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Live And Let Live Farm Begins A New Decade by Scott Philbrick Live & Let Live Farm

Moving into a new decade Live and Let Live Farm in Chichester, NH., had a record year in 2019 of taking in rescued dogs, cats, guinea pigs, exotic birds… any animals that are presented needing a home. Adoption numbers of smaller animals, particularly dogs and cats, have increased significantly through our partnership with PetSmart, and we continue to enjoy and be grateful for this partnership. We remain ever grateful for each and every one of our supporters who help in so many

different ways. Then there are, of course, horses. Closing out our 22nd year as a rescue operation, we were still averaging 75-80 horses at any given time. While horses remain our primary purpose, it is by no means exclusive. For example, when an elderly gentleman died, we took in his 39 beloved cockatiels. Then there was our first foray into Llamas, taking in a small herd, as well as a couple of extremely friendly (and fun!) emus. In terms of new buildings and surrounding land, an addition See FARM on 20

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Thoughts of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region evoke memories and emotions of a sense of place of belonging, community, and times spent with family and friends. Often the centerpiece for this nostalgia is a cottage, typically a summer cottage shaded by big pines with a porch, a cozy reading nook, and glimpses of a lake or mountains. Perhaps a kayak rests against the woodpile, a dog chases children along the water’s edge, or a sailboat flutters out along the horizon. This is the place to enjoy the beginning and

ending of the days, giving reverence to the sun as it moves between white fluffy clouds, and thanks for all that has transpired in between. Words often fall short of capturing the essence of these experiences and places but local artist Peter Ferber has See FERBER on 24 & AD RE

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To The Editor: This letter is being written in gratitude of all the folks in my town,State and all the people who have worked steadfast supporting Community Rights for Local Self Government. The Community Rights Movement is all about strengthening the rights of self determination for a sustainable future with the vision of government being driven from the grassroots of communities to their representatives of their General Court, to the Federal branches of government. To the volunteers and my colleagues of the present now, past and our loved ones who have passed on, I give great thanks of appreciation. They stood in for the inalienable right of the people. Their sacrifices have been crucial through all times, now and in their legacy of the past. The New Hampshire Community Rights Network is a nonprofit organization that started in May 19th 2013 in Barnstead announcing the Barnstead Declaration and joining in with all the communities that passed Local Self Government Ordinances starting in Barnstead Town Meeting 2006 followed by 12 municipalities in New Hampshire, 4 in the State of Maine through the decade and there after. NHCRN provides information, education, support and testimonies, all in

what we stand for. We can be reached through our website nhcommunityrights.org, we want you to join with us to move forward in protecting our Bill of Rights and its purpose. Douglas Darrell Board of Directors of NHCRN

Other People’s Money To The Editor:’ Supporters of Sanders, Warren and others who campaign on free healthcare, free college, guaranteed income and other nonsense should look at the situation in France. Years of promises of less work, guaranteed pension with early retirement and other perks enacted by prior socialist administrations over decades has come to an end. Other people’s money to fund such pie in the sky living through reliance on government has finally run out. History documents clearly the demise of societies which embrace wealth distribution. All the fires, looting and work stoppages in France will not produce more money, but only lead to further decline in the French standard of living. All the pain Frenchmen are experiencing could have been avoided. We, the U.S.A., do not need to feel their pain by following the same course.

Who Are You Voting For?

To The Editor: “Who are you going to vote for in the primary?” I repeatedly ask friends, relatives, and members of various groups to which I belong. With few exceptions, they respond that they do not know. Most have a favorite whom they feel would reflect their values and be good for the country, but they worry that he or she may not be able to beat Trump. Voters and pundits alike incessantly discuss that issue and all have an opinion, but the truth and past history show us that nobody knows. As it has been since the day he was elected, it is all about Trump. He has invaded our government, the media and our minds with his endless ego needs and multitudes of nonfacts which replace reality. Perhaps, it is time for us to throw off the shackles and use our common sense to vote for the candidate we feel is most qualified to be president of the United States – how satisfying that would be! Then we could all work like crazy to get the winner of the primary elected. That is the way our democracy is supposed to work. Let’s make America normal again! Cynthia Muse Rye, NH.

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FEBRUARY Mon. 3rd – Sat. 29th LRAA “Artists Road Show” – Art Exhibit at Belknap Subaru

Belknap Subaru, Tilton. Belknap Subaru will host an exhibit of art from members of The Lakes Region Art Association in it’s showroom. The grand opening reception will happen on Feb. 3rd from 2pm-6pm. Public is invited, and light refreshments will be served. The exhibit will remain on display until the 29th. 569-3745

Wednesday 5th Pa t r i ck ’s P u b a n d E a t e r y, 1 8 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. www. PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

“Learn to Play” Lacrosse Clinic – Laconia Lacrosse Laconia. Boys grades 1-4 are 6pm7pm and boys grades 5-8 are 7pm8pm in the Laconia Community Center and all girls are 7pm-8pm at the Laconia Middle School gym. These free clinics will take place every Sunday through the start of the season in March. For information or to borrow equipment to try the sport out, email laconialacrosseclub@ gmail.com If you register by February 29th, there is no cost to play with the Laconia Lacrosse Club.

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First United Methodist Church, in the Wesley Woods’ Community Room, 18 Wesley Way, Gilford. Attorney Edward Beasley from Beasley & Ferber, Elder and Disability Law Firm invite you to their educational session on Estate Planning. 528-2555 to RSVP.

