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NH Boat Museum Honors Volunteer

A restored 1926 26’ Hacker Dolphin recently sold by Inland Boat Works. Classic boats, new models and even new electric boats are in high demand this season as water lovers are emerging from the virus lockdowns and getting COURTESY PHOTO ready for a great season of boating.

Boat Dealers Anticipating A Busy Summer Season by Rob Levey

Weirs Times Correspondent

Summer will be here before we know it and everyone in the boating industry is excited for

what they believe will be a busy season. At Winnisquam Marine, which has locations in Belmont and Laconia, Executive Director Julie Marsh said they are advis-

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ing prospective boat buyers to act quickly. “We have some inventory, but you will literally miss the boat if you don’t plan right now,” she said. Travis Williams, Sales

Manager at Meredith Marina, agreed and said this year has been “insanely busy.” “For people thinking they are going to buy a See BOATS on 22

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WOLFEBORO - Starting out as a volunteer for the Vintage Race Boat Regatta several years ago, summer resident Brian Allison received the Hank Why Volunteer Award for his service to New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) in 2020. “We love Lake Winnipesaukee and boating, so it has turned out to be a natural fit,” said Allison, who NHBM Executive Director Martha Cummings said was instrumental in their 2020 virtual boat auction. “Brian helped us present a really incredible virtual auction that exceeded all our goals,” she said. “We raised just over $40,000, which was a big and totally unexpected number in a challenging year…We appreciate the many selfless hours Brian put in and were excited to award him with this recognition as a volunteer who goes above and beyond.” A hardware/software engineer who retired in 2018, Allison’s involvement at NHBM also includes a stint as driver of NHBM’s Millie B, a 28-foot, mahogany, triple cockpit See ALLISON on 32

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stream media and big tech have exaggerated and exploited the Wuhan Virus to make this institutionalization of election fraud possible. I believe this to be nothing less than a naked power grab. I find myself repeatedly asking the question; how is it possible that the opinions on one side an issue can be repeatedly hidden from the public? I recently submitted a letter to the editor concerning the wearing of face masks to several media outlets in the state. One of the largest newspapers in my area refused to print this letter. After submitting the letter twice, I contacted the Littleton Courier (Salmon Press) and was told by their Executive Editor, Brendan Berube that “Our policy with regard to letters to the editor, Mr. Cumbee, which is no different than that of any other newspaper in the country, is that we reserve the right to refuse publication of any submission that we deem unsuitable for print, for any reason that we see fit, and we are under no obligation to explain ourselves”. Fortunately, at least two other newspapers, that have wide circulation in the area, printed my letter without hesitation. I can only conclude that these other newspapers have elected not to join the Enemies of Free Speech Club. I have since cancelled my subscription to the Littleton Courier. Russell B. Cumbee Franconia, NH.

Which Schools Get The Money? To The Editor: Governor Sununu stated during a March 9th NH Exchange interview that there are schools that haven’t taken COVID relief money He’s begging them to do so. His exact words can be found on the recorded interview on line. I have sent an email to the governor’s office asking for facts, clarification on which schools have refused COVID relief money and why. I know that our Franklin school system is grateful for and working with their share of the funds. Schools need to report the expenses that qualify as they expend them and parameters placed upon them by the federal government must be followed. Does he mean that some schools have actually refused the funds or have they just not taken it yet because they are still formulating a plan in their community for how best to use it? I know that some funds expire in September of 2022 and some in September of 2023. Also during the interview Gov. Sununu emphatically stated that he is fine with sending taxpayer money to private schools. He doesn’t care where kids go to school (paraphrasing, listen to the recording for exact wording) as long as they get a good education. Shouldn’t our governor be putting more into the public See MAILBOAT on 36

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warmer. Even if your lawn is bare there is plenty of snowsport action to be had in New Hampshire. March is the ideal time to learn to ski or snowboard. The warmer weather and softer snow of spring is most welcoming for novices. The resorts’ snowsport schools would love to see you take a lesson. Cross country skiing is still going strong. Charlie and I went for a big loop at Bretton Woods

Nordic and it still felt like mid winter. There is lots of snow in the woods and the big views of the Presidential Mountains are still white capped. Congratulations to UNH! Last week the University of New Hampshire hosted colleges from across the country for the NCAA Ski Championships. The last time UNH hosted the championships was in 2017 and they stepped up to do it again this year. See PATE NAUD E on 30

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All Invited To Friday Evening Shabbat Service

Maine & New Hampshire To Host International Fly Fishing Film Fest

Temple B’nai Israel synagogue, of Laconia, would like to invite the Lakes Region community to join them for a Friday evening, Shabbat (sabbath) service on Friday, March 19, 2021, over Zoom. Rabbi Dan Danson and Cantorial-Soloist Melody Funk will be leading the service and will introduce the community to a Reform Jewish service through song, explanation, and story. The prayers are English and Hebrew, and all explanations and lessons are in English. There will be a Q & A session following the service. The service will run a little over an hour in length. All who are interested are welcomed to join and greet the Jewish sabbath together. Please use this link to pre-register for the service. Upon registering, you will receive a custom URL with which to join the service. http://bit.ly/3bxRMKt

The International Fly Fishing Film Festival, coming virtually to all of Maine and New Hampshire beginning March 19, features the passion, lifestyle, and culture of fly fishing. Admission to the Rangeley Maine and New Hampshire International Fly Fishing Film Festival is $15 and may be accessed at https://www.outdoorheritagemuseum.org. Viewers may log on to the site anytime within 48 hours of the 7 p.m. showing. Once logged in, access to the film will be granted for 7 days. In addition to the films, there will be fly-fishing product giveaways and other promotions at the event. Sponsored by the Rangeley Outdoor Heritage Museum and all-new for 2021, this virtual event will feature eleven films with nearly two hours of footage taking viewers around the world to bucket-list trips for some of the most sought after flyrod species. Films include Steelhead in the Northern frontier of British Columbia, Baltic Salmon in the heart of the Swedish Lapland, sight fishing Giant Trevally in the Seychelles, Tuna in Colombia, plus: • The Art of Fly Fishing, by Bluff Line Media and is the winner of the inaugural Stimmie Award. “Stimmies” are presented by Fly Fusion Magazine to encourage and reward producers of flyfishing films by previously unknown filmmakers. The film profiles artist Brooke Belohlavek’s passion for fly fishing and painting. • The Wanderer, 2021 IF4 Original: Where do we go to escape? Journey to a sanctuary in the heart of the Rocky Mountain West. One attendee will be selected to win the 2021 Grand Prize drawing consisting of fly-fishing gear provided by International Fly Fishing Film Festival sponsors and valued at thousands of dollars. For more information and film trailers, visit flyfilmfest.com.

