03/09/2023 Weirs Times

Bird News From ArouNd The GrANiTe sTATe

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Sharing some birding news from the area and beyond:

Several readers have responded to last week’s column about bluebirds. The spectacular and adored birds are becoming a common sighting in New Hampshire throughout the winter. Jim from Keene, who also made an appearance in last week’s column, wrote in this week to say he had eight bluebirds congregating around his birdhouse. The birds stayed for about e Sta15 minutes. It was the same birdhouse that was used by bluebirds last year, so hopefully that is a good sign of things to come this spring.

I mentioned last week that eastern bluebirds were the only bluebirds that live in the East. That being said, a mountain bluebird has been seen

at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Newington, as reported on the birding news page of the American Birding Association’s website. As of this writing, the last sighting was reported on February 28. Visit aba. org/birding-news/ for updates.

Why would a mountain bluebird, a western species, show up on the East Coast? Birds often get lost due to a variety of factors, such as weather, and end up in places where they typically don’t make an appearance. In New England, I’ve seen a painted bunting, forktailed flycatcher, brown booby, and other species that are not typically seen here. The Steller’s sea eagle that has been seen off and on in Maine this winter is another example.

Speaking of eagles, the ABA’s birding news web page seems to be filled

A Pileated Woodpecker on a large Maple tree looking for ants and other insects under the bark in a decayed tree. The Pileated Woodpecker is one of the largest woodpeckers in North America. It measures 16 to 191/2 inches long with a wing span of 29 inches wide. TOM THOMSON PHOTO

Chris Bosak Contributing Writer See BIRDS on 29

Ewing Was Spot On

To The Editor:

I read Don Ewing’s Mail Boat article “Trillions Wasted on Climate Change”. He is spot on. It is nice to know there are others that really know what is going on with the climate change alarmist movement that has the backing of mainstream media & many politicians. Congratulations to him for writing the article. I just finished reading a book that he would be interested in reading if he hasn’t done so already. It is written by a recently retired U.S. Senator James M. Inhofe (R Oklahoma) called “The Greatest Hoax”. What an eye opener. It was very interesting and informative, He covered a lot of ground and it was well written.

Frederick S. Goodrich

It’s Time

To The Editor:

Over the past few weeks I have remained quiet as many in New Hampshire jumped on the bandwagon to scourge a legislator for doing his job. I dare say most did not even read the proposed legislation that a “trusted” organization called foul. If they had, they would have agreed with the legislator that it 1) did not accomplish anything, and 2) therefore needed more work.

The bill I am referencing is HB396. All it does is state that there are two biological sexes. That’s all. So what? The “trusted” organization would have

you believe that it would prevent boys being allowed in girls dressing rooms, or prevent men from being crowned in a beauty pageant or biological males from competing in an athletic contest. However, there is no such restriction in the bill. Read it for yourselves.

Where was this “trusted” organization when the “Republican” controlled House and Senate passed HB608 in 2019 codifying “gender identity” into law? This is the law that allows for the biological males to enter girls dressing rooms and to compete in beauty contests or athletic competitions. Here, you can read it! And your “Republican” Governor who wants to “protect” your daughters signed it!!!

Meanwhile, the legislator who is being targeted by this “trusted” organization that supposedly promotes God, life and family, has introduced three bills. 1) an Informed Consent before undergoing an abortion, 2) prevents the ending of a life when a heartbeat is detected, and 3) prevention of chemically or surgically altering a child’s biological sex on a minor. And the Support Is No Where to be found. Not from fellow legislators, not from the “trusted” organizations.

Instead the “trusted” organization spent your donated dollars to crucify this legislator.We the people must do our due diligence and research on our own Before We jump on the band wagon.

Karen Testerman Franklin, NH.

Running For Selectman

To The Editor:

My name is Glenn Frederick, and I’m running for the Town of Sanbornton Board of Selectmen. My decision to run, is based on my first priority and one that I believe I share with most of your readers; preserving the rural character of the town by protecting its open space and agricultural legacy. I am also committed to the safety and welfare of our community.

My vision is to support initiatives that maintain our smalltown character while progressing in a fiscally responsible manner. Part of my vision, is to ensure that we maintain experienced staffing levels in both Fire and Police Departments through sound fiscal policy. I fully support Article 5 in the Warrant which creates two full-time Firefighter/EMS positions. These positions are critical to the safety and welfare of our community.

My wife and I moved to Sanbornton in 2016, and are both life-long NH residents. We have 3 adult children, and have been married for 35 years. Prior to moving to Sanbornton, we lived in Southern NH. For 22 years, I have worked as a field representative for an automobile manufacture supporting the retail sales efforts and wholesale financing needs of our franchised dealer network.

Having served on the Sanbornton Zoning Board of

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Not So LoNg Ago ... Exploring

messAGiNG - wAys we use To do iT

by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

How did we ever survive in a world without a smart phone in our possession at all times?

Last week I wrote about using a telephone when it was in its infancy, but in these days we’ve come a long ways from that and now send our messages in a variety of ways by phone and other means.

So first remember that messaging was, in the past, not done in the same way as today. Secondly, our telephones had to be attached to wires to work, they didn’t carry text messages, say nothing about images, and our shouts had limited carrying capacity, so, in many circumstances we used other means, or we just got along without trying to message. There was no worldwide web. We weren’t always in such a hurry to communicate.

Down through the ages mankind has used many means to send messages, that

is, to communicate with others. As a child I was intrigued with echoing. If the location was right, and the air was still, I could yell “hello” and hear an “hello” in response. I read that years ago when visitors to the Old Man of the Mountain would shout their message at Echo Lake they would say that the echo that came back to them was God answering them.

There were times at our country home when the most effec -

for a mile. It eliminated the need to shout to call someone to lunch or alert them to the fact that something had happened that demanded their attention. It is a messaging device that has served for decades, probably over a century now, maybe two.

The cow bell was a means of messaging in those days of old. There was a time when there was an extensive pasture on the old farm, and if the cows didn’t come home on schedule they could be located by the sound of the bells that were attached to their necks. The cows could communicate by voice, too, particularly if they

tive way of receiving a family member’s attention at a distance was to raise our voice and shout our message. So came Mother’s call to get up in the morning, to come to lunch, or some other summons. With no phone to carry a call to come in from the barn, field, garden, or woods had to come by other means.

One signal device that we had was a shaker horn made of metal that when blown emitted a sound that I believe could be heard

The cow bell was a means of messaging in those days of old.

Celtic Musicians Nuala Kennedy And Eamon O’Leary In Concert

Celtic Concerts at The Old White Church, 109A (149 Middle Rd) in Tuftonboro, NH are back!

Beginning with Nuala Kennedy on flute and Eamon O’Leary on bouzouki and guitar on March 11th at 7:30.

Dundalk native Nuala Kennedy, is a critically acclaimed and award-winning touring and recording artist. She sings, plays flute and whistle, and is a writer of songs and tunes. Her work draws on songs and tunes from both the Irish and Scottish traditions.

Eamon O’Leary is originally from Dublin, Ireland but now lives in New York City. A singer, bouzouki and guitar player he has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe, performing and recording with many of Irish music’s great players.

Long time friends and musical collaborators, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’ Leary have toured together widely.

Nuala and Eamon offer tunes and songs that range from the ancient Irish tradition to reflections on the present day, a concert experience you will long remember.

If you are interested and for further information, contact Greg and Teri Heppe at 603-998-0826 or email hepx216@yahoo.com

Meredith Altrusa Club Scholarships Are Available

If you are over the age of 23 seeking a career change or a path to a better job and are currently enrolled in an accredited institution, The Meredith Altrusa is offering scholarships to help you achieve your educational goals.

The Meredith Altrusa Club 2023 non-traditional scholarship application is now available online at www. altrusameredithnh.org and through the town Libraries in Laconia, Meredith, Moultonborough, Center Harbor, New Hampton and Sandwich.

If you work or live in any of these towns, you are eligible to apply. Scholarship applications are also available through the Financial Aid offices of Lakes Region Community College and Plymouth State University.

Completed applications and reference letters must be received no later than Thursday, March 31, 2023 to be considered.

Canterbury Shaker Village To Offer Tai Chi At The Village

Held every Monday from March 13 through May 1, Tai Chi at the Village represents an opportunity to learn Tai Chi from Darcy Cushing, a student of the renowned Tung family Tai Chi Style. Tai Chi at the Village represents the latest in a number of Tai Chi classes and workshops that have been held over the years.

“It is a terrific exercise perfect for gaining greater flexibility and balance,” said Kyle Sandler of the Village. “It also provides the public with an opportunity to experience the beauty of the Village, which lends itself to contemplation and reflection.”

