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Susan Kyriakoutsakos with River, the Appaloosa mare she adopted and rehabilitated. River was rescued by Live and Let Live Farm in Chichester, in 2005, along with 106 other horses. At right, as noted by the street signs, are the outdoor paddocks at Live and Let Live at the corner of Rescue and roberta baker Photos Sanctuary.
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Smudgie and Meringue, two bunnies, were brought to Live and Let Live Farm by the NH Humane Society.
Scraggly, dull-coated, without a tail or mane, “She looked absolutely horrible,” Kyriakoutsakos recalls. “It was her personality that shone. Her brightness, her willingness – and she loved people. I’ve kept a journal since the day I met her. It’s amazing the things she does.” See rescue on 8
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Susan Kyriakoutsakos, recently recovered from cataract surgery, patiently leads River, a black-and-cream marbled horse, on their appointed rounds. At each corral gate, the Appaloosa mare cranes her neck to scoop up an empty food bowl, and turns to her mistress, bowl in teeth. “Good girl, River.” Kyriakoutsakos beams, then places each bowl in a cart. Collecting bowls is River’s new job, part of her weekly routine at Live and Let Live Farm, the
state’s largest sanctuary for surrendered, abandoned or abused horses. The 7-year-old mare, one of a traditional breed of mottled horses originally developed by the Nez Perce Indians of the Pacific Northwest, was unable to be sold as a yearling because of the pale blue film that rings her right eye, even though her sight is normal. Slated to be farmed for pregnant mare urine valued by the pharmaceutical industry, River was rescued by Live and Let Live Farm in 2005 along with 106 other horses, 40 of them pregnant, and transported from Manitoba, Canada to the Chichester farm.
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Comedy McKinney
Karaoke Event
Old Burnside Beer Tasting
The Barley House, 132 North Main Street, Concord. 5pm. 228-6363
The American Legion Post 33, 6 Plymouth Street, Meredith. 8pm. All invited. $5 donation.
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Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 7pm with a Saturday matinee at 2pm. Tickets are $10- $12. 335-1992
Friday 6th Writers in the Spotlight: Marilynne Robinson & Paul Harding
The Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord. 7pm. Tickets $25 each which includes a copy of “When I was a Child, I Read Books�. 225-1111
Super Stellar Friday – “Journey to the Lunar Highlands�
McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center, Concord. 7pm.UNH’s Physics Dept. Chair Dr. Mark McConnell helps relive the excitement of Apollo 16 Astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke’s trip exploring the lunar surface. ! www. starhop.com
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Church Landing, Meredith. 7pm. Robbie Printz and Steve Guillmette. $20 PP. www.millfalls.com
Saturday 7th Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. 10-11am. $10 per person. All materials included. 323-7591
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Laconia State School; Understanding our Past to Create a Better Future Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, Meredith. 6:30pm. 279-4303
Wednesday 11th Takacs String Quartet
Johnson Theatre in the Paul Creative Arts Center at UNH. 7pm. $10/student or $30/general. www.unhmub.com/ ticket 862-2290
Free Outdoor Adventure Talks
N.H. Fish and Game, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord. 7pm. Learn when, where and how to fly fish the Upper Connecticut River and what flies work for catching trout there. 271-3211
Stark Decency: New Hampshire’s World War II German POW Camp
Barrington Public Library, 105 Ramsdell Lane, Barrington. 7pm. 300 German POW’s were held at Camp Stark near the village of Stark. The history of this camp tells us much about our country’s war experience and about our state. Free. 664-0193
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Noel Coward’s “Hay Fever�
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The Fitness Edge, Rt. 3, Meredith. Doors open at 6:45pm. Dance from 7-10pm. 677-2410
LR Gymnastics Booster Club Bake Sale
Outside of Shaw’s Supermarket in the Belknap Mall. 9am-1pm.
The Village Players Theatre, 51 Glendon Street, Wolfeboro. 8pm. 5699656
A Short Course on Islam for NonMuslims
Great Bay Community College, 320 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth. 12pm. Discuss the major similarities and
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Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St. Ease, The Mill Plaza, Laconia. 5-7pm. 524-1741 x15.