Silent Film Epic “Ben Hur” At Flying Monkey One of early Hollywood’s greatest epics returns to the big screen with a showing of ‘Ben Hur, A Tale of The Christ’ (1925) on Thursday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center, 39 South Main St., Plymouth. The screening, the latest in the Flying Monkey’s silent film series, will feature live accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based composer who specializes in creating music for silent films. Admission is $10 per person, general admission. Tickets are available online at flyinghmonkeynh.org or at the door. ‘Ben Hur,’ starring Ramon Novarro and Francis X. Bushman, was among the first motion pictures to tell a Biblical-era story on a large scale. The film, which helped establish MGM as a leading Hollywood studio, employed a cast of thousands and boasted action sequences including a large-scale sea battle. The film is highlighted by a spell-binding chariot race that still leaves audiences breathless. Set in the Holy Land at the time of Christ’s birth, ‘Ben Hur’ tells the story of a Jewish family in Jerusalem whose fortune is confiscated by the Romans and its members jailed. The film is particularly appropriate for the weeks leading up to Easter, which is celebrated on Sunday, April 4. (Orthodox Easter falls on Sunday, May 2 in 2021.) ‘Ben Hur,’ directed by Fred Niblo, was among the most expensive films of the silent era, taking two years to make and costing between $4 million and $6 million. When released in 1925, it became a huge hit for the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio.

“Blessed Bargains” Reopens In Farmington

Spring is here and it’s almost Easter! Blessed Bargains at the First Congregational Church on Main Street in Farmington. will re-open as It is stocked full of all kinds of Easter and Spring items for you and your family. There is still time for you to stop in and shop for Easter outfits, and decorations. Easter Baskets and plastic eggs, all at specially marked “bargain” prices. Whatever you are looking for they have it at Blessed Bargains, with a store full of new items, gently loved toys, books, puzzles and household items, and Easter fashions at specially marked “bargain” prices. The volunteers have been working each week to display the items. You’ll enjoy the convenience of new shelves and displays, especially for infants and toddlers. Please wear a mask and plan to keep a social distance of 6 feet from other shoppers. The First Congregational Church, 400 Main Street in downtown Farmington. www.farmingtonnhucc.org

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Helpful Writing Tips A friend of mine recently commended me for being able to come up with a new column every week. He claimed that he would never by Brendan Smith be able to do it. Weirs Times Editor I disagree. You see, writing a weekly (sometimes weakly) column is not as hard as it might appear. All it takes is an understanding of a simple formula. I believe that most anyone, using these easy steps, can create a column every week, or even more often in they prefer. So, at the peril of creating other columnists to compete with me and possibly endanger my own livelihood, but at the same time being unselfish in my desire to see others succeed at their dreams, I reveal here my writing secrets. First, and this might be the most important step in a successful writing career, you need something to write about. What we in the business call an “idea”. Without a clear idea your column will just be a mish-mash of random nouns and adjectives that are put together to form sentences that will have no coherent meaning to the reader and they will most likely stop reading after a paragraph or two. Right now, some of you may be scratching your heads and thinking: “Brendan, where exactly do I get these ideas?” Great question. Ideas for columns can be found most anywhere, you just need to pay attention as they can appear from places you least expect. For example, say you are struggling to come up with an idea for a column and out of the blue a friend comes up to you and compliments you on being

able to write a column every week and claims that he would never be able to do it himself. Instead of just using his words to satisfy your ego, you stop and think and realize that it might make a good column telling others how simple it is to write a column. See how easy this is already? Now, once you have an idea, it is important that you write it down so as not to forget. It really doesn’t matter where you write it. It doesn’t have to be a fancy notebook or some kind of leather bound journal you have been carrying around with you in case you come up with an idea. Anything handy will do. Napkins, back of business cards and even the palm of your hand are acceptable alternatives as well as crumbled up receipts from the convenience store. (Always remember to say “yes” when asked if you would like a receipt, even when just buying a cup of coffee. It may come in handy. Also make sure to transfer any ideas written on your palm to another source ASAP, especially in these days of obsessive handwashing.) You don’t have to be too detailed in note taking, just a few words to help jog your memory later. The most important part of jotting down notes is to make sure to check the pockets of your pants before doing a load of wash as this is a great way to lose these ideas forever. (Also make sure you don’t give away the business card you wrote that great idea on as you will have given away a perfectly good idea to someone who might steal it.) See, I told you this was pretty easy. The third step is considered by most columnists the hardest – writing the column itself. You have the idea, you wrote it down and even checked your pants pockets before doing your wash. Now what do you

do with it? An important piece of this puzzle of writing is which tool do you use to do the actual work of putting your words together. Some writers still use old typewriters, but I prefer a laptop, especially one that has a wireless Internet connection which is a valuable tool for writing. It is perfect for when you are stuck on certain details and you need to look up some important information so you can get right back to your writing without interrupting your flow. Having an Internet connection is also crucial when facing writer’s block since it gives you a way to rapidly connect to a social media site where you can spend mindless hours finding out what your friend’s pet did as well as laughing at stupid memes that do nothing to help your writing progress, or the progress of anything of real value for that matter. This may seem counterproductive to some, but in reality it helps you to procrastinate from writing long enough until you find yourself facing an inevitable deadline and then you really have to buckle up and get the darned thing written because you are out of time. It works for me every time. I certainly hope this has helped and dispels the myth that not just anyone can write a weekly column. If you follow this easy advice, you too can find yourself in the unenviable position of trying to figure out what to write every week and then figuring out a way to actually write it. Good luck!! Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” available at BrendanTSmith.com. His latest book “I Only Did It For The Socks - Stories and Thoughts On Aging” will be published soon.

