put it last year, or dumping 3,000 pieces of luggage in parking lots as a result of software “glitches,” as happened last week at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport, or employing unknown numbers of criminals, or rewarding serial failures, we

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Federal Dollars Addiction Everyone is talking lately about the addiction problem here in New Hampshire. It is all the craze - we NEED more and more by Jane Cormier funding for those Hooksett, NH. who suffer from addiction. While this may be valid, I wish more people would talk about our national addiction problem. You know - the addiction that is killing our Republic under the strong arm tactics at the federal level. This is called the “Federal Dollars Addiction”. And, this Progressive disease comes to us from those who believe that we need to feed our power-mongering federal government. This addiction (aka scam) takes our hard-earned dollars through taxation and gives some of them back to us in ways that our Progressive government deems appropriate. It cannot no longer be denied.

Our tax dollars are being used to blackmail states who dare to voice citizens’ concerns regarding the unconstitutional over-reach of our federal government. Case in point - Obama is now telling hospitals to perform abortions and sex changes or lose federal funding. Our schools have been told that unless they comply with allowing transgender bathrooms and changing rooms in our schools, they will lose federal funding. The absolutely Orwellian AFFH, the Affirmative Furthering Fair Housing Rule, which is now being discussed in the United States Senate, is threatening States who do not comply with another edict. “AFFH not only grants unprecedented new powers to HUD that were not contemplated by — and have no legitimate basis in — the Fair Housing Act of 1968, but it will ultimately hurt the very people it purports to help”, says Sen. Mike Lee - Utah. Sen. Lee continues, “...In 2008, See cormier on 33

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It’s The Economy, Stupid It’s not easy navigating the troubled waters of state economic planning these days. Just ask by Ken Gorrell North CaroNorthfield, NH. lina governor Pat McCrory. He’s facing corporate boycotts and a federal lawsuit in response to the so-called “bathroom bill” that simply codifies what previously had been considered common sense: People should use the public restroom associated with their biological plumbing. Companies and entertainers are trying to change the will of the people by waging economic warfare. That’s their right, but

it’s hard to fathom the logic of a group like Cirque du Soleil that cancelled three North Carolina performances but allows the show to go on in Dubai, UAE, where homosexuality is a crime and even cross-dressers face jail time. “We just want to go back to Brazil and make clear that we merely came here to get to know the local culture,” explained one of two cross-dressing hairdressers detained by police in Dubai last year. Experience the “local culture” they did. Once authorities figured out what they were (and from their photo it’s clear that imitation is not always the sincerest form of flattery) their vacation took a turn for the worse. One wonders what they would consider more of an affront, the “indignity” of using a urinal in Raleigh or being sub-

Global Growth Lackluster; Governments Oft Clueless

U N I T E D NATIONS— “Economic activity in the world economy remains lackluster, with little prospect for a turnaround by John J. Metzler in 2016,” cites Syndicated Columnist the gloomy prognosis by the World Economic Situation and Prospects Update for 2016. The UN survey cautions that weak global growth “continues to linger,” posing a serious challenge for governments and economies. World gross domestic product is only expected to grow by 2.4 percent in 2016. The tepid expansion reflects what the survey calls “low investment, low commodity prices and financial market turbulence.” It adds “bleak prospects have been compounded by severe weather related shocks, political challenge and large capital outflows in many developing regions.” Hardly a sunny forecast, as the world economy is facing severe drought-related agricultural losses from the cyclical El-Nino

weather effect as well as major setbacks in commodity prices. But besides bad weather we see that in the developed economies “the momentum of growth has slowed significantly.” In the United States GDP growth is expected to reach only 2.2 percent in 2016 but remains fragile. The survey states, “The revival of business investment in the United States lost momentum last year culminating in a sharp drop in the final quarter of 2015.” Japan still experiences tepid economic conditions with GDP growth a mere 0.5 percent. Despite its lackluster performance last year, Japan’s economy grew impressively at 1.7 percent in the first quarter of this year. The report warns that should the government increase a consumption tax from 8 to 10 percent, “Japan could fall back again into recession in 2017. European Union economies are expected to expand by 1.9 percent this year and 2 percent next year, but here again growth varies widely among the 28 member states with Germany’s economy still the EU locomotive at 1.5 percent growth. See Metzler on 32

jected to the tender mercies of Islamic law? In a statement presumably for Western eyes only, Cirque du Soleil proclaimed that the group “strongly believes in diversity and equality for every individual and is opposed to discrimination in any form.” Yet North Carolinians are condemned in press releases while Dubai’s transgenders are condemned

to prison. I suppose one should not expect moral clarity from a troupe of Québécois contortionists. Here in NH we haven’t ventured into the economic minefield that North Carolinians are trying to navigate, but we have economic problems of our own: Slow growth, an aging population, difficulties attracting and See gorell on 33