Friday 13th Super Stellar Friday – “Teen Night: Giant Xbox-360�
McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center, Concord. 7pm. Back again by popular demand, it’s ultimate giant X-box 360 video gaming night! Can you imagine 16 people playing the same Xbox360 game on four giant projected screens in the forty-foot dome of the planetarium theater with Dolby 5.1 surround sound? Video gaming has never been so BIG! Teams will be set up. And - meet Marvel video game designer Greg Walek and his students from the NHTI Animation and Graphic Game Programming degree program as they make this exciting night possible. Pizza and soda provided. www.starhop.com
Margaritaville in Meredith
Church Landing, Meredith. 6pm. Open to the public and will feature culinary delights ala Caribbean style as well as the popular margarita tasting contest, the Pirate’s Treasure Raffle and dancing to the music of Annie and the Orphans. Tickets need to be purchased in advance. 279-6121
BUNCO Dice Game
Lions Hall, Old Rt. 109, Moultonborough. 7-10pm. BYOB with free set ups and appetizers. Cash prizes. $15 per person. Proceeds go to benefit The Moultonborough Women’s Club Scholarship Fund. 253-6805
Budget Blinds to Appear on CBS’s “Undercover Boss� CBS, at 8pm.
Opening Art Exhibit Reception
League of NH Craftsmen headquarters, Concord. 5-7pm. www.nhcrafts.org or 224-3375
Saturday 14th Organic Blueberry Pruning Class
Hopkinton Town Library, 61 Houston Drive, Contoocook. 10-11:30am. Contact Mary West to register 7962151
James Montgomery Band with Duke Robillard
Flying Monkey, Plymouth. 536-2551 or www.flyingmonkeyNH.com
Hearthside Dinner: Springtime Supper on the Farm
Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. 5-7pm. $40 per person. Ages 16+. Reservations required. 323-7591
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Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Pageant The 2012 Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Competition will be held at the Stockbridge Theatre at Pinkerton Academy in Derry on Thursday & Friday, April 26 and 27, at 7pm. The final night will be on Saturday, April 28th at 6pm where a new Miss New Hampshire will be crowned, win a $15,000 scholarship, and the chance to compete for the title of Miss America 2013. Who will she be? Admission for the April 26th & 27th event is $10 with the April 28th final at $35 ($20 for children). To reserve your tickets or for additional information please call the Miss New Hampshire Office @ 602-437-9027 or go to www.missnh.org
“Always, Patsy Cline� in Concord Tickets are now on sale for “Always, Patsy Cline� presented by the Interlakes Theatre at the Audi (3 Prince Street), in Concord, on Saturday, April 21st at 7:30pm and Sunday. April 22nd at 2pm. The production will feature Brittany Bara from NYC as Patsy Cline and AEA actress Nancy Barry as Louise Seeger, her real life wacky fan. This show is funny and charming, moves at a break-neck pace and showcases 25 Patsy Cline Songs. Patsy Cline was well known for hits like “Walkin After Midnight,� “Crazy,� “You’re Cheatin’ Heart,� “I Fall to Pieces� and “Sweet Dreams.� There is also a live onstage band. Phil Sanguedolce of Meredith plays steel guitar, with Dave LeBlanc on drums, Todd Little on fiddle, Mike Rosengarten on guitar. Kevin Winebold of NYC, is musical director, conductor and pianist. John Findlay of Meredith will make an onstage appearance and serve as Backstage Deck Manager. Tickets are on sale now for $18 if purchased in advance or $20 at the door. For tickets call 1-888-245-6374 or e-mail interlakestheatre@gmail.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the UPS Store at 75 S. Main Street, Concord.
MixedNutz to Perform At Newmarket Fundraiser On Saturday, April 7th guests at the Rockingham Ballroom will be dancing to the 11 piece big band sound of MixedNutz to benefit the fire Sprinkler Fund. The band will perform ballroom classics as well as hit songs of the ‘30s through the ‘90s. The band includes performers from throughout the state, including Durham radiologist, Dr. Daniel Miner, who was the force behind bringing the band to the ballroom to aid the sprinkler fund. Look for Dr. Miner on the guitar. His 19 year old daughter, Marilyn, is one of two vocalists for the group, singing songs ranging from the great Etta James to Amy Winehouse. Former Emmy Award winning WMUR News reporter, Scott Spradling of Manchester, is the other half of the vocal duo. Doors open at 7pm for the event. The performance begins at 7:30. Tickets are $14 at the door or in advance at the Rockingham Ballroom (659-4410) or the Blanchette Law Office (431-7224). Donation jars are located near the coat check and at the bar area of the ballroom. Donations may also be mailed to Friends of the Rockingham Ballroom, 22 Ash Swamp Rd., Newmarket, NH 03857. Many thanks to those who have contributed!