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The Nuking Of The American Nuclear Family

“Gay poly throuple makes history, lists 3 dads on a birth certificate.” That’s an actual headline from The New York Post, which last week featured an unsettling trio of men who recruited two female friends to help them conceive and deliver a baby girl named Piper. Piper is now 3 years old and has a 1-yearold brother named Parker. According to the by Michelle Malkin “gay poly throuple,” Piper told her preschool Syndicated Columnist classmates how proud she was of her plentiful progenitors by bragging: “You have two parents. I have three parents.” Actually, the “throuple” is really a quintet. If you count Piper’s egg donor and birth surrogate, we’ve now traveled from “Heather Has Two Mommies” (the infamous children’s book normalizing same-sex adoptions published in 1989) to “Piper Has Five Parents.” And in 2021, if you have any discomfort or reservations at all about the nuking of the nuclear family by throuples or quadrouples or dozenouples, then woke society tells us there’s something wrong with us, not them. Dr. Ian Jenkins, one of Piper’s polyamorous pops, wrote in a newly released book about their “adventures in modern parenting” that the arrangement is “just not a big deal.” Nothing to see here, move along. Two, three, whatever. “Some people seem to think it’s about a ton of sex or something,” Jenkins complained, “or we’re unstable and must do crazy things. (But) it’s really remarkably ordinary and domestic in our house and definitely not ‘Tiger King’ (the creepy Netflix hit series about convicted murder-for-hire zookeeper Joe Exotic, who headed up a threeway “marriage” to two men). Weirdly, one of Piper’s other dads, Jeremy, is also a zookeeper like Joe Exotic whom the other two met through an online dating service. All very “remarkably ordinary and domestic.” Ho-hum. Neighborhoods, cities and nations are safer, healthier and more prosperous where nuclear families are the norm. But for the sake of social justice and modern progressivism, we are all just supposed to shake our heads politely and keep our alarm about the sexual slippery slope to ourselves. As University of Virginia sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox summarized in a 2020 article reviewing the benefits of two-parent married households for The Atlantic magazine, “sadly, adults who are unrelated to children are much more likely See MALKIN on 36

Why Dr. Seuss Had to Go This week, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced it would stop the sale and distribution of six classic volumes from the great children’s author. Those volumes, said the company, violate its commitment by Ben Shapiro to “messages of hope, Syndicated Columnist inspiration, inclusion, and friendship.” The books include portrayals of people “in ways that are hurtful and wrong.” Society has long held that activity that damages others ought to be curbed. John Stuart Mill posited the so-called harm principle -- the belief that activity that harms someone ought to be condemned or even barred -- in the mid-19th century. But Mill refused to conflate harm and offense: Being offended wasn’t cause for sanction of another. Broadly speaking, society agreed with this formulation. But in the past few years, this formulation has been completely turned on its head. Now offense is not only considered a harm; it is considered the chief harm in our society. Physical injury, after all, is merely physical. But mental or emotional injury -- that threatens our very sense of identity. Because we find our identity in our own sense of self-creation, any societal denial of that sense threatens our identity. As Carl Trueman writes in “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self”: “The era of psychological man therefore requires changes in the culture and its institutions, practice, and beliefs that affect everyone. They all need to adapt to reflect a therapeutic mentality that focuses on the psychological wellbeing of the individual.” When individual self-creation becomes the chief goal of a society, institutions must be torn down -- institutions, after all, foster a set of rules that may not be conducive to individual self-creation. Informational flow must be dammed -- after all, information may allow others to take a

different, objectively based opinion about you than you take subjectively about yourself. Books must be burned -- after all, books carry with them implicit messages that may threaten your sense of yourself. Iconoclasm becomes the order of the day. Our societal turn from actual, measurable harm toward subjective, psychological harm places us on the road to complete devastation of our culture and our rights. Now anyone who offends -- or even has the potential to offend -- can be, and indeed ought to be, fired. Now any book -- no matter how old or how inoffensive -- can be, and indeed ought to be, banned. Now any kernel of information -- no matter how true -- can be discarded. This formulation puts all power in the hands of those who are most easily offended -- or at least those who claim to be. The offense itself is the weapon. Legal torts require damages; societal torts merely require a claim of damages, without evidence. No one can explain just how a drawing in “If I Ran the Zoo” has contributed to actual racism; there are no recorded incidents of a single white supremacist citing “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” as a formative source in his racist worldview. But any academic with a computer and a degree in postmodern nonsense can take those books off the shelves simply by claiming that offense is possible. In the end, the only literature allowed will be the literature that adheres to the values of our postmodern world -- a world in which we are not expected to conform to societal rules but society is expected to conform to our own acts of self-definition. That means your child reading “I Am Jazz” but never -- never, Gaia forbid! -- the Bible. It means goodbye to cultural icons, large and small -- goodbye to all vestiges of the past, replete with their “bigoted” value systems. It means that the purges have only just begun.

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The Real Experts The vaccine rollout crawls forward. Most of us will spend weeks, or months, waiting. Great Britain did better. As of today, one-third by John Stossel of the English are Syndicated Columnist already vaccinated, twice as many as in America. Why? A big reason is that our government decided to rigidly follow its regimen for the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines: two doses, about a month apart.

But why insist on two doses? The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are about 90% effective after one dose, according to clinical trial data. British officials sensibly decided to give people one dose, before insisting that everyone get a second dose. It worked. Once people got a first dose, the coronavirus cases began to level off. Although COVID-19 was worse in Great Britain than in America, British cases have now dropped below America’s. George Mason University economist Alex Tabarrok helped convince British health officials to try the “first-dose-first” approach. But he couldn’t convince American officials.

