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The Irishman Who Was Denied The Right To Vote by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

His name was Samuel S. Lowery. He was a resident of Manchester New Hampshire, but when he went to register to vote in that city early in the year of 1854 he was allegedly denied the right to register as a citizen of Manchester and thus be entitled to vote. The whole story went beyond questions about voting privileges to the issues of discrimination on the basis of ethnicity and race, abolition, slander, and peace. A statement, allegedly issued by Mr. Lowery, said: “On yesterday afternoon (Monday) Mr. Samuel S. Lowery, a well known

and highly esteemed citizen of this city, was refused his right to vote, by B.F. Ayer and the Selectmen of Ward 5, and was not allowed to take his oath that he was a citizen of Manchester; on which occasion the noble! B.F. Ayer used the following language:‘Half the Irishmen in this city would take a false oath.’” A long letter to the editor in response to the statement above was printed in the April 5, 1854 issue of The Union Democrat, a newspaper published in Manchester, New Hampshire. The column in which the letter was printed had the headline “That Abolition See SMITH on 22

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1854 portrayal of poor Irishman about to leave Dublin for New York City .

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Supporting Healthy Students To The Editor: I am committed to empowering all children to lead healthy and active lives through effective health and physical education programs - do the education leaders in our state feel the same way? In December of 2015, President Obama signed the new bipartisan federal education legislation into law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). For the first time, health and physical education were recognized as a critical component of a student’s well-rounded education. These subjects should play an integral role in the educational experience of all students. Thanks to the inclusion and When it comes to taxes, Block elevation of health and physiWhen it comes to taxes, Block has your back. And that means cal education within ESSA, we has your back. And that means getting you every credit and getting you every credit and have the opportunity to get all deduction you deserve. deduction you deserve. students healthy and active. As our education leaders begin COME BY, CALL, OR MAKE COME BY, CALL, OR MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY. to develop an ESSA implemenAN APPOINTMENT 241 UNION AVE TODAY. 241 UNION AVE tation plan and set education LACONIA, NH 3246 LACONIA, NH 3246 603-524-0951 priorities, I urge our leaders 603-524-0951 to ensure that health and OBTP#B13696 © 2020 HRB Tax Group,physical education are made Inc. OBTP#B13696 © 2020 HRB Tax Group, a Inc.priority for students. As part of a well-rounded education, health and physical education programs can now be supported by funding allocated for Title I (low socio-economic status schools), Title II (professional development) and Title IV (safe and healthy students). This funding could provide the boost that these programs need to impact the health of students in the long term. After the passage of No Child

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Left Behind 15 years ago, we witnessed two alarming and most likely related trends. Health and physical education were too often considered ancillary subjects and therefore the first to be cut in state education budget shortfalls. In addition, child obesity rates reached epidemic proportions, with one in three children ages 10-17 either overweight or obese. Research has shown that participating in physical activity and physical education improves student attendance, test scores, participation and enthusiasm for other academic subjects, motivation to learn, and reduces discipline referrals. Evidence also shows that effective school health education reduces student participation in behaviors such as smoking, heavy drinking, school misbehavior, and violence. Now that health and physical education have been prioritized in ESSA as part of a student’s well-rounded education and are allowable uses of federal education funding, I believe it’s vital that health and physical education become a priority for all students as we work to take a new approach to educating our students. I look forward to the future of health and physical education for our students! Lauren Manteau Henniker, NH.

The Hoarding Public To The Editor: The coronavirus outbreak has panicked people into hoarding food, paper products and sanitizing compounds. Consumers across the country are conducting binge purchases of these products and most supermarkets are reporting bare shelves and difficulty in restocking these products. The binging activity is very unAmerican. There is no need for people to be stocking up on food and other supplies that will last for a year or more. It is reported consumers are purchasing large quantities of toilet paper. Maybe they should be eating less so they can cut back on their defecation and use less toilet paper. My wife and I shopped twice last week and we went through the express line of 12 items or less both times, which is typical food shopping for us. It is reported that some people have been receiving their paychecks and going to supermarkets to shop for food, but they find empty shelves. Supermarkets should limit the purchase of some items so there will be enough to go around. As a country we have to provide much better consideration for our fellow Americans. Everyone should be able to provide food and other essentials to their families. Donald Moskowitz Londonderry NH

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“The Remarkable Polar Bears of Churchill, Manitoba”

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At the Table – A Spring Equinox Dinner The Farmhouse at The Preserve of Chocorua, 88 Philbrick Neighborhood Road, Tamworth. Join Boston based Chef Daniel Gursha for an intimate dining experience at The Preserve with a dazzling celebration of seasonal local cuisine perfectly paired with a variety of wines. Seats are very limited, so reserve your spot today. $125pp. www.reservethepreserve.