Tai Chi at the Village is an 8-week series that takes place every Monday at Canterbury Shaker Village from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., March 13 through May 1. The cost is $140 for nonmembers and $120 for members.

“You are welcome to arrive early and explore the trails on our property,” added Sandler. “Spring is a beautiful time of year here.”

Established in 1792, Canterbury Shaker Village represents one of the oldest, most typical, and completely preserved of the Shaker Villages. To register for Tai Chi at the Village, or learn more about the Village, visit shakers.org.

Canterbury Shaker Village is a member of the NH Heritage Museum Trail, which connects the public with culturally rich heritage institutions in New Hampshire. For more information, visit nhmuseumtrail.org.

Blazing Star Grange To Screen Classic Feature-Length Silent Comedy

He was the bespectacled young man next door whose road to success was often paved with perilous detours.

He was Harold Lloyd, whose fastpaced comedies made him the most popular movie star of Hollywood’s silent film era.

See for yourself why Lloyd was the top box office attraction of the 1920s in a revival of ‘Why Worry?’ (1923), one of his best comedies. The Blazing Star Grange will host a 100th anniversary screening of ‘Why Worry?’ on Saturday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at the historic Blazing Star Grange Hall, 15 North Road in Danbury.

The show is open to the public, with a suggested donation of $5 per person. The screening will feature live accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based composer who specializes in creating scores for silent films.Rapsis will improvise a musical score for ‘Why Worry?’ as the film screens. In creating accompaniment for the Lloyd movies and other vintage classics, Rapsis tries to bridge the gap between silent film and modern audiences.

“Creating the music on the spot is a bit of a high-wire act, but it contributes a level of energy that’s really crucial to the silent film experience,” Rapsis said.

The short Harold Lloyd comedy ‘Number, Please’ (1920) will also be included in the program. For more info on the music, visit www.jeffrapsis.com.

New TAxes & deducTioNs

Last week we had our taxes done.

A lot of folks choose to do their returns themselves, but I don’t recommend that. There are many new taxes and tax deductions this year that the average person doesn’t know exist.

above and beyond your standard deduction. (There is some outrage from those who brazenly press the “No Tip” selection each time. They claim it is hard to look into the cold, steely eyes of the checkout person and choose the “No Tip” and why should those folks who fold under the pressure be rewarded.)

by Brendan Smith

We certainly didn’t. It would take many hours to research all of the new taxes and deductions that have been implemented in 2023 and who really has the time for all of that in this busy world.

So, it is best to see a professional so you don’t miss anything you might be entitled to, or worse, having to owe more than you think.

I wish I had time to list them all, but here are just a few. I hope this helps.

THE KIOSK DEDUCTION

– With the advent of the new countertop kiosks which are appearing in many stores nowadays, comes a new deduction which the IRS also calls “The Shame Deduction.” You know the feeling. You order a pizza to go, you drive to the store to pick it up yourself, the cashier hands you the pizza and then tells you to insert your card into the kiosk to pay. You put in your debit card and then are confronted with the “How Much Tip Would You Like To Leave Option.” Of course, you can’t understand why you would need to tip since you are doing most of the work yourself, but you glance up, see the cashier staring at you, then glance down again at the screen, then back to the cashier, whose gaze is now more severe. You fold, feel that shame and choose a tip percentage. But now you can deduct those kiosk tips

PRONOUN DEDUCTION –

Did you know that you can now deduct up to seventy-five dollars for every pronoun you use?

Are you a They/Them, Ze/Zir or an Ey/Eir? If you are, then that’s a quick one-hundredand-fifty-dollar deduction. In fact, one can deduct as many pronoun groups they decided to identify with in the course of the fiscal year since there are now thousands of them and fluidity is encouraged. (You can even make up your own, which not many are aware of.)

A savvy pronoun user can actually deduct so many pronouns that they can actually make up to $75,000 a year without actually having a job. In fact, when you file your taxes IRS agents may even get back to you with some pronouns you may have missed. (Yes, I know this sounds complicated, but your local tax professional can explain to you exactly how this works.) *She/Her and He/Him cannot be used for deductions.

SOCIAL MEDIA TAX – The word is that a lot of people in government are kicking themselves for not coming up with this tax sooner since it should raise billions, if not trillions, of dollars for the government to quickly spend. If you post more than five things a day on any social media site, you will have five dollars added to your taxes owed. Exceed ten things a day and that doubles (on and on). For a lot of people I know this will really add up. (Someone suggested to me that they can avoid this tax by just coming up

with a false profile since then the government will not know it is them. I did my best not to laugh.) There is a silver lining to this tax though. For each day that you post nothing on any site, you can have five dollars of that tax eliminated. (Heads up to parents: You are also responsible for your kids posts. Many parents are taken by surprise by this at tax time when they receive a hefty bill. There are already quite a few families who are feeling the financial effects of this. I have seen their Facebook posts.)

FOURTEEN ITEMS OR LESS DEDUCTION – Did you know that all supermarket checkouts contain a secret code that lets the IRS know if they are at “14 Items Or Fewer” checkouts or regular ones. For each checkout where you actually followed the rules and checked out with less than fourteen items, you can deduct up to twenty-five dollars off your income. Those who break the rules can be penalized up to one hundred dollars per infraction depending on the severity of the violation. (Thirty items at the fourteen or fewer? Prepare to be punished, as you should be.) You can keep your receipts for proof if you want, but all transactions are electronically sent to the IRS anyway as well as your photo and DNA in case you decide to pay with cash. (What do you think they need all those extra agents for?)

I wish I had more space to tell you about other great deductions, but I’m sure your local tax expert can fill you in.

Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles,” “The Best of A F.O.O.L. in New Hampshire,” and “I Really Only Did It For The Socks- Thoughts and Stories on Aging.” All are available through his wesbite BrendanTSmith.com.

Weirs Times Editor

ViVek rAmAswAmy:

BriNG dowN ‘woke,’

BriNG BAck AmericA

The 2024 presidential race gets more exciting each day.

Now 37-year-old entrepreneur businessman Vivek Ramaswamy has entered the race as the newest Republican candidate.

The GreATesT coVer-up iN humAN hisTory

First, it was supposedly a conspiracy theory.

Then, it was banned.

tions about American funding for gain-offunction research in Wuhan.

by Star Parker Syndicated Columnist

Whether this political novice has a chance at winning the highest elective office in the land remains to be seen. But for sure he has something to say and contribute.

And worth noting is now the first two candidates to announce following former President Donald Trump’s entering the race, Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley, are children of Indian immigrants.

I requote the statistic I cited last week that “more than half of America’s start-up companies valued at $1 billion or more” were founded by immigrants.

Inside our country, a vast left-wing culture has risen to power, peddling a message that ours is an evil, racist country that can only be fixed by seizing power and force-feeding “woke” values onto all our institutions.

But these successful first-generation offspring of immigrants raise the important question: If our county is so horrible, why is there no place on earth where more want to come and gain the privilege of citizenship?

And when they come, they know what to do. They study, work and follow the path to great success, which is only possible in a country that is free.

At age 37, Ramaswamy’s resume includes degrees from Harvard and Yale, founding and leading a successful biotechnology start-up firm, founding an investment firm that focuses on traditional goals of profitability and merit, and disavowing the politically correct ESG agenda, which has captured so many of the largest investment firms. And authoring two hard-hitting books, “Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam,” and “Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence.”

Ramaswamy is showcasing his own life as proof that the American dream is alive and that the real threat we face is the “woke” culture that wants to turn our free nation over to left-wing politicians to force their agenda on everyone and have taxpayers pick up the bill for the trillions spent doing it.

There is a reason why the nation is now staggering under massive debt and growing at

by Ben Shapiro Syndicated Columnist

Finally, it was true. The so-called “lab leak” theory of the origins of COVID-19 -- the theory that COVID-19 originated in at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and then was unintentionally loosed -- was always the most probable explanation for the outbreak of the deadly virus. After all, as Jon Stewart correctly joked in 2021, “’Oh, my God, there’s a novel respiratory coronavirus overtaking Wuhan, China. What do we do?’

‘Oh, you know who we could ask? The Wuhan novel respiratory coronavirus lab.’ The disease is the same name as the lab. That’s just a little too weird, don’t you think?”

But for well over a year, it was considered verboten to mention the lab leak theory. When Senator Tom Cotton, R-Ark., posited the possibility of a lab leak in February 2020, he was roundly mocked by the media. The New York Times headlined, “Senator Tom Cotton Repeats Fringe Theory of Coronavirus Origins.” Scientific American headlined -- in March 2022! -- “The Lab-Leak Hypothesis Made It Harder for Scientists to Seek the Truth.” Facebook actively quashed attempts to disseminate the theory; Dr. Anthony Fauci went on national television and downplayed the theory. Why?

