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Her Passion For Animals Inspires Tribute To Her Memory by Scott Philbrick Live and Let Live Farm

The first issue of each month we enjoy bringing to you our “Animal Crackers” section, dedicated to the pets that bring us all so much happiness. This month we wanted to share with you this story of a special young woman whose life inspired great things at “Live and Let Live Farm” run by our friends in Chichester. -ed.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this paradox of life—how it can be so enduringly powerful, yet so fragile. Life can readily, and with authority, fight through the stacked deck which conspires against it. For example, the severely emaciated horse taken in just a month ago, Merlot, has since put on about 150 pounds, and is thriving. She’s socializing with other horses and her spirit is reemerging. See searing on 9

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Brittany Searing was a volunteer at Live and Let Live Farm in Chichester until her untimely passing on August 21 of 2012 at the age of 16. Her love of working with and helping suffering animals is being recognized with the opening of a new Quarantine and Rehabilitation Center on the farm bearing her name. Here is Brittany with Picasso, a rescued Macaw.

The Masons of Horace Chase Lodge are pleased to be holding their 12th annual Dare Pancake Breakfast, on April 12, to benefit the Boscawen Elementary School Dare Program! The D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program is a kindergarten through high school effort which seeks to educate kids, about the dangers of drug use, and making good decisions. It provides the students with factual information about drugs, gangs and violence, as well as the consequences of becoming involved with them. The program also teaches coping skills to

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APRIL Through the month “Bee’s Eye View” – Art Exhibit

The Franklin Gallery at Ben Franklin Crafts, 60 Wakefield Street, Rochester. M-F 9am-6pm, Sat. 9-6 and Sun. 10-5. 332-2227 Thursday 3rd

Lakes Region Camera Club Meeting

Trinity Episcopal Church, Meredith. 7pm. Creative slideshows by Ida Gould. Persons of any experience level are welcome. 340-2359

Clint Black

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551

AARP Mature Driver Safety Program

Meredith Community Center, Meredith. 9am-4pm. This class points out how to adjust your driving to age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time. Class has a 1 hour lunch break. $15/AARP Members, $20/others. 6777187 or 279-5631 to register.

Getting Ready for the Green – Golf Related Strengthening Workshop

Hillside Medical Center, Lot C, Gilford. 6-7pm. Introductory course on the importance of dynamic stretching and strengthening exercises designed specifically for the golfer. Free. 5272852

The Zeke Martin Jazz Quartet

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $12pp. BYOB. 527-0043

Cooking Matters For Adults – 6 Week Series

Whole Village Family Resource Center, 258 Highland Street, Plymouth. The lesson series features a local guest chef. Each week a grocery bag of food items will be provided so participants can prepare one of the recipes at home. Attendance at the full series is necessary. Free child care is provided. 536-3720 to register.

Free Sit n’ Sew

The Quilted Frog, 51 Endicott Street, Weirs Beach. 2-5pm. 366-5600

Portsmouth Poet Laureate John Perrault

Gilford Public Library, Gilford. 6:307:30pm. With guitar in hand, John will sing and tell the romantic story of song and poetry, and how the relationship has evolved and changed over the years. Friday 4th

The Logger – One-man Comedy Show

Court Street Arts at Alumni Hall, 75 Court Street, Haverhill. $20pp. 9895500

Brooks Young Band

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 332-2211

“Death and Taxes”

The Village Players, 50 Glendale Road, Wolfeboro. 8pm. This ensemble cast is chock-full of small town, colorful characters and hilarious dialogue. And, as an added bonus, there will be an element of audience participation. $12 at the door. 569-5696

“Something About Spring” – Art Opening

Artstream Studios, 10 Second Street, Dover. 5:30-7:30pm. Work in paints, prints and ceramics by Susan Schwake. 516-8500

Tacking Ospreys

Massabesic Audubon Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn. 7-8:30pm. Learn about Project Osprey Track with Iain MacLeod, a multi-year project using GPS trackers to follow Ospreys from their nests in NH to their wintering grounds in South America. $5

Delfeayo Marsalis – Jazz Trombonist

Sant Bani School, 19 Ashram Road, Sanbornton. 7pm. Marsalis will lead a quintet. $15pp, free to students 18 and under. 934-4240

Fri. 4th – Sun. 6th “VynnArt in Bloom” – Art Exhibit and Sale

VynnArt Gallery and Art Supplies, 30 Main Street, Meredith. Artist Reception Friday from 4-7pm, Art Show runs Friday and Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 10-4pm. Over 60 Floral paintings in all mediums, pastels, drawings and photography will be featured. Prints and artist’s greeting cards will also be for sale. Throughout the show you will have the opportunity to watch the artists paint their next creation. 279-0557

Made in NH Expo

The Radisson Hotel/Center of NH, downtown Manchester. Fri. 1-8pm. Sat. 10-8 and Sun. 10-4pm. $9/adults, $3/children 12 and under. 626-6354

Saturday 5th Spring Craft Fair

Somersworth High School, Somersworth. 9am-3pm. Featuring 100 of the best crafters in New England. 692-5869

Flea Market

Masonic Hall, 410 West Main Street, Tilton. 8am-2pm. 524-0733

Genealogy Spring Meeting

Holiday Inn, 172 N. Main Street, Concord. 10am. The NH Society of Genealogists and the Strafford County Genealogical Society Spring Meeting. $15/members, $20/non-members. Buffet lunch will be served. Preregistration is required. 603-664-9080

Heifetz Institute Graduates Perform

Kingswood Arts Center, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. $20pp at the door. www. wfriendofmusic.org