The Loon Center, Lee’s Mills Road, Moultonborough. 7pm. Bob Quinn will present the program. Churchill, on the western shore of Hudson Bay, is perhaps the best place in the world to see Polar Bears up close. In this program Quinn will share striking images of bears, foxes, ptarmigan, and auroras. He will weave in stories of the geology and marine habitats, as well as the early explorers and settlers of this unique, yet accessible, wildlife haven. Program is free and open to the public. 476-5666

Perform It! Stage Company Presents “The Tempest” Brewster Academy, Anderson Hall, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Betrayal. Mercy. Revenge. In what is known as one of Shakespeare’s last plays, these themes come up again and again. This production incorporates clear and entertaining narrations which make for an exciting and accessible presentations of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

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Snow Candy/Pancake Breakfast The Farmhouse at The Preserve of Chocorua, 88 Philbrick Neighborhood Road, Tamworth. Celebrate NH Maple Sugar Weekend at the Preserve as they host their annual pancake breakfast. D e l i c i o u s p a n c a ke s and their own maple syrup will be available for $5pp, or $20 per family of four or more. After breakfast, try your hand at making the nostalgic

P r e s c o t t Fa r m E nv i r o n m e n t a l Education Center, 928 White Oaks Road, Laconia. 2pm-3:30pm. Children and adults explore different ways to add the taste of maple syrup to their plate! www.prescottfarm.org

Bisquit Miller & The Mix Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $20pp. Pitman’s is a BYO venue. www.

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The Village Players Present a Screening of “The Searcher” The Village Players Theatre, 51 Glendon Street, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. See “The Searchers”. Starring John Wayne for only $5pp. Box office and concession stand open at 7pm. www.

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Moose Mountains Regional Greenways, Milton Mills. 10am12pm. MMRG will provide pre-cut and pre-drilled pieces of wood so that volunteers, parents and other adults can help children assemble the birdhouses, with one for each family to take home. Children of all ages are welcome with their family, but pre-registration is required by calling 603-978-7125 or email mmrgnh@

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Sat. 21st & Sun. 22nd New Hampshire Old House & Barn Expo Double Tree by Hilton Manchester Downtown Hotel, 700 Elm Street, Manchester. Sat. 9:30am-5:30pm, Sun. 9:30am-4:30pm. Over 100 exhibitors and presenters. Demonstrations for this year have also been expanded. Tips for barn repair, researching house history, insurance and financing, stone wall building, timber framing and woodworking. Got old house questions? Come ask

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40 Days Of Giving Hope Ministries of the First United Methodist Church is continuing to do what we can for the less fortunate with the Lenten program “40 Days of Giving.” Continuing through Lent, concluding on April 11anyone wishing to participate in the 40 Days of Giving is welcome to bring items each Sunday of Lent, or drop items off Monday Friday from 8:30am until 12 Noon at the church office. Items being collected include the following: •Non-perishable food items: canned meat, vegetables, soups, and fruit, macaroni & cheese or rice, baked beans, spaghetti sauce, boxed hot and cold cereals, hot chocolate mix, juice, peanut butter, pasta, tea, coffee, canned milk, etc. Please, no glass jars of any kind. •Personal Care items: feminine products, shampoo, bath soap, disposable razors, shaving cream, deodorant, laundry detergent, etc. •$1, 50 cents, 10 cents per day - whatever works - designated for the. If you wish to donate, your check may be written out to Hope Ministries and designated “FUMC Missions Lenten Project.” The church is located at 18 Wesley Way (off Rt. 11A near the 3/11 bypass), Gilford. If you have any questions, please call the church office at (603) 524-3289.

Castle In The Clouds Open House Hiring Event Looking for work or volunteer opportunities in 2020? Come meet Castle in the Clouds managers and explore the various year-round and seasonal positions we have available at this historic mountaintop estate. The Open House will take place Tuesday, March 24 from 3-6pm There are more than 20 opportunities to join the Castle team! After meeting our managers, enjoy the lake and mountain views from our terrace, tour the exhibit gallery, network in the Carriage House lobby, and enjoy some complimentary drinks and treats. More info at www.castleintheclouds.org/event/openhouse-hiring-event/

Tuftonboro Country, Bluegrass and Gospel Jam Session The Tuftonboro Country, Bluegrass and Gospel Jam Session resumes their weekly old fashioned jam session at the historic Old White Church of Center Tuftonboro on Tuesday, March 31st and will continue trough Decembe. Musicians and listeners alike gather here each Tuesday evening at 6:30pm to sing, play their instruments, learn new songs and share their musical skills with others. The jam sessions are open to singers, instrumentalists and fans of country, bluegrass and gospel music. There is no admission charge, but a $2 minimum donation is requested The church is located on Route 109A, just across from the Tuftonboro General Store & Post Office.

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With Apologies To Dr. Seuss The Word Was Around I Heard People Shout That All The Toilet Paper Would Soon Be Sold Out It Was On The News So It Must Be True Among Everything Else To Make Me Feel Blue They Said There’ll Be None None To Be Found Not In The Stores Not On The Ground People Were Told They Would Soon Run Out There Will Be None Left Of That There’s No Doubt The Virus Was Coming Of That They Were Sure Without Enough TP We Would Never Endure First One, Then Two Then Three, Then Four Soon All Rushed Out To Find Some More Some Who Thought They Had More Than Enough Were Now Concerned That It Might Get Tough Would They Have They Hoped Enough TP To Make It To Two Thousand Twenty-Three?