“We have given out more than 20 million second doses,” Tabarrok complains in my new video. “Those could have been first doses!” Had they been, 50% more Americans would have received a vaccine by now. “Why would we believe you, rather than these specialist doctors?” I ask. “Physicians (are) not necessarily thinking about the person who is not their patient,” he replies, “An economist, you’ve gotta be thinking about everybody.” It’s not too late for America to change policy. But our government’s planners won’t change without “a proper

study.” In the time the study will take, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, “we will already be in the arena of having enough vaccines to go around anyway.” Tabarrok, wisely, says in a national emergency, we should skip that study and give one dose a realworld test. “You have to act quickly. Bureaucrats are just not used to doing that.” On TV, Fauci once said: “You can do both! You can get as many people in their first dose at the same time as adhering within reason to the timetable of the second dose.” See STOSSEL on 35

China Congress Aims For High Tech Leap Past U.S. Amid the theatrical fanfare and political pomp, China’s annual “National People’s Congress” met in Beijing to dutifully endorse by John J. Metzler the ruling ComSyndicated Columnist m u n i s t P a r t y ’ s (CCP) vision for the future. Nearly 3,000 delegates surrounded by the red and gold trappings of the People’s Republic and energized by the musical choreography of military bands, settled into the rubber-stamp legislative session. Contrary to recent sessions which have dutifully clapped, voted and cheered on meticulous cue for General Secretary Xi Jinping, this

year’s sessions in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, raised the stakes beyond bloated military budgets, dizzying economic statistics, and cheerful endorsement of the newest Five Year Plan. Focus this session was more on high tech solutions than simple GDP economic growth. Pledging to increase research and development (R&D) to 7 percent annually for the state run and private sectors, the technology component slightly outpaced military spending due to rise by 6.8 percent. Beijing has clearly focused on technology as to edge out competitors such as the United States, and moreover act as an insurance policy to counter past practices of the Trump Administration which restricted the flow of sensitive American technol-

ogy to China. Beijing’s rulers feel that even with a new Administration in Washington, China cannot be assured that the technological flow from the USA and Western countries will not be curtailed, thus the move for wider technological self-sufficiency. China pledges to boost R&D spending to advance “frontier technologies” such as Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, and semiconductors. China faces a shortfall in semiconductor technology and production and is trying to narrow the gap. Ironically Mainland China’s political rival Taiwan, is a global leader in semiconductor technology and production. Then there’s the post pandemic economic revival. Following the Wuhan virus, China’s economy

went into free fall as did much of the world. Now Premier Li Keqiang has set a goal for 6 percent economic growth this year; in 2020 growth was an anemic 2.3 percent, the lowest growth in forty years, but nonetheless China claims to be the only global economy registering growth. Still the extent of social and economic coverup from the Covid-19 virus inside China are not fully transparent. Most controversially, in Hong Kong the National People’s Congress unanimously supported a new plan which gives China additional powers in the “Special Autonomous Region” through a series of election changes favoring pro-Beijing candidates. The electoral plan called “Patriots Gov- See METZLER on 35

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would find the job description for a member of Congress. She gave me that “Deer in the Headlight” look so I rephrased the question: “Where would one find out about the duties, and powers of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.” Her reply in an unsure tone of voice “Online?” I told her that you can indeed find the info online, but the source is Article One of the U.S. Constitution. I then handed her a pocket copy of the Constitution and suggested that she learn it. Thankfully, she lost her election. It is not just Democrats who are ignorant about the U.S. Constitution; most Republicans seem to have little knowledge of it as well. A few years ago, at a county fair in New Hampshire, I asked former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown to take the quiz. He had an allergic reaction to the quiz and refused to take it. His voting record as a U.S. Senator clearly demonstrated that he did not know the Constitution, or he willfully ignored his oath of office.

I am happy to report, however, that the 2019 Miss Maine, Carolyn Brady stopped by our info table at the Crown of Maine Balloon Festival in Presque Isle, and received a 90% on our quiz. She would have got a perfect score, but she changed an answer. Let me challenge the readers to the questions in the quiz. (Answers on page 35.) 1. Which amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms? 2. What is the age requirement for the U.S. Senate? 3. Which amendment reads “From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs”? (It is not a trick question if you know the Constitution.) 4. Lawmaking abilities are vested in which branch of government? 5. How many amendments does the Constitution have? 6. Which branch of government has the power to regulate education? 7. Where in the Constitution is foreign aid mentioned? 8. How many senators are needed to ratify

a treaty? 9. Which branch of Congress initiated the impeachment process? 10. Which branch of government declares war? Our information tables where we offer this quiz can be found at the regional homeschool conventions, fairs, gun shows, and public venues like Boston Common. The average grade of our quiz is 30%. After seeing it, many people refuse to take it. Homeschoolers tend to score higher than most. Gun show attendees get the first question correct but go downhill after that. Bostonians do abysmal but tourists visiting Boston and foreigners usually score above average. Since our inception in 2009, we have distributed over 20,000 copies of the Constitution. We have conducted numerous “Know Your Constitution” presentations around the region. If your organization or school would like to host one of speakers, please contact me. We are offering a free pocket copy of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of InSee SHURTLEFF on 35

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My Grandfather’s Songbook Reading the song titles I was almost convinced that there was not one that I was acquainted with until I came to page number 142, and there among the hymns in the songbook was a song written by a Smith that I was acquainted with (not the Smith, but the song). It is “America.” A further discovery was that inside the front cover and on the title page were written the name “Bradley H. Smith.” Bradley H. Smith was my father’s father, or my grandfather. I never knew him because he died less than two months before I was born. Music has been called the universal

language, but music takes a lot of forms and styles that are different in different cultures and changes can happen frequently with the passing years. Music plays on our moods and emotions and the words attached to it can even have a huge impact on our world view and thus the society we live in. So I am interested in what music my grandfather sang and listened to, along with his classmates, for, you see, the book I found has the title “The Model Singer for Classes, Schools, and Choirs.” I assume it was one of my grandfather’s schoolbooks, though I have no way of know-

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Tom Thomson Joins The Forestry Committee At The Society For The Protection Of New Hampshire Forests C O N C O R D - The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests recently welcomed Tom Thomson of Orford to its Forestry Committee. The committee is responsible for advising the Board of Trustees on the art and science of

managing the natural resources of the forests on the Forest Society’s fee-owned reservations. The Forestry Committee also advises the Forest Society on issues related to advancing sustainable forestry as a conservation tool,

Tom Thomson (left) recently joined the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests Forestry Commision. With Thomson is the Society’s president, Jack Savage. recommends policies regarding forest management, and advises staff on matters of long-term planning, annual forest management work, and budgeting. “We are fortunate to have Tom as a member of our Forestry Committee, as we seek to set a standard for forest stewardship and advocacy throughout New Hampshire,” said Jack Savage, president of The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. “Tom’s experience as a Tree Farmer and lifetime of advocacy on behalf of forests and forest landowners will be invaluable.”

