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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, June 11, 2015

A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 24, NO. 24

THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, june 11, 2015

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Wings and Wheels In Rochester

Ninety-one year old Alice Matthewman sits on the back of her grandson, Kris Johnson’s motorcycle. Kris has been giving Alice a ride to Bike Week every year since she decided to give up riding there on her own. Alice has not missed caitlyn Matthewman Photo a Bike Week since the early 1970s.

Missing Bike Week Is Not An Option For This 91-Year Old by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

It has been about forty years since Alice Matthewman went to her first bike week in Laconia, riding there on her own

motorcycle riding next to her husband, Rodger. Since then she hasn’t missed one. This year, at ninety-one years of age, Alice is looking forward to continuing her streak when she rides

to Weirs Beach for this year’s Bike Week on her grandson, Kris Johnson’s bike, a tradition the two of them have been carrying on for a little over ten years now. I had the opportunity to

talk with Alice last week. I had to wait until she took a break from cutting the lawn in front of her home. Alice, who will be ninety-two in August, moved

On Saturday, June 13th at Skyhaven Airport in Rochester it will be the Wings and Wheels event to benefit Gerry’s Food Pantry from 10am to 2pm/ Plane and Helicopter Rides! Free plane flights for kids ages 8-17! Take a 15 minute tour in a 1933 fully restored open cockpit bi-plane for $75/ person! Enjoy delicious food concessions, live entertainment, and engaging displays and exhibits.Vote for your favorites in the car, motorcycle, and aircraft shows! Watch special guest, 12 X national champion, Mike Steidley, perform a thrilling mountain bike stunt show! Dance and sing along with the Lil’ Iguana interactive musical show! Feel the rumble of a Harley on the Jumpstart Rider Experience! See the Race Car Display from Lee USA Speedway and more. There’s so much to dofor all ages and interests. Spend a day outdoors at Wings and Wheels! Free Parking. Pet Friendly. Admission is a donation to Gerry’s Food Pantry. www.rochesterwingsandwheels.com

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June Thursday 11th Wolfeboro Area Farmers Market

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“Tips for Managing Multiple Medications” - Seminar

Sugar Hill Retirement Community’s Maple Room, Wolfeboro. 2pm. Join to learn ideas on how to simplify and easily manage your medications. Light refreshments will be provided. 5693950 or 524-8444

“Wings” – Silent Film Series

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 6:30pm. Live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis. $10pp. 536-2551 or www.flyingmonkeynh. com

Stash Wyslouch Band

Portsmouth Book & Bar, 40 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth. 9pm. $5. www. bookandbar.com 427-9197

Spine Health & Arthritis

Golden View Health Care Center, Route 104, Meredith. 6pm. Dr. Lieberman of AOS will present about non-surgical treatment options for

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The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 or www. flyingmonkeynh.com

Bruce Marshall and the NorEasters

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

Cold Engines – Live Music

Portsmouth Book & Bar, 40 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth. 9pm. $5. www. bookandbar.com 427-9197

Walk with Washington – Tour of Portsmouth

Tours begin at Governor John Langdon House, 143 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth. 11am. Walk the streets of Portsmouth in the footsteps of George Washington when he visited the city in 1789. See where he took tea with his secretary’s mother, Mrs. Lear, attended services at St. John’s Church and was feted at a reception at Governor John Langdon House. $12pp/$6 Historic New England members. Registration

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Moultonborough Women’s Club – Summer Silent Auction Gala

Lions Hall, Old Route 109 South, Moultonborough. 7-10pm. Cash bar and free appetizers with live music from the 50’s to present. $20pp

The Jumbo Circus Peanuts Band

Rockingham Ballroom, Newmarket. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. $15pp. www.fotrb.org or 6594410 Saturday 13th

The Sky Family Celtic Revival

Grace Baptist Church, 23 Main Street, East Rochester. 6pm. The Sky family will perform their Celtic Gospel production, Celtic Revival. Fast paced music and high-energy dance combined with humor and inspiration makes a toe-tapping time for the whole family! Free will offering will be received. 332-1695