Ask a Nutritionist

Concord Food Co-op, 24 South Main Street, Concord. 12-2pm. Local dietician/nutritionist Traci Komorek will be on hand to answer your quick health and nutrition questions. Free. First come, first served. 410-3099

Dance Northeast

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Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 2pm and 7pm. 3351992 or www.rochesteroperahouse. com

Holy Trinity Spring Auction

St. Andre Bessette Parish Hall, 31 Gilford Ave. Laconia. 5pm. $10 donation gets you an auction paddle and a delicious dinner. Ticket fees will be waived for those groups of 10 or more wishing to reserve a table in advance. 524-3156

Rosemary’s Baby Blues

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $12pp. BYOB. 527-0043

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Free Sit n’ Sew

The Quilted Frog, 51 Endicott Street, Weirs Beach. 2-5pm. 366-5600

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Theatrical Adaptation of Bauer Poems At Belknap Mill A program premiering at the Belknap Mill in Laconia on Thursday through Saturday, April 3-5, based on “The Women at the Well” by Grace Bauer, turns poetry into theatre. Sharon Rae Paquette has adapted Bauer’s poems for the stage and she will be directing the production that provides alternative versions of familiar Biblical stories. “Wry humor is only one element of Bauer’s illuminating re-vision as she inhabits her women in their longing, sassiness, rebellion, compassion, wavering, and triumph,” writes Carole Simmons Oles, author of Night Watches: Inventions of the Life of Maria Mitchell. Bauer’s poems are based on the stories the nuns taught her when she was a schoolgirl. She reinterprets the tales of those women as they go about their daily routines. Paquette, an adjunct faculty member at Plymouth State University, has pulled together a company of actresses to stage the 90-minute production which will feature original music by Mary Edwards. The sets and props are designed by Liz Buckley. The play will be performed over three nights with shows beginning at 7pm. Seating is limited, so patrons are encouraged to order their tickets early by calling 603-524-8813. Proceeds will support the programs of the Belknap Mill Society.

Clint Black In Plymouth At 7:30pm on Thursday, April 3rd The Flying Monkey Performance Center in Plymouth will present an intimate evening with Clint Black. Clint is known as one of Country’s brightest stars, as well as one of its most dynamic live performers. Rising NH star Jandee-Lee Porter will open the show. Prolific singer-songwriter Clint Black has long been heralded as one of Country music’s brightest stars. His many talents have taken him even further, as Black has transcended genres to become one of the most successful artists in all the music industry. To date, Black has written, recorded and released more than 100 songs, a benchmark in any artist’s career. An astounding one-third of these songs eligible for major single release also achieved hit song status at Country radio, while more than 20 million of his albums have been sold worldwide. Tickets for the Clint Black concert are on sale now for $69, and $79 for premier seating. For tickets and more information on concerts and the Flying Monkey Performance Center, visit www.flyingmonkeynh.com or call 603-536-2551.

Dance Northeast at Rochester Opera House Celebrate Dance! Delight in the joy and artistry of dance when Sole City Dance and the Rochester Opera House join together to showcase over seventy-five talented dancers from dance companies and dance education centers from around the region. The stage is ablaze with dazzling lights and dizzying feet, capturing the diverse choreography of the finest dancers from Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Colorful costumes and innovative routines wow audiences of all ages. This spectacular dance celebration presents an afternoon performance on Saturday, April 5 at 2:00 PM that showcases junior companies and up-and-coming student choreographers. Senior and professional companies along with special guests perform on Saturday, April 5 at 7pm. Tickets are $8/$10 and $14 and can be purchased online at RochesterOperaHouse.com or call/stop by the box office at (603) 335-1992 on M/W/F from 10-5 or two hours before the show.

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Full-Time Politicians To The Editor: Our founding fathers recognized the importance of having citizen politicians. Citizen politicians defined over 238 years ago as people who participate in the political process, and these people come from all walks of life, such as farmers, businesses, law practices, inn keepers, chimney sweepers and schoolteachers. These citizen politicians participated in the people’s government resulted in fresh new realist practical ideas from the communities they live in. These ideas coming from the community bringing reality and cultural inspiration based on real world experiences. These citizen politicians representing the people’s government and after their politicking is done they simply travel home to their private citizen lives once again. What is deeply saddening is the evolutionary process of the professional politician, who’s only goal in life is to stay in that elected seat full-time and forever. Resulting in stagnant ideas, with no possible sense of connection to the real people that elected them. In addition, a lack of connection to any sense of reality at all, these professional politicians are more closely aligned to an elitist mindset nowhere grounded to the community they are supposed to represent. Our founding fathers never intended to make

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citizens full-time politicians, or they would have written term-limits into the constitution for all elected officials from dogcatcher to the president, do you agree? Special Regards, Dr. Pietro (Pete) Savo Mont Vernon, NH.

Fire Shaheen To The Editor: The votes of Senator Jeanne Shaheen have been destructive to the health and wealth of New Hampshire citizens. The voters of New Hampshire should fire her in the November election for the damage she has done to so many people here. One wonders why she voted as Harry Reid instructed and ignored the interests of New Hampshire residents. While on the Senate floor, Harry Reid said fellow citizens harmed by Obamacare were lying. Senator Shaheen should have come to their defense. She remained mute. How does Senator Shaheen explain that 22,000 New Hampshire residents who previously had health insurance, have now lost their health insurance, after she promised you can keep your health insurance and doctor? What does she say to the thousands of people who were happy using Frisbie Hospital in Rochester, Portsmouth Hospital, and Concord Hospital, but no longer can due to Obama-

This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.

care? We all know Obamacare is not going to result in lower health insurance premiums. And Senator Shaheen has no idea how much our health bills will increase next year. Why should anyone vote for Senator Jeanne Shaheen in November? Dave Scott Dover, NH.