Two reasons are obvious. The first: powerful institutions had a stake in downplaying the Chinese origins of the virus in order to shift blame to the rest of the world. Certainly, that was China’s game: In all likelihood, COVID-19 was spreading in China as early as October 2019, and the government covered it up for months. But that was also the game of the World Health Organization. Members of the American government like Fauci also had a stake in smothering ques-

Then there’s the second reason: all the wrong people were repeating the lab leak theory. As one of MSNBC’s resident hacks, Mehdi Hasan, admitted on Twitter, “The simple reason why so many people weren’t keen to discuss the ‘lab leak’ theory is because it was originally conflated by the right with ‘Chinese bio weapon’ conspiracies and continues to be conflated by the right with anti-Fauci conspiracies. Blame the conspiracy theorists.” As Nate Silver correctly noted, “The Bad People thought the lab leak might be true, therefore as journalists we couldn’t be expected to actually evaluate the evidence for it.”

Herein lies a lesson: A huge number of people have decided that there are a cadre of people who are so vile that any opinion they touch is immediately toxified beyond investigation. Claims are not to be evaluated on their own merits; instead, we can simply determine whether a claim ought to be supported based on those who posit it. This helps to explain why political crossover has become nearly impossible: We’re not judging the claims of our opponents; we’re judging each other. And this means that we can discard any argument simply by dint of the fact that we don’t like the person offering it.

Among members of the general population, this is a problem, but not a fundamental one. But among those who pose as “experts” -- the people who are supposed to serve as guides for people who outsource their political information, from media to scientific institutions -- it’s a fatal error. After all, experts are supposed to be impartial adjudicators of the evidence. That’s their entire job. We can evaluate on our own who we don’t like -- but we often need help to determine whether an argument has merit or not. When experts become “just like us,” they undermine their raison d’etre. And that’s precisely what happened with COVID-19.

After a recent hurricane, Puerto Ricans desperately needed fuel.

Fortunately, an oil tanker was right offshore.

The sTupid AcT

crewed. This makes goods cost more (the average Hawaii family must pay $1,800 more a year) and sometimes, as happened in Puerto Rico, makes a crisis worse.

Yet America’s shipping lobby claims this law is a good thing.

She smiles and says, “The Jones Act is a time-tested American security law, so we are not at the mercy of foreign powers.”

That’s nonsense. The act has nothing to do with American security.

scammed out of Congress.

Banning foreign ships didn’t even do good things for America’s shipbuilding industry. With competition outlawed, they got fat and lazy.

by John Stossel Syndicated Columnist

Unfortunately, the United States government forbade it to come ashore!

Why?

Because of a stupid law with a stupid name: The Jones Act. The Jones Act forbids shipping anything between American ports in ships that are not U.S. built and

“The Jones Act ensures reliable, dedicated service,” says American Maritime Partnership’s Jennifer Carpenter in my new video. Her group lobbies for shipowners and labor unions.

“Your rules really hurt people!” I push back obnoxiously, flatly accusing her of sleazy manipulation, “You give money to politicians; they ban your competition.”

Foreign ships deliver goods to America from foreign powers all the time. That includes ships from China and Russia. Dozens of foreign vessels are in American harbors right now.

It’s only within America that foreign shipping is banned. Only American ships and crews are allowed to move goods from Los Angeles to Hawaii, or from Miami to Puerto Rico.

The Jones Act is just another a special deal that one industry has

There were once more than 450 American shipyards. Now there are only 150. The number of Americancrewed ships has dropped, too.

“Because of your monopoly,” I say to Carpenter, “American shipyards keep closing. They don’t have any competition, so they don’t improve.”

“Competition within our industry and with other modes of transportation is vigorous!” she replies. “It’s dog eat dog.”

by John J. Metzler Syndicated Columnist

LONDON —In the anxious countdown to the Coronation of King Charles III, the United Kingdom is shadowed by a raft of economic and political woes ranging from the soaring cost of living to an uneasy nervousness of what’s next in the Ukraine war.

Though bracing through the gloomy and cold weather, amid rising food costs, Londoners know Spring is coming along with the Coronation May 6th, but what then of facing a turbulent economy and

world situation?

Now six months after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned for seventy years, most people still feel a lingering grief and sadness but have moved to the stage of acceptance; the Queen is gone, her son is set to be crowned as Charles III.

Britain has weathered many triumphs and challenges during this past year; celebrating The Platinum Jubilee in June, but then a series of cascading government crises where Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government was swamped by scandals and leadership challenges, culminating in a period of the UK government having three different Conservative prime Min-

isters in a space of two months; Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and now Rishi Sunak.

This kind of churning instability came amid the death of the Queen, and the buffeting waves of inflation, the energy crisis and Britain’s deepening role in the Ukraine war.

The high cost of fuel/electric is partly the result of the government’s inflexible Green Agenda coupled with the knock on effects of Russian energy sanctions. While the government subsidizes fuel costs even for individual customers, overall energy bills have jumped by 26 percent. Such government subsidies only result in higher spending refueling the inflationary spiral. Britain’s

standard of living is slipping.

Still, between 2000-2015 the UK had one of the lowest inflation rates in the world! But now inflation while holding to just over 10 percent, nonetheless has seen a spike of 17 percent in food prices, the biggest jump since 1977.

London’s iconic cab drivers are quick to point out the dramatic costs of the whole green and electric car agenda. Most newer cabs are sturdy Volvo hybrids, yet the day to day fuel costs are up by at least a third. Drivers lament that in the wake of the COVID pandemic and current costs, a few thousand drivers have left the business. That’s a real loss in so many ways.

Have You Built An Emergency Fund?

Many people make financial New Year’s resolutions, such as reducing their debts or contributing more to their retirement accounts — both of which are certainly worthy goals. But among those who planned to make a financial resolution for 2023, the primary reason was the desire to build an emergency savings fund, according to a December 2022 study by research firm Morning Consult.

Factors such as economic concerns and the sharp rise in inflation seem to be driving this greater interest in building an emergency fund. But it’s extremely valuable to maintain this type of fund in any economic environment. An emergency fund can help you prepare for a temporary job loss or early retirement, or pay for large home or auto repairs, sizable medical bills and other needs.

So, how much do you need to keep in an emergency fund? The answer depends on your stage of life. If you’re still working, you might want at least three to six months’ worth of living expenses in your emergency fund. If you’re already retired, however, you may need at least three months’ worth of expenses for emergencies, plus another 12 months’ worth of expenses, after accounting for your other sources of income, to cover your everyday spending needs.

And if you are retired, it’s especially important to maintain this larger emergency fund so you can avoid dipping into your investment portfolio to pay for any unforeseen costs and daily expenses. As you know, the financial markets can be volatile, so, if it’s

possible, you’ll want to avoid having to sell investments when their prices may be down. When building an emergency fund, where should you keep the money? You’ll need it to be accessible, so you’ll want it in a liquid investment vehicle. At the same time, you don’t want to take risks with this fund, so you’ll want to be confident that your principal will likely be preserved. Some possibilities might include short-term certificates of deposit (CDs) or money market accounts. But wherever you put the money, keep it separate from your regular checking or savings account — it’s called an “emergency” fund for a reason, and you don’t want to mingle it with the accounts you use every day.

Given the high cost of living, it’s not always easy to sock away money for emergencies — and if you wait until all your bills are paid before addressing an emergency fund, you may only make very slow progress. One possible strategy is to pay yourself first, so to speak, by having some money automatically moved from your checking or savings account each month into your emergency fund. And whenever you get a financial windfall, such as a tax refund or a year-end bonus at work, you might use some of it for this fund.

It will take time and discipline to build and maintain an emergency fund. But once you’ve got such a fund in place, you’ll feel more confident in your ability to deal with unexpected costs that could potentially disrupt your progress toward your financial goals. So, make it a priority this year to build or strengthen your emergency fund. It will be worth the effort.

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This series of Letters

From God is an attempt to put the thoughts of God as revealed in the Scriptures as they relate to individuals and the nation of the USA.

Letters From God Letters From God

QUESTION: What Is The Significance Of Russia And China Forming An Alliance?

Before I answer that question, I want to remind you that I am God, the one and only true God. As God, I am not limited to time and space as you, my creation, are. It is because of my supernatural nature therefore, that I have been able to declare in my book, the Bible, future events for human history that I have already seen and have observed.

Russia and China do play an important role in the events of the final days of human history. I have spoken of Russia, in previous letters concerning end time events.