An Evening of Cabaret

The Little Church Theatre, Route 113, Holderness. 8pm. A kick off to the season with community members singing, acting and telling stories. $25pp. BYOB. 968-2250

9th Annual Peter Makris Memorial Run

Bikes, Cars and Boats meet at the NASWA Resort, 1086 Weirs Blvd, Laconia between 8:30am and 10am for registration and a full hot breakfast! Bikes and cars will line up in the parking lot at 10am with Opening Ceremonies and a Blessing of the Bikes at 10:30am. Everyone meets back at the NASWA for a lunch buffet, live music, raffles and prizes! Registration is $40pp prior to June 4th, $50pp after. VIP registration is $75pp and includes running in the front of the pack, reserved parking/docking and a $10 NASWA gift card! Register today at www.naswa.com/pmmr or 3664341

Rummage Sale

Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm.

The Voice – Concert for the Animals

The Elks Club, 190 Central Street, Franklin. 7pm-midnight. The Voice performs for your dancing and listening pleasure, all the benefit Franklin Animal Shelter. $15pp at the door, or $12pp online at www. franklinanimalshelter.com

1964 The Tribute

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 or www. flyingmonkeynh.com

Roy Sludge Trio feat. Duke Levine – Live Music

Portsmouth Book & Bar, 40 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth. 9pm. $5. www. bookandbar.com 427-9197

International Children’s Festival On Friday, June 19th and Saturday, June 20th, the Somersworth International Children’s Festival will be held at 11 Memorial Drive and the pavilion at Somersworth High School. On Friday from 6-10pm it will be “Celebration” featuring local, premier 80’s tribute band, GAZPACHO plus food vendors, amusement activities, and a giant fireworks show at dusk. On Saturday, from 10am to 4pm it will be Children’s Festival main event with kid’s activities, food vendors, games, craft and service vendors, entertainment and a world cultures area. Also, visit Noble Pines on the hill for more activities including the Wildlife Encounters show, a petting zoo and pony rides. For more information on these events, call the Festival office at 692-5869.

“Native People Of the Campton Area” The Campton Historical Society will present “Native People of the Campton Area” on Monday, June 15th at 7pm by Dana Bener. US History as it is taught in our schools today leads people to believe that the Native People of New England, New Hampshire in particular, were little more than savages, weren’t important factors in our history and no longer call New England home. In this brief talk I hope to change that thought pattern. During this program we will cover the roles of men, women and children. We will look at the “wheels and gears” that controlled life. The presentation will be at the Old Town Hall in Campton, which is handicap accessible, and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For information about the Society, check our web site at www.camptonhistorical.org.

The Flatlander Chronicles” and Other Tales in Moultonborough Weirs Times and Cocheco Times editor Brendan Smith will be at the Moultonborough Public Library on Thursday, June 11th at 7pm to tell tales from his book “The Flatlander Chronicles” and to read from his newest release “The Best Of A F.O.O.L. in New Hampshire” which includes some of his his best columns from The Weirs Times over the last twenty years Admission is free. The Moultonborough Public Library is located at 4 Holland Street in Moultonborough.

Award Winning Jeweler Paulette Werger The League of NH Craftsmen Meredith presents its first lecture of the season on Monday, June 22nd from 7-8pm featuring national award-winning jeweler, Paulette Werger. The lecture, Jewelry with a Simple Visual Narrative, will discuss the processes involved in the jewelry she creates, discussion on some award-winning pieces and her experience working collaboratively with other artists. After the lecture there will be time for Q&A, to view and handle some of her pieces with the option to buy. All lectures are free and held in the Bistro Room at the Meredith Bay Colony Club located at 21 Mile Point Drive in Meredith. Space is limited. Reserve your seats in advance by calling the Gallery at (603) 279-7920.lasses and demonstrations go to our website at: www.nhcrafts.org/localsites/meredith.