What Else Would They Use If They Had To Choose A Towel, A Shirt? A Pair Of Old Shoes?

She Gleefully Laughed As She Ran To Check Out I Did Not Give Chase I Did Not Have A Pout

This Was Not Good How Could This Be? In The Home of The Brave And The Land Of The Free

I Slowly Stood Up And Walked To The Door Past The Panicky People Past The People At War

There Must Be Some Somewhere Somewhere For Sure I Will Find Some Today So I Walked Out The Door

I Had No TP What Would I Do? Should I Try Somewhere Else? Or Try To Make Do?

I Drove To The Store The One I Knew Well But Inside The Place Was A Real Living Hell

I Turned On The News When I Got Into My Car The Newsman Was Nervous The Virus Was Not Far

People Were Everywhere Taking All They Could Fit Not Just TP But Every Little Last Bit

We’d Survive As A People Sternly Said He Cause We’ll Work Together How Else Could It Be?

The Cans and The Bread The Milk and The Cheese Everyone Pushing Each Other No “Excuse Me” Or “Please”

I Wasn’t So Certain But What Could I Say? So I Drove Back Home And Called It A Day

Then Out Of The Corner Of My Bleary Eyes I Saw Some TP But It Was Only One-Ply

I Sat Down In My Chair And Opened a Beer I Turned On The TV To Hear What Else I Should Fear

Two-Ply Paper I Do Prefer But In This Emergency I Had To Defer

There’ll Soon Be No Sanitizer That’s What They Said So I Turned Off The TV And Went Straight Off To Bed

I Looked Both Ways Then Made For The Prize But As I Grabbed At The TP I Saw Two Other Eyes There Was Also A Hand That Had Grabbed Just Like Me To The Precious Cargo Now What Was To Be? I Tugged A Bit Harder And She Did As Well Then She Swung Her Left Hand And Down Hard I Fell

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CDC: Centers for Damaged Credibility I think I’m where most sane people are on the coronavirus outbreak: --Concerned but not panicked. --Calm but not apathetic. --Taking reasonable precautions but remaining skeptical of what all the purportedly “best experts” here in the United States are telling us about every aspect by Michelle Malkin of their belated crisis management and response (especially on their pimping of Syndicated Columnist vaccine development to prevent the disease). Here are some plain, nonhysterical facts: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is a bloated federal government agency with a long history of incompetence, fraud, secrecy, mission creep and shady alliances with both social justice causes on the left and private corporations on the big business right. The “deep state” of entrenched bureaucrats embedded in the Beltway bowels is alive and thriving at the CDC. The unelected elites who’ve occupied top offices at the public health-industrial complex are hostile to public scrutiny while clamoring for ever-ballooning budgets. Their recommendations have often been detrimental to citizens’ well-being and freedom. And, yes, many of the scientists who work there are rabidly anti-conservative and anti-Trump. It’s a brazen lie that President Donald Trump “slashed” CDC funding, which is being used as an excuse for the agency’s coronavirus unpreparedness. Cognitively impaired and truth-challenged Joe Biden made the claim during last week’s Democratic debate that these purported “Draconian cuts” put Americans at risk. But Trump’s budget proposal to cut some sliver of CDC fat has never been enacted, and Congress increased funding, instead. At nearly $7 billion, CDC’s annual budget is more than 200% larger than it was two decades ago. On top of that, a shady big business lobbying group called Corporate Friends of CDC has raised hundreds of millions of supplemental dollars -- which raises serious conflict-of-interest issues. In 2007, Sen. Tom Coburn’s fiscal audit of the agency discovered vulgar expenditures including CDC syphilis prevention funds spent to host a “safe-sex” event with a porn star, CDC HIV/AIDS prevention funds spent on a transgender beauty pageant, and $45 million in CDC funding spent on conferences featuring prostitutes, protests and beach parties. See MALKIN on 28

What the Coronavirus Should Teach Us As the markets have plummeted over global fears surrounding the fallout from the new coronavirus, political pundits have taken up the call: Find some meaning in the coronavirus outbreak and response. And by Ben Shapiro where there is a demand Syndicated Columnist for speculative opinion, there’s never a shortage of supply. Thus we’ve seen the coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, be blamed on President Donald Trump. We’ve seen government-managed response, which has varied widely in terms of success by country, touted as a final rebuttal of libertarian precepts. We’ve seen the coronavirus’ economic impact cited as a rationale for breaking global supply chains and pursuing industrial autarky instead. None of these takeaways are particularly compelling. The Trump administration’s response has been about as strong as prior federal attempts to deal with public epidemics, ranging from SARS to swine flu. While Trump himself hasn’t exactly projected a sense of calming administrative competence, those around him, ranging from Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, are fully capable of performing as needed. Libertarianism does not suggest that collective action ought to be out of bounds in the case of public emergencies with serious externalities -- few libertarians oppose police departments or proper environmental regulations, for example -- and the record of government competence has been, at best, rather mixed. The solution to vulnerable supply chains running through authoritarian countries is, first, for Western countries to consider security threats when formulating trade policy, and second,for companies to harden their supply chains by diversifying those chains even further. So, what are the real lessons to be learned