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Flying Monkey To Screen Restored “Metropolis” — Thursday, April 19th —
A silent film hailed as the grandfather of all science fiction fantasy movies will be screened with live music on Thursday, April 19th at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center in Plymouth, N.H. The show starts at 6:30pm and tickets are $10 general admission. “Metropolis” (1927), regarded as German director Fritz Lang’s masterpiece, is set in a futuristic city where a privileged elite pursue lives of leisure while the masses toil on vast machines and live deep underground. The film, with its visions of futuristic factories and flying cars, set new standards for visual design and inspired generations of dystopian fantasies from Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” to Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil.” The story centers on an upper class young man who falls in love with a woman who works with the poor, and encompasses mad scientists, human-
like robots and industrial espionage, all set in a society divided between haves and have-nots. The version of “Metropolis” to be screened at the Flying Monkey is a newly restored edition that includes nearly a half-hour of missing footage cut following the film’s premiere in 1927. The footage, discovered in 2008 in an archive in Argentina, has since been added to the existing “Metropolis,” allowing plot threads and characters to be developed more fully. The restored ‘Metropolis,’ now 2½ hours in length, will be accompanied by a score created live by New Hampshire-based silent film musician and composer Jeff Rapsis. When ‘Metropolis’ was first screened in Berlin, Germany. on Jan. 10, 1927, the sci-fi epic ran an estimated 153 minutes. After its premiere engagement, the film’s distributors (including Paramount
in the U.S.) drastically shortened “Metropolis” to maximize the film’s commercial potential. By the time it debuted in the U.S. later that year, the film ran only about 90 minutes. Even in its shortened form, ‘Metropolis’ went on to become one of the cornerstones of science fiction cinema. Due to its enduring popularity, the film has undergone numerous restorations in the intervening decades in attempts to recover Lang’s original vision. In 1984, the film was reissued with additional footage, color tints and a pop rock score (but with many of its intertitles removed) by music producer Giorgio Moroder. A more archival restoration was completed in 1987, under the direction of Enno Patalas of the Munich Film Archive, in which missing scenes were represented with title cards and still photographs. More reSee silent on 30
A poster of the original German release of Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’ in 1927. The landmark science fiction film will be screened with live music by Jeff Rapsis on Thursday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center, 39 South Main St., Plymouth, N.H. General admission tickets are $10 per person. For more information, call (603) 536-2551 or visit www.flyingmonkeynh.com.
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Gay Marriage Response To The Editor: This is in response to Jim Splaine’s letter touting what he calls “Gay Marriage.” From what he says I am led to believe that Mr. Splaine is probably a “Progressive” Democrat. Progressives believe in the legitimization of various perversions. For them, degeneracy is limited to those who disagree with them and oppose their agenda. One of their tactics for getting perversions
accepted by society is to cloak the degeneracy in terms such as “civil rights” and “equality.” I for one resent being equated with a degenerate and refuse to do so. If one carries the rubric “civil rights” to the extreme that Progressives do then there are very few actions that could be criticized, shunned or made illegal. Progressives and the left are notorious for twisting the English language to suit themselves and fit their agenda. The have made an art of George Orwell’s
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SB289 To The Editor: I want to take a moment and thank the Senators, including our own Jeanie Forrester, who brought forth and supported SB 289 to ensure honest elections! This is a well thought piece of legislation that does not make voting difficult for anyone except the person wishing to commit voter fraud. There is a very small percentage (approximately See mail boat on 28