Grim Choices We must frankly face the fact that the front runners in both political parties represent a new low, at a time of domestic polarizaby Thomas Sowell tion and unSyndicated Columnist precedented nuclear dangers internationally. This year’s general election will offer a choice between a thoroughly corrupt liar and an utterly irresponsible egomaniac. The Republican establishment, whose serial betrayals of their supporters created the setting for a Donald Trump to arise, must now decide how best to deal with the apparent inevitability of his candidacy. Choosing among various unpalatable options may require some tricky maneuvering on their part, but they have been used to tricky maneuvering before, which is how they find themselves in this predicament in the first place. Apparently some Republican leaders have opted to try to make the best of a bad situation by creating at least the illusion of party “unity” going into this year’s elections. But the toxic image of Donald Trump can follow the Republicans repeatedly in future elections. The careers of young Republicans are especially at risk of acquiring an indelible stain by being associated with Trump, much as Marco Rubio may never live down his association with Senator Chuck Schumer’s attempt to create bipartisan amnesty.

The smart money says that, when all is said and done, Republican voters are going to have to vote for Trump. If they stay home, that is the same as voting for Hillary Clinton. As former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich put it, Hillary Clinton in the White House means a Supreme Court packed with justices who will undermine the Constitution for decades to come. He has a point -- but not necessarily a decisive point. Seeing the freedom for which generations of Americans have fought and died eroded away by judicial sophistry in the coming years is certainly a grim prospect. But nuclear annihilation is one of the few prospects that are even worse -- and a man with a runaway egomania may not have the finesse or the depth to steer through troubled international waters that include a nuclear Iran and a nuclear North Korea. If a man in his sixties has not yet matured, he is unlikely to grow up in his seventies. This is not a question about whether Donald Trump is as evil as Hillary Clinton. He may well be the proverbial “lesser of the two evils” in that sense, and yet be the more dangerous President to have in the White House. Some have argued that a President Trump could surround himself with experienced and savvy advisers to cover for his own shallow understanding of many national and international issues. But Barack Obama has already shown us that a headstrong egomaniac can ignore even unanimous advice from military advisers. That is how he pulled troops out of Iraq and set the stage for ISIS.

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in the home-zone, and the successful transition from warrior back to civilian is challenging. Acknowledging that time hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stood still for the service member, his/her family members, and the community and workplace, is important. Everyone has changed- the service member has had experiences that have changed him or her, the kids have grown, roles in the family have shifted, new neighbors have moved in, the job that existed before now no longer exists- all these changes can cause anxiety and tension, even if they are positive! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not unusual for financial problems, communication problems, or relationship issues to surface during this time. It helps to appreciate that Time itself can be powerful in this process, allowing for an easing back into things, being patient while adapting to the new rhythms of the home, the community, and the workplace. Understanding that this is a normal and gradual transition, gives space for the reintegration challenges to resolve with time. What can families, communities, and workplaces do to support a service member and his/her family after a return from deployment? Having realistic expectations about the time needed to adjust is important. Too many Welcome Home BBQs and large parties in the first few weeks can actually be See dube on 25

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BIG PAPI Barring injury, Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz appears headed for another outstanding season at the plate. His current numbers have him on course to bat over .300, hit over 40 home runs, and generate well over 100 RBIs. Those are MVP-type numbers. So why the heck is Ortiz retiring? Age. Big Papi is over 40. Very few Major Leaguers can play at a high level at that age. But Ortiz is mostly a designated hitter who doesn’t have to take the field every day. That makes a huge difference. Perhaps Ortiz announced his retirement and farewell tour at least one year too soon. If he ends up with the numbers projected above, then he should call off his retirement. If he can still play, he should continue doing something he presumably loves, is good at, and for which he gets paid many millions of dollars. It’s the rare athlete who retires at the top of his or her game. Most athletes call it quits when their skills are clearly waning. That’s not yet the case with Ortiz. To quit too early might be a mistake—one that Ortiz may always regret. So, unless Big Papi suddenly fades big-time later this season, more and more of us will be making a common plea. “Don’t quit while you

‘TRY-A-HANDGUN’ DAY At Pemi Valley Fish and Game Club 295 Beede Rd., Holderness, NH

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standouts born on May 26 include sportscaster Brent Musburger (1939).