from the coronavirus? First, we should favor governments that are transparent in their distribution of information. China has been celebrated for its extraordinary crackdown on public life, which has brought transmissions down dramatically. But if it were not for China’s propagandistic efforts to quash news about the coronavirus in the first place, the epidemic probably would not have become a pandemic. Second, we must stop humoring antiscientific rumormongering about issues like vaccines. The curbing of the coronavirus will be reliant on the development of a vaccine, and Americans should understand that vaccines work, and that misinformation about vaccinations should generally be rejected. Third, we should remember that crises exacerbate underlying issues; they rarely create them. Economic volatility in the aftermath of the coronavirus has merely exposed the underlying weaknesses of the Chinese and European economies; those systemic problems won’t be solved through Band-Aid solutions. The public health issues with homelessness will likely be exposed dramatically in the United States; they won’t go away when the coronavirus ends. The coronavirus should underscore the necessity for action in the absence of crisis. Finally, we should remember that charity and local community support matter. Largescale government response will never be as efficient or as personal as local response. Care for our neighbors. Care for our families. Implement personal behavior that lowers risk. And then wait for more information. Perhaps that’s the best lesson from all of this: Jumping to conclusions based on lack of information is a serious mistake. Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire. com. He is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “The Right Side of History.”

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Government Outlaws Freelance Work

Freelance jobs are “feudalism,” says California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. She persuaded California’s legislature to pass a new law reclasby John Stossel sifying freelance Syndicated Columnist w o r k e r s a s e m ployees. That means many people who hire them must now give them benefits like overtime, unemployment insurance, etc. Politicians said it would help freelancers a lot. Of course, much of the media agreed. Vox called it “a victory for

workers everywhere”! Sigh. Young reporters just don’t understand that stifling economic freedom always creates nasty side effects. Actually, more understand now, because they got a very personal lesson. Once the bill passed, Vox media cut hundreds of freelance writing jobs. When Gonzalez was asked if she felt bad about that, she sneered, those weren’t “real jobs.” The arrogance of politicians! People choose jobs. Freelancers like flexibility. Politicians have no right to say certain jobs aren’t good enough.

“You’re thinking you’re helping us, but you’re not,” says musician Ari Herstand in my new video. He says the anti gig-work law could “crash the California music economy.” Why? Before the law passed, if he played a gig where he’d hire a drummer, bassist and guitar player, “I just cut (each) a check for $200. Now, I have to take that drummer, put him on payroll, W2 him, get workers’ comp insurance, unemployment insurance. I have to pay payroll taxes. I also have to now hire a payroll company.” All to hire musicians for one just night. The paperwork alone might

cost more than the music. The anti-gig-work law originally targeted rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft, because unions claimed the companies abuse drivers. But now many rideshare drivers are upset because the law takes away their freedom. “I liked being independent!” said one. “I don’t want a boss to tell me when or where to drive.” Herstand says Uber and Lyft drivers would often tell him: “I’m a photographer and this is my fourth side gig. I want to do this when I want to do this, and if now See STOSSEL on 27

Corona’s March Madness UNITED NATIONS

- Truth is often stranger than fiction. If somebody suggested a thriller novel plot set to the backdrop of gyrating by John J. Metzler stock markets, Syndicated Columnist falling oil prices, rising tensions with Iran, amidst a spreading worldwide health pandemic, all juxtaposed to a contentious American Presidential election, most literary agents would gruffly scoff, “it’s too far fetched.” Perhaps, but look at the news. The Coronavirus, which started in China late last year in Wuhan, has since mushroomed into a full fledged flu epidemic from the Far

East to Western Europe and Middle America. Corona or more properly COVID-19 has dramatically changed day to day life and reduced business activity, shut schools and Universities, and curtailed sporting events. Even James Bond, or should we say his latest movie No Time to Die, has been postponed due to the Corona. The 24/7 media and especially social media has turned the crisis into a near frenzy of information, disinformation and often simply information overload. People are nervous. The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) was hesitant and indecisive in declaring COVID19 a pandemic. Indecision cost

lives. WHO at long last declared a pandemic on 11 March forcing the U.S. to take more concerted measures to address the expanding health crisis. Global markets tanked on the 12th; Wall Street nosedived in a gut wrenching spiral. But on Friday the 13th, the most improbable of days, the Tide temporarily turned after President Donald Trump, flanked by medical professionals and high power business executives held a White House press conference declaring a full National Emergency. Had Trump taken this step before the WHO pandemic declaration, most critics would have seen the President’s actions as a crass power play; in this case it was largely viewed as a focused message of both national