Obama & Putin To The Editor: Who knows what President Obama really meant by his message to Putin, “After my election I have more flexibility�? But Putin’s actions suggest what he heard. Putin apparently heard that despite his blustering, President Obama won’t do anything to stand in the way of Putin’s efforts to re-establish the Russian / Soviet Empire. Putin believes that President Obama is a weak leader committed to weakening our country, economically and militarily, to reduce our influence in the world. After more than five years it is clear that President Obama can’t or won’t pursue policies that promote creating jobs for our unemployed or underemployed workers or put our nation’s finances back in order. President Obama’s reckless spending and enormous deficits (even worse than Bush’s), and his See mail boat on 26

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Taking The Pledge

by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

When I first moved to New Hampshire in 1985, the term “Flatlander” was spoken in hushed tones around me by the natives I had come to meet. I pretended not to notice, but I knew what they were saying. But, instead of being angry, I embraced this supposed slur, proudly attached myself to the moniker, started to write about it and today, so many years later, I believe I have lessened its original meaning and helped those once scared to attach themselves to the designation and to now carry it proudly. Though I’m sure in some circles it would be argued, but I like to take a lot of credit for the acceptance of Flatlanders over the years and their integration into New Hampshire society as a whole. I am proud to say, though I don’t often agree with her, that if it wasn’t for me, people like Jeanne Shaheen, a true flatlander from Missouri, could never have risen to the place she is today; first governor and now senator. Following closely in her footsteps is our present Governor, Maggie “Let It Ride” Hassan who is a Flatlander from Boston. The list of other Flatlanders who have reached success due to my efforts is long and too lengthy to mention all here. I am proud of the work I have done. All of these people know they have me to thank for their ascension through the

ranks. Before I moved here and made the term “Flatlander” was a stigma; having this albatross draped around your neck made it virtually impossible to get anywhere, never mind reaching higher office. Now, with my tireless quest in helping Flatlanders everywhere get the respect we so rightly deserve, we can stand toe to toe with any native and reach heights that our Flatlander forefathers only dreamed about. Still, as the years have rolled on by, many Flatlanders have forgotten the struggles we went through; the battles we fought on so many fronts to gain the respect we have today. Nothing saddens me more than seeing the recent turn of events brought to the forefront by those Flatlanders in power who are using the same shameful ideas that we have worked so hard to shake. Senator Shaheen seems to have forgotten all the years we Flatlanders were held down, being called “that” name as a badge of shame. Now, as she sees the possibility of her opponent in the next election being a Flatlander like herself, she’s embraced another term to belittle him in the next election: “Carpetbagger.” Even Governor Hassan has implied the same thing without actually uttering the words, The same with Congresswoman Carol Shea Porter, a New York Flatlander. (Some claim that since this gentleman was born in Kittery, Maine, he is not actually a Flatlander, but according to the New Hampshire definition of away, he still fits the description.) At first, these new slurs of “Carpetbagger” sent a shudder through many in the Flatlander community who have given up so much in the struggle to be seen

as equals. We remembered those days, whether it was learning to rake the roof in the winter or summer days at the dump actually throwing things out, while behind our backs the natives had a good laugh at our expense. “Flatlander…..” they’d mumble under their breath. Often it hurt, other times it strengthened us and we rose above it, learning proper roof rake techniques and often shocking even the most grizzled native in our expertise in finding valuable junk at the dump. Now with our arrival and the term “Flatlander” being no longer harmful, let’s not become like those who first held us down. So I am asking Senator Shaheen, Governor Hassan and other Flatlanders running for higher office to sign my pledge. The pledge that they will refrain from putting names on those who are from away; to promise to remember their roots and a painful history that is still a clear memory. Senator and Governor, join me and others in making the commitment and to follow the Flatlander’s 11th commandment: “Thou will not speak ill of another Flatlander.” As I carry on my campaign for governor, running proudly under the Flatlander Ticket, I have already signed the pledge but they haven’t. Are they afraid of something? What are they hiding? Are these Flatlanders, and others running for higher office, under the thumb of special interest groups funded by natives? There are many questions, but no answers. If you are a Flatlander who is as disturbed by their actions as I am, call or write their office today and ask them to sign the pledge.

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From The State House Happenings At The State House Here are a few bills which recently have been debated at the State House in Concord... SB 413FN-A relative to access to by Rep. Jane health insurCormier ance coverBelknap District 8 age. This bill expanded Medicaid in NH, relying on the promise of federal funding to create a new entitlement program. There are many who believe this bill is fiscally irresponsible in the long term and could likely lead to a state income or broad based sales tax. The final vote was 202 Yea to Medicaid Expansion and 132 Nay. Time will tell... HB 1508 terminating state participation in the Common Core educational standards.

While all agree we want high standards for our students in NH, the debate on Common Core is still raging in NH and beyond. 32 states currently have active state legislation being heard to terminate participation. 7 states have already terminated CC and only nine have adopted. The debate will continue as the Smarter Balance mandated assessments will begin in 2015. The final vote was 201 to kill the bill and 138 in favor of termination. The debate for Common Core is far from over! HB 492-FN-L relative to the legalization and regulation of marijuana. The debate ran for almost two hours. Both sides of the discussion offered strong testimony but in the end HB 492 went down. 192 voted to kill this bill and 140 voted for legalization. You can count on this one coming back again, and again, and again... HB 1411 FN A relative to re-