Thomson, along with his wife, Sheila, runs and operates Thomson Family Tree Farm in Orford, New Hampshire. The Thomsons have been managing their 2,800-acre forest land with an emphasis on demonstrating to others the true meaning of a “working sustainable forest,” working the land together, learning a good work ethic, and passing on good land stewardship practices. Thomson acquired his first woodlot of 125 acres with his two older brothers in 1956. Following service in the National Guard and years in the publishing industry, including

becoming president of the family’s Law Book Publishing Company, Thomson turned his focused to promoting good forest stewardship. He has advocated for sustainable forestry on the local, state, national, and international levels through tours of his Tree Farm to school kids, elected officials, forestry students, and other organizations. He has written articles and has testified before the New Hampshire State legislature and U.S. Senate sharing stories of good land stewardship and advocating for sound forest management policies. Thomson has served

the forest community as past vice-chair of the Tree Farm National Operating Committee and Chair of the Tree Farm National Policy Committee, and has served six years on the National Sustainable Forestry Initiative Resource Committee representing Family Forest Landowners throughout the United States. He also served as regional Vice President for National Woodland Owners Association. Thomson has received numerous state and national forestry awards, including most recently the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association 2020 President’s Award, the 2006 National Arbor Day Foundation Good Steward Award, and the Forest Landowner Association 2005 Forest Landowner of the Year Award. The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests was founded in 1901 to “perpetuate the forests of New Hampshire through their wise use and complete reservation in places of scenic beauty.” The Forest Society owns and manages 190 Forest Reservations totaling 57,000 acres located in more than 100 New Hampshire communities. As a land trust it holds more than 750 conservation easements protecting an additional 130,000 acres statewide.

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March is an interesting month for birdwatching. In terms of variety and new birds to be found, it does not rank very highly, but March does welcome our first spring migrants. Red-winged blackbirds have been around for a few weeks already, and in fact, some had never left and remained with us throughout the winter. American Woodcock have been seen and heard throughout New England already. Their aerial displays at dusk are one of the month’s birding highlights for sure. In a few weeks, eastern phoebes will show up in New England and for me anyway, that really signals the beginning of spring migration. In March, we also have our remaining winter birds. Juncos and white-throated sparrows are still around my feeders and a few red-breasted nuthatches are still hanging in there as well. However, March does not see the explosion of new birds that April and May bring us. I guess it can be said that good things must start slowly and build to a crest. March starts the spring migration madness, but we have to wait until at least the middle of April to start getting some of

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good indication of that with warm temperatures, birds singing, and some brave plants starting to poke out of the ground. But, this being New England, our optimism for spring is guarded as winter sometimes has a hard time letting go. It was only last year that March and April were very winter-like and we even got a dusting of snow in early May. I have photos of a blue-winged warbler on a snowy branch to prove it. Either way, the wood-

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Fenway Park has also been called a “Cathedral.” Being a former Marine, I once asked Ed if he believed Marines had esprit de corps. “Of course,” said Ed. What does it mean? “French expression meaning “spirit of the corps,’” replied Ed. “A common feeling of pride and purpose that motivates the group. Sure, Marines have it in spades.” Can a sports team have it? “Sure. If it has good leadership and a common purpose.” So you believe in this particular esprit, or spirit? Even though you can’t see or touch it? “Yes,” laughed Ed. “Of course.” Can a religious group also be animated or motivated by an esprit de corps, like Marines or sports teams? “Why not?” said Ed. So what if religious folks claim they’re motivated by a special esprit de corps that they refer to as a holy spirit? Ed is silent. Having already acknowledged

the existence of esprit, he won’t use the English word for it. He saw where I was going. To admit the existence of a Holy Spirit—which is what some religious folks refer to as the animating esprit that inspires them—is essentially to admit the existence of God, in that some Christian doctrines describe the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity, or God as spiritually active in the world. Without listing names, there are many transformative figures throughout human history who, clearly inspired by a certain esprit (Holy Spirit?), have provided humankind with lessons, parables, belief structures, and inspiration to live good and productive lives. And happy ones too. Countless surveys and research document that the religious are more generous and happier than non-religious. With exceptions of course. But the data is out there. Google

away. I ask Ed to consider the incredible good work that programs like Catholic Charities do around the world—effectively and efficiently. What do Atheist Charities do? Might Ed be happier if he donated wherewithal or energy to one of the many wonderful religious charities? “I pay taxes,” says Ed. “The government does a lot of good work.” Of course. “And I don’t need to go to church for a spiritual experience. I can get that by climbing a mountain or by going skiing.” But isn’t that a bit narcissistic? Isn’t there strength in numbers as well as value to being part of a group or community animated by an esprit/spirit to do public good and help people? Ed laughed. But at least he didn’t get personal. A challenge for some of us when we summon See MOFFETT on 34

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Letters From God 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. Every attempt is made to express thoughts according to statements made by God in the Bible. It is written so that we may remain one Nation under God by always following His will, in order to continue to enjoy His blessings of individual and national life that only He, the source of life, can give.

which are tearing you apart. I wish you had listened to me when I told you that I am the source of life and that if you choose to reject me, you will inherit the whirlwind of deadly consequences (Hosea 8:7). Please don’t blame me for these consequences because I made you originally upright so that there were no painful consequences (Ecclesiastes 7:29). I made you without sin or disobedience and you enjoyed a perfect environment without suffering, pain and death (Genesis 1:31). But when you chose to reject me and make yourselves “gods” you were separated from me the source of life (Isaiah 59:1,2). You are following in the path of all the other great nations, who over time, rejected me and met their demise as a result (Psalm 2). You shouldn’t blame me, as well, because after you disobeyed me and separated from me and the life that I alone can give, I gave you my most precious possession to restore you to life. I gave my Son, Jesus, the Messiah as your Savior. Your sins of making yourself god and doing many things contrary to my will caused you to incur a penalty of being separated from me (Romans 6:23). You would have to pay that for eternity. In order to make a provision to win you back and restore you to myself and the eternal life I originally planned, I sent my Son, Jesus, the Messiah to pay your debt for you (Romans