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Chief of the military to take certain military actions without Congressional approval in order to protect Americans abroad. Both of these stances come down to a simple question. Was the strike on Soleimani the launching of a war? The simple answer is no. Let’s be honest, war is the last thing Iran wants and as we have seen in the aftermath of Soleimani’s killing, there has been no war. Now there can be no doubt Congress is given the sole power under our Constitution to declare or launch a war. However, the President as Commander in Chief has been given constitutional authority to act within certain measures in the realm of foreign policy to protect America. Many people turn around and say that the strike on Soleimani “could” have led to war and therefore the strike was an act of war. However, ANY military act could be deemed an “act of war.” Where do we draw the line if we start talking about what could have happened? Obviously things such as invading other countries go outside the President’s purview. However, I think we can all agree that killing a terrorist in the Middle East who was responsible for an assault on our embassy doesn’t really count. If anything, the attack on our embassy was an act of war. In a op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, Constitutional Scholar, Alan Dershowitz, defended the strike that took out

Soleimani stating, “There is little doubt that President Trump acted lawfully …The President has the constitutional authority to take military actions, short of declaring war, that he and his advisers deem necessary to protect American citizens…There can be no serious debate about the President’s constitutional authority to order a single attack on an enemy combatant who has killed and is planning to kill American citizens.” Dershowitz comes to the conclusion this author comes to, which is that, taking the Constitution at face value, Congress has the sole ability to declare and launch a war, but that the President does have some power to deal with foreign threats that are plotting and executing attacks on our military and embassies. Maybe we can debate whether it was prudent to take out Soleimani or whether the President’s powers to order strikes should be reined in. However, I would tend to lean toward ensuring that we can neutralize foreign threats to American soldiers and citizens. Isaac Hadam, 19, studies and writes about issues that involve the Constitution. He is the Vice-President of the Constitutional Awareness Pact, which strives to help people read and understand the U.S. Constitution. He lives in Moultonborough, NH and will be contributing editorials on the constitution from time to time.

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WHAT’S ON TAP IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?? A listing of some of the area’s beercentric watering holes where you can find old favorites on tap as well as some cutting edge seasonals.

ACKERLY’S JOHNSON’S GRILL & GALLEY TAPHOUSE 83 Main Street, Alton 603.875.3383 Akerlysgrillandgalleyrestaurant.com Burnt Timber - Father Juan IPA Tuckerman - Pale Ale Smuttynose - Myst. Haze Moat Mountain - Square Tail Stoneface - IPA

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The ‘Local’ Stories Behind Burnt Timber Brewing & Tavern At Burnt Timber Brewing & Tavern, a 24-seat brewpub in Wolfeboro, visitors enjoy a lot more than craft beer and food. “There is a story behind most of what we serve,” said Owner Eddie Michno, who started the business with wife Mara in 2015 on their farm in North Wolfeboro before opening the restaurant in 2017. These stories are often ‘local,’ as he cited their house made bratwurst as one example. “All of the pork in these sausages comes from Wotton Farm in Ossipee,” said Michno, who serves the dish with pickled red onions and grainy horseradish

mustard. “They started raising pigs for us last spring and utilized our spent beer grain around the farm and for these pigs.” Noting Burnt Timber’s Smoked Porter is added to the sausage blend, Michno said ‘local’ defines their business model. “It’s not just a nice idea we promote, but a core value,” he explained. It is a value that also makes business sense to Kathey Wotton of Wotton Farm. “Eddie has been a customer of our farm for many years,” she said. “When he offered the spent brewing grain to us as feed for both

our pigs and chickens, it was a great solution for both of us.” ‘Local’ not only defines their culinary options, but the aesthetic at Burnt Timber, as local artist Jonny Lovering designed a large mural on an inside wall inside at the brewpub. “We gave him free reign to draw it as he wanted,” said Michno, who said the themes draw inspiration from both their farm in North Wolfeboro and Alaska. “The ties to Alaska come from being stationed there for 3 years doing search and rescue for the Coast Guard and meeting my wife in Juneau, who was born and raised in Alaska,”

he explained. For Michno, at least half the story of Burnt Timber is what goes into each beer and plate served there. “It’s all about the story and the people behind our products,” he said. “We are fortunate to work with so many amazing local people and farms to create, I think, a unique experience for people of all ages and families.” To learn more about Burnt Timber Brewing & Tavern, located at 96 Lehner St., Wolfeboro, visit burnttimbertavern.com.

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one of two DIPAs offered by Ten Bend. The other is named Cream Puff War at 8.3% ABV. Northern is 8% (their most popular beer), and delightfully fresh tasting with an abundance of aromatics, luscious mouthfeel and swelling flavor. With a glistening white and healthy head, you realize lots of tropical fruit, citrus and orange peel lather your tongue on the first sip. Another additional interest in this beer is that Ten Bends puts useful info on the can label. Hops are comprised of Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo and Warrior. Each of these four hops are very creative in what they contribute to the taste but all in the same beer is what hits this one out

of the park. BeerAdvocate.com has officially rated Northern Heights as ‘Outstanding’ and awards it a 91 out of 100. Contributors to both Beer Advocate and Untapdd rave on this one. You can find 16 oz four packs of Ten Bends Northern Heights at Case-n-Keg in Meredith as well as other fine beer providers. Yes, great tasting double IPAs are my favorite and Northern might be one of my top DIPAs. Clearly they taste better than Corona… sorry, that might not have come out right.