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My Trip To The Pot Shop PUEBLO WEST, Colo. -- It’s 9 a.m. on a weekday, and I’m at the Marisol Therapeutics pot shop. This is serious busiby Michelle Malkin ness. SecuSyndicated Columnist rity is tight. ID checks are frequent. Merchandise is strictly regulated, labeled, wrapped and controlled. The store is clean, bright and safe. The staffers are courteous and professional. Customers of all ages are here. There’s a middle-aged woman at the counter nearby who could be your school librarian. On the opposite end of the dispensary, a slender young soldier in a wheelchair with close-cropped hair, dressed in his fatigues, consults with a clerk. There’s a gregarious cowboy and an inquisitive pair of baby boomers looking at edibles. A dude in a hoodie walks in with his backpack. And then there’s my husband and me. The dispensary is split in two: “recreational” on one side, “medical” on the other. Medical customers must have state-issued cards and doctor’s approval. The inventory is not taxed, so prices are lower on that side. On the recreational side, where I’m peering at mysterious jars of prickly green goods, “Smoke on the Water” is thumping from stereo speakers. Yes, there’s a massive banner advertising a Tommy Chong appearance, and issues of “High Times” are on display. But the many imposing signs posted on the wall emphatically warn: No smoking,

no open drug consumption, and absolutely no entry allowed into the locked lab where the cannabis plants sit under bright lights. Before I tell you how and why my hubby and I ended up at Marisol Therapeutics, some background about my longtime support of medical marijuana: More than 15 years ago in Seattle, while working at The Seattle Times, I met an extraordinary man who changed my mind about the issue. Ralph Seeley was a Navy nuclear submarine officer, pilot, cellist and lawyer suffering from chordoma, a rare form of bone cancer that starts in the spine. He had undergone several surgeries, including removal of one lung and partial removal of the other, and was confined to a wheelchair. Chronically nauseous from chemotherapy and radiation, weak from a suppressed appetite, and suffering excruciating pain, Seeley turned to marijuana cigarettes for relief. Contrary to cultural stereotype, Seeley was far from “wasted.” While smoking the drug to reduce his pain, he finished law school -- something he couldn’t have done while on far more powerful “mainstream” narcotics, which left him zonked out and vomiting uncontrollably in his hospital bed after chemo. Seeley had the backing of his orthopedic doctor and University of Washington School of Medicine oncologist Dr. Ernest Conrad. He took his plight to the Washington state supreme court, where he asserted a constitutionally protected liberty interest in having his doctor issue a medical pot prescription. The court rejected Seeley’s

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UN Assembly Rebuffs Russia on Ukraine UNITED NATIONS—In a resounding rebuff to Russia, the UN General Assembly has reaffirmed Ukraine’s territorial integby John J. Metzler rity and has Syndicated Columnist called the recent referendum which incorporated the Crimean peninsula into Russia as “invalid.” While President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty joining Crimea with Russia, the Kiev government has committed itself never to accept Crimea’s independence nor annexation. Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia told assembled delegates “many still struggle to grasp the reality; it happened in Ukraine, in the very heart of Europe. It happened in the 21st century.” He added, “After two weeks of military occupation in integral part of Ukraine has been forcibly annexed by a state that had previously committed itself to guarantee, the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of my country.” The resolution was passed by a powerful vote of 100 countries backing Ukraine including the USA, Canada, the European Union states, and many countries throughout Asia and Latin America. Russia was backed by eleven countries among them Belarus, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. Significantly 58 states abstained including Argentina, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Iraq, Pakistan and South Africa. China posed the most curious abstention. More than a score of countries in the 193 member Assembly did not participate at all including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Israel, Islamic Republic of Iran, Morocco and Serbia. Indeed many of these states face active or dormant territorial disputes. Beijing who often supports Moscow has been particularly nervous during the tumultuous months of Ukraine’s political upheavals and subsequent dismemberment by Russia. During a number of earlier Security

Council meetings and a draft resolution vote on Ukraine, the People’s Republic had abstained while Moscow predictably vetoed. Reading the political tea leaves it’s clear that China fears separatist strains and aspirations within its own territory from Tibet to Sinkiang in the west to Taiwan in the east. Though democratic Taiwan is happily not under PRC rule despite being grandly claimed by Beijing, the risk remains that China has never renounced the use of force to bring the island back to the Motherland. The non-binding Assembly resolution stresses that the referendum held in Crimea has no validity and calls on states to “desist and refrain” from any actions aimed at the disruption of Ukraine’s national unity “including any attempts to modify Ukraine’s borders through the threat or use of force or other unlawful means.” American UN Ambassador, Samantha Power stated, “We have always said that Russia had legitimate interests in Ukraine; it has been disheartening in the extreme to see Russia carry on as if Ukrainians have no legitimate interest in Crimea when Crimea is a part of Ukraine.” She said that Ukraine is justified in “asking us not to recognize the new status quo that the Russian Federation has tried to create with its military.” The Obama Administration, given its ambivalence towards Central Europe and Russia until the recent crisis, has now compensated with rhetorical barrages and threats of wider economic sanctions on Russia. In some ways, the current showdown echoes the Georgia conflict in 2008. Georgia’s UN delegate Kaha Imnadze asserted “What happened in Ukraine reminds us of what we saw in Georgia in 2008, when Russia seized Georgia’s Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions. Six years after the war, 20% of my country remains under illegal Russian occupation.” Since the Crimea crisis has begun to unfold, Vladimir Putin has pledged Moscow’s support to ethnic Russian communities throughout the former Soviet Union in places ranging from the Baltic states to Georgia and

Moldova. The Kremlin’s later day irredentism recalls a bygone era in which seemingly “threatened” ethnic communities were cause for intervention by powerful neighbors. “The European Union firmly

believes that there is no place for the use of force and coercion to change borders in Europe or elsewhere in the 21st century, “ added EU Ambassador Thomas Mayr-Harting.