HITTING STREAKS This year marks the 75th Anniversary of what some call the greatest baseball record ever—Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. I happen to think that record is way overblown—a quirky statistical occurrence that’s interesting, but not all that meaningful. A truly significant record would be Bob Gibson’s 1.12 ERA in 1968, or Hack Wilson’s 191 RBIs in 1930. Truth be told, Ted Williams has a streak that dwarfs DiMaggio’s, if you subscribe to the notion that a walk is as good as a single. Williams once had a steak of 84 straight games in which he reached base. Isn’t 84 a much more impressive number than 56? To paraphrase that 1964 political slogan: “In your heart, you know I’m right!”

Sportsquote “Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.” – Chili Davis

Sports Quiz With whom did David Ortiz make his Major League debut in 1997? (Answer follows) Born Today ... That is to say, sports

Sportsquiz Answer Big Papi’s first MLB atbat was with the Minnesota Twins. He came to Boston in 2003. Michael Moffett is a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTIConcord. He recently co-authored the critically-acclaimed and awardwinning “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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LINCOLN -The Hobo Railroad in Lincoln, NH and the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad in Meredith and Weirs Beach, NH begin weekend operations on Saturday, May 28, 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Memorial Day Weekend. On this special 3-day holiday weekend, the Railroad is offering complimentary tickets to all United States Military Veterans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This unique opportunity is being ex-

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A Teachable Moment Re: Race Relations When I was a kid we would recognize “Decoration Day”. Do you, your children, your grandby Niel Young Advocates Columnist children, know this? Should it be part of US History class? Heck, no, why show both sides of that American debate, violent as it was. Why did our country engage in a Civil War? Perhaps that question would be most interesting in reading several accounts and discussion of our Learned Historians and classroom educators. http://www.history. com/this-day-in-history/ civil-war: “Several Southern states continue to set aside a special day for honoring the Confederate dead, which is usually called Confederate Memorial Day.” Don’t let the government do-gooders find that out. Can’t have the statues, you know! ******** T h e Unkno w n Loyal Dead Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, on Decoration Day, May 30, 1871 Friends and Fellow Citizens: Tarry here for a moment. My words shall be few and simple. The solemn rites of this hour and place call for no lengthened speech. There is, in the very air of this resting-ground of the On Decoration Day, 1871, Frederick Douglass gave the following address at the monument to the Unknown Dead of the Civil War at Arlington National Cemetery. It is a short speech, but one of the best of its type I’ve ever encountered. I’ve posted it before, but it think it’s something worth re-reading and contemplating every Memorial Day. The

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oriented in the down position and laid the pipe on 2 inches of washed gravel about the size of grapes. In the Midwest, this gravel is typically rounded. In other parts of the country you may get similar size stone, but it’s angular because they make it by crushing larger stone. No matter what type you use, just be sure that the gravel has no smaller pieces of stone or sand in it. You want all the stones to be the size of a grape or maybe a little larger. Water flows through this stone very fast. I prefer to lay the drain tile along the side of the foundation footer, not on top of it. I want the level of the ground water to be as low as possible, and placing the drain tile pipe GARDEN SHOP with Exit 23 off Route 93 on top of the footer usually forces the ground Unique Accessories. Offering 104 West to Bristol Square Left on 3A South - 2 Miles water table up to within a wide variety of container Right on Smith River Road a few inches of the top of th 1/8 mile grown perennials, a unique the basement slab. Left over bridge, Borough selection of trees, flowering It’s vitally important Road shrubs & evergreens. 2 miles to Emma’s Perennials to apply true foundation waterproofing compound n the Unus phasis o ual to the foundation walls m ” “E as part of this system. MMA S That’s a subject for another column. UnderERENNIALS The Weirs Times is printed on recycled newsprint stand that simple hot asphalt spray is not with smudge-free, environmentally safe inks.wa-

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tile pipe and the gravel, rendering them ineffective. It’s mandatory that you protect the gravel and the pipe from this wretched silt. You should also employ Mother Nature to help keep your new basement dry. This is where the geomorphology comes in. In a perfect world, you should build such that the lowest part of your lot is at least three feet lower than the bottom of your foundation. This allows you to use gravity to drain any water that makes it to your drain tile and is flowing through it. If you have a properly sloped lot, then the drain tile pipe is buried and extends all the way to a low point, where it exits on the surface. Many builders pipe this foundation drain tile to a sump, and then it needs to be pumped out of the house. The issue with electric-powered sump pumps is they tend to fail in severe storms when the power goes out. This is when you most need a sump pump! Need an answer? All of Tim’s past columns are archived for free at www.AsktheBuilder.com. You can also watch hundreds of videos, download Quick Start Guides and more, all for free.