A Tribute to a New England Artist – Philip Brown Parsons Exhibit and Opening Reception

Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, 69 Maple Street, Center Sandwich. 5-7pm. Parson’s son, Philip B. Parsons, Jr. will reminisce about his father’s life in a talk beginning at 6pm. 284-7728

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To The Editor: What are Community Rights? Are they something we ever had, or something new? These are questions I have been asked about a few times since leading the charge to pass a Community Bill of Rights Ordinance in the town of Alexandria, NH to protect the health, safety and welfare of residents, and ecosystems against governments and industrial corporate activities that would seek to violate those rights proclaimed within the ordinance. Community Rights are the inalienable, fundamental, and political rights we all embrace as individuals being exercised collectively by a community to protect the health, safety and welfare of natural persons and ecosystems within the community. Rights to such things as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that all government of right originates from the people, is founded in consent, and instituted for the general good; to reform government when it does not represent the people it serves; to hold elected officials accountable to the people who elect them; to have legal governing authority over our local affairs free from state preemption; to be free from the oppressions of corporate influence in politics and lawmaking; to protect the ecosystems we depend upon for survival, etc. Community Rights are nothing new. “The real revolution, the transfer of political authority to

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the American patriots, occurred the previous summer when thousands upon thousands of farmers and artisans seized power from every Crown-appointed official in Massachusetts outside of Boston. Starting in August 1774, each time a court was slated to meet under British authority in some Massachusetts town, great numbers of angry citizens made sure it did not. At Great Barrington, fifteen hundred patriots filled the courthouse to prevent the judges from entering. At Worcester, judges were made to read their recantations thirty times over, hats in hand, as they passed through 4,622 militiamen lined up along Main Street. So, too, at Springfield, where, “in a sandy, sultry place, exposed to the sun,� once-important officials sweated under the burden of their heavy black suits. The functionaries of British rule cowered and collapsed, no match for the collective force of patriotic farmers.� “The governor’s councilors, once elected but now appointed directly by the Crown, were also forced to resign.� (Introduction in The first American Revolution: Before Lexington and Concord by Ray Raphael, 2002) The common people of the colonies of New England did not ask permission to act on their right to decide what happened in the places they lived. They collectively acted in an organized, truly democratic, bold, forceful yet nonviolent manner to the British Crown’s attempt to strip them of their Community Rights. There are historical

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.

accounts of communities throughout the colonies exercising their right to local self-government prior to our Declaration of Independence, state constitutional bill of rights, and the United States Constitution. There are numerous communities across the State of NH reclaiming their Community Rights by adopting a Community Bill of Rights Ordinance - a locally binding law securing their right to local, community self-governance. They have come together to form the New Hampshire Community Rights Network (NHCRN) to educate and empower the communities of NH about local, community self-government. To learn more you can visit the website at www. nhcommunityrights.org, or email any inquires to info@ nhcommunityrights.org Michelle Sanborn NHCRN Board of Directors, Alexandria, NH.

The Phantom Iraqi Army To The Editor: The Iraqi Army has a history of moving to the rear and exposing their back sides to attacking forces. The Iraqi Army melted like butter when we attacked them in 2003. They faded away when ISIL attacked them, and then lost Mosul and most of northwestern Iraq along with large quantities of U.S. equipment. Recently they turned tail and abandoned U.S. military equipment when they See mail boat on 34

Locally owned for over 20 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories of the people and places that make New Hampshire the best place in the world to live. No, none of the daily grind news will PO Box 5458 be found in these pages, just the good stuff. Weirs, NH 03247 Published year round on Thursdays, we distribute 32,000 copies of the Weirs Times TheWeirsTimes.com and Cocheco Times weekly to the Lakes info@weirs.com Region/Concord/Seacoast area. An independent circulation audit estimates facebook.com/weirstimes that over 66,000 people read our @weirstimes newspaper every week. To find out how your business or service can 603-366-8463 benefit from advertising with us please call Fax 603-366-7301 1-888-308-8463. Š2015 Weirs Publishing Company, Inc.