I also reminded you that in the writings of Amos in my book, the Bible that, “Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the Prophets. (Amos 3:7). In other words, what will happen in the future, I have already predicted and described through Prophets in the Bible. Ezekiel is one of those prophets and he spoke for me concerning the role of Russia in the 38th chapter of his writings. He described a nation “to the uttermost north,” that invaded Israel. I would have you note

that there is a capital city located to the “uttermost north” of Jerusalem. It is Moscow. They are located today in the region I described as “Magog,” after a chief prince of Meshach and Tubal (Ezekiel 38:2).

A first century historian, Josephus, recognized that the people of Magog were the Scythians who lived throughout Central Asia in the region of modern Russia. They will be united with nations to the South of Jerusalem, Persia (Iran), Cush (ancient Ethiopia which is modern Sudan) and Put (Libya). These nations are aligned even as I write and consider that all of them now are mortal enemies and allies with Russia. Notably Persia (Iran) who has been a pro-Israel nation since 500BC, is now, since Khomeini, a Russian ally. Russia will be dominant enough and strong enough to make a bold move on Israel. As I said in Ezekiel’s writings, it will be after they have returned to their country from “many nations,” (38:8) living in Jerusalem which is in an “unwalled villages,” (38:11) where they will be prosperous (38:12,13) and living in safety (38:14). Russia will not be successful because I, God, will intervene to protect my people (38:2223).

But what of China?

In the final book within my book, the Bible, I described that into that failed attack by Russia, will come another army of stag-

gering strength. It will invade the land of Israel from east of the Euphrates and will be comprised of 200 MILLION men (Revelation 9:16-18). This army will be comprised of the “kings from the East.” (Revelation 16:12). Interestingly, I included in this passage that the waters of the Euphrates will dry up to make this crossing possible. Have you noticed that it is virtually dried up at this time in your history? Never doubt me! Do you also know that for many years China has boasted of being able to assemble an army of 200 MILLION men?

It is no accident that Russia and China have come together at this time, with alliances of nations that surround Israel and who share hostility against them.

In the writings of Revelation, the last in my book, the Bible, these and other nations of the world will engage in a final world war. It will be fought in the northern region of Israel, in the valley of Armageddon, where many ancient battles have been fought (Revelation 16:16; 19:1121). It will be the last battle because the carnage will be beyond description and my son, Jesus, will mercifully end this war when he returns to the earth as I promised by my Prophets, Zechariah and John (Zechariah 14:4-11; Revelation 19:11-16).

Where is your country, you might ask?

I have told you over and over that no nation can prosper who turns their back on me

and practices godless behavior. It happened to my chosen people Israel and every other world power of history. I have been patient, but my patience will end. Your country is not a major player in these events. If you continue in your ways, I will remove the many blessings I have bestowed on you for so long. You will determine your destiny.

None of my prophecies about the first coming of my Son, nor of any other prophecy made of people, places, things and nations in my book, the Bible, have failed to be fulfilled. All of these future prophecies will be fulfilled as well. May I remind you of a word of wisdom that I gave to Solomon and is as relevant today as it was back then when I removed my blessings from Israel for disobedience. I said, “there is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.” (Proverbs 21:30).

Will you succeed because you turn back to me and receive forgiveness for your sins through my son, Jesus the Messiah death on your behalf, or will you continue to pursue a “dead end?” You know the truth, trust it, trust me.

I love you, God

These letters are written by Rev. Dr. Samuel Hollo, pastor at the Community Church of Alton, NH.

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seAplANe piloT To recouNT her JourNey oF selF-discoVery AT AViATioN museum oF New hAmpshire

LONDONDERRY - For Women’s History Month, author Mary Build to speak on Thursday, March 23 at Aviation Museum of N.H. about finding passion for flight mid-life Mary Build spent years of her life searching for what she was meant to do — for the thing that made her feel most fulfilled.

Not knowing what that

would be, she left a successful career, moved to Maine at the age of 45, and learned to fly.

Once she earned her wings, flying became her career, her hobby and her calling. Finding her true passion changed her life.

Build’s book, ‘Finding Myself in Aviation,’ is about more than flying.

It chronicles one wom-

an’s journey of discovery from an abusive childhood to finally finding freedom in the skies.

Mary Build’s story is an inspiration to anyone who has wondered about true purpose is in life, while her adventures as a pilot will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Some of those adventures include flying to Alaska, racing airplanes, surviving an airplane

crash and spreading her love of flight through teaching. Build is an accomplished seaplane instructor who ran a successful flight training operation that taught hundreds of pilots how to fly from the water.

Join us at the Aviation Museum of N.H. on Thursday, March 23, at 7 p.m. for the presentation and book signing.

The museum is located at 27 Navigator Road,

Londonderry, N.H. The program is $10 per person; free to Aviation Museum members. Tickets available at the door or can be reserved in advance by calling (603) 669-4877.

All proceeds support the non-profit museum’s education programming.

Build’s presentation and book-signing are part of the Aviation Museum’s Humanities Se-

ries, which is sponsored in part by Grappone Auto.

The Aviation Museum, a non-profit 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization based in the 1937 art deco passenger terminal at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, is dedicated to preserving the Granite State’s rich aviation past, and also inspiring today’s students to become the aviation pioneers of tomorrow.

Named “Best Place to Take Kids” in southern New Hampshire in the 2022 HippoPress Readers Poll, the Aviation Museum of N.H. was recently awarded the prestigious ‘Non-Profit Impact Award’ by the Center for N.H. NonProfits.

For more information, visit www.aviationmuseumofnh.org or call (603) 669-4820. Follow the Aviation Museum on social media at www. facebook.com/nhahs.

Pilot and author Mary Build at Moosehead Lake in Maine. Build will give a talk about her book ‘Finding Myself in Aviation’ on Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m. at the Aviation Museum of N.H.

por TlANd, oreGoN: sNow ANd spor Ts

by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

Alert readers know that this columnist travels a lot—most recently to Portland, Oregon, to which Dr. Beth and I moved our west coast ops north from Orange County. You go where your family and friends are.

And so it came to pass that I took a six-hour Alaska Air flight from Boston to Portland for “Spring Break.” Not exactly Fort Lauderdale, but “been there, done that!”

After landing, I called Dr. Beth so she could pick me up at the airport terminal.

Dr. B: “Not going to happen.”

Me: “What?”

Dr. B: “Ten-inch snowstorm shut everything down.”

Me: “That was yesterday!”

Dr. B: “You’re not in New Hampshire anymore. Portland has no snowplows.”

Me: “Oh. So do I just hang out here at the airport all week?”

Dr. B: “Take the Max. You’re a big boy! There’s a train stop just a block down the hill from here.”

The Max is Portland’s version of Boston’s “T.” In other words, mass transit via rail. (Like some dreamers want to bring to New Hampshire. But I digress.)

The midnight train ride took almost an hour. I was ever-soslightly on alert, Portland having been the site of some significant Antifa rioting not long ago. But everything was fine. The snowy conditions no doubt had a chilling effect on local radical activism.

It was surreal to see the big city streets icecovered with no traffic.

But within a couple days the snow mostly melted, and locals got their vehicles moving again.

So, it was time for sports. I checked the Trail Blazers’ NBA schedule. I hoped to maybe catch the Celtics in Rip City, just as I’d earlier caught the C’s everywhere from New Jersey to Washington to Los Angeles to Oakland. But alas, the Celts were otherwise occupied. The defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors would be in town, and I pondered requesting media credentials—as

I did last season when the Bulls were in Portland. (There are perks to writing a sports column!) But the snow was still melting and both teams were struggling. So, in the best “sour grapes” tradition I blew off the NBA opportunity. I’d rather see the Celtics at the Garden anyway.

Portland does have a Major League Soccer franchise—the Timbers—who play at Providence Park Stadium, a five-minute walk from our temporary digs. St. Louis City SC was coming to town. But tickets cost around $200 each! Seriously? At my age I can’t be sitting outside in breezy 40-degree temps and possibly get chilled. I can do that at Fenway Park next month. Still, I could request media credentials—as when I got into that Blazer-Bull game at the Moda Center last season. (There are perks to writing a sports column!) But

then Dr. Beth couldn’t come.

So, we blew off the Timbers. All their games end up 1-0 anyway.

Instead, we opted for a walk in Washington Park where we watched kids play wiffle ball for free. It was fun.

I decided my next Major League sports event would be back in Boston, to which I’d return on March 7. I checked the Celtics schedule. They’d host the Portland Trail Blazers on March 8. Perfect. TD Garden, ahoy!

(There are perks to writing a sports column!)

Sports Quiz

What female figureskating legend was born in Portland, Oregon? Hint: Her boyfriend beat up American figure-skating Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan in 1994. (Answer follows).

Bulls and Blazers battle at the Moda Center during the sports columnist’s previous trip to Portland.