Friday 7th Live Music with Matt Langley and Guest Pa t r i ck ’s P u b a n d E a t e r y, 1 8 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. www. PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

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American Independence Museum’s Folsom Tavern, Exeter. 6pm-8pm. UNH BrewLab students will be releasing Alewife Run that has brewed for the American Independence Museum. UNH BrewLab students will be on hand and there will be beer talk with UNH Brewmaster Cheryl Parker. Tickets are $15/members, $20/non-members, $5 youth. www.

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children ages 4 and up. Participants will build forts, play games, and then warm up around a fire with hot cocoa and toasted marshmallows. The group will move inside to meet a live animal ambassador with special adaptations for winter survival. Dress to be outside with insulated snow boots and warm layers. Bring an extra pair of gloves. $9/member, $11/non-member. www. NHNature.org or 968-7194

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Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. Tickets are $20pp. Pitman’s is a BYO venue. 527-0043

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Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. Tickets are $30pp. Pitman’s is a BYO venue. 527-0043

Bowenwork Community Clinic Friends Forever International, 1 Morgan Way, Durham. 10am-1pm. Bowenwork for Fascial Health is hosting the community clinic of 15 to 20 minute Bowenwork sessions offered. The sessions are appropriate for anyone including newborns, athletes, pregnant women and the elderly. Clinic is free for college students and children (18 and under), and $25 for adults. www.

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Pot Luck, Popcorn & a Free Flick Campton Historical Society, Old Town Hall, 529 NH Rt. 175. Pot Luck dinner will be 5pm-6pm, movie will begin around 6pm. Movie will be “The Strong Man” (1926) starring Harry Langdon. Jeff Rapsis will be taking his place to accompany this feature. Jeff doesn’t use sheet music, he makes up the music on the spot to accompany the silent film! For the pot luck dinner portion of the evening, please bring one of the following; soup, bread, salad, main dish, dessert or beverage. www. camptonhistorical.org or 536-3982

GS Choral Society Hosts Vendor Bingo Bash

Rochester Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester. Doors open at 4pm, play begins at 5pm. Admission is free, and all attendees will receive ten free game cards. For every $10 donation, you will receive 10 more cards. Game prizes will be items donated by the vendors participating. There will be a crockpot bar featuring some of GSCS’s members famous chilis, soups, and mac and cheese. 520-3366

Winter Forts and Fires Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness. 10am-12pm. This will be a fun winter program for families with

P r e s c o t t Fa r m E nv i r o n m e n t a l Education Center, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 10am-12pm. Prescott Farm educators will guide learners in getting answers through hands-on experiments and outdoor exploration during the new series, DIY Science. The series kicks off with “Snow Science”. The white stuff that falls from the sky! Learners of all ages will be introduced to the fascinating properties of snow by identifying common shapes of snow crystals, dissecting a snowpack, and more! The majority of the “class” will take place outside, so dress for the weather.

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Banding Together – Benefit Concert for St. Joseph Community Services/Meals on Wheels

Nelson’s Candy and Music, 65 Main Street, Wilton. 1pm-10pm. This event will be a true treat for area music fans with 9 hours of live music. Admission is free and all donations directly benefit seniors in need served by St. Joseph Community Services. This is a 21+ event, and patrons can bring their own beverages. Refreshments can be purchased on site. There will also be door prizes and raffles. 391-4703

Joel Cage Franklin Opera House, Franklin. 7:30pm. Joel Cage is an award winning veteran singer/songwriter from Boston.

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Sunday 9th Full Moon Snowshoe Walk Church of the Woods, 92 Foster Road, Canterbury. 7-8:30pm. There’s nothing like experiencing the woods beneath a full moon in winter! Rev. Steve Blackmer will lead a walk along the trails of Canterbury’s 105acre Church of the Woods. You’ll be on snowshoes if there is snow, otherwise, you’ll just walk. After the walk, there will be a gathering in the meetinghouse to enjoy the warmth of the woodstove along with something hot to drink and good to eat. All are welcome. www.KairosEarth.org

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Full Moon Snowshoe Walk In Canterbury On Sunday, Feb. 9, from 7 to 8:30 pm join in with the Full Moon Snowshoe Walk at Church of the Woods, 92 Foster Road, Canterbury, NH There’s nothing quite like experiencing the woods beneath a full moon in winter! The Rev. Steve Blackmer will lead the walk under the full moon. It will be on snowshoes if there’s snow, and otherwise all will simply walk. Gather afterwards in the meetinghouse to enjoy the warmth of the woodstove along with something hot to drink and good to eat. All are welcome. Email Mark Travis at mtravis@kairosearth.org for more information, and be sure to check kairosearth.org or facebook. com/kairosearth for weather-related updates.

Jonathan Hively Recreates Thomas Edison Thomas Edison (1847-1931) held 1,093 patents. He was the inventor of the electric light bulb, mimeograph, scotch tape, phonograph, motion pictures, medical equipment, storage battery, the entire electric industry as well as improving upon the telegraph and the telephone. And that’s just for starters. Johnathan Hivley as On Monday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 Thomas Edison. p.m. in Laconia at Taylor Community’s Woodside Building, Jonathan Hively portrays Edison in period costume and dialogue. This free event is open to the public. With this presentation, you will learn about the world’s most famous inventor. Hively personally conversed with Edison’s son Theodore, which will “throw light” on the history and contributions of the “Genius from Menlo Park.” Visit www.taylorcommunity.org, or call 366-1400 for more information.