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Republicans and Blacks Recently former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice added her voice to those who have long been urging the Republican Party to reach by Thomas Sowell out to black Syndicated Columnist voters. Not only is that long overdue, what is also long overdue is putting some time -- and, above all, some serious thought -- into how to go about doing it. Too many Republicans seem to think that the way to “reach out” is to offer blacks and other minorities what the Democrats are offering them. Some have even suggested that the channels to use are organizations like the NAACP and black “leaders” like Jesse Jackson -- that is, people tied irrevocably to the Democrats. Voters who want what the Democrats offer can get it from the Democrats. Why should

they vote for Republicans who act like make-believe Democrats? Yet there are issues where Republicans have a big advantage over Democrats -- if they will use that advantage. But an advantage that you don’t use might as well not exist. The issue on which Democrats are most vulnerable, and have the least room to maneuver, is school choice. Democrats are heavily in hock to the teachers’ unions, who see public schools as places to guarantee jobs for teachers, regardless of what that means for the education of students. There are some charter schools and private schools that have low-income minority youngsters equaling or exceeding national norms, despite the many ghetto public schools where most students are nowhere close to meeting those norms. Because teachers’ unions oppose charter schools, most Democrats oppose them, including black Democrats up to and including PresiSee Sowell on 28

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should probably be made with concrete block as the backer wall. The lumber should be dry. Use screws to fasten the small studs together and to fasten the plywood to the studs. Screws take a little more time to install, but they hold so much better than nails. The next step is to cover the plywood with regular roofing felt paper and some wire mesh. You may be able to use standard chicken wire instead of the expanded wire lath. Wear work gloves working with these metal products to avoid cuts. Once the wire mesh is securely fastened to the wood wall, you need to coat it with a thin layer of cement-based mortar. Your goal is to make this rough stucco base coat as flat as possible so there are few humps or dips. The rougher this surface is the better. You don’t want to rub it so it’s smooth like glass. A rougher surface will help the stones bond better. You’ve now done the hardest part of the job in my opinion. If you can create this rough stucco surface, you’re 80 percent of the way to successful completion! Typically, instructions will say it’s best to wait 24 hours before you try to apply the stones to this rough mortar surface. Before you do this, take the stones and lay them out on the floor with the correct spacing between them as you might want to view them on the wall. Now is the time to see if you have to trim any stones. It’s best to do as much of this fitting as possible before you mix up the mortar that will hold the stones to the cement stucco on the wall. The task of putting the stones on the wall is simple. You apply fresh mortar to the back of the stones like you might but-

ter a biscuit. If you want the stones to bond permanently, make sure the back of the stone is free of all dust and wipe it with a damp sponge to make the surface just slightly wet. To really improve the bond between the stones and stucco, I’d apply a thin coat of cement paint to the back of the stone and the area of the stucco where you intend to put the stone. Cement paint is just a mixture of pure Portland cement and water. Mix it to the consistency of regular paint. Brush on a thin layer on the back of the damp stone then immediately apply some of the mortar to the stone. Paint some cement on the stucco and press the stone onto the wall. It should stick quite well! You may have to tool the mortar between stones to get the look you want. Before attempting to build the walls, visit the showrooms where this artificial stone is sold and study the sample panels you see. Take photos if necessary to remind you of the look you like. Understand that the mortar in between the stones looks quite different up close than it does when you stand back 10 feet. Small flaws in the mortar joints may not be visible when you stand back. Don’t forget you may have plants or something else in front of the stone walls, so they don’t have to be perfect. Have a blast building your new stone walls! Need an answer? All of Tim’s past columns are archived for FREE at his www.AsktheBuilder.com website. You can also watch hundreds of videos, download Quick Start Guides and more, all for FREE.(c)2014 TIM CARTER DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC.

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Lyme Disease – Etiology, Biology & Treatment Options

Fred Marple – One Man Comedy Show

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Don Smith – Country Gospel Singer

Bristol Baptist Church, 30 Summer Street, Bristol. 6pm. Followed by light refreshments.

Moore Farm, 15 Moore Farm Lane, Alton. 1-3pm. Case studies will be discussed to convey which treatments work as well as some obstacles you may encounter. $30pp. 3405161

Monday 7th

Faces of Laconia – Presentation by Alan MacRae

Taylor Community, Woodside Building, Laconia. 7-8pm. This project includes the portraits of 23 people who have made significant contributions to Laconia and the surrounding areas. The display will remain available for viewing throughout April. 524-5600

Family History & Genealogy Seminar

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Laconia Public Library, Laconia. 10am-12pm. Learn the basics of how to go about starting a family research project, forms to use and general record keeping. Free and open to the public. Pre-registration is preferred. 524-4775

La Boheme

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111 or www.ccanh.com

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Native Wild Flower Pollinators

Boscawen Municipal Complex, 116 North Main Street, Boscawen. 6:30pm. Amy Papineau will discuss how to plan and plant wildflower meadows in the home or farm landscape to support local pollinator population. Free and open to the public. 753-9188 x 301

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Laconia Public Library, Laconia. 6:30pm. Free and open to the public. Light snacks will be provided. Feel free to bring a comfy chair or cushion.