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I’ve just found out the winning numbers for the 600-plus million dollar Mega Millions lottery game. Did I win? Well, I can only tell you that if you are reading this, then I didn’t win. If I did win, I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here in front of this damn computer to tell you about it; I’d be out pricing a custom made Maserati. So, if you don’t see a column on this page this week, then you’ll know I’ve won. Assuming I didn’t win, then I have to figure out about six hundred more words to write, which will be hard, considering that I’d be a bit disappointed for not winning. Not very motivating. If I did win, I’d be on cloud nine and I’d have lots to write about. But, of course, I wouldn’t write about it because I’d be out buying that Maserati and looking at Real Estate on Lake Winnipesaukee and down on the ocean and probably something in the Caribbean as well. But, as you can tell by now, depending on whether or not this column is in the paper. You already know whether I’ve won or lost, so why beat a dead horse? I’m kind of hoping that this column isn’t in the paper this week, for obvious reasons. But if it is, well, I’ll have to live with it. Of course, once everyone figures out what is going on and reads this and sees that my column isn’t in the paper, then I’ll be avoiding phone calls from every long-lost relative and charity on the
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Win Or Lose planet, trying to squeeze in on my good fortune. If people read this and see the column is in the paper, then my social life will be about the same. I’ll know who my real friends are. Even those who don’t read this and have no clue that my column isn’t in the paper, will figure it out soon enough once I come forward to collect my winnings. They’ll see me on the morning talk shows, in between the stories about the country going bankrupt and the high unemployment rates, speaking with talking heads like Matt Lauer who will pretend to actually be interested that I won all this money for doing nothing. If you do see this column in the paper, then you’ll see Matt Lauer pretending with someone else. Maybe it will be you. But, of course, if you won, I doubt you have any time to be reading anything right now or
even watching television, considering all those interviews and phone calls. Still, it won’t matter because you don’t even have to look to see if this column is in the paper because you’ll already know I didn’t win. If you don’t see this column in the paper this week and you know I’ve won the Mega Millions, don’t be disappointed. I promise I’ll be back at some point. Even having enough money to buy a small country won’t keep me from writing this column on occasion, even if I have to write it from a small country. If you do see this column in the paper, than you won’t be surprised in not seeing it here; life will go on as normal. You’ll just take it for granted that you’ll open up the Weirs Times every week and this column will be there. You’ve probably never even considered how your life might change as well if I won
the lottery. So, as you have figured out by now, looking at this page in this issue of The Weirs Times, you’ll know if I’ve won or lost. Even if I haven’t yet come forward to claim my prize or not, you’ve figured it out. I’m hoping if you don’t see this column, you’ll respect my wishes and leave me alone and not come tracking me down at the Maserati dealer-
ship. If you are reading this column, than neither one of us won and we know we’ve learned a valuable lesson: There’s always Powerball. Brendan Smith welcomes your comments at brendan@weirs.com.
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Eco-Scams Are As Easy as “A123”
Diplomatic Duplicity
WASHINGTON -In the summer of 1987, just before my “television debut,” a true friend instructed me in a congressional hearing, “Remember, by Oliver North the microphone Syndicated Columnist is always on -even when it’s not!” It’s a lesson I never have forgotten. Apparently, Barack Obama doesn’t have any friends to give him similar advice, or he doesn’t learn well. Either way, an open mic during this week’s nuclear security summit in Seoul, South Korea, has revealed our president’s extraordinary hubris and his penchant for dangerous diplomatic duplicity. The video clip of an unscripted exchange March 26 between Obama and outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev should be grounds for the American people to hire a new commander in chief in November. The two leaders, evidently unaware they were being recorded, were discussing new limits on U.S. ballistic missile defense.