Mardi Gras Boogaloo At Flying Monkey Dirty Dozen Brass Band is teaming up with Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Cha’s to bring the Mardi Gras Boogaloo tour to the Flying Monkey in Plymouth on Thursday, February 20th at 7:30pm. Tickets for this concert start at $34. Don’t miss this unique NOLA celebration when Dirty Dozen Brass Band teams up with Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Cha’s to bring the spirit of Mardi Gras to the Flying Monkey Theatre for one special show! Tickets for Mardi Gras Boogaloo range from $34-$44. For more information on upcoming shows or to purchase tickets call 603-536-2551 or go online at www.flyingmonkeyNH. com.

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Scratch That Itch You can thank me later. “Easy” Money – This new ticket has a two-fold purpose. First, of course, the chance to scratch off three of something and then win some money. The second lure is that the substance that covers the symbols on the scratch tickets is made from a lighter, more fluid substance that comes off a lot easier when scratched. For those of you suffering from arthritis in the hands and fingers, this ticket will be a godsend. Social Security Shenanigans – With this ticket chances are you will never get back as much as you invested in playing it, but you will keep on playing it anyway with the promise of small payouts along the line. But be careful about winning too much of what you put into it as it may be subject to taxes. The Blood Pressure Ticket – Scratch three 120/80s and you win a prize. Scratch three or more 200/60s and you will be asked to sit quietly in a chair and take a few deep breaths before you are allowed to play again. Prostate Party – This ticket is designed specifically for older men. Scratch three enlarged prostates (make sure they are enlarged) and you win nothing. But if you hold onto the ticket it will get you to the front line if there happens to be a line at the convenience store rest room next time you are there. Boomer Or Bust – Scratch three or more of an image related to the 1960s (Hippies, Peace Sign, etc.) and win a thousand dollars. (Unfortunately, it will be in 1965 dollars, so really only about $150). Can You Hear Me Now? – If you scratch three hearing aids you win. Bring it to the cashier at the convenience store and they will be required, by law, to run the ticket through the scanner

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Over the years I have taken time from my usual column to unselfishly help the New Hampshire Public Education system by coming up with by Brendan Smith new ideas for Weirs Times Editor scratch tickets for the state lottery to sell. Back in the late 1990s when I first started, the ideas were pretty simple, but yet still big winners. My “Frost Heaves & Pot Holes” scratch ticket idea is still on display at the Lottery’s Hall of Fame Museum. Something I am very proud of. Now, twenty some odd years later, I am still being asked to come up with new ideas to get folks to part with their money to help kids learn how to make a living without gambling. But with competition from Keno, online lottery games and, now, sports betting, the lure of the ancient scratch ticket is not the same. Still there is a viable market in those folks who aren’t really big on learning new fangled technology in order to lose their money. They are purists when it comes to gambling and scratch tickets are still their go to game. Of course, I am talking about those folks over sixty. Okay, okay, I know I just offended a few of you. You are pretty darned proud of your skills in figuring out technology and you can dump a few hundred bucks online playing the lottery as fast as any young whippersnapper. But, let’s face it, you still pine for the peaceful tranquility of buying your scratch ticket at the convenience store, sitting quietly in your car, listening to the solid rhythm of the coin as it eliminates the ticket dust and then, once your ticket is scratched, cursing silently. So, here are some scratch ticket ideas for all of you. Helping you to scratch that itch.

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and, if you win, announce loudly “YOU’VE WON TWO DOLLARS. WOULD YOU LIKE ANOTHER TICKET OR TAKE THE CASH!?” Saving you the embarrassment of asking “What?” Every once in a while the Lottery Commission should issue a classic scratch ticket from back in its early days. Called the “Nostalgia Tickets” it would catch the attention of an older player who will be taken back to the days when, as a young man, he purchased his first lottery ticket and that initial feeling of losing money that fast. A Scratch Alert Device would be made available by the Lottery Commission to those older folks who don’t have the energy to get back to the store with their winning scratch tickets. If you win simply press the button and say “Help. I’ve scratched a ticket and I think I’ve won something” and a lottery official will contact you to help you and send a representative to come and pay you your winnings right at your house. There will also be a variety of scratch tickets which will be available for a senior discount if played on Wednesdays before 5pm. The lines should be long for this one, so it is suggested that you show up to your local convenience store early for these. I’m sure I could come up with a few more ideas for these scratch tickets for older folks, but it is getting close to 9pm and it’s time to hit the hay. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L In New Hampshire”. His newest book “I Really Only Did It For The Socks & Other Tales Of Aging” will be available this spring. Brendan has also entertained audiences around New Hampshire with his storytelling presentations. To find out more visit his website at BrendanTSmith.com