5:8). You see, he, unlike each of you, was without sin (1 Peter 2:22). He is God and without sin (John 20:27-28). He is also eternal because He is God (Micah 5:2). Because of these qualities he was able to pay your eternal debt against me, your Creator, by dying in your place to remove the penalty of your sins (Colossians 2:13-14). I did all this because I loved you and wanted you back (John 3:16). Sadly however, many of you have clung to your foolish decision to reject me and make yourselves a god. As a result, you continue your descent from a once perfect environment with me, the loving, righteous and lifegiving God and into an ever increasing broken and painful world. You are experiencing so much pain I never intended, and which grieves me, your Creator (Luke 19:41-44). As more and more of you make this fateful decision your nation is decaying as well. I have done everything to help you to avoid this destiny, but you continue to reject me and all my efforts on your behalf. Unfortunately, I will see you soon, when you all stand before me when you and your nation come to your end, as all have. You will begin your eternity and I will give you what you chose, to be separated from me, the source of life and to know death forever. I wish you had listened. I wish you had given up your fool’s errand. I wish you loved me and yourself enough,

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Nowadays when families want to get away, most are heading out on road trips. These excursions often involve bringing the whole family along, including the furkids. So, to ensure safe travels for all twoand four-legged passengers, it’s important to be aware of a very real pet travel safety issue - pets and distracted driving. When we think of distracted driving, there are typical “culprits” that come to mind: texting, eating, applying makeup, chatting on the phone, and even daydreaming. However, we seldom consider that traveling with an unsecured pet is a very real and dangerous distraction. TripsWithPets recently polled pet parents who often drive with their

Think Your Pooch Won’t Distract You While Driving? Think Again... pets. Our poll uncovered a whopping 60 percent partake in unsafe distracted driving habits when it comes to their furkids. Additionally, while 42 percent of respondents admitted to being distracted by their four-legged travel companions, 77 percent indicated that they do not drive with their pets safely secured in their vehicles! It’s pretty easy to see how an unsecured pet can be a distraction while driving. Some pets may become anxious or excited, causing them to jump around or bark while in the vehicle. Additionally, a happy and loving pet may want to sit near you and crawl on your lap while you’re driving, which may lead you to focus more on Rover than the road.

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of various species. The name comes from the Spanish word “mezclar,” which translates as “to mix.” Traditional mesclun usually consisted of chervil, arugula, lettuce and endive. Now, spring mix is typically made up of 16 fresh greens and lettuces of varying tastes and textures, including red romaine, baby spinach, radicchio, green romaine, red oak leaf, mizuna, red leaf, lollo rosso, arugula, red mustard, green mustard, red chard, frisee and tatsoi. About half of the greens and lettuces are sweet and mild, while others provide a complementary, slightly bitter edge. Spring mix is available year-round with a peak season in spring and summer. These delicate greens contain a punch of flavor and are packed with vitamins A, C and E, calcium and potassium. Here’s an overview of the many types of spring mix lettuce greens. Arugula or Rocket -- Typically has long, spiked, dark green leaves and a strong, peppery flavor, especially when the leaves are larger and wild-harvested. Cultivated arugula varies in intensity of flavor, so taste before using. Arugula adds a bold punch to salads or an intense note as an ingredient in hearty dishes. Little Gem lettuce -- A See GREENS on 19

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GREENS from 19 mixture of soft leaves with a slight crunch, similar to butter lettuce in texture. Mesclun -- A combination of tender, wildharvested or cultivated young greens. Most mesclun varieties include greens with texture and peppery flavor such as curly endive, mezzaluna, mustard leaves, watercress, arugula, purslane, cress, Asian greens like mizuna, red kale and chicory, and a few herbs such as cilantro, basil or parsley. Mache, Corn Salad or Lamb’s Lettuce -- Grows in a tight bunch of 4 or 5 leaves attached to a root. It has more flavor and texture than most salad greens, but requires more care when cleaning because grit and dirt tend to settle in the rosette-shaped leaves near the roots. Dandelion -- Greens are a dark emerald color and are bitter. They add a distinctive flavor component when added raw, but lose some of their sharpness when cooked low and slow. Escarole -- Has a subtle bite, hearty texture and a longer growing season. During the spring months, escarole is sweeter and at its tender best. Add it raw to provide complexity to a salad or as an interesting addition to cooked dishes in place of spinach. Pea Greens -- These are the giant, tangled vines on which peas grow. Pea greens are typically available at

farmers markets in spring and early summers. Break out the salad bowl and try a variety of spring mix lettuce greens in nontraditional ways. This recipe showcases spring mix salad topped with crunchy cucumber slices, seeds or nuts, tart cherries, creamy goat cheese and a drizzle of Maple Balsamic Dressing. It’s a delicious way to welcome spring! SPRING GREENS WITH GOAT CHEESE AND CHERRIES 1 (12-ounce) bag spring mix greens 12 cherry or grape tomatoes or 2 small/ medium tomatoes, cut into wedges 1/2 large cucumber, sliced 1/3 cup dried cherries or cranberries 3 tablespoons roasted, salted sunflower seeds or roasted almonds 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese Add the greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, dried cherries or cran-

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Winnisquam Marine’s new Laconia location. BOATS from 22 cited the popularity of pontoon boats, which she said can be customized with different configurations to suit diverse needs. A flat-bottomed boat built on floats to remain buoyant, pontoons can accommodate massive decks that include everything from expansive lounge areas to sun pads. “They are great for families,” said Marsh, who noted her family has a pontoon. “I have two little kids, so it is

perfect for us.” Recently, triple log pontoons have increased in popularity, as these boats boast higher horsepower. Sales for pontoons, according to Marsh, are up 20 percent nationally year to year. She said Bennington, which makes pontoons, is the biggest boat manufacturer in the world. Another trend, according to Williams, is people are starting to shop much earlier than in years past. “Last January and

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factory after which time he was offered a dealership. “Last year was my first year,” said Ryan, who said it did not take long, however, for him to start making sales. “In May, I sold two boats in three days after putting a sign on my truck along with having a website,” he said. From that point on, he said he was able to develop “a pretty good following.” “I sold numerous boats last year,” he explained. “Everything to do with the outdoors caught on.” See BOATS on 24

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Bluebird Spring day at Cannon Mountain and Yours truly on top of Mittersill after hiking up The Saddle. Last week the University of New Hampshire and Cannon Mountain hosted the NCAA Skiing Championships on the Mittersill Slopes. We skied The Saddle and then down Baron’s Run just like the All Americans Champions! All Cannon tickets must be purchased in advanced on-line and reservations are required for redeeming Indy Pass tickets. Visit CannonMt.com for their mountain report.