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HOOP MOVIES AND BEN AFFLECK Nothing against Star Wars but I like films that are “inspired by actual events.” And I don’t really believe that there were people like Han Solo and Princess Leia long ago in a faraway galaxy who improbably spoke English. But do I believe in miracles? YES! As in the movie Miracle about the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey gold medalists. I love movies where the actual people who inspired the movie are shown during the closing credits. And the sports movie and war movie genres especially appeal to me. But as a sports guy and a military guy, I have standards and expectations. It’s difficult to do authentic sports or war movies. Many attempts fail. People familiar with sports or the military have discerning eyes and crave authenticity. Cheesy dialogue, phony sets, or historical discrepancies ruin movies for us. (My spouse—a nurse—has similar issues with medical shows, which are ruined for her if medical aspects aren’t realistic. She also informed me that doctors and nurses at most hospitals have far less sex than those portrayed on TV or the big screen.)

Ben Affleck. You can easily find lists of best or worst sports movies and you can ponder these subjective rankings at your leisure. I will say that recently I quite enjoyed Ford vs. Ferrari, starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon. I was previously unfamiliar with racing legend Ken Miles, played by Bale, but seeing the real Miles in the closing credits caused me to read up on his amazing life. As a basketball guy, I’m especially discerning about hoop movies. Many of them are terrible. But Hoosiers, of course, was pretty good, especially as it was inspired by real events. There really WAS a small Indiana High School that DID win the state championship on a last second shot back in the early fifties. So I could forgive the writers and directors for Hollywoodizing the story as much as they did— though I DID love the Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper and Barbara Hershey characters. All of which brings us to Ben Affleck’s current “basketball” movie, The Way Back. This flick was not inspired by any particular real event.

No actual coaches were shown in the closing credits. As it had a fictitious script I was dubious about watching it. But I couldn’t pass up a basketball movie. And I’m glad I took it in, as it was pretty good. It’s about an alcoholic former high school star improbably returning to his alma mater to take over a struggling team of ne’er-do-well hoopsters. Yes, quite formulaic. But still good. The Way Back didn’t include that much oncourt action, but what there was proved to be realistic. I’d recommend it. And it occurred to me—as someone who returned to my own alma mater to coach for a couple years—that the fictitious Affleck character DID represent real people. A combination of the Hackman and Hopper characters from Hoosiers, the Affleck character will resonate with many actual coaches who passionately throw themselves into their vocations. They’ll relate to the coaching challenges and frustrations depicted in a movie that also acknowledged coaching’s intrinsic rewards and dreams that

LOUDON GOLF It wasn’t quite a miracle, but Loudon Country Club did open for business on Sunday, March 8. The LCC folks scramble and work hard so it was good to see them getting some unexpected early business as they hosted many hardy, early-bird golfers—probably the same avid linksters who were the last ones to put their clubs away for the winter! Sports Quiz Who played Babe Ruth in the 1948 movie “The Babe Ruth Story?” (Said by many to be one of the worst films ever made). Born Today ... That is to say sports standouts born on March 19 include baseball Hall-of-Famer Richie Ashburn (1927) and NFL quarterback Joe Kapp (1939). Sports Quote “If Michael Bloomberg wanted to dump a half billion dollars into a hopelessly futile enterprise, then he should have bought the Cleveland Browns.” – Recent Facebook Post Sports Quiz Answer William Bendix. Mike Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management. He co-authored the award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A WarriorActor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available through Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@ comcast.net.

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What’s the Difference Between Short- and Long-term Investing? As you go through life, you’ll have many financial goals. Fortunately, you don’t need to achieve them all at the same time. But when you have a mix of short- and long-term goals, you will need to pursue some different investment strategies simultaneously. Your short-term goals may depend somewhat on your stage in life. For example, when you’re starting out with your career and you’re beginning to raise a family, you may well have a goal of saving enough money for a down payment on a home. Later on, though, you may decide you want to travel the world for a year. Because you know about how much money you’ll need, and when you’ll need it, you can choose the appropriate investments, with these characteristics: Low risk – Above all else, you want the right amount of money to be there when it’s time to use it. So, you’ll need low-risk, high-stability investments. You won’t see much in the way of growth from these types of investments, but you also won’t be sweating every single market downturn in fear of not reaching your goal. Liquidity – You won’t want to worry about trying to find a market for your investment when it’s time to sell it and then use the proceeds for your short-term goal. That’s why you need to pick short-term vehicles that are highly liquid. Now, moving on to longer-term goals, the situation can be quite a bit different. Suppose, for instance, you’re saving and investing for a