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Making An Impression

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In New Hampshire it is illegal to have pictures of minors on the labels of alcoholic beverages. Some think this encourages children to drink. I’m sure that some of you right now are asking: “Why would pictures of coal workers make kids want to imbibe?” I hate to break the news to you who are in this camp because, even though you did use the word “imbibe” properly, you were thinking of a different spelling and meaning of the word “minor.” For those of you adults who knew what this “minor” meant, you are probably asking: “Is worrying about pictures of kids on beer bottles really a big problem? It seems like we should be focusing on more important things when it comes to our kids, like education, so when they are old enough to actually want to read the part of the newspapers that focuses on things like new laws instead of the Kardashians, they will not be confused with the word “minor” as opposed to “miner.” Okay, I’ll be serious and start again. It has been decided, by adults, that putting images of those under legal age on containers of alcoholic beverages could, in some way, shape or form, encourage those under legal age to want to partake of said alcoholic beverage. (That was me, trying to talk like a responsible

and knowing adult…or a lawyer.) Are kids impressionable? Of course. I should know, I was one once and by seeing advertisements that encouraged me to think that it would be much cooler to be older so I could do things older people did, caused me to age and, every morning when I wake up and see strange hairs growing out of my ears, I rue the day I ever paid attention to that advertising. If I hadn’t had to satisfy that curiosity that was part of being a kid, I might still be one today. Then again, with pictures of kids on beer bottles and other everyday influences into the world of adulthood that is so prevalent, I probably wouldn’t have made it and I’d been an adult today anyway. It is a vicious and confusing circle. Anything we can do to keep kids from wanting to act like adults is a good thing. We already have way too many adults in the world and they really are the only reason that we have so many problems. It’s the adults that keeping screwing things up by doing things like starting wars, becoming politicians, inventing new fad diets and putting the pictures of kids on beer bottles. I think eliminating pictures of kid on beer bottles is just a first step. How about putting a ban on kid’s being used in supposedly clever commercials where they act like stressed out adults in an attempt to sell us older folks one product or another? Kids watch these commercials too and could be influenced to want to act like stressed out adults way before their time. How about making it illegal for adults to tell a kid, while twisting their cheek: “You are getting so big” in that condescending

tone we all remember. All it made us want to do was hurry and grow up so we could be as big, or bigger, than the person who did thid so they would finally leave us alone. The worst part was that once we grew up, we started doing it ourselves. Talk about impressionable. Of course, I realize the point of the kids on beer cans thing is that we don’t want kids to drink alcohol when they are young and I agree wholeheartedly. Drinking is a thing that should only be done by adults who are already at the age where they’ve embarrassed themselves enough in their lifetime that it doesn’t really matter any longer. I think that if we simply expose kids to a few family parties where Uncle Lou and Cousin Bernie get into one of their sloppy political arguments around the dining room table after a few beers, that would do much more to sway them from ever wanting to have a drink than anything that isn’t on a label would. Will keeping images of kids off of alcoholic beverages keep them from drinking at an early age? It’s hard to say. We as species are very impressionable and in this day and age of the Internet, Social Media and cable television, the temptations to be influenced are everywhere. Still, I guess we, as adults, need to do all we can to keep some of those influences from reaching those who aren’t old enough to make the right choices. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to make a phone call. The guy on TV said if I make the call within the next ten minutes I will get not just one, but two combination potato peelers and toenail clippers for only $9.95.