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weATher ANd The Full-Time FishiNG Guide

by Tim Moore Contributing Writer

People often ask me how much weather and climate affect my business, and they always seem surprised when I tell them. For most anglers, they think of bad weather in terms of individual fishing trips. If the weather turns, they reschedule or decline to go. Even part-time guides only have the occasional weather cancelation, but those cancellations have no real effect on their overall income. I know because I have been both the recreational angler and the part-time guide. When I decid-

ed to become a full-time fishing guide, I was busy enough to know that weather was going to be the biggest thing affecting my income, but I had no idea that I would need to change when I began guiding each of the types of trips I offer, or that I might need to do it every season.

I’ve been a licensed New Hampshire guide since 2006, and a full-time fishing guide since 2016. When I took the plunge to become full-time, I had well-established seasons for every species I guided for. The NH Fish and Game Department sets season dates for particular species and some

specific waters, but I sometimes start a bit later or end a bit earlier than the actual season due to season overlap or customer demand. For instance, salmon season opens on April 1, but I historically began guiding for salmon around May 1, mostly because ice-out has historically been declared during the third week in April. I also guided ice anglers until March 31 and needed time to get my boat out of storage and have it inspected before putting it in the water. The usual three week period between the end of ice fishing and the beginning of salmon season has

Young Owen C. and his father are regular clients with TMO, but a busier schedule and shorter seasons make it tough for Owen’s dad to find dates to fish.

The Simple Feast

From puddiNG To pie

The Simple Feast Simple

by Eric N Gibson

Writer

Sometimes something easy and yummy in our life is what we really need to boost our morale or just pick us up out of a rut. That can easily be accomplished with Pudding Pie. With just a few simple ingredients and no baking this is an easy treat.

The Simple

It probably comes as no surprise to regular readers that my favorite subject is history. I grew up listening to Paul Harvey on the radio. Who could ever forget that tag line… “in a minute, I’m going to tell you the rest of the story!” And as I often say, what would this feature be without some history? Afterall, history, culture, and food are so deeply interwoven into the fabric of who we are. Food has quite literally influenced our culture right down to the vernacular we use, those little isms and sayings we employ as part of our everyday speech. Case in Point: “From pudding to pie.” is a saying used by our cousins “across the pond” and it is akin to our saying “from A to Z” to describe something that is all encompassing. But, have you ever

WEIRS TIMES’ BEER FINDER

wondered where the saying “From pudding to pie” came from?

(Probably not since most people have never heard it.) Have you ever heard of the Great Fire of London? No?

Well, sit right back in your chair while I try my best Paul Harvey impression, “because in a minute, I´m going to tell you… the rest of the story.”

Sunday, September 2, 1666. Shortly after midnight a fire breaks out in a bakery owned by Robert Ferryner.

Located on Pudding Lane, a narrow track just off of Fish Street, in London, with dwellings, shops, and business fronts all tightly packed shoulder to shoulder on both sides of the street. An errant ember from the hearth lands somewhere in the kitchen.

A few wisps of smoke and in a moment the glowing ember comes alive; flicker to flame, flame to blaze. In minutes the entire kitchen erupts in a great conflagration.

ACKERLY’S

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Woodstock - Dbl Pig’s Ear

Stoneface - IPA

Baxter - Coastal Haze

Tuckerman - Pale Ale

603 - Winni Amber Ale

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Henniker - Working Man’s Porter

Concord Craft - Safe Space

Stoneface - IPA

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Wormtown - Irish Red

Maine Beer - Another One

Mast Landing - Sanctuary

Firestone - 22nd Anniv. Ale

Moat Mountain - Miss V’s

Blueberry ...+6 More On Tap

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Pumpkin

Jack Abby -Red Tape

Muddy Road -1762 Porter

Northwoods -Autumn Buzz ...+30 More On Tap

MORRISSEYS’

Porch & Pub

286 S. Main St., Wolfeboro 603.569-3662 Morrisseysfrontporch.com

Smithwick’s

Guinness

Harp

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Stella Artois

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1253 Upper City Rd., Pittsfield overthemoonfarmstead.com

Oatmeal Stout

London Porter

Pitt Stop Pils

Coffee Porter

No Need To ArgueCranberry Mead

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PATRICK’S PUB

18 Weirs Rd., Gilford 603.293.0841 Patrickspub.com

Patrick’s Slainte House Ale

Great North - Moose Juice

Guinness

Clown Shoes - Bubble Head 603 - Winni Amber Ale

As fire begins to rip through the dwelling, occupants are awakened to the suffocating smell of heavy smoke as a flickering orange hue dances its menacing gyrations on darkened walls. Trying desperately to extinguish the blaze, all efforts are in vain against the growing inferno. Alarms are cried out. Neighbors awakened. To the horror of witnesses in this sleepy section of London the cataclysm

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Sam Adams - Seasonal

Sam Adams - Wicked Hazy

Maine Beer Co - Lunch

Newburyport Brewing Co -

Green Head IPA ...+2 More On Tap

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At Johnson’s

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Lone Pine -Brightside

Widowmaker -Blue Comet

Shipyard -Smashed

Tuckerman - Pale Ale

...+9 More On Tap

THE WITCHES

BREW PUB

At The Craft Beer Xchange 59 Doe Ave., Weirs Beach 603.409.9344

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Downeast Cider– Winter Blend

Frost – Lush DIPA

Moat – Boneshaker Brown Ale

Concord Craft – Four Rivers

Red Ale

Exhibit A – Briefcase Porter

Southern Tier –Peanut Butter

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Contributing

doVer 400 To AwArd scholArships

This year, in celebration of Dover’s 400th anniversary, the Dover 400 Committee seeks to award scholarships to four Dover-resident 2023 graduat-

ing seniors who have demonstrated a strong commitment to their Dover community. Students will be awarded according to their outstanding leadership in community ser-

vice within the Dover community or in their school community and also their commitment to scholastic achievement. Committee organizers believe it is essential to lead by ex-

ample and serve one’s community. We hope to encourage others, particularly students, to do the same.

The Dover 400 scholarships will be awarded to the four students whose essays best describe their experience and commitment to community service, and how that experience has affected, and will be relevant, in their academic career. One $1,623.00 Scholarship will be awarded citywide, plus three additional $400.00 scholarships to one student at each of these three schools: Dover High School, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, and Portsmouth Christian Academy. Applications may be downloaded from the Dover400.org website. Students are encouraged to print a copy, compose an essay of 1,000 words or less, and submit it, by mail, to: Dover400, c/o Kevin McEneaney, 24 Chestnut Street, Dover, NH 03820. Completed applications must be received by 5:00pm on Friday, April 7, 2023 to be considered.

For more information or questions, please call 603-498-1307. The mission of the Dover400 Committee is to honor our past, celebrate our present, and to inspire our future through meaningful and creative community engagement.

sTrANGe BuT True

by Lucie Winborne Syndicated Columnist

* Think money doesn’t grow on trees? Try telling that to a certain dog in Colombia. After seeing students pass money to a food stall attendant, the enterprising pooch began a regular practice of “paying” for dog biscuits with tree leaves.

* In a few American cities, Halloween was originally called “Cabbage Night.” The name came from a Scottish fortune-telling game in which girls would use cabbage stumps to predict the identity of their future husband.

* Best-selling author Maya Angelou was San Francisco’s first Black streetcar conductor.

* Sea sponges, like humans, sneeze to clear their internal filter systems. Unlike humans, such sneezes last about half an hour.

* In the 18th century, some wealthy folks with gardens decorated their plots with “ornamental hermits” -actual people whom they paid to dress like a Druid (however they took that to look) and wander around their estates.

* America’s eighth president, Martin Van Buren, tried to keep a pair of tiger cubs given to him by the Sultan of Oman, but Congress made him send them to the zoo.

* The space between the bottom of a cabinet and the floor is called the toe kick.

* “Chess boxing” is a sport in which opponents alternate between rounds of chess and boxing until either competitor is checkmated or knocked out.

* In 2004, Alice Pike tried to use a fake $1 million bill to purchase $1,675 worth of merchandise at Walmart, expecting to receive change from the undoubtedly startled cashier. Well, she did think the bill was genuine ... as she remarked (from jail), “You can’t keep up with the U.S. Treasury.”

* The WD-40 Company never patented the WD-40 formula in order to avoid having to publicly disclose its trade-secret ingredients.

* Believe it or not, cows can be potty trained -- and, it is said, with less trouble than toddlers. It’s called MooLoo training, and involves not a toilet, but a special pen with artificial grass. But why bother? The practice helps the environment by reducing air and water pollution and even planet warming.