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local authors and illustrators, hear them read their stories, and purchase signed copies of their books. Tea and snacks are offered to all and children that attend will receive a free book while supplies last. 5811558

Ballroom with a Twist

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111 or www.ccanh.com

St. Petersburg String Quartet and Pianist Tao Lin UNH, Paul Creative Arts Center, Johnson Theatre, Dover. 7pm. $30/general, $10/ UNH students with ID and youth under 18. 862-72222 or www.unharts.com

Getting Ready for the Green – Golf Related Strengthening Workshop

Franklin Regional Hospital, First Floor, Franklin. 6-7pm. Introductory course on the importance of dynamic stretching and strengthening exercises designed specifically for the golfer. Free. 527-2852

Wednesday 9th Leo Lionni’s Swimmy, Frederick & Inch by Inch

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111 or www.ccanh.com

Charles Underwood Jr. to Read and Discuss Book

RiverRun Book Store, 142 Fleet Street, Portsmouth. 7pm. 431-2100

Fly Fishing: Gear, Knots & Casting - Workshop

Kingswood Youth Center, 565 Center Street, Wolfeboro. 5:30-8pm. $15pp. 539-6460 to register or for more info.

The Past, Present and Future of the Meredith Public Library

Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, Meredith. 6pm. The Library’s Master Plan Committee will be making the presentation. After the presentation the committee will be asking those attending to participate in a discussion about the future of their library. Refreshments will be served.

Thursday 10th “Sticks and Stones Program Presentation”

Gilmanton School, Gilmanton. 6:30pm. Sticks and Stones: Words Do Matter is a 2 week in residency workshop that works with students of all ages to tackle the complex subject of bullying. Open to students, parents and community members. 364-5681

Anti-Cancer Lifestyle Program

Concord City Auditorium, Green and Prince Streets, Concord. 7-8:30pm. “Kicking the Cancer Habit: Reprogramming our

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Brains for environmental Health” by Ken Cook, co-founder and president of Environmental Working Group – The nations leading environmental health research and advocacy organization. Free program but space is limited. 227-7000 ext. 6937

George Daughan to Read and Discuss Book

RiverRun Book Store, 142 Fleet Street, Portsmouth. 7pm. 431-2100

4th Annual Spring Migration Gathering

Magic Foods Catering, Rt. 25, Moultonborough. 5-7pm. Supporters of the Loon Preservation Committee will gather to “Welcome Back Our Loons.” LPC Board and staff will be on hand to answer questions and update the crowd on the status of New Hampshire’s most beloved bird. Light hors d’ oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. Please call 476-5666 for further info.

“Death and Taxes” Aquatics Workshop

Hillside Medical Center, Lot C, Gilford. 5-5:45pm and 6-6:45pm.Try an Aquafit workout which can help decrease pain associated with land-based exercises and enhance an existing training program. Free. 527-2852

Life In Review Workshop

Meredith Bay Colony Club, 21 Upper Mile Point Drive, Meredith. 3pm. Many people have felt their lives have been mundane, but after review they realize that they have been filled with interesting and exciting adventures. This workshop will help people to explore their lives and draw out those special times. Presented by Reverand John Eaton. Free. 279-1500

Free Sit n’ Sew

The Quilted Frog, 51 Endicott Street, Weirs Beach. 2-5pm. 366-5600

Friday 11th Loudon Wainwright III

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551

Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111 or www.ccanh.com

“Death and Taxes”

The Village Players, 50 Glendale Road, Wolfeboro. 8pm. This ensemble cast is chock-full of small town, colorful characters and hilarious dialogue. And, as an added bonus, there will be an element of audience participation. $12 at the door. 569-5696

GOP Rally with Senator Rand Paul

Cottage By the Bay, 97 Piscataqua Road, Dover. 5:30pm. $50pp towards victory in 2014.

Saturday 12th Family Literacy Day

Woodland Heights Elementary School, Laconia. 9am-noon. Children attending the event will receive free books, as well as view exciting exhibits like: an interactive LEGO exhibit, geckos, an entomology exhibit, a Laconia Fire Truck, Smokey the Bear, Race Cars, the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Laconia Police and more!

12th Annual DARE Pancake Breakfast

Horace Chase Lodge, Penacook. To benefit the Boscawen Elementary School Dare Program. $5/adult, $3/ kids. 494-1318

Good Gardening Workshop

Moulton Farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. Farm owner, John Moulton will answer questions and make recommendations about varieties of seeds and plants that perform well in different conditions found in the Lakes Region. Free. 279-3915

The Village Players, 50 Glendale Road, Wolfeboro. 8pm. This ensemble cast is chock-full of small town, colorful characters and hilarious dialogue. And, as an added bonus, there will be an element of audience participation. $12 at the door. 569-5696

Eckankar Spiritual Discussion

The Vintage Café, 626 Main Street, Laconia. 10:30am. Join fellow spiritual seekers at a free spiritual discussion. Eckankar teaches ancient spiritual wisdom for people of all faiths, with practical tools for thriving as a spiritual being in today’s world. 800-713-8944 or www.eckankar-nh.org

Free Sit n’ Sew

The Quilted Frog, 51 Endicott Street, Weirs Beach. 2-5pm. 366-5600

LWHS - Super Bingo

Funspot Bingo Hall, 579 Endicott Street North, Weirs Beach. Doors open at 2pm. Come play for a chance to win over $10,000 in prizes. To benefit The Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society. 366-4377

100th Anniversary Earth Day Festival – Tread Lightly

Massabesic Audubon Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn. 10am-3pm. Bird banding demonstrations, live animals, a “Lorax” dance performance, drawings to win prizes, build your own birdhouse kits for sale, games, mural paintings, crafts and more. $5/ individual, $15/families

Fred Marple and the Frost Heaves

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$12 at the door. 569-5696

Tuckermans at 9

Garrison Players Arts, 650 Portland Ave., Rollinsford. 7pm. $18/adult, $15/ child. 438-4537

Wednesday 16th Fruit Trees & Berries for Beginning Farms & Home Gardens

Maxfield Public Library, 8 Route 129, Loudon. 7pm. Presented by Amy Papineau. Free and open to the public. 798-5153