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Who Can Play A Mixed Race Role? Let’s set aside whether Cameron Crowe’s new movie, “Aloha,” is a good or bad movie. Whatever the flick’s merits or demerits, it by Michelle Malkin has inadverSyndicated Columnist tently helped expose the arbitrary, capricious and ridiculous demands of militant identity politics. After getting hammered by ethnic mau-mauers, director Crowe issued an apology this week for casting actress Emma Stone as the character “Allison Ng” in his Hawaii-centered rom-com. Stone is the alabaster-skinned, green-eyed, red-haired beauty who played Spider-Man’s sweetheart, Gwen Stacy. “Ng” is a fictional Air Force fighter pilot of Chinese, Hawaiian and Swedish descent. Native Hawaiians wanted a Native Hawaiian cast in the role. Mixed-race advocates wanted a mixed-race actress such as Olivia Munn (who is of Chinese, English, Irish and German descent) cast in the role. Asian-Americans wanted an Asian-American cast in the role. Entertainment Weekly’s Chris Lee, who identifies himself as “Chinese-American/French-Canadian,” declared: “I’m not buying Emma Stone as an Asian-American.” Guy Aoki, president of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans, which bills itself as “the only organization solely dedicated to monitoring the media and advocating balanced, sensitive and positive depiction and coverage of Asian-Americans,” huffed: “It’s

so typical for Asian or Pacific Islanders to be rendered invisible in stories that we’re supposed to be in, in places that we live. ... We’re 60 percent of the population (in Hawaii). We’d like them to reflect reality.” Feeling the heat, Crowe issued a “heart-felt apology to all who felt this was an odd or misguided casting choice.” Crowe explained that he wrote the Ng character to be a “superproud one-quarter Hawaiian who was frustrated that, by all outward appearances, she looked nothing like one. A half-Chinese father was meant to show the surprising mix of cultures often prevalent in Hawaii. Extremely proud of her unlikely heritage, she feels personally compelled to over-explain every chance she gets. The character was based on a real-life redheaded local who did just that.” It doesn’t matter to the p.c. bullies that “Ng” was modeled on a real person. For the beancounters, all that matters is the incessant demand for racial and ethnic entitlements, parcels and partitions. While they accuse their adversaries of intolerance and bigotry, it’s the self-appointed Definers of Racial and Ethnic Authenticity who strike me as the most narrowminded of all. Why do they get to decide and define “diversity”? Why do they get to pick which racial and ethnic beans matter more? The conflict is of particular interest and intrigue to me because of my own multiethnic family. My parents are from the Philippines with an ample dose of Spanish blood. My husband’s family hails from Russia and the Ukraine. My kids have been mistaken for Hispanic, Hawaiian, Vietnamese and more. Who should decide how

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July 1 is the start date for the cash tills of NH government to start filling. Last legislative session, a by Jane Cormier C e l l P h o n e Law was put Hooksett, NH. into place. NH now has the most restrictive cell phone law in the country. Yippee. Rather than EDUCATE AND ENFORCE the laws already on the books, our state legislative bodies decided we need more laws to reign in those cell phone abusers. You have got to love Progressives – it’s always for the greater good – except it isn’t. Just think of the cash cow this is going to provide for the state coffers. Now that Bluetooth must be integrated into the car you are driving, it is also great for manufacturers who sell these integrative devices, so See malkin on 32 maybe Nanny Staters will say

they are improving business in NH? But, make no mistake. You will now be under a heightened sense of surveillance and it is sure to be a boon to the NH state coffers. CHAPTER 256 HB 1360 – FINAL VERSION 3 265:79-c Use of Mobile Electronic Devices While Driving; Prohibition. No person, while driving a moving motor vehicle upon a way or temporarily halted in traffic for a traffic control device or other momentary delay, shall use any hand-held mobile electronic device capable of providing voice or data communication, including but not limited to: reading, composing, viewing, or posting any electronic message; or initiating, receiving, or conducting a conversation; or initiating a command or request to access the Internet; or inputting information into a global positioning system or navigation device; See cormier on 25

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Highly Qualified? “Two Thumbs Up!” “Five