Obama: “On all these issues -but particularly missile defense -this can be solved, but it’s important for him to give me space.” Medvedev: “Yeah, I understand. I understand your message about space -- space for you.” Obama: “This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.” Medvedev: “I understand. I (will) transmit this information to Vladimir.” Note to reader: The “him” in Obama’s opening soliloquy and the “Vladimir” in Medvedev’s final remark are the same person: Vladimir Putin -- the former and future president of Russia. On May 7, Putin and Medvedev exchange places in Moscow’s revolving-door government. This surreal moment of unintended transparency from the Obama administration immediately went viral around the world. In Warsaw, where proU.S. politicians are still bruised from endorsing U.S.-built missile defenses -- only to have the OTeam “postpone” the project -- the president’s conversation is seen as proof that “Obama will cave in to Russia.” One Polish paper’s See north on 28
While President Obama was busy lambasting Big Oil tax breaks on Thursday, yet another one of his environmental by Michelle Malkin w e l f a r e r e Syndicated Columnist cipients (the very kind he wants to redistribute oil subsidies to) was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Who needs to win the Mega Millions lottery? Start a pie-in-the-sky eco-boondoggle, and a half-billion-dollar jackpot ripe for squandering is all yours! The Solyndra of the week is A123 Systems, an electric vehicle battery company based in Massachusetts. The firm also has battery plants in Michigan, where former Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm once heralded A123 as a federal stimulus “success story.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the company headquarters and hailed it as a “great example of how Recovery Act funding is helping American companies.” In addition to nearly $300 million in Obama Recovery Act funds, Granholm kicked in another $135 million in tax credits and subsidies to bribe the company to keep jobs in her state. How’s the return on government investment? This green dud will have taxpayers seeing red. A123’s official company motto is “Power. Safety. Life.” But the firm’s reality is “Out of power. Endangering safety. Clinging to life.” Earlier this week, the company announced a recall of malfunctioning battery packs manufactured in Livonia, Mich. A123
makes the products for Fisker, Chevrolet and BMW electric cars. Consumer Reports flagged the potentially hazardous defect caused by faulty calibration earlier this month. The recall will cost upward of $55 million. A Deutsche Bank analyst wrote: “We no longer have enough confidence that (A123) can raise sufficient capital (without massive equity dilution) and/or continue to augment their book to future business. Recent quality issues may lead to concerns over (A123’s) ability to manufacture with quality at high volumes, potentially leading to customer defections or at least difficulty in procuring new contracts.” When it rains, it pours. The dead battery debacle follows news of 125 layoffs in November due to diminished vehicle production by top client Fisker Auto. That troubled company (which A123 has itself dumped $20.5 million of stock equity and cash into) admitted faulty wiring problems with its electric cars. While Michigan workers lost their jobs, Massachusetts executives burned through $155 million in cash this year and the company stock plummeted to just over $1. A123 lost a net $172 million over the first three quarters of 2011 and has yet to see a profit. Like Solyndra’s top brass, A123 managers have been living high on the hog and partying it up with Democratic Party bigwigs. The Michigan-based Mackinac Center reports that in February, “A123’s Compensation Committee approved a $30,000 raise for (Chief Financial Officer David) Prystash just days after (its primary customer) Fisker Automotive announced the U.S. Energy Department had cut off what
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Deal in Damascus? UNITED NATIONS
- Kofi Annan seems to have clinched a diplomatic deal in Damascus which may stop or at least decompress by John J. Metzler the debilitatSyndicated Columnist ing year-long conflict in Syria which has taken 9,000 lives, mostly civilians. The former UN Secretary General in a bout of shuttle diplomacy has received approval from the Bashar Al-Assad regime which appears to endorse a six point plan to stop the violence and start a slow process of political reconciliation. But whether the Assad regime is playing for time and hoping the deal will defuse tensions, or is really willing to take a chance for peace remains highly debatable. Western countries, especially the United States and Britain have reacted skeptically to the proposed agreement. Neighboring Turkey nervously questions Assad’s true intentions. Kofi Annan’s plan is particularly focused on getting government military units to withdraw from major towns as well as opening humanitarian aid corridors inside Syria. Though the six point plan was endorsed by the Security Council, the deal does not address the issue of President Assad stepping down, a key demand of the opposition. It does however carve out a humanitarian space of a two hour daily pause in the fighting for relief operations, calls on the government to “release arbitrarily detained persons,” allow for freedom of movement for journalists, and freedom of association and the right to protest for citizens. The breakthrough came in Beijing, one of Syria’s allies, after Annan was trying to cajole the Chinese on board with the peace plan. Earlier Annan visited Moscow meeting with Russian officials in a bid to get some flexibility on Syria, an old Kremlin client state. “Mr. Annan views this as an important initial step that could bring an end to the violence