Thursday 17th Lakes Region Camera Club Meeting

Trinity Episcopal Church, Meredith. 7pm. Real estate photography with Bob Manley. Persons of any experience level are welcome. 3402359

Bob Marley

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551

Free Sit n’ Sew

The Quilted Frog, 51 Endicott Street, Weirs Beach. 2-5pm. 366-5600

Tree & Shrub Pruning Demonstration

New London Town Common, 375 Main Street, New London. 5:30pm. Bring your pruners and loppers. $5 donation. 796-2151

Saturday 19th Chris Smither – Live Music

Court Street Arts at Alumni Hall, 75 Court Street, Haverhill. A profound songwriter, Chris continues to draw deeply from the blues, American folk music, modern poets and philosophers. $20pp. 989-550

Lou Gramm the Voice of Foreigner

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551

NH Fiddle Ensemble Benefit Concert

Franklin Opera House, Franklin. 2pm. The group consists of over 50 adults and youth from ages 8 to 80. $12/ adult, $6/children. 934-1901

Soap Making Workshop

antique to contemporary dollhouses will be on display. $10pp. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. 284-7008

Saturday 26th

Massabesic Audubon Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn. 1-3pm. $15/ member, $25/non-member plus $5 materials fee.

Pure Prairie League

Tree & Shrub Pruning Demonstration

Cosi Fan Tutte

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551

Merrimack Superior Court, 163 N. Main Street, Concord. 10am. Bring your pruners and loppers. $5 donation. 796-2151

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111 or www.ccanh.com

Clean Up Day

Loudon Center Free Will Baptist Church, 433 Clough Road, Loudon. 10am-2pm. Come find out what resources are available for the citizens of Loudon and the surrounding towns. Activities table for the kids and lunch items will be available. 708-1185

Squam Lakes Science Center, 23 Science Center Road, Holderness. 9am-1pm. The Science Center invites the public to help prepare the trails, grounds and gardens for opening day May 1st. Extra rakes are greatly appreciated. Picnic lunch at noon. 968-7194

Thursday 24th Lakes Region Camera Club Meeting

Trinity Episcopal Church, Meredith. 7pm.Planning Meeting. Persons of any experience level are welcome. 340-2359

Free Sit n’ Sew

The Quilted Frog, 51 Endicott Street, Weirs Beach. 2-5pm. 366-5600

American Parkinson’s Disease Association Dinner

Brookside Congregational Church, 2013 Elm Street, Manchester. Doors open at 5pm, dinner and presentation begin at 5:30pm. Featuring guest speaker Tameka Moore, Assistant Director for Tissue Processing at the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center. Learn who can become a donor and how the tissue is used for research. $20pp. RSVP to 724-5568

Community Resource Fair

Free Sit n’ Sew

The Quilted Frog, 51 Endicott Street, Weirs Beach. 2-5pm. 366-5600

Lyme Disease Class

Sunflower Natural Food Store, 390 South Main Street, Laconia. 10amNoon. This class will be covering the basics of Lyme borreliosis, it’s pathology, the major physiological concern areas, and 6 herbs for consideration in support of the body. This class is not intended to treat, diagnose or cure Lyme borreliosis and is intended for personal education only. Free. 524-6334

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Cawley Middle School, 97 Whitehall Road, Hooksett. 10-3pm. Large collection of train layouts, various scales, over 50 vendors, kids activities and more. $4/adult, $1/kids or $10/ family. 315-0084

Fri. 25th – Sun. 27th Dollhouse Show

Doris L. Benz Center, 18 Heard Road, Sandwich. 10am-4pm. Three dozen

Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. 7:30pm. Frost Heaves is family-friendly and appropriate for all ages. $20pp. 745-2141 ow www. jeansplayhouse.com

Sunday 13th

The Quilted Frog, 51 Endicott Street, Weirs Beach. 2-5pm. 366-5600

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The Circle Trot – 10K, 5K and 2K Run/Walk

PSU Ice Arena and Welcome Center, Route 175A, Plymouth. Race starts at 9:30am. Get a free t-shirt when you register online at Active.com

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enticed Russia to propose teaming with China to destroy our dollar, but China wasn’t quite ready to act. Both nations would gain significantly from de-

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economic weakness is a major National Security Problem. President Obama claims success in Iraq and Afghanistan by withdrawing our forces, but both are more unstable than under President Bush and are likely to become bases for terrorists. Our military might is declining, lost equipment isn’t replaced, key new programs are being cancelled or delayed, and the President announced plans to reduce the size of our military. Weakness encourages aggression. Without American power stabilizing the world, less benevolent nations are encouraged. Is it a coincidence that Russia moved into the Crimea shortly after President Obama announced significant military cuts? The world’s weak response just encourages Putin and other aggressors. American Progressives have long praised the Soviet Union and Communism anywhere it exists (no matter how many peo-

ple it murders or keeps in terror and poverty). So, it wouldn’t be too surprising if President Obama intended to tell Putin that he would not interfere with Putin’s aggression. Putin, and other nations know, that the US is weak economically and militarily, and has a weak leader. Putin’s aggression in the Crimea is probably just the beginning. China, North Korea, Iran, etc. are also making aggressive threats and claims. The immediate threat is to the freedom and safety of others. But, treaties commit us to defending many countries against aggression. President Obama’s personal weaknesses and the economic and military weakness he is creating for our country could drag us into war. I doubt that is President Obama’s intent, but it is the likely result of his weakness, bad policies, and naivety. Don Ewing Meredith, NH

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dent Barack Obama. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recent cutback on funding for charter schools, and creating other obstacles for them, showed a calloused disregard for black youngsters, for whom a decent education is their one shot at a better life. But did you hear any Republican say anything about it? Minimum wage laws are another governmentcreated disaster for minority young people. Many people today would be surprised to learn that there were once years when the unemployment rate for black 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds was under 10 percent. But their un-