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Water is a vital part of bird habitat. This is true for backyard bird habitats as well. I will admit, however, that I sometimes get lackadaisical about keeping my birdbath filled with fresh water. My house and yard are set up in such a manner that I can’t have my feeders and bath in easy view from my back windows. The bath, therefore, got relegated to the side yard and I don’t often look out those windows. Often, it’s a case of “out of sight, out of mind,” and the bath goes dry. Then the bluebirds came around and made me pay more attention. I know what you’re thinking: Oh boy, there he goes with his bluebirds again. I don’t have a good comeback for that other than to say: Yes, here I go with my bluebirds again. But I promise it’s not all about bluebirds this time. I walked outside the other day to throw some mealworms on the deck railing when I glanced into the side yard and noticed that a bluebird and junco were in the birdbath. I also noticed that the birdbath was filled with leaves and the birds were struggling to find the last drops of rainwater that were still in the bath. Had I known that my bluebirds were going to be thirsty as well as hungry, I would have paid more attention

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An eastern bluebird takes a drink from a birdbath in New England this CHRIS BOSAK PHOTO winter. to the birdbath this winter. I immediately cleared the bath of the leaves and what remained of the rainwater, gave the bowl a quick scrubbing, and poured a gallon of freshwater in. Within 10 minutes, two male bluebirds were enjoying a drink of water. They both scampered when a female bluebird flew in to get a drink. Over the next several days, I noticed chickadees, juncos, blue jays, and a titmouse taking advantage of the water source. There were also goldfinches. Lots and lots of goldfinches. I typically don’t have a whole lot of luck attracting goldfinches, but this winter, for whatever reason, I am loaded with them. And, yes, they like to visit the birdbath a lot. Usually, robins are my most frequent birdbath visitor. I have seen

plenty of robins around lately, but I haven’t had a single robin visit the birdbath — at least not when I have been watching anyway. Now back to those bluebirds. I figured when I saw them for the first time a couple weeks ago it was going to be a one-day visit and they’d be gone. When they showed up the next day I figured they would be gone after a few more days. But here it is, weeks later, and they are still here daily. There are at least four of them but I typically see only two. It won’t be long now until they are looking for a home to raise their young. I am thankful that their visit reminded me to be more mindful of maintaining the birdbath. It has been fun watching the birds go back and forth from the feeders to the bath this winter.

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An issue of The Union Democrat, a newspaper published in Manchester, New Hampshire where the letter “That Abolition Calumny – Again” was printed in 1854. says, that the selectmen, exclusively, were the ones who questioned and made the decisions relative to eligible voters, and that they did their duty in rejecting his application. Secondly, it was untrue that Mr. Lowery was denied the opportunity to take his oath as a citizen of Manchester. He offered the sworn testimony of the selectmen as proof: ‘It is also entirely untrue that Mr. Lowery was not allowed to take his oath that he was a voter. On the contrary we requested him to be sworn, which he at first declined. He was afterwards sworn, but his statements not being deemed sufficient to establish the fact that he was a naturalized citizen, we declined to put his name upon the list.” As to the third accusation by Mr. Lowery, that Mr. Ayers asserted that “half the Irishmen of this city would take a false oath,”, Mr. Ayer refers

“to my own solemn disavowal of any such language or sentiment” and “the testimony of eight respectable and perfectly credible witnesses, including the three selectmen and the Chairman of the Whig Committee upon the check-list...”. He contrasts his eight with the affidavit of Lowery and of “four other equally bitter and rancorous abolitionists,” and the testimony of Mr. Topliff, the Chairman of the Whig checklist Committee who had said he didn’t understand Mr. Ayer to make any such statement as the one charged against him, but afterwards indicated that he may not have been paying attention to the conversation. According to Ayer no one at the Ward 5 room suspected that Lowery was a “foreigner” until the time he agreed to be sworn in. Ayer: “I certainly had no such suspicion. I had never seen him before that I

know of, nor was there anything in his speech or appearance to indicate that he was a foreigner.” Lowery was said to have said that he was from New York. Ayer wrote that until he was asked if he was a native of this country “...no one, so far as I know, had the remotest suspicion that he was an Irishman.” Apparently being an Irishman in New Hampshire in those days was considered the same as being an abolitionist. At the Democratic National Convention some resolutions were made relative to slavery. One of them read: “All efforts of Abolitionists, or others, made to induce Congress to interfere with questions of slavery,or to take incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the most alarming and dangerous consequences; and that such efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish the happiSee SMITH on 23