Stars!” “Nine out of Ten!” Consumerdriven rankings and professional assessments of by Ken Gorrell services and Northfield, NH. products are a ubiquitous part of ou r b u y i n g experience in every major area except one: Public education. This must change if we are ever to improve the system we depend upon to help us develop the next generation of informed citizen. Based on a letter I saw from the principal of my local high school, I won’t be

holding my breath. Signed by Winnisquam Regional High School principal Tom Laliberte, the letter to parents trumpeted the news that “At this time all classroom teachers at Winnisquam Regional High School meet or exceed the statutory requirements for State Certification and HQT.” HQT stands for “highly qualified.” Or perhaps should I write it as “Highly Qualified,” since it’s a constructed title made up by the federal and state Departments of Education that doesn’t mean what you might expect. While I’m sure Winnisquam employs some teachers who would earn the title “highly qualified” by any objective measure, no

Ukraine Human Rights Decline in Rebel Regions UNITED NATIONS—Describing the situation as a “collapse of law and order” in the territories controlled by the selfby John J. Metzler p r o c l a i m e d Syndicated Columnist rebel Republics, and amid on- going hostilities between the Ukrainian government troops and Russian backed separatists, a scathing new UN report overviews a fast deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine. The survey speaks of “serious human rights abuses, intimidation and harassment of the local population perpetrated by armed groups” as part of a larger plan to break away Russian-ethnic regions from the central government.” The report comes amid flareups in fighting and warnings by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that his country should prepare for a possible “full scale” Russian invasion. The Report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights details a systematic plan of foreign fighters and supplies from the Russian

Federation openly infiltrating Ukraine’s eastern frontier where armed groups from the “so called governance structure of the Donetsk people’s republic’ and the Luhansk people’s republic’ area accountable for human rights abuses committed on territories under their control.” The report states that since the beginning of hostilities in midApril 2014 at least 6,362 people were killed and 16,000 wounded in Ukraine’s troubled eastern regions. And despite cease-fires, the indiscriminate shelling and shooting continues from both sides to the conflict. Tragically more than 1.2 million people have been internally displaced from their homes since the fighting started thus creating yet another humanitarian crisis, this time in Eastern Europe. Much of the recent troubles stem from Ukraine’s own torn ethnicity in which a sizable minority along the eastern frontier bordering Russia favor some sort of association with Moscow. Yet, a larger majority in democratic Ukraine favors the West and would like to integrate closer into European institutions rather than with Russia. Ukraine was a crucial economSee Metzler on 34

such measure exists. Teacher unions, the education bureaucracy, and hubris are largely to blame. Playing the blame game won’t solve the problem, so let’s move beyond it and look at the facts. The HQT Assurance Form, available on the state Dept. of Ed. website, provides the criteria for being designated as “Highly

Qualified”: The teacher meets HQT requirements via one of the following options: Making progress on Alt V Cert Plan in core academic subject taught; Passed academic subject test; Completed academic major/ coursework equivalent;

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Paying The Price Baltimore is now paying the price for irresponsible words and actions, not only by young thugs in the streets, but also by its mayor and the by Thomas Sowell state prosecuSyndicated Columnist tor, both of whom threw the police to the wolves, in order to curry favor with local voters. Now murders in Baltimore in May have been more than double what they were in May last year, and higher than in any May in the past 15 years. Meanwhile, the number of arrests is down by more than 50 percent. Various other communities across the country are experiencing very similar explosions of crime and reductions of arrests, in the wake of anti-police mob rampages from coast to coast that the media sanitize as “protests.” None of this should be surprising. In her carefully researched 2010 book, “Are Cops Racist?” Heather Mac Donald pointed out that, after anti-police campaigns, cops tended to do less policing and criminals tended to commit more crimes. If all this has been known for years, why do the same mistakes keep getting made? Mainly because it is not a mistake for those people who are looking out for their own political careers. Critics who accuse the mayor of Baltimore and the Maryland prosecutor of incompetence, for their irresponsible words and actions, are ignoring the possibility that these two elected officials