* The J.W. Westcott II is a boat that delivers mail to ships at sea. Operating out of Detroit, it’s the only float-

ing zip code in America.

* In 1931, German engineer Richter Raketenrad built a bike with 12 rockets mounted to its back wheel and reached a speed of 90 kph before his invention exploded and threw him off. While that was, sadly, the end of the rocket bike, Raketenrad himself suffered only a few scrapes.

* Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold. ***

Thought for the Day: “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” -- Oprah Winfrey

Springtime is right around the corner and there is no better time to get ready to get out on the water with your new boat.

more. It is a celebration of the boating lifestyle featuring everything needed, wanted or desired by the boating enthusiast.

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On Friday through Sunday, March 17-19, New Hampshire’s largest boat show and the largest boat show north of Boston, The Great Northeast Boat Show, takes place at the NH Sportsplex in Bedford, NH, providing those with the fever to get out on the lake this summer the best place to buy a boat.

“We have fifteen boat dealers offering seventyfive brands and more than one hundred and fifty boats” said Suzette Anthony who is the organizer of the event along with her husband Blair. “It is really the only boat show you will need to attend this year since all boats are on sale at the Best Prices of the Year.”

The Sportplex is 56,000 square feet and has been recently renovated and there is plenty of free on-site parking,

At the Great Northeast Boat Show you can compare a wide variety of boats, talk to experts, dealers and manufacturers and take advantage of special deals and incentives on process and

A one stop shop, showcasing everything from power boats, cruisers, motor yachts, docks, kayaks, inflatables, runabouts, fishing boats, jetboats, pontoon and deck boats.

“This boat show has grown in popularity over the years,” said Anthony. “We expect to be drawing thousands from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont since the proximity to all of these areas is very convenient.”

Additionally there will be many other companies supporting the boating lifestyle as well as informative booths to educate the boating enthusiast.

Admission is $10 for adults and children under 12 are admitted free and must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets available at the door and online at greatnortheastboatshow.com

March 17-19 is the perfect time to buy a boat-Just in time to get ready for summer! LIFE IS GREAT IN A BOAT!

2023 BOAT SHOW EXHIBITORS

Holland and Mahindra Dealership serving the Brentwood, Milford and Concord NH area. You’ll Notice The Difference! Chappelltractor.com

CONTOOCOOK RIVER CANOE COMPANY

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A wide assortment of canoes, kayaks, stand up paddleboards (new and used). Let our experienced staff pair you with the right boat. Contoocookcanoe.com

CROCKER’S BOAT YARD INC.

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We combine years of tradition and experience with modern practices to provide the best quality craftsmanship and service possible.

Polar Kraft aluminum boats, Angler Qwest Pontoon boats, MayCraft, Holland boats and Honda Outboards. crockersboatyard.com

EAST COAST FLIGHT CRAFT

Booth-1

East Coast Flightcraft is one of the top dealers in the world for both Malibu and Cobalt. As a family owned and operated dealership we take great pride in our products and service. East Coast Flightcraft has locations throughout the Northeast. Displaying Malibu, Axis and Cobalt. East Coast Flight Craft brings you the ride of a lifetime!

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GOODHUE BOAT COMPANY

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Goodhue Boat Company is an authorized Cobalt Boats, Chaparral Boats, Boston Whaler and Mastercraft Boats dealership serving the Lakes Region. goodhueboat.com

GRANITE STATE DOCK AND MARINE

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It’s Time for the Great Northeast Boat Show!

NH’S LARGEST BOAT SHOW

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2023 GREAT NORTHEAST BOAT SHOW

— GENERAL INFO —

Boat Show Hours:

Friday, March 17, Noon-6pm

Saturday, March 18, 10am-6pm

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Sunday, March 19, 10am-4pm

Admission:

Adults - $10. // Children under 12 - No Charge (must be accompanied by parent). Buy your tickets online at greatnortheastboatshow.com/tickets

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Location: NH Sportsplex, 68 Technology Drive, Bedford, NH.

Directions: Everett Turnpike Exit 13 (non toll road/Manchester Airport Exit) follow signage for S. River Road (Route 3) NH Sportsplex is located behind Sullivan Tire on Rt 3 South River Road. Turn from Rt 3 onto Technology Drive.

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HOLY MOLY SNACKS

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Sampling and selling prepackaged beef chips (similar to beef jerky but thinner and crispy like a potato chip).

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IRWIN MARINE

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JIM NEARY’S BAIT & TACKLE

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INN SEASON RESORTS

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LEAFGUARD

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LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE

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MEREDITH MARINA

Booth-10

Meredith Marina is the Lakes Region’s Pontoon and Deck Boat headquarters, featuring Godfrey Pontoons, Hurricane Deck Boats, Tige and ATX Surf Boats. meredithmarina.com

MONADNOCK BOAT STORE

Booth-3

Monadnock Boat Store with 2 great locations! The South Store in Rindge, NH and the North Store in Stoddard, NH. Monadnock Boat Store is your local dealer for Sylvan Pontoons and Starcraft Deck Boats

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2023 BOAT SHOW EXHIBITORS

Granite Creek Woodworks

NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTRIC BOATS

LLC

Booth-13

Duffy Electric Boats

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Complete Rebuilds, Structural Repairs, Mechanical Work, Fine Finishes

GraniteCreekWoodworks.com

NEWPRO HOME SOLUTIONS

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Home Improvements, Windows, Roofing, Siding, Doors, Bath newproevents.com

NH MARINE PATROL

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NORTH WATER MARINE

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Kayaks: Perception, Dagger, Wilderness Systems, Hobie, Old Town, Eddyline, Ocean, Current Designs, Lincoln, Feelfree, Jackson, Stellar, Native Watercraft, Liquidlogic, Advanced Elements, Hurricane, P and H and Venture

Canoes: Esquif, Old Town, Wenonah, Northstar and Mad River

Your family’s destination for all things boating! From Coach & Qwest Pontoons to Carolina Skiff & Sea Chaser we have your family’s next boat. New & Used Sales, Service, Rentals, Valet, Storage and Gas. northwatermarinenh.com

PERFECT TENDER

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Aluminum rigid bottom inflatable boats with electric outboards. perfecttender.net

PORT HARBOR MARINE

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Our mission is to create the ultimate boating experience by consistently providing products and services that exceed our customers expectations. Displaying Grady White, Key West, Mako, Nitro, Parker, Ranger, Reata, Regency, Sailfish, Sportsman, Suntracker, Tahoe, Tracker. Portharbormarine.com

SEBAGO DOCK & LIFT

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Alummikon Docks and Stairs

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SHORE SIDE DOCKS

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Boat docks, lifts, racks and accessories. Shoresidedocks.com

TOWBOAT U.S.

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A BoatUS unlimited towing membership is the best value and lowest priced towing service available. Take TowBoat U.S. with you on the water!

nemarinesalvage.com

TRI-CITY MARINE SALES, INC.

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Authorized Princecraft, Paddler King Boat, Mercury Marine and Tohatsu Marine. tricitymarine.com

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been perfect. The past several years have been very different. What began feeling like an anom -

aly, is now a regular occurrence of early ice-out dates. People often say, “Why don’t you just start guiding salmon trips ear -

lier,” which I do, but you can’t start before April 1. The challenge comes when we lose ice earlier than normal. In 2016, iceout was declared on March 18, the earliest on record. I can’t begin guiding salmon trips until April 1, regardless of how much open water there is, but no one expected ice-out to be so early.

My typical ice guiding season has always run from January 10 through March 31 and my calendar is always full by the time I start. Historically there has been no problem with those dates. This year, however, was the third year in a row that I had to begin guiding later than January 10, which accounts for lost revenue, this year the amount lost in the beginning of the season was $3800. At the end of the season

Guiding, while his dream job, gets more stressful with shorter and more erratic winters in the past ten years.

my policy used to be to refund any canceled trips due to the loss of ice at the end of the season, but major losses due to winter ending early have cut deep and should I continue to do business the same way, I could find myself without it.

With several thousands of dollars lost in the past few years, I have been forced to adjust my policies so that customers don’t lose their money, but neither do I. It’s a less than ideal situation, but as I explain to my customers, this is not a hobby for me. While they get a credit if we lose the ice early, I still have to guide them at some point, so it’s still lost revenue for me.

This year I’m estimating a $6000 total loss from ice fishing cancellations.

Adjusting business practices isn’t unique to fishing guide services, but adjusting them to changing climate is unique to any outdoor oriented business.

Fishing guides, ski areas, and other outdoor tourism all have to adjust season lengths and start dates according to weather and climate. It’s part of the business that those interested in becoming a full-time guide should consider. I find that it’s always good to have a plan B. Regardless of the need to change seasons and adapt to crazy weather patterns, this is still

the best job I’ve ever had.