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Red China’s Infection of US Classrooms Dangerous menaces are spreading from mainland China to the United States. Surgical masks and Big Pharma vaccines, however, won’t protect this nation from its infiltration. The problem doesn’t lie with bats. It lies with America’s batty pursuit of globalization at all costs. Chinese Communist Party agents are by Michelle Malkin using our suicidal pathologies -- blind Syndicated Columnist worship of “diversity,” naive exaltation of “cultural exchange” programs, and reckless surrender of our education system -- against us for economic espionage, intellectual property theft and world dominance. While Beltway blowhards rail against foreign interference in our elections, Beijing’s hijacking of our classrooms ensues with hardly a peep of political resistance. On Monday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston announced that the chairman of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, along with two Chinese nationals, have been “charged in connection with aiding the People’s Republic of China.” Acclaimed Harvard chemist and nanoscientist, Dr. Charles Lieber, had served as a “strategic scientist” at Wuhan University of Technology for the past nine years and is accused of lying about his role as a “contractual participant” of China’s infamous Thousand Talents Plan. Last fall, after years of intel warnings, a bipartisan Senate committee blew the whistle on TTP’s systematic recruitment of an estimated 7,000 academics who have agreed to “transmit the knowledge and research they gain here to China in exchange for salaries, research funding, lab space, and other incentives.” Lieber reportedly received $50,000 a month plus living expenses and more than $1.5 million for a Chinese research lab, all while soaking up $15 million in federal grants from the National Institutes of Health and Defense Department. It is unknown how many Chinese nationals worked in either Lieber’s America-based or China-based labs. But the two Chinese nationals charged with Lieber were cancer researcher Zaosong Zheng, 29, whom Harvard sponsored on a J-1 work-study exchange visa and Yanqing Ye, 29, whom Boston University sponsored on a J-1. Prosecutors allege Ye is a CCP member and top military lieutenant. Zheng is accused of attempting to smuggle “21 vials of biological research” aboard a flight desSee MALKIN on 29

When ‘Never Again’ Means Nothing This week, the world marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Allied forces during World War II. Politicians of all stripes dutifully tweeted, “#Nevby Ben Shapiro Syndicated Columnist erAgain.” Meanwhile, many of those same politicians continued to forward the worst sort of anti-Semitism, blithely ignoring the fact that anti-Semitism isn’t a relic of the past but a thriving part of the present. Take, for example, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. Omar has, in the past two years alone, sponsored an anti-Semitic resolution that likened boycotts of Israel to boycotts of Nazi Germany; rejected a Democratic-sponsored resolution backing a two-state solution in order to chide the Trump administration and Israel, because the solution wasn’t radical enough; and repeatedly suggested that Jewish money manipulates American foreign policy on Israel. Her anti-Semitism was so palpable that the Democrats were forced to debate and then water down a resolution condemning anti-Semitism. Still, Omar tweeted, “Today and every day, we must redouble our efforts to confront anti-Semitism and all forms of religious discrimination and say #NeverAgain.” Or how about Rep. Rashida Tlaib, DMich.? She tweeted a story about a Holocaust survivor visiting Auschwitz and added, “May we honor them by sharing stories like these, #NeverAgain allowing hate to flourish, and committing to speaking out against anti-Semitism and all other forms of hate.” Just two days before that tweet, Tlaib put out a nowdeleted retweet of anti-Semitic blood libel that accused “a Herd of violent #Israeli settlers” of kidnapping a 7-year-old boy and drowning him in a well. In reality, the boy was 8 years old and apparently had

drowned after slipping into a pool of rainwater in the Beit Hanina neighborhood. Tlaib, of course, is no stranger to Jew hatred: In the past two years, she has accused congressional lawmakers opposed to the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement of dual loyalty and hobnobbed with open terror supporters, and she is the bedrock congressional supporter of BDS itself. Both Tlaib and Omar have provided moral support for Hamas, the terror group in charge of the Gaza Strip. Then there’s Jeremy Corbyn, the British Labour Party leader who so disgraced his own party with his coddling of antiSemites that he was rejected by many members of his upper echelon. Corbyn glibly tweeted, “This is a time for us all to reflect on the horrors of the past, the evils of Nazism, genocide and antisemitism, and indeed all forms of racism, which we must always be determined to root out, wherever they appear.” The truth is that #NeverAgain has become a virtue signal for many on the modern left, who are more than willing to greenlight the genocidal anti-Semitism of Hamas, Hezbollah, the Palestinian Authority and the Iranian regime, among others. Islamic anti-Semitism, in their view, is not true anti-Semitism; it’s just religious conflict, or territorial disagreement, or anti-Zionism. When such ideological disagreements result in open calls for the murder of Jews ... well, that’s going a bit too far, but it’s understandable. After all, modern Jews -- particularly Zionists, who insist on a Jewish state to ensure the survival of their people -- are rather bothersome in real life, unlike those dead Jews from World War II, who aren’t any more real than their old blackand-white photos, and whose survival is no longer at issue. It’s easy for radical leftists and their Islamic allies to spout #NeverAgain while proclaiming that today’s Jews aren’t like yesterday’s See SHAPIRO on 25

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The Iowa Caucus, the real start of the 2020 presidential primaries, is next week. Who’s favored to win? Sadly, as I write this, the smart money says by John Stossel it’s the candidate Syndicated Columnist w h o ’ s p r o m i s e d Americans the most “free” stuff. Six months ago, my staff and I tallied the candidates’ promises. All wanted to give away trillions -- or more accurately, wanted government to tax you and spend your money on the candidates’ schemes.

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At that point, Senator Kamala Harris led. Fortunately, her promises did not bring her sustained support, and she dropped out. Unfortunately, now the other candidates are making even more promises. So, it’s time for a new contest. My new video ranks the current leading candidates by how much of your money they promise to spend. We divide the promises into four categories: Education Joe Biden would make community college free, cut student loans in half, increase Pell Grants and modernize schools.