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tive who lived in Sanbornton after graduating from Dartmouth College in 1848 was Col. William Badger. At the age of 35 in 1861 Badger enlisted in the 4th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment. He soon was named Captain of the Gilmanton Artillery Company and made a state recruiting officer with the state militia. After his enlistment with the militia ended in 1966 he became a Lieutenant in the 6th U.S. infantry. He served in the Dakota territory during the Indian Wars where he was associated with General Custer, and remained with the 6th Infantry until his retirement in 1889. A contributor to our knowledge of the Civil War is a Gilmanton native who attended Alden Partridge’s Military School in Pembroke and became a Colonel in the Pennsylvania state militia, but whose name is not in the registry of those from New Hampshire who served in the military during the Civil war, because he served in a different capacity. Col. John B. Bachelder was an artist and photographer

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day they had told us the Japanese had landed on the other side of the island, but they hadn’t. There were a lot of rumors going around.” In all, 2,403 Americans died and 1,178 were wounded at Pearl Harbor. After Pearl Harbor, Lonnie reenlisted in the Army Force and was sent back to the states.

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sachusetts in terms of job growth” and that “we rank a less-than-mediocre 38th in terms of tech job growth,” a main driver of well-paying jobs. And yes, she takes “the pledge.” While our current system of taxation is far from perfect, instituting a broad-based tax would be like handing a bottle of whiskey to a drunk. Forrester addresses some needed changes to tax policy, such as making our state more attractive to the “angel investing” that fuels many high-tech startups. But just as important as how the state collects our money is how the state spends it. Forrester pledges to “push for a law that places a spending cap on all budget surpluses,” making 75% of budget surpluses untouchable. The remaining 25% could be used to reduce the overall tax burden and attract new businesses. There’s a lot of space between a white paper and legislation, but this high-level overview of what new leadership in Concord could look like deserves your attention. For the kids graduating from high school next month, it could be the difference between getting by and doing well in the Granite State.

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the city of Dubuque was struggling to meet the needs of its own publichousing residents. Yet in stepped HUD, declaring that the city’s housing policies would fail to meet the agency’s fairhousing standards — and that, therefore, the city would be ineligible to receive federal funding from HUD — unless the local government actively recruited Section 8 voucher holders from Chicago.” It is WAY past time to reign in the corruption in our federal government. We need to tell the Powers That Be, that our states and citizens, will no longer be blackmailed by our federal government. We must find the will to resist the bribery of our federal government who seek to enslave us by ‘dangling the carrot’ of our own tax dollars. Do we have the will to say no? Do we understand that FEDERAL DOLLARS are OUR tax dollars? I hope so. It is time to break the addiction of our federal government using our own money against us. WAY past time, I’d say.

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Those of us who are far more concerned about the fate of this country than about the fate of the Republican party face far tougher questions than how to get through this year’s election. Some people are said to be thinking about a thirdparty candidate. Desperate times may call for desperate measures. But if such a desperate choice is made, a third party has virtually no chance of electing its candidate. The most a third party could hope for would be to take enough votes from both Democrats and Republicans to deny either party’s candidate a victory in the Electoral College. That would throw the election of the President of the United States into the House of Representatives. No one knows who would

then become President. But it would be hard to find someone worse than either Hillary or Trump. The very fact that we are left with such desperate options is not only a rebuke to the professional politicians, but also a painful revelation about the voting public. Immediately after electing a President with virtually no track record, on the basis of rhetoric and symbolism, and seeing disaster after disaster during his administration, many are now prepared to do the same thing all over again. More than two centuries ago, Thomas Jefferson said, “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” If so, can people who cannot be bothered to look up from their electronic devices expect to remain a free people?