Tim Moore is a fulltime licensed professional fishing guide in New Hampshire. He owns and operates Tim Moore Outdoors, LLC. He is a member of the New England Outdoors Writers Association, and the producer of TMO Fishing on YouTube and the Hooked with TMO Fishing Podcast. Visit www.TimMooreOutdoors.com for more information.

with bald eagle sightings. I loosely monitor each of the New England states, and birders in each state seem to be reporting bald eagle sightings. Our national symbol has made an incredible comeback and seeing them is always a thrill. It is also nesting season for bald eagles in New England, and many are sitting on eggs already.

Unfortunately, the pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, which is also responsible for soaring egg prices at the grocery store, is taking a toll on bald eagles in the U.S. Several sources, including the Audubon Society and Smithsonian Magazine, are reporting that the bird flu is killing off bald eagles, most notably in Georgia and Florida, and the birth success rate for bald eagles is dropping dramatically in those places.

H5N1 so far has impacted larger birds more than songbirds, but that is little consolation as the National Wildlife Disease Program (operated by the USDA) has detected the virus in about 150 bird species. Ducks, geese, gulls and terns are among those most impacted. Eagles often get the virus by hunting ducks that are infected.

On a brighter note, Mary Lou of Alstead wrote in to say that she has been recording her first redwinged blackbird sighting since 1992. This year, the first one showed up on Valentine’s Day (February 14), the earliest date since she has been keeping track. I had written a few weeks ago that red-winged blackbirds have been arriving particularly

early this spring. In another response to a previous column, Cynde from Jaffrey wrote in with a fun tip for offering water to birds in the winter. I had written that offering water in the winter is important, but heated birdbaths can be pricey and bubbler systems do not always keep the water from freezing. I also mentioned that I often take

pots filled with warm water out to the birdbath and repeat several times if necessary. Cynde suggests using a heated dog bowl with a few rocks in it to make the water more shallow for the birds. Dog bowls are much less expensive than heated birdbaths. Cynde wrote that several birds visit her “birdbath,” including crows and

turkeys. She also had four bluebirds at the same time this winter.

Like many of my columns, it always comes back to bluebirds.

Chris Bosak may be reached at chrisbosak26@gmail.com or through his website www.birdsofnewengland.com

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An eastern bluebird perches on a bird feeding station pole during a New England winter.

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rapidly takes on the characteristics of life itself, jumping from house to house. Embers rising, silently fill the night’s sky, only to come down again, to rest on rooftops igniting thatch, pitch, and board alike.

The entire country has suffered immensely these last few years; the privations of wars, the Plague, and London, England’s largest city of more than 350,000 inhabitants with little in the way of sanitation, is now gripped by a summer drought leaving the city unseasonably dry. Old buildings, cramped conditions, everything from makeshift sheds to government storehouses each filled with hay, straw, and consumables of every description; are the makings for a recipe for disaster.

As night turns to day and day to night the inferno is whipped into a wild frenzy by easterly winds. Oc -

cupants flee the city taking anything they can carry on foot into the countryside while the wealthy try to remove possessions by the cart load. Streets are filled with pandemonium while acre after acre is consumed in a gale of glutinous flames.

Backed up against The Thames there was ample water in the river but fire fighting apparatus of the time were inconsequential, little more than “portable” pumps and bucket brigades, against a blaze of stifling magnitude. As city block after city block is consumed by the inferno town officials give orders to create fire breaks; setting off charges to blow up buildings and physically pulling down homes and businesses. All in an attempt to starve the flames of their fuel and save what was left of a rapidly disintegrating city before the blaze could reach the powder magazines at the

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Yield: 8 Slices Time: 8 Hours and 10 Minutes Minimum

INGREDIENTS

1 - 8 oz. tub whipped topping

Garnish of your choice if desired

— Directions —

- Follow the directions on the pudding package to make the pudding.

- Remove the label and the ¨rubber boogers¨ from the plastic ¨dome¨ of the graham pie shell and set the dome aside.

- Pour 1 and ½ cups of pudding into the pie shell and gently level it with a spatula.

- Add one half of the whipped topping (4oz.) to the remaining pudding in the mixing bowl and fold to mix with a spatula.

- Gently add the whipped topping pudding mixture on top of the pudding in the pie shell and smooth to level.

- Place the plastic dome onto the pie and seal it by folding the edges of the pie plate onto the dome.

- Refrigerate until service. (8-9 hours or next day).

- At the time of service you can garnish individual servings or the entire pie.

Five days later the easterly winds wane, redirecting to the west. Three hundred seventy-three acres within the city walls and another sixtythree acres outside the city are all laid to

waste. More dwellings and businesses than can be counted along with eighty-seven parish churches and St. Paul’s Cathedral are a total loss. As the city breathes a collective sigh of relief, the last of the flames are finally extinguished where two roads come to meet. Someone is overheard describing the fires´ path of destruc -

tive rampage “from Pudding Lane to Pye (Pie) Corner”, little did they know that they had just given birth to the phrase, ¨From pudding to pie¨. And that, my friends… is the rest of the story.

As for Pudding Pie, this pie is readily adaptable to a flavor of your choice, I just happened to have Butterscotch pudding on hand. Vanilla, Chocolate, or even Pistachio would be equally as delicious. Add ins and add-ons are up to you. A garnish of Toffee Candy Bar crumbs for Butterscotch. Perhaps a Pistachio Pudding in a Chocolate shell with some crushed chocolate wafers on top? Maybe a graham shell with slices of banana on the bottom of a Vanilla Pudding Pie? Even fresh berries with chocolate is a good combination. The choices are yours to discover and the extra whipped topping too, is a good garnish. Can you use sugar

free pudding and sugar free whipped topping? Well, yes, but I can tell you the best results I have gained so far are from using regular instant pudding with regular whipped topping.

I´d say the most disappointing aspect of this pie is the “wait time.” In this instant gratification society with a name like “instant pudding” it makes one assume this is a mix, pour, and eat pie. Not so, for this pie needs time to ¨set up¨ and the longer the better. If you want to eat this pie for dinner your best to plan ahead by a day. (At least 8 hours, perhaps 9, and even the next day would be better still.) This will give the pudding and the whipped topping mixture time to firm up and hold their shape. You will be rewarded with a slice of pie worthy of the title Simple Feast. Enjoy!

1 Graham Cracker style pie shell 1 box Instant Pudding (you pick)

2 cups Cold Milk

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didn’t get fed on time, or they could be called by a voice command or invitation to come home. The pigs and the chickens could also get vocal if their dinner was late in arriving or they were startled by some unusual event or noise. And the cats, I must not forget the cats, which caught the mice, but also could communicate their sometimes annoying request to be fed with some milk immediately after milking time on the farm. The dog would bark to announce the arrival of any visitors, and I recall the dog being stationed at the outside corner of the house constantly barking in response to some distant messaging it detected. Part of a dog’s responsibility is that of a detective or watch dog to protect the premises and sound alarms.

Messaging devices in the days of the oneroom schoolhouses included the school bell rung by the teacher to summon the pupils inside to begin the day’s instruction or to communicate that it was time for recess to end and study to resume. The United States mail or postal service has, since the early days of our country been a vital means of communication, and that has not changed, though some of its functions are now at least shared by other means of communication, mainly the fax machine and now the internet. Gone are the days, it seems, though, when a message sent by mail by train from Laconia in the morning of any particular day, could be replied to by a letter in response which would be delivered to a Laconia resident or

Neighborhood fund-raisers were recruited to contact the neighbors on behalf of Easter Seals in the 1930’s and beyond. These stamps were sold to support crippled children and were intended to be put on the envelopes of Christmas and Easter cards

business on the same day. Speed of delivery seems to no longer be a priority of the United States postal agency because urgent messages are sent by text over the phone or by e-mail.

I have benefited through the years by the mail service, however. When my Dad

no daily correspondence with parents. When I went to college and after almost all of my contact with my parents while I was at school was by letter with an occasional phone call.

Not too many years ago when my daughter’s car broke down on an interstate highway, having no cell phone or ham radio, she walked to a service area to get help. Back in the day, the walkie-talkie was an item of great interest in improving communication with someone else. A walk in the woods or on a mountain trail might include the possession of a battery operated (as our cell phones) two-way radio to enable the hiker or hunter, etc, to keep in contact with another person, but these have their limitations. Most of the former ways of communication are still in use today with many of them being improved and all of them supplemented with other means.

You knew who visited who in the neighborhood, who worked, at what and where, when they harvested their hay, etc. as well as a summary of state, national and international news, and with a lot of editorial commentary.