are protecting and promoting their own chances of remaining in office or of moving on up to higher offices. Racial demagoguery gains votes for politicians, money for race hustling lawyers and a combination of money, power and notoriety for armies of professional activists, ideologues and shakedown artists. So let’s not be so quick to say that people are incompetent when they say things that make no sense to us. Attacking the police makes sense in terms of politicians’ personal interests, and often in terms of the media’s personal interests or ideological leanings, even if what they say bears little or no resemblance to the facts. Of course, all these benefits have costs. There is no free lunch. But the costs are paid by others, including men, women and children who are paying with their lives in ghettos around the country, as politicians think of ever more ways they can restrict or scapegoat the police. The Obama administration’s Department of Justice has been leading the charge, when it comes to presuming the police to be guilty -- not only until proven innocent, but even after grand juries have gone over all the facts and acquitted the police. Not only Attorney General Holder, but President Obama himself, has repeatedly come out with public statements against the police in racial cases, long before the full facts were known. Nor have they confined their intervention to inflammatory words. The Department of Justice has threatened various local police See Sowell on 32

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Dave and The Mick I recently played a round of golf at Loudon Country Club with fellow Plymouth State alum Dave Long, a noted raconteur and fellow sportswriter. His weekly HIPPO column is just about as good as this one. We enjoyed a couple libations afterwards on the country club’s deck, and naturally the conversation turned to sports. Long shared how he’d played a role in the establishment of the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame in Hernando, Fla., twenty years ago. New Hampshire developer Sam Tamposi had built a major residential complex called Citrus Hills and wanted to honor his friend Ted with a shrine of sorts that would draw tourists and baseball fans. Long worked in public relations at the time, and as his baseball acumen was well-known, he was pulled into the project. The grand opening was in February, 1995. “The major television networks and national media were all there,” recalled Long. “And of course, plenty of baseball Hall-of-Famers, politicians, and even Muhammed Ali.” The irascible Williams was cool to the project at first, but on opening day he reveled in the camaraderie of all the Stan Musials and Bob Fellers who showed up—the glory of their times. “I’ve never been around

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developed non-contact proximity voltage testers. These testers are made for folks like you who just want to get a tool close to a wire to see what’s going on. I’ve had the opportunity to test several of these magical and safe tools. The latest one on the market intrigues me for a number of reasons. I recently had the opportunity to test the rugged NCVT-3 made by Klein Tools. The acronym, NCVT, stands for noncontact voltage tester. You’d think they made

the tool for you! This little tester is about the size of a large felt-tipped marker pen and comes with a clip to fit into a shirt pocket. It operates on two AAA batteries. A handy small LED flashlight is also built into the tool so you can operate it in a lowlight environment safely. This tool is perfect for a homeowner because it can sense voltages between 12 and 1,000 in alternating current (AC). The electricity you have in your home is almost always AC, as I’ve nev-

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the other side of the drywall for this to happen as Klein Tools says the effective range of the tool is 2 inches. This NCVT-3 has an automatic power off function to save the batteries in the tool. This is a very handy feature. The tool can survive a drop of up to 6.6 feet. If you plan to use it up working on a step ladder, I’d tie a string to the pocket clip and then tie the other end to a belt loop. Accidents can happen and there’s no need for the tool to fall to the ground

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WWII Motorcycles

The Wright Museum, Wolfeboro. Doors open at 6pm, presentation begins at 7pm. Mike Hashem will talk about the brands of motorcycles produced during WWII. He will explain how they were used during the war and why they were slowly fazed-out because of the creation of the Jeep. $8pp/non-members, free for members. RSVP’s strongly encouraged. www. wrightmuseum.org 569-1212

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Thursday 18th Wolfeboro Area Farmers Market

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“On This Spot Once Stood..- Remembering the Architectural Heritage of NH”

Chichester Grange Hall, 54 Main Street, Chichester. 7pm. Maggie Stier’s program will showcase some of the celebrated buildings that NH has lost, and explore how and why we remember and commemorate those loses. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. 798-5709