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events at Cannon Mountain. The Giant Slalom and Slalom events were held on the Mittersill slopes also without spectators. The NCAA provided live on-line coverage of all the events. Cannon’s has over 70 trails open so like at Jackson most people probably went about their ski and snowboard day without knowing about the racing. Bria and I decided we would spring for the INDY SPRING PASS and hit the slopes hard this month. The Indy Spring Pass, purchased at IndySkiPass.com, is just $149 and provides two days at 63 resorts nationwide plus 25% off a third day. Since most of us aren’t traveling out of state it is still a great deal for New Hampshire skiers and riders. Pats Peak, Waterville Valley and Black Mountain have See PATENAUDE on 31

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“Behold what manner of love The Father hath bestowed upon us That we should be called the sons of God.” The hymns were included in the old songbooks, probably not to secure some connection between the school and the church, but simply to fit into the culture of the times. The songbook owned by my grandfather even has some chants in it, something I don’t remember being in my schoolboy songbook. Somehow, I think my Grandpa was probably more of a chanter than he was a singer, but then, again, I don’t know. Maybe he was the lead singer in a quartet. I doubt that today’s schoolchildren have any chants in their songbooks, if they have any songbooks. They might have something similar, though, called “Rap.” The music we listen to and the songs that we sing, and even the instruments we play, reveal certain things about the society we live in and the culture we desire.

I checked an old book seller on line, meaning the books are old, not necessarily the seller, and found out that Grandpa’s songbook is selling for $6.00, though I was hoping it would be $600. It should be with his signature in it. The old songbook has some songs the model singer should love to sing – songs of joy with good sentiments and advice. The “Vermont Farmer’s Song” was meant to be lively as the singer says: “‘Tis my delight on a winter’s night, To sing the farmer’s song.” The song begins, though, with “A health unto the farmer, Who lives among the hills, Where every man’s a sovereign, And owns the land he tills; Where all the girls are beautiful and all the boys are strong...” Those green mountain boys, we are told, are called such, not because they are green, but because the mountains are. And those girls, according to the song, “... always fight to win the right, And to resist the wrong.”

One of the songs in the book reminded me that the sentiment expressed is one that could be felt by many children: “Oh, Papa, come home sober, At six o’clock tonight, And everything shall be for you So cosy and so bright; Your chair just by the fire-side, With slippers for your feet, And while you read I’ll sing to you The songs you think so sweet. Then, Papa, come home sober, Don’t drink a drop tonight, Come home to mother and to me; “Twill make our hearts so light.” For those who have had enough winter and snow the old songbook had a number of summer songs like “Summer Days Are Coming.” “Winter winds are blowing’” it says, “But beneath the ice and snow, Rippling streams are flowing ...Soon the air with song will ring, With the bees low humimg, Joy o’er earth her robe will fling, Summer days are coming.” Bradley Smith’s songbook began with instructions to the teacher on how to instruct others with the admonition, “Do not forget that the object

“The Watcher At The Gate.” is to learn to sing! So sing first and last, and spend nearly all the time in singing.” There was a second book I found with the one already mentioned. I find no owner’s name written in it, but the publishing date is 1855, so perhaps this one belonged to my Greatgrandfather, Thomas. Its’ title is “ GLORIA IN EXCELSIS,” and it introduces itself as “consisting of hymn-tunes, anthems, sentences, choruses, and chants,” and its use was stated as being for vocal exercises and glees for social gatherings, sing-

ing schools and choir practice. The 384 page songbook has a few fern leaves pressed within its pages and contains a number of different themes such as the glory of God, salvation from sin through faith in Christ Jesus, and the enjoyment of God’s blessings as in the words of this “Glee” song: “Be content, and be cheerful, and wish for no more; For know, the best time to be happy and sing, Is Summer, is Winter, is Autumn, is Spring.”

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Tom Brady may be a Buccaneer and former Patriot, but he’ll never be a Saint. MOFFETT from 13 the nerve to talk about religion or values is that we must brace for personal criticism. “Who are you to talk about this stuff, given all your foibles, flaws, and sins? And what about all the hypocritical religious people who do bad things?” *Sigh* Some require an unattainable measure of perfection from the inherently imperfect before they’ll engage them about religion— a perfection not expected from others to discuss other things. Like maybe the Red Sox. But we drift away from our historical religious roots at our own peril. Witness the growing coarseness, alienation and violence that seems to accompany America’s increasing secularization. New Hampshire is rated as the least religious state. It also features about the highest rate of substance abuse. A correlation? H i s t o r y is r e p l e t e with religious conflict. True. As well as plenty of anti-religious violence. After the horrific French Revolution, Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral was con-

verted by the secular to what they called a “Temple of Reason.” After the horrific Russian Revolution, official atheism shut down the churches. Soviet dictator Josef Stalin ridiculed religious influence, asking “How many divisions can the Pope deploy?” Funny thing though. Notre Dame Cathedral eventually returned to religious splendor. And churches are now open all over Russia— even as some are closing in New Hampshire. The Holy Spirit can be ridiculed, quashed, or denied, but it’s apparently eternal as it provides hope and inspiration for individuals and communities to take kinder, gentler paths Easter Sunday is April 4. A chance for Ed to pick out a church and perhaps witness some real “esprit” first-hand—before watching the Red Sox host the Orioles at that Boston “cathedral.” Sports Quiz What Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback (briefly a New England Patriot) also played professional baseball and

established a charitable Christian charity foundation? (Answer follows) Born Today That is to say, sports standouts born on March 18 include American Olympic gold medalist speed skater Bonnie Blair (1964) and NFL quarterback Brian Griese (1975). Brian was an SOB (Son of Bob). Sports Quote “For me sport was a religion ... with religious sentiment.”— Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games Sports Quiz Answer Tim Tebow State Representative 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 on Amazon.com. His email address is mimoffett@comcast.net.