In those days of old, family messaging might have included written notes, and, if there was something a neighbor was thought to be in need of knowing a kid might be sent to convey the message or request to them,

either vocalized or by a written message. A neighbor might have called and at this time of year collecting money for the Easter Seals fund-raiser or with folders with slots for dimes to be collected for the March of Dimes. I could add more, and though now it would appear that we were in the past severely limited in the means of communication (no TV even!), It would also appear, that if a message needed to be told, somehow “the word got around.”

was away on a business trip for a few days he would send picture postcards back home; I still have one he sent to me just signed as Dad and no other message, but an appreciated message, nonetheless. When I was in college and even when my children were in college there was

To keep up to date on what was happening in the world many in the past relied upon the local newspaper. As I read some of the old New Hampshire newspapers, published well before my time, I am struck by the use of small print, allowing for more news, and the openness of the content. There was no beating around the bush concerning what was happening. The news not only told you that someone in town was sick, it told you if it was thought they were dying. If someone died by suicide the newspaper told you, sometimes in detail, how the deed was carried out. If there was a divorce the paper was apt to tell you why the divorce was granted.

March of Dimes Poster - Fund-raiser begun by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat polio.

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Adjustment, I have learned that what our community values the most, is decisionmaking that preserves Sanbornton’s smalltown character while maintaining its rural and natural environment. It has been a great pleasure and privilege to serve alongside the dedicated and passionate board members.

The Town of Sanbornton is fortunate to have such dedicated and passionate residents who share the vision and importance of preserving our town’s character while steering our community forward during these challenging economic times.

I ask for your support and vote on March 14th. I look forward to meeting with you in the coming weeks.

Glenn Frederick Sanbornton, NH.

HAVA Funds Available Yet Unused

To The Editor: In 2022, HAVA (the Help America Vote Act) was passed by Congress. Significant amounts of money were sent to the Secretary of State’s Office.

Twelve million dollars were received during COVID to help alleviate election expenses, and none of it having been distributed to cities and towns. We often hear of the need to upgrade voting machines because the existing ones will no longer be serviceable after 2024. The cost to purchase new machines for every municipality in the State of New Hampshire is approximately $500,000. If we pretend that amount actually doubles, one million dollars would be a drop in the bucket. As of now, local communities are expected budget for these.

Another expense that the individual supervisors of the checklist personally take on are the use of their personal computers to link to the state system prior to and during elections. Some computers, my rela -

tively new one included, cannot connect to the state data base. This must be accessible during an election. I am dependent upon my fellow supervisor’s computer for this link. Should he be ill or for some reason unable to perform his duties, my ward will be unable to link to the state.

Historically, the State of NH has downloaded many of the costs associated with elections to local cities and towns. It is time for the Secretary of State’s office to release monies needed for new voting machines and technology and “Help America Vote”. Please contact your elected representatives and ask that they support HB 424 which will come before them on Tuesday, February 28th.

Judith Ackerson Franklin, NH.

Since January 2018, all newly licensed cabs in London must be pricy hybrid or electric models.

And there’s still a post-BREXIT hangover rooted in the 2016 vote leading to the UK formally leaving the European Union (EU) in January 2020, just on the cusp of a devastating pandemic. The narrow victory of Brexit remains a lingering cause of parliamentary and economic reverberations and jolts since somehow both sides feel they lost.

Yet in a glint of good news, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scored an unexpected but welcome deal smoothing out trade between Northern Ireland, a constituent part the UK, and the Republic of Ireland, an EU member. The Windsor Accords , negotiated with the European Union opened a realistic and sensible path for streamlined commerce between divided Ireland and Great Britain, was met with wide cross party approval. This is a big win for common sense.

London streets remain crowded with Mercedes, Rovers, Audi’s, and BMW’s reflecting the massive influx of wealth in recent decades to match soaring real estate prices fueled by Persian Gulf, East Asian and formerly Russian buyers. Harrods the iconic department store in trendy Knightsbridge still caters to a wealthy clientele. Here nothing seems to have changed; the pandemic is over and supercharged spending is back.

The once strong Pound Sterling, has weakened dramatically though, with one

effect favoring foreign tourists especially from France, Spain and China. Americans are back in big numbers attracted by the Pound’s weakness and lower costs than a few years ago.

Yet in the wake of economic doldrums and general malaise there’s an unbelievable spike in street crime in London. Street robberies jumped 19 percent with the perpetrators using fast-electric bikes facilitating their mode of attack and escape. On average 180 people are attacked for valuables on London streets each week.

The UK must hold Parliamentary elections by next year; Conservative (small c) Prime Minister Sunak remains above all an incumbent technocrat who is nimble and quick in Parliamentary questions but who is more attuned to a Stockholders meeting than engaging in Parliamentary debate. The ruling Conservatives remain buffeted by infighting. Not withstanding the upcoming Coronation uniting Britain, people remain uneasy.

John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism

The Diplomacy of Separated Nations; Germany, Korea, China.

Born Today

That is to say, sports standouts born on March 9 include Oakland “A” MLB star Bert Campaneris (1942) and chess phenom Bobby Fischer (1943).

Sports Quote

“I’ve had 36 orthopedic operations. I have two fused ankles. My knees, hands, and

wrists don’t work. And I now have a fused spine. Other than that, everything is great.” –former Portland Trail Blazer (and Celtic) hoop star Bill Walton

Sports Quiz Answer

Tonya Harding

State Representative Mike Moffett was a Sports Management

Professor for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He coauthored the awardwinning “FAHIM

SPEAKS: A WarriorActor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available on Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@ comcast.net.

Whether it was ignoring the actual evidence regarding masks and mask mandates, the evidence regarding postvaccination transmissibility or the evidence regarding the lab leak theory, experts decided that the wrong people had to be ignored. But they were wrong. And now they have no credibility left.

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a rate one-third more slowly than the average for a half-century after World War II.

Growth comes from productivity; productivity comes from efficient use of capital; and capital is used efficiently only when businessmen and entrepreneurs can invest as they wish, according to their best economic judgement.

The takeover of American business by politically correct ESG standards -- environmental, social, and corporate governance -- is destroying our efficient use of capital, per Ramaswamy.

If a business causes clear environmental damage, it should be responsible. But climate change science is not at all clear, and forcing firms to make decisions based on

what is ideology rather than science hurts all of us. We must stop, he says.

Similarly, businesses must be free to make their own decisions who they hire and the values they choose to support. We cannot have business hamstrung by an agenda set by left-wing politics.

The way to help more minorities succeed is not government-mandated affirmative action, but demanding excellence from them as from everyone else. This is the social agenda -- classic American freedom -- that will work for everyone.

But I wonder what Ramaswamy means when he writes, “We must restore merit for who gets to come to America” and, “we must embrace merit in who gets to succeed in

America.”

If we have freedom, merit will arise on its own because it is what a free society demands. We certainly don’t need merit itself being defined by those with political power.

Vivek Ramaswamy is for sure a model success story, and every American will benefit by knowing about it and hearing what he has to say.

Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show “Cure America with Star Parker.” To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com

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“No, it’s not!” I reply. “The best dogs are banned.”

She pivots quickly. “The U.S government does not subsidize U.S. shipyards the way many of our strategic competitors and allies do.”

That’s true, and pathetic. Subsidies are destructive. It’s good that America subsidizes less than other countries.

Anyway, Cato Institute trade policy specialist Scott Lincicome points out that American ships cost much more than the subsidy difference, “four to five times more to build than ships in Japan or Korea,” mostly because of “decades of being protected from competition, simply not having to innovate.”

Today no American shipyard builds even one ship that can carry natural gas. That’s a big

problem for New England if we have a cold winter. Eversource president Joseph Nolan worried there wouldn’t be enough gas for the winter because he couldn’t “get relief from the Jones Act.” No wonder New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu calls the act an “antiquated 100-yearold union driven policy.”

Carpenter lobbies against Jones Act waivers.

“You give politicians money not to grant waivers,” I tell her.

“Hold up!” she exclaims. “Let’s unpack this. Frankly, waivers should be safe, legal and rare. What we too often see is somebody’s trying to make a quick buck. There’s no national defense need; there’s no shortage of product. It’s, ‘Hey, I could save some money.’”

But saving money is

good for consumers! It’s good for everyone but America’s shipping monopoly.

Of course, most industries don’t want competition! American carmakers didn’t want to compete with Honda and Toyota. But they got better because they had to compete.

“Just like foreign competition improved American automobiles,” says Lincicome, “foreign competition would do the same for Americanmade ships.”

We’d all be better off if America’s shipping industry had to compete like every other business.

The Jones Act should die.

Every Tuesday at JohnStossel.com, Stossel posts a new video about the battle between government and freedom.

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