Added to his previous campaign promises, he’d increase federal spending by $157 billion per year. Elizabeth Warren would spend much more. She wants government to “provide universal child care for every baby in this country age 0 to 5, universal pre-K for every child, raise the wages of every childcare worker and preschool teacher in America, provide for universal tuition-free college, put $50 billion into historically black colleges and universities... and cancel student loan debt for 95% of the people.” She’d outspend Biden -- but not Bernie Sanders. Sanders would forgive all student

loans -- even for the rich. He also demands that government give everyone child care and pre-K. Mayor Pete Buttigieg also promises free child care, more pay for teachers, more career education, free college and Pell Grants, plus the refinancing of student debt. Good try, Pete, but Sanders “wins” in the education category, with nearly $300 billion in promises. Climate All the Democrats pretend they will do something useful about climate change. Biden would spend See STOSSEL on 29

Trump Removal Would Be Insane It’s easy to forget what the Senate impeachment trial is supposed to be about. It’s not a fight over whether the Senate will call a couple of witby Rich Lowry nesses that the Syndicated Columnist House couldn’t, or didn’t bother to, obtain on its own. The underlying question is whether the United States Senate will impose the most severe sanction it has ever inflicted on any chief executive, voting to remove a president for the first time in the history of the country and doing it about 10 months from his reelection bid.

This is a truly radical step that, if it ever came about, would do more damage to the legitimacy of our political system than President Donald Trump’s underlying offense. If Trump were actually convicted, the 2020 election would proceed under a cloud of illegitimacy. Tens of millions of Trump voters wouldn’t accept the result. They’d see it as an inside job to deny the incumbent president a chance to run for reelection, without a single voter having a direct say. The GOP would be brought to its knees by internal bloodletting, a prospect that Democrats surely would welcome, especially given that it would deliver them the presidency. Republicans would be out for revenge, and instead of a halcyon return to normalcy, our politics would be

even more poisonous than before. Democrats argue that Trump can’t stay in office because he’s such a threat to the integrity of our elections. But the portrayal of Trump’s Ukraine scheme as “election interference,” as the Democrats always say, is tendentious and inapt. If the Ukrainians had complied with the Trump team’s pressure to announce an investigation of the energy company Burisma, it wouldn’t have changed one vote in 2020, even if former Vice President Joe Biden eventually is the Democratic nominee. The fact is that impeachment, as my colleague Ramesh Ponnuru points out, is a weak check on the presidency. It requires a supermajority of the country to remove a president and one of the political

parties being willing to nullify the choice of its own voters for president and an election he won. Both the Trump and Clinton impeachments show that this is a hateful prospect for the president’s party. The best case for what the Democrats are doing now is that Republicans impeached Clinton in the 1990s with little or no hope for conviction in the Senate, and turnabout is fair play. But it’s time to conclude that this is a failed model of impeachment. It depends on a process that diverts the time and energy of the nation’s political institutions as if the survival of a presidency is at stake, even when everyone knows it isn’t. Congress can hold hearings on a presiSee LOWRY on 25 dent’s con-

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group of ring-necked ducks or a handful of hooded mergansers will join the mallards. In a way, I almost prefer a deep freeze over the thaws. We live in New England, right? What’s a New England winter without some bitterly cold temperatures? It makes us appreciate the other seasons that much more. That said, I will admit that I’m often guilty of allowing some false hope about spring to creep into my mind. Spring is not too far away, really. As proof, this week I walked past a flower bed at work and saw snowdrops poking out of the ground. I h o p e th o se flowers know what they’re doing. It’s not wise to underestimate a New England winter. Chris Bosak may be reached at chrisbosak26@gmail.com or

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UNH ‘Brewing’ Recipe For Success In Brewlab EXETER - the University of New Hampshire, students can earn a minor in brewing to complement their major field of study, a unique opportunity that has led to a collaboration with the American Independence Museum. “We are thrilled to have their students brew a unique beer for a special winter Beer for History event,” said the museum’s Emma Stratton. On February 7 at the museum’s Folsom Tavern in Exeter, guests will be able to sample Alewife Run, a smoked porter brewed by UNH Brewlab students. “I was surprised to look through my notes and find that this will be our first porter,” said Cheryl Parker, who teaches the program at UNH. In addition to brewing beer for the event, Parker said she will speak at the event, entitled A Winter Warmer. “I’ll talk about the ingredients and the history behind them,”

she said. “We’ll also have a “sensory” table with all the components that went into the porter so people can taste each type of grain that went into it and smell the hops as well...I’ll bring plenty of the smoke grain-I like to snack on it.” Parker said she also expects a UNH student present at the event during which time he/ she can show people how to describe beer using flavor and aroma wheels. “That is something we do in class,” added Parker, who said the popularity of the program

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has been steady since its inception. “I have students who come from every major--from anthropology to zoology--taking the courses,” she said. “Engineers may be looking for work at macro brewery running operations, while science students might be looking for quality control jobs.” Parker said they have many Sustainable Agriculture students who are looking to grow ingredients or develop new ones. “The courses focus on the science of fermentation, agriculture, quality control, production

and safety,” she said. “We also mix in a lot of other topics like sensory training and history.” For Stratton, the opportunity to connect with Parker, her students and the program represents an emerging focus at the museum. “History is not an exercise in memorizing facts and dates,” she said. “History provides context, perspective and insight. I am very excited to have UNH Brewlab part of this special Beer for History event.” Beer for History features light snacks provided by Sea Dog Brewery, beer-related programming, colonial inspired music, and play space for younger children. Beer for History: A Winter Warmer takes place from 6 to 8 pm at the museum’s Folsom Tavern, 164 Water St., Exeter, NH. Tickets for are $15 for members, $20 for non-members and $5 for youth (under 21). To purchase tickets, or learn more about Beer for History, visit independencemuseum.org