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President Franklin Pierce from New Hampshire. SMITH from 22 ness of the people, and endanger the stability and permanency of the Union.” The position of The Union Democrat was that previous compromises had been final agreements concerning slavery in the nation and the hope was “that the slavery question was forever excluded from national politics.” The sentiment was “to leave well enough alone” and apparently to leave the matter of slavery for the individual states to decide. The election of New Hampshire’s Franklin Pierce to be the nation’s President was applauded. One can thus see how the extension of the discussion in Manchester in 1854 about the truthfulness of Irishmen was tied to the goal of abolitionists. After a strong and detailed denial that he ever said that half of the Irishmen in the city of Manchester would take a false oath Mr. Ayer offered a statement by a Dustin Marshall in which Mr. Marshall said that he had met with Mr. John H. Goodale, Esq., the editor of the Manchester Democrat. In the course of their

conversation, Marshall said that Mr. Goodale observed that if Mr. Ayer did say that “half of the Irishmen in this city would take a false oath,” he thought it not far from the truth, and asked if Marshal thought so also. Marshall claimed that he did not agree with the editor’s statement. Let me just add what Mr. Ayer did write about those whom he claimed were slandering him by misquoting him. He said “...I do not flatter myself that the vile harpies who have attempted to give currency to this infamous calumny will yet cease from their detraction and scurrility. It is their vocation. If they gain anything, however, in the end by these miserable falsehoods I shall be very much mistaken. I fear none of their abuse. I defy their malice. “Vipers, you bite a file.” In today’s world, fairly recent United States census reports indicate that Manchester, New Hampshire is the city with the highest percentage of residents who claim some Irish descent in the country at somewhat over

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has facilitated moving the virus all over the map. Now the Swiss have reestablished frontier controls with the European Union. Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have now closed borders. Though COVID-19 poses a serious health threat, the Mainstream media can’t help but gleefully pontificate and politicize the pandemic. Corona threatens to tip the world economy into recession. With a suspension of the NBA Basketball season and College March Madness, Hockey, and the start of the Baseball season, the virus affects us all. UN offices are closing for nearly a month with most staff telecommuting. Secretary General Antonio Guterres stated, “We must declare war on this virus.” He added, “This is a time for prudence not panic.” Winston Churchill’s sage advice during Britain’s darkest hour in WWII sets the template, “Keep Calm and Carry On.” We must do no less. 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.

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I’m an employee, and I’m W2’d, they’re going to dictate my hours. I don’t want that. (The law is) preventing us from doing what we want to do.” The law upset independent truck drivers, too. After some nosily drove big rigs in front of the legislature, they got an exemption from the law. Other politically connected professions, like lawyers and realtors, got exemptions as well. Now Herstand’s working on getting an exemption for musicians, too. “Why is that good law?” I asked him. “An exception for whoever is clever enough to get to the politicians?” “It’s definitely not the solution,” laughed Herstand. “’Write us out of this law and help us out? Here’s money for your next campaign.’ No, that doesn’t seem like that’s a way to legislate.” But that’s how it’s often done. The more rules politicians pass, the more money they extract from people who are regulated. Now other politicians want to copy California’s law. New York, New Jersey and Illinois have their own versions of gig economy bills. The House of

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MALKIN from 6 Despite the flood of money, the agency been caught flat-footed on outbreak after outbreak. They squander untold millions on other health threats in favor of pushing gun control and nanny state hobby horses (TV violence, helmet laws, video games, anti-bullying campaigns and explicit sex education, for example). CDC has one primary job -- Disease Control -- but has managed to botch it without ever learning from past failures. Let me remind you of some of the CDC’s long history of royal screwups: --The notorious 1976 swine flu vaccine scandal was catalyzed by mass hysteria whipped up by CDC junk scientists clamoring for more money; Congress obliged

and nearly 45 million Americans were unnecessarily jabbed with a vaccine for a disease that had fizzled by the time the shots were ready. The vaccine resulted in an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome -- leading to muscle weakness and paralysis. --In 1999, the CDC misspent $22.7 million appropriated for chronic fatigue syndrome and was investigated in 2001 for squandering $13 million on hepatitis C research. --In 2000, the agency essentially lied to Congress about how it spent up to $7.5 million earmarked each year since 1993 for research on the deadly hantavirus. “Instead, apparently without asking Congress, the CDC spent much of

the money on other programs that the agency thought needed the funds more,” The Washington Post disclosed at the time. The diversions were impossible to trace because of shoddy CDC bookkeeping practices. --In 2009, the CDC recalled 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine for children ages 6 months to 3 years after the products manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur failed potency tests. --In 2012, the CDC’s main building housing infectious anthrax, SARS and monkeypox gases was discovered to have been leaking deadly pathogens due to a flawed engineered airflow system. --In 2014, the CDC’s lackadaisical response to Ebola virus gave the greenlight to Pa-

tient Zero Thomas Eric Duncan and infected medical personnel to board commercial airlines while ill -- exposing untold numbers of travelers to the deadly disease. Expensive isolation chambers that had been subsidized by taxpayers to the tune of $15 million sat buried in a Georgia warehouse. --For the past few years, the agency has employed a fear campaign to induce Americans to get regular flu shots (formulated based on guesswork) using flawed statistics and despite international scientific conclusions that there is “no evidence” to support the CDC’s assumptions that the vaccine reduces transmission of the virus or the risk of potentially deadly complications. --Just this week,

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