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Friday 19th Less than Jake & Reel Big Fish

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Tuesday 23rd A WWII Hero of Conscience – The Sousa Mendes Story

The Wright Museum, Wolfeboro. 7pm. This lecture will be presented by Douglas Wheeler. Program is free as part of the NH Humanities Council Humanities to Go Program. 569-1212

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als. Alice was also an avid water skier, a sport which she didn’t take up until she was in her mid-50s and only gave up for good about seven years ago at the age of 84. Along with her daughter they won their share of the competitions as a shelf of trophies in Alice’s house will attest. Alice developed her love of motorcycle riding from her husband Rodger. He had long been an enthusiast before he met Alice. “He used to go to college riding his motorcycle,” Alice recalled. “He didn’t have a car when he was younger.” They married in their early twenties and Alice got her own bike, though she can’t recall the make or model. They did come to a Bike Week event or two before they moved here permanently, but it wasn’t until they became residents that the annual pilgrimage began. Now, having not missed See alice on 29

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active on a regular basis, swimming every day in Lake Winnipesaukee early in the morning or doing laps at the Margate Resort at least three times a week in the winter. In fact, Alice credits her high energy

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was talking to when he called,” said Ganong. “After we talked for a bit I asked him how he would feel in running Nothin’ Fancy again. It got so quiet on the other end of the phone you could hear a pin drop.” Mike was hired on as an assistant manager to Brenda as well as running the bar. Now with things in place for the most part, the Ganongs thought they would have a soft opening just before Memorial Day weekend. No advertising or announcements just put out the “Open” flag and see what happened. “It was all I needed to do to put that flag out,” said Ganong. “The place was busy from the start. People I hadn’t seen in years came in, many of them wearing their old Nothin’ Fancy T-shirts. It was like a reunion.” Things have not slowed down since and the connection to the old even got stronger as Gary Sharrow, another popular bartender who worked at Nothin’ Fancy since 1990 till it closed, also came on board and works the bar on Thursdays. “It really is great to have good people working for you,” said Ganong. With bike week right around the corner, the Ganongs are gearing up for what should be not only a very busy but fun time with old friends. The dining room and bar are decked out with memorabilia and old pictures from the area and there

is even outdoor seating to be able to take in the scene on the boulevard. “It seems like every day I see more old friends coming by,” said Ganong. “We are looking forward to bike week and the look on the faces of those we’ve known for years who will be coming back to visit an old friend.” Nothin’ Fancy Breakfast Bar and Grill is located at 357 Weirs Bou-

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Comics For K-9’S With Juston Mckinney At Rochester Opera House Saturday, June 20th at 7pm

On Saturday, June 20th at 7pm, get ready for a crazy evening of laughs with the stand-up comedy of Juston McKinney. The Maine Deputy turned comedian has made multiple guest appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and on Comedy Central including his own Presents special. Born in Portsmouth NH, McKinney later moved across the bridge into Kittery, ME. He knew at an early age that he was destined to become a cop, since they were “always over at his house arresting his dad.” McKinney served York County as a deputy sheriff until he moved to Boston to pursue his dream, a career in stand-up comedy. Juston McKinney delivers loads of hilarity with his uproariously funny true life stories. This night is a benefit for the Working Dog Foundation and the New Hampshire Police K-9 Academy. The Working Dog Foundation

is dedicated to improving the quality of life and safety in our communities through the expert training and care of Police K-9s. These dogs protect our police officers and help them locate and rescue missing persons; detect dangerous drugs, weapons, and explosives; and preserve order in our cities and towns. There are currently approximately 20 teams from towns in New Hampshire and Maine training with the Working Dog Foundation. There is a cash bar available for this events and patrons under eighteen years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at www.rochesteroperahouse.com or at the box office located at 31 Wakefieled Street (City Hall) Rochester. Box office hours are Wednesday and Friday, Noon to 5pm. 603-335-1992. Make sure not to miss this great show!

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