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Puzzle Clue: KEEPING TO ONE SIDE ACROSS 1 Blazing 7 Greek vowel 12 Alternative to “mac” or “bud” 20 One offering hush money 21 Tons 22 Mayonnaise, butter or mousse 23 Thing pushed by a flight attendant [left hand] 25 Unimportant matter 26 Atop, to poets 27 Not keep in 28 Plant that’s a drug source [right hand] 30 Dog-paddles [left hand] 35 Upfront stake 36 Date steadily 37 “How Do I Live” singer Rimes 38 Full of frost 40 - chi 43 Sore 46 Mama’s man 48 One on the same squad 53 Ziploc product [left hand] 56 Fashion designer with the “3.1” label [right hand] 58 Greene of “Bonanza” 59 People hauled in 61 Dial and Zest 62 “That’s -” (“Negative”) 63 Minnelli of “Cabaret” 65 “... - gloom of night ...” 66 Double curve 67 Hand over formally 69 Typing (and the

theme of this puzzle) 74 Orient 78 Charlotte of sitcoms 80 Telecast 81 Excavates 83 “No noise!” 84 Rigging poles 87 Spike heels 91 Autumn bloomer 93 University in San Marcos [left hand] 95 Hit song from a Leslie Caron film [right hand] 97 Recorded in advance 98 Light beams 100 English Channel swimmer Gertrude 101 Vote in favor 102 Fast WWW hookup 103 Astronomer Tycho who coined the term “nova” 105 Tennis unit 108 Manage OK 111 “What I think is ...” [right hand] 117 Strike zone, say [left hand] 121 Boat blades 122 Livy’s 1,006 123 Software clients 124 American violet [right hand] 129 Diverges 130 Develop 131 Bassett of “Notorious” 132 Thin quality 133 See 29-Down 134 Limy cocktail DOWN 1 Chief monk 2 More relaxed 3 Book, in Nice

4 1860s prez 5 Sea, in Nice 6 History topic 7 Sci-fi hominid 8 Lawful 9 Entree holder 10 The woman 11 Re 12 Country in West Africa 13 Folder’s call, in poker 14 Dull bluish-gray color 15 Freak (out) 16 Bygone U.S. gas brand 17 Some speech flaws 18 Jeweler’s magnifier 19 Not bat 24 Ball dress 29 With 133-Across, amounts that rise with raises 31 Non-earthling 32 Actor Washington 33 Very wise 34 Put a tear in 39 Hostage holder, e.g. 41 Wrong 42 Force (upon) 43 Insurer with a duck icon 44 Witchy woman 45 Judean king 46 Hole number 47 Epoch 48 Cravat, e.g. 49 Lofty trains 50 Carte lead-in 51 Gratuity 52 Letters before ens 54 Bulldoze 55 Donkey’s cry 57 Bovine bunch 60 Kind of drum 64 1950s prez 66 Nest nugget

68 Galley goofs 70 Angling need 71 NHL team 72 Revered one 73 Not yet final, in law 75 In motion 76 Snail coverer 77 Piercing pain 79 Appraise 82 Gave a quick greeting 84 Indy sponsor 85 Part of mpg 86 Log chopper 87 - -Foy, Que. 88 Iota 89 “Love - neighbor ...” 90 “- a shame” 92 Actor Martin 94 Watch a sports event 96 Vault 99 Liston fighter 102 Poor grade 103 “77 Sunset Strip” actor Edd 104 Optimistic 105 Earring types 106 Studio prop 107 Fountain in Rome 109 Caravan layover sites 110 Iron 112 Perfectly pitched, in baseball 113 Parson’s estate 114 Motivate 115 Future seed 116 Bite gently on 118 Forbidding 119 “My People” writer Abba 120 Partially open 125 “... - mouse?” 126 Spree 127 One: Prefix 128 “Gigi” studio

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by Parker & Hart

The Winklman Aeffect

by John Whitlock

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Erik Koeppel and Lauren Sansaricq Exhibit At Art Place In Wolfeboro Erik Koeppel and Lauren Sansaricq met seven years ago at a 19th Century American Landscape Painting artists residency near the Kaaterskill Falls, New York. Lauren already racked up an impressive number of exhibitions in New York city, including her first solo show in 2011 at Hawthorne Fine Art. Lauren is a three-time recipient of the Hudson River Fellowship and a winner of the Henriette Reiss Award. Erik received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 2002 and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art in 2004, followed by an apprenticeship with Professor Seaver Leslie in Wiscasset, Maine. His collection of works has been exhibited and collected internationally, and he is one of very few young contemporary artists whose work has hung alongside Thomas Cole, Winslow Homer,

and Edgar Degas. The two spent time living in New York city which gave them time to establish themselves and where they say they learned the business side of things. But they really desired to live in the source of their inspiration, and in a community supportive of their own values, and so they moved to Jackson, NH. Here there were already historical connections to the White Mountain Art painters, as well as

an active and strongly networked community enthusiastic about the revival of historic painting. As the couple described what moves them to paint and how the process goes down for them, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear that their values are steeped in and replicate the gentler times of the 19th century. Erik and Lauren work from small oils or sketches theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made directly in a landscape, and from those grow their larger finished

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