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Dick Doore and Eric Wallace. Founded in 1993, Dick and Eric spent 3 months brewing every weekend to find the right core recipes to open in January, 1994. They are known across the country for their Milk Stout but have so many other great beers to their credit. When asked how many different beers have they made, Dick says “Well over a hundred!” As Left Hand’s popularity and distribution broadened, production became a focus. In 1998, Tabernash Brewing was acquired which doubled their capacity. 12 oz six packs replaced most of their 22 oz bottles from previous production years. With multiple award winning beers, growth was realized. But the beer that really put them on the beer map was Dick’s own recipe for his Milk Stout with CO2. This

same recipe was entered in the 2011 Great American Beer Festival in Denver as a nitrogen beer with much acclaim. This stout is now available in both bottles (no widget) and in cans (with nitro widget). In 2010, a 30% increase in production and distribution helped put them on the Brewers Association’s Top 50 Craft Brewers list in 2012. That same year, Left Hand opened a faster bottling line to keep up with demand. By 2015, Left Hand Brewing developed its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) so that their employees felt more vested in their work. Many other breweries have different total percentages of employee ownership as well. This helps support public recognition of a quality brand. Partner Eric Wallace was quoted as saying See BREW on 25

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Center Harbor Soup Kitchen – Free Community Meal

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Laconia. Boys grades 1-4 are 6pm-7pm and boys grades 5-8 are 7pm-8pm in the Laconia Community Center and all girls are 7pm-8pm at the Laconia Middle School gym. These free clinics will take place every Sunday through the

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Showstoppers Troupe Performs – “Seasons of Love” Garrison Players Arts Center, Route 4, Rollinsford. 8pm. The Showstoppers are a touring ensemble who perform together throughout the year. It’s a Garrison Players tradition with roots as far back as 1977. This performance of “Seasons of Love”, will be a musical revue that covers the full range of emotions and draws from Broadway shows through the years. Tickets are $20pp and can be purchased at the door.

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Prince Street, Concord. Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 2pm. The Community Players of Concord present a bouquet of laughter with Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple – The Female Version”. This is Simon’s own 1985 adaptation of his hit play about two friends who really shouldn’t live together but decide to give it a try! Here, it’s Olive Madison who is the easy going, sloppy divorcee who agrees to take in Florence Unger, her high strung, ultra-fastidious friend, after Florence’s husband announces he wants a divorce. This show is sure to keep you laughing! $20pp/ adult, $18pp/juniors and seniors. www.Community

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Gallery Showing of New Original Works by Peter Ferber

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Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness. 9am12pm. Squam Lakes Science Center’s Executive Director Iain MacLeod leads a tour around the Lakes Region to spot Bald Eagles. Iain will share the natural history and adaptations of these majestic birds, the story of how we almost lost our national symbol of freedom, and what has led to their comeback. Participants will carpool to viewing sites and binoculars

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TO CHEAT OR NOT TO CHEAT? One constant in the unfolding Major League Baseball signstealing scandal has been MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s reticence to hold players at all accountable for any malfeasance as he instead focuses on general managers, managers and coaches. So why do cheating players, be they Astros or Red Sox, get free passes? Today’s highly-paid pro athletes are already mollycoddled enough, with their agents and trainers and lawyers and personal assistants and marketing people and financial advisors and groupies etc. etc. etc. Are they so pathetic that they can’t be held to any ethical standard? The first baseball commissioner, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, was made of sterner stuff. He was brought in to save baseball after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal when the Chicago White Sox consorted with gamblers and threw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. Ponder that Landis subsequently banned eight Black Sox players from the baseball for life. Including Buck

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I have not forgotten an incident from my college days involving one of my roommates. A girl he had been dating had broken up with him and soon afterwards in our dormitory room he was lamenting the breakup by issuing the words borrowed from another that: “It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” At this season when words of love are in the air and written all over the place, it must also be acknowledged that all love stories do not have a happy ending. So it was with the true New Hampshire love story I am about to relate to you. Franklin Benjamin Sanborn was an eighteen year old from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire and Ariana Smith Walker was a young lady from Peterborough in the same state. They met as a consequence of a literary society that

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Because of the agreement between the two of them that Frank continue his education at Exeter and then at Harvard, an engagement was not announced until 1853. Anna had been afflicted with a mysterious illness which had come off and on since 1846 and was recognized as a serious illness in 1854. The love bond was not broken but after Frank and Anna were married in that year they were abruptly separated eight days

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, February 6, 2020 — FARM from 20 Nico’s ongoing trials can be followed on the LLLF Facebook page. And speaking of our Facebook page, watch for our upcoming Valentine’s fundraiser, the Saturday before Valentine’s Day (February 8th) at Agway on Route 106 in Concord. Many volunteers have poured so much of their hearts, time, and resources, into helping bring Nico back from that narrow precipice of death he so wearily walked upon when he first arrived; to have this type of double enucleation surgical setback for such a sweet soul is nothing short of crushing. Despite the many tragedies and stories like Nico’s we encounter and endure in any given year, we enter 2020 as we do each new year, not with trepidation or reticence, but with rigor