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employment rates have not been under 20 percent in more than half a century. In some years, their unemployment rate has been over 40 percent. Why such great differences between earlier and later times? In the late 1940s, inflation had rendered meaningless the minimum wage set in 1938. Without that encumbrance, black teenagers found it a lot easier to get jobs than after the series of minimum wage escalations that began in the 1950s. Young people need job experience, at least as much as they need a paycheck. And no neighborhood needs hordes of idle young men hanging around, getting into mis-

chief, if not into crime. Republicans have failed to explain why the minimum wage laws that Democrats support are counterproductive for blacks. Worse yet, during the 2012 election campaign Mitt Romney advocated indexing the minimum wage for inflation, which would not only guarantee its bad effects, but would put an end to discussing those bad effects. Are issues like these going to switch the black vote as a whole over into the Republican column at the next election? Of course not. Nor will embracing the Democrats’ racial agenda. But, if Republicans can reduce the 90 percent of the black vote that goes to Democrats to 80 percent, that can be enough to swing a couple of close Congressional elections -- as a start. Even to achieve that, however, will require targeting those particular segments of the black population that are not irrevocably committed to the Democrats. Parents who want their children to get a decent education are one obvious example.

But if Republicans aim a one-size-fits-all message at all blacks they will fail to connect with the particular people they have some chance of reaching. First of all, Republicans will need to know what they are talking about. There are books like “Race and Economics� by Walter Williams, which show that many well-meaning government programs have been counterproductive for minorities. And there are people like Shelby Steele and the Thernstroms with valuable insights. But first Republicans have got to want to learn, and to be willing to do some thinking, in order to get their message across. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com. To find out more about Thomas Sowell and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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with all my heart, has battled metastatic melanoma. After a harrowing week of hospitalization and radiation, she’s at home now. A miraculous new combination of oral cancer drugs seems to have helped enormously with pain and possibly contained the disease’s spread. But Carole’s loss of appetite and nausea persist. A month ago, with encouragement from all of her doctors here in Colorado, she applied for a state-issued medical marijuana card. It still hasn’t come through. As a clerk at Marisol Therapeutics told us, there’s a huge backlog. But thanks to Amendment 64, the marijuana drug legalization act approved by voters in 2012, we were able to legally and safely circumvent the bureaucratic holdup. “A lot of people are in your same situation,” the pot shop staffer told us. “We see it all the time, and we’re glad we can help.” Our stash included 10 pre-rolled joints, a “vape pen” and two containers of cheddar cheese-flavored marijuana crackers (they were out of brownies). So far, just one

cracker a day is yielding health benefits. Carole is eating better than she has in three months. For us, there’s no greater joy than sharing the simple pleasure of gathering in the kitchen for a meal, with Grandma Carole at the head of the table. Do I worry about the negative costs, abuses and cultural consequences of unbridled recreational pot use? Of course I do. But when you get past all the “Rocky Mountain High” jokes and look past all the cable-news caricatures, the legalized marijuana entrepreneurs here in my adopted home state are just like any other entrepreneurs: securing capital, paying taxes, complying with a thicket of regulations, taking risks and providing goods and services that ordinary people want and need. Including our grateful family. Michelle Malkin is the author of “Culture of Corruption: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks and Cronies” (Regnery 2010). Her e-mail address is malkinblog@ gmail.com.

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Singer-Songwriter Loudon Wainwright III Coming To The Flying Monkey

At 7:30pm on Friday, April 11th The Flying Monkey Performance Center in Plymouth presents an intimate evening with Loudon Wainwright III. Known for his poetic and funny songwriting, as well as roles in TV and major films, Loudon’s storied career is acclaimed by fans and critics alike. NH’s Bennett and Perkins will open the show. Concert tickets start at $29. The fascinating, four-decade career of singer, songwriter and actor Loudon Wainwright III ranges from his 1972, Top 20 novelty hit “Dead Skunk� to a 2010 Grammy win, to acting roles in major films. In his every evolving and celebrated career, he has won legions of fans over with his humor and colorful voice that has climbed to the upper echelons of the folk world. Loudon’s career is highlighted by 22 album releases, a 2010 Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album for “High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project,� and two previous Grammy nominations for “I’m Alright�, 1985 and “More Love Songs�, 1986. His most recent recording, “Older Than My Old Man Now� was

Accalimed singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright II will be at the Flying Monkey in Plymouth on Friday, April 11th at 7:30pm. named one of NPR’s Top 10 Albums of 2012. Wainwright is perhaps best known for the novelty song “Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)� (which he claims to have written in 15 minutes)

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Earl Scruggs, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright, and Mose Allison, among others. He has collaborated with songwriter/ producer Joe Henry on the music for Judd Apatow’s hit movie “Knocked Up,â€? written music for the British theatrical adaptation of the Carl Hiaasen novel “Lucky You,â€? composed topical songs for NPR’s “Morning Editionâ€? and “All Things Consideredâ€? and ABC’s “Nightline,â€? and recorded several songs for the soundtrack of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.â€? As an actor, Wainwright has appeared in films directed by Martin Scorsese, Hal Ashby, Christopher Guest, Tim Burton, Cameron Crowe, and Judd Apatow. Stephen Holden of the New York Times says, â€œâ€ŚMr. Wainwright wrings more human truth out of his contradiction than any other songwriter of his generation.â€? Tickets for the Loudon Wainwright III concert are on sale now for $29, and $35 for premier seating. For tickets and more information on concerts and the Flying Monkey Performance Center, visit www.flyingmonkeynh.com or call 603-536-2551.

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