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, March 18, 2021 — METZLER from 7 erning Hong Kong,” reflects the CCP’s best Orwellian tradition by demanding changes needed to restore stability and neutralize “anti-China” forces. The phrase “patriots governing Hong Kong” was coined by Deng Xiaoping, China’s reformist leader back in 1984. “Patriots,” Deng stated, must accept Hong Kong is part of China and support its future prosperity, but they need not be party loyalists. “Those who meet these requirements are patriots whether they believe in capitalism or feudalism…We don’t demand that they be in favor of China’s socialist system; we only ask them to love the motherland and Hong Kong.” Deng’s once pragmatic policy is being pushed aside by Chairman Xi Jinping’s strengthened authoritarianism. But there’s a malevolent change in the political winds now blowing into Hong Kong’s magnificent harbor. “When we talk about patriotism, we are not talking about the abstraction of loving a cultural or historical China, but rather loving the currently existing People’s Republic of China under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party,” stated Song Ru’an, the Deputy Commissioner of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong. “Patriots should respect the Chinese Communist Party,” he said. The move further erodes the original Anglo/Chinese agreement which guaranteed Hong Kong’s free political and economic system for a period of fifty years following the 1997 handover

from Britain to China. Not twenty-five years into the diplomatic deal, the Beijing communists have dramatically cracked down on Hong Kong’s cherished political, judicial and media freedoms. The territory’s vaunted “One Country, Two Systems,” model is being shoved aide by Beijing’s diktat. “This is the latest step by Beijing to hollow out the space for democratic debate in Hong Kong, contrary to the promises made by China itself,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said. He added, “Beijing’s decision to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong’s electoral system constitutes a further clear breach of the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration.” In the meantime, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement is under assault; lawmakers, politicians and activists have been arrested while the world looks on. Hong Kong becomes the barometer for Beijing’s true intent. 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.

STOSSEL from 7 But we can’t do both. There are tradeoffs in life. “We have to take into account scarcity,” says Tabarrok. “This is what economists are good at: thinking about scarcity and thinking about tradeoffs.” America’s bureaucratic medical approval process is all about following certain rules. “They’ve been too slow. They’ve made mistakes,” complains Tabarrok. “The FDA did not allow private companies to start testing.” That meant that for weeks, labs sat idle. The bureaucracy also slowed the distribution of vaccines. “We had the doses stockpiled... ready to go. The state governments weren’t ready. They didn’t have websites ready,” Tabarrok points out. “Even though they’d been told months and months, this is coming, vaccines are coming... get ready. And they said, Oh, we don’t have enough money. Give me a break. They have tons of money.” “They acted more quickly than they usually do,” I point out. “Not fast enough,” replies Tabarrok. Fortunately, people outside government stepped up. Olivia Adams, a software engineer in Massachusetts, got frustrated with her state’s vaccine website and built a site that makes it easier to find COVID-19 vaccine appointments. So did Huge Ma, an engineer in New York. “It’s been amazing to see how much expertise there is in the world, outside the usual expert channels,” says Tabarrok. “The government has just been behind the virus every single step of the

way.” Fortunately, big greedy corporations were on the ball. “Thank God for the manufacturers of vaccines for Moderna and Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson that have been the one saving grace in this crisis. Capitalism has brought us the vaccines at a faster pace than ever before. And most of that was due to lifting of government regulations.” He’s right. At the beginning of the pandemic, the FDA lifted regulations, which allowed companies to create vaccines more quickly. Without that freedom, vaccine approval would have taken years. When the pandemic ends, politicians will take credit, but the solution, as usual, began when politicians got out of the way. John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.

SHURTLEFF from 8 dependence to the first 100 readers. E-mail me with your mailing address campconstitution1@gmail.com. Answers 1. The Second Amendment. The U.S. Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. Rights do not come from government. Our founders made it clear that rights came from God. 2. 30 years old. 3. This is not in the U.S. Constitution. It is a plank in the “Communist Manifesto.” 4. Congress. 5. 27 6. None. The U.S. Constitution does not grant any power to the Federal government to regulate education, 7. Foreign aid is not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution which makes it unconstitutional. 8. 2/3rds of those present. A quorum of 51 is needed to do busi-

ness. 9. The House of Representatives. The House has no power to impeach private citizens which includes former presidents even those they hate. 10. Congress. The last time that United States declared war was in December of 1941. 1n 1945, Congress passed the U.N. Participation Act unconstitutionally giving the United Nations the power to send our troops in so-called police actions. Hal Shurtleff is co-founder and director of Camp Constitution. Hal is an Army veteran who spend a tour with the 101st Airborne, and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He hosts a weekly radio show which airs on WBCQ in Montecello, Maine. He is married with five children, and one grandchild. A life-long Boston, MA resident, he and his family recently relocated to Alton, NH.

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port “alternative” family structures across pop culture and in the political arena are themselves more committed to traditional marriage and nuclear families for their own children. But don’t you dare question their extreme and dangerous perversity. Look at what happened to grassroots social conservative Lauren Witzke, the former Senate GOP candidate in Delaware. She was suspended from Twitter last week after exposing a left-wing transgender zealot named Alok VaidMenon, who tweeted derisively to traditional parents objecting to transgender bathroom laws that “little girls are also kinky.” Witzke called the statement “demonic,” which Twitter determined was “hateful conduct” that violated its terms of service.

While Twitter has been purging pro-family, pro-life users from its platform for years, it encouraged discussions of “attraction towards minors,” including the posting of nude photos of children. The policy (only rescinded last fall after a massive backlash) embraced pedophiles as “minorattracted persons.” Even more perverse is that elite Republican figures are using their Silicon Valley platforms to attack vocal Christian dissidents instead of supporting them. Witzke came under fire last week from President Donald Trump’s gay former ambassador to Germany, Ric Grenell, and gay black TPUSA contributor Rob Smith for criticizing their promotion of transgenderism and the LGBTQIXYZ agenda.

“The Republican Party has remained stagnant as conservatives are being silenced by Big Tech, out of the fear of losing the support of their big corporate donors,” Witzke told me. “The GOP is no longer the Party of God, Family and Traditional Marriage. They are now corporate slaves to progressivism, transgenderism and compromise.” Once again, our “friends” are our own worst enemies. Accommodation is the downfall of political parties and crumbling civilizations. The children always pay the highest price.

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