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Danielle and Bria head down North Peak’s Upper Flume Trail. From the slopes there are big mountain vistas. The pointy peak just right of center is Mount Flume. Loon Mountain has great snow conditions for skiing and snowboarding. The resort offers other fun winter activities including liftserviced snow tubing, snowshoeing and a zipline across the Pemigewasset River. PATENAUDE from 3 hours. Smiles on skiers and volunteers faces proved it was a good day to ski. The race lunch at the community center was served by the local 5th graders and the delicious soups and pasta were donated by local restaurants. The lunch was a fundraiser for their class trip. Awards were given out and

stories of races within the race were shared between us. Afterwards we walked over to the Jackson Historical Society to see the large painting, The Northern Presidentials from the Glen, by Erik Koeppel. This lovely painting shouldn’t be missed, the painting was commissioned by the Historical Society. Admission is free and

Après the JacksonXC race, Charlie admires the Jackson Historical Society’s painting, The Northern Presidentials from the Glen painted by Erik Koeppel. The painting is 6’ 6” x 11’ 3”, it is the largest oil of a White Mountain scene, the painting was commissioned by the Society and unveiled just last October.

you’ll see more White Mountain art and interesting history are on display. Last Thursday Danielle, Bria and I went downhill skiing at Loon. Brrr it was cold just 12 degrees when we arrived but the sun came up and by noon it was in the mid 20s. We parked by the Governor Adams Lodge (we didn’t

Loonatics at Loon! The long running adult racing league races on Thursdays at Noon. Skiers and a snowboarders of all abilities enjoy the camaraderie of adult racing and après ski fun. This year’s Governor’s Cup giant slalom race will be held March 21, 2020, it is a scholarship fundraiser for local student athletes. ride the John Henry steam engine train but it was running). I think the cold might have kept some people away in the morning but not us. We booted up in the Lodge and Bria

helped Danielle get a held every Thursday at discounted lift ticket Noon and teams of six by giving her one of her racers in men’s and IKON buddy passes. women’s divisions vie I ran into “adult rac- for points--hint: woming” friends and I was en are more valuable. easily persuaded to That is what they say, race on their team for I didn’t say it! Loonatics. Loonatics is See PATENAUDE on 23

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, February 6, 2020 — Of course we took a run down the middle of the superpipe in the terrain park, being a weekday the park was not busy and we felt safe being silly. On top of North Peak, we marveled at the clear mountain views and how there was just a breath of wind. It was a super day to ski. Danielle was tracking

Bria and Danielle on top of Loon’s North Peak early on Thursday morning. White capped Mount Washington can be seen in the distance behind them. PATENAUDE from 22

rugged. I put on my race The three of us did a number and I was told loop on the Kanc quad, if everyone doesn’t rewhich is planned to turn their race bib your be replaced with team is disqualian 8-pack next fied and scores summer. Then we no points. I said I skied over to the would be sure to gondola, no lift return it, you bet line, and over to I did. the North Peak. The race was We could see forheld on Coolidge ever all the way to Street (named Mountain Washin honor of Big ington and the Coolidge Mounnearby Franconia tain that is directly Ridge peaks. north of the ski The snow conditrail). Loonatics attions were exceltracts racers of all lent, the groomed abilities and ages loose granular (the oldest is 90). lasted the whole Everyone cheers day. We skied our for one another way across the and after the lifts resort and made close they meet for o u r w a y t o t h e Elissa Bradley kicks and glides après ski at one South Peak. We fast and earned first place for of the local sponskied Ripsaw and the women in the JacksonXC soring establishCruiser together Freeman Frost White Mountain ments. After the race we before I needed to Classic. JacksonXC offers learn met head over to Loonup at the Kanc atics. Danielle and to ski packages and has programs lift and again skied Bria elected to ski for all levels. our way over to a few more runs at the North Peak.

our progress and told us we only had to do one more run to make it an even 20! Our last lift ride up was on the gondola and we took Bearclaw to Rumrunner to complete our lumberjack ski adventure. On our way home we stopped by Black Mountain Burger where the Loonatics

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FERBER from 1 an astonishing ability to pour it all onto canvas. As we look into the intricate details that Peter paints and draws with such realism, we can’t help but be moved by the multiplicity of stories hidden in the layers and perspective – and identify with them. At the upcoming Peter Ferber Gallery Show on Saturday, February 15th, nearly half the new original paintings feature glimpses of a lake cottage: a warm and inviting interior, or a weathered exterior that speaks to a historic and generational past. There’s also a cut paper piece of a boathouse, a medium that Peter Ferber says he enjoys immensely because it’s a very defined process of putting things together that appeals to the architect in him. Although there’s shared content in these

“Sailing Into View’ a new work by New Hampshire artist Peter Ferber (R). One of his new pieces to be premiered at the Art Place in Wolfeboro on Saturday, February 15th. new originals such as the cottage glimpses, each one has something different in it according to Peter. “Whenever I approach a subject I ask myself how will I render that, how can

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, February 6, 2020 — SHAPIRO from 6 Jews. All of which is why Israel’s continued existence provides both a thorn in the side of modern anti-Semites and why Israel’s continued existence is so necessary. Vague expressions of upset over an event that took place 75 years ago are no substitute for the hard-nosed defense of Jewish survival that Israel represents. And Jews should remember that when they decide to blind themselves to the real and present anti-Semitism of the Omars, Tlaibs and Corbyns. Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-inchief of DailyWire.com. He is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “The Right Side of History.” He lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles. To find out more about Ben Shapiro and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www. creators.com.

MOFFETT from 25 the game I play. If I catch any crook in baseball, the rest of his life is going to be a pretty hot one. I’ll go to any means and to anything possible to see that he gets a real penalty for his offense.” Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, MLB’s first Commissioner Sports Quiz Answer Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers and Alex Karras of the Detroit Lions were suspended from the NFL by Commissioner Pete Rozelle for betting on NFL games. They missed the 1963 season. Mike Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He co-authored the critically-acclaimed and award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available through Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast. net.

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duct, subpoena witnesses and documents and fight the executive with full force if they aren’t produced, hold officials in contempt, withhold funding, deny the executive traditional forms of interbranch comity and, if it wants to put down a long-lasting marker, censure the president. But it needn’t drag the country through a melodrama based on the fiction that any president who hasn’t crashed to, say, a 25% approval rating is going to be removed by his own party -- in other words, exactly what Adam Schiff and his managers are doing now. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, February 6, 2020 — STOSSEL from 7 $170 billion per year, Buttigieg $150 billion to $200 billion and Warren $300 billion. Sanders “wins” this category, too, by promising more than $1 trillion. Health Care Even the “moderate,” Biden, now wants to “build out Obamacare” and to cover people here illegally. So does Buttigieg -but he’d spend twice as much on it. Warren complains the Buttigieg plan “costs so much less” than her plan. She’d spend $2 trillion a year. Sanders is again the biggest spender. He’d spend $3 trillion of your money on his “Medicare for All” plan. Welfare In this category, Biden, to his credit, plans no new spending. But Buttigieg has been cranking out lots of new promises, like $45 billion for “affordable housing” and $27 billion to expand Social Security payments beyond what people paid in. Warren would also spend more on “affordable housing” and give kids more food stamps. Sanders “wins” again. He promises to guarantee everyone a job, provide “housing for all” and give more people food stamps. Miscellaneous Then there’s spending that doesn’t neatly fit into major categories, like Biden’s plans for new foreign aid for Central America, Sanders’ high-speed internet, Buttigieg’s expanding national service programs like the Peace Corps and Warren’s plan to force

government to buy only American-made products. Finally, we found a spending category that Sanders doesn’t win. With $130 billion in new plans, Biden wins the “miscellaneous” round. And what about that incumbent Republican? Donald Trump once talked about “cutting waste,” but government spending rose more than half a trillion dollars during his first three years. Now Trump wants $267 billion in new spending for things like infrastructure and “access to high-quality, affordable childcare.” At least Trump wants to spend less than the Democrats. Biden and Buttigieg would double Trump’s increase. Warren would quadruple it. She’d increase spending by almost $3 trillion. But Bernie Sanders blows them all out of the water, with nearly $5 trillion in proposed new spending! “I’m not denying we’re going to spend a lot of money,” he admits. He’ll probably win in Iowa next week. Whoever wins... taxpayers lose. John Stossel is the author of “No They Can’t! Why Government Fails -- But Individuals Succeed.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www. creators.com.

MALKIN from 6 tined for China. Those are just a few who got caught. In 2018-2019, China sent the most international students from around the world (369,548 out of nearly 1.1 million) to study in U.S. institutions. More than 71,000 Chinese students headed to Massachusetts; 6,222 of them embedded at Harvard and 10,598 of them enrolled at Boston University. Those figures don’t include their spouses and children, who are also welcomed through their own special visa programs. (And the national security risks of the untold tens of thousands of Chinese nationals on the H-1B tech worker visa is a whole ‘nuther story.) China has cunningly exploited America’s alphabet soup of temporary visa programs, which are overwhelmed by out-ofcontrol mass migration and are operated by open borders ideologues who put the alleged economic benefits of admitting 1 million international students into the country every year over the national security risks. Top administrators at Harvard and other prestigious universities have continually denounced the Trump administration for increasing vetting of foreign student visas and inconveniencing their wealthy clientele. But mum’s the word on the treachery taking place under the guise of “cultural” enrichment: --Last July, the FBI indicted Chinese F-1 student visa beneficiary Weiyun “Kelly” Huang in an alleged visa fraud scheme that allowed more than 2,500 Chinese foreign students on F-1 -- in-

cluding a purported spy for the Chinese government -- to extend their stays by claiming employment with a phony internet front she created. The ruse allowed the scammers to take advantage of the uncapped Optional Practical Training program allowing F-1s to stay an extra three years to work. Ji Chaoqun, an F-1 who received a master’s degree in electrical engineering in 2015 from an unspecified U.S. university, paid for Huang’s services and was arrested in 2018 for alleged spying and recruitment of academics and engineers under the direction of the People’s Republic of China. --In September, the FBI arrested Chinese national Zhongsan Liu in New Jersey for operating a fraudulent J-1 visa racket that imported PRC operatives to staff a New York front group recruiting scientists, academics and engineers to work in China. Liu targeted seven American universities for the scheme, including the University of Massachusetts Boston. --Just last week, the University of Missouri at Columbia announced it was terminating its partnership with a Chinese government-funded language and cultural program called the Confucius Institute amid widespread national security concerns. The Institute’s teachers were pouring into local K-12 schools through the J-1 visa program unsupervised. The U.S. Government Accountability Office identified more than 500 “Confucius Institutes” worldwide, with 96 located at colleges and universities in the United States as of

December 2018 -- the vast majority of them publicly funded institutions. A PRC propaganda outfit called Hanban has provided funding ranging from $900,000 to $1.7 million for “model” Confucius Institutes. While several universities have closed their programs, several Chinese language charter schools and entire school districts, including K-12 public schools in Broward County, Florida, Houston and Seattle, operate “Confucius Class-

rooms” approved and co-operated with the Chinese government. Where’s a nationwide public health emergency declaration when you need one? Michelle Malkin ‘s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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