and the bloodshed,” stated his spokesman. Equally the accord would allow for political dialogue among many warring factions. Yet Annan, an experienced diplomat, was quick to stress “that implementation will be the key.” Until now at least, both Moscow and Beijing have provided the Damascus rulers diplomatic cover fire in the UN Security Council where double Russian/ Mainland Chinese vetoes were used twice to stop Westernbacked draft resolutions. Now in a decidedly watered down deal, Syria’s two key political allies acquiesced to an amorphous arrangement which, as mentioned, does not call upon Assad to step down as ruler. In the meantime fighting continues between splintered opposition groups and the Syrian military. Significantly violence has spilled over into neighboring Lebanon. Moreover the UN Human Rights chief has charged that the Syrian government is deliberately “targeting children” in its crackdown on opposition. Although the Arab League has censured Syria, the Islamic Republic of Iran has remained politically and military steadfast with the Assad family. Iranian Revolutionary Guards sniper teams and shock troops have been fighting inside Syria against regime opponents. The Islamic Republic Revolutionary Guards Corps has also supplied weapons to the Damascus regime as has Russia. Interestingly now Iran backs the Annan peace plan too. Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said that the “Syria issue should be dealt with patiently” and “any hasty approach to the Syria issue and the creation of a power vacuum in that country could have very damaging consequences for the region.” True, but Tehran is clearly playing for time for its only Arab ally, save for a gaggle of terrorist groups. Addressing the road ahead, Robert Serry, the UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East advised the Security Council delegates, “Immediate steps are needed now from the Syrian government to act on their commitment and demonstrate to the Syrian people that they are ready
for a cessation of violence.” That’s easier said than done, given that the devil is in the details of the six point plan. Sadly, the crisis in Syria is probably not over. Nor is Kofi
Annan’s shuttle diplomacy. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues.
Back To The Future? When a 1942 Supreme Court decision that most people never heard of makes the front page of the New York Times in 2012, you know that someby Thomas Sowell thing unusual Syndicated Columnist is going on. What makes that 1942 case -- Wickard v. Filburn -- important today is that it stretched the federal government’s power so far that the Obama administration is using it as an argument to claim before today’s Supreme Court that it has the legal authority to impose ObamaCare mandates on individuals. Roscoe Filburn was an Ohio farmer who grew some wheat to feed his family and some farm animals. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture fined him for growing more wheat than he was allowed to grow under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, which was passed under Congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce.
Filburn pointed out that his wheat wasn’t sold, so that it didn’t enter any commerce, interstate or otherwise. Therefore the federal government had no right to tell him how much wheat he grew on his own farm, and which never left his farm. The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution says that all powers not explicitly given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people. So you might think that Filburn was right. But the Supreme Court said otherwise. Even though the wheat on Filburn’s farm never entered the market, just the fact that “it supplies a need of the man who grew it which would otherwise be reflected by purchases in the open market” meant that it affected interstate commerce. So did the fact that the home-grown wheat could potentially enter the market. The implications of this kind of reasoning reached far beyond farmers and wheat. Once it was established that the federal government could regulate not only interstate commerce itself, but anything with any potential effect See Sowell on 20
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Teresa Paradis, founder of Live and Let Live with a dog surrendered by an owner who can no longer care for her. roberta baker Photos
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while working at Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts before she graduated high school. Paradis’ own story is nothing short of extraordinary. As a single mother of two daughters, she started the farm the year she was laid off, using severance pay from 11 years as weighmaster at Wheelabrator in Penacook, an initial investment from then-Governor Hugh Gregg, and lots of encouragement. Today, Live and Let Live is a temporary or permanent home for 51 horses (33 have been adopted since the fall), and a widening array of other refugees including goats, sheep, pigs, cows, dogs, cats, ducks, roosters, rabbits, chickens, guinea pigs and an African parrot. The rambling farm on 35 acres resembles a present-day peaceable kingdom, with placid animals roaming freely, or sharing paddocks with others they seem to enjoy. Since its See rescue on 9
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ANIMAL CRACKERS the same reasons as people. They’re left all alone and they feel abandoned,” Petrangelo says. “We see a lot of ignorant neglect,” Paradis explains. “Animals who haven’t been touched in a
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inception the adoption rate has hovered above 90 percent. “We just can’t pick what ends up happening, which animals want to be friends,” Paradis says. Some of the unlikeliest alliances include a wild rabbit who started hanging around three years ago, befriending a little black goat named Mascot; the wild rabbit and goat occasionally play then nap side by side in Mascot’s stall. A rooster named L.J. (which stands for Little Jake) was named after his best buddy Jake, an 8-year-old Morgan stal-
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Dave Petrangelo, a volunteer from Boscawen, visits Sassy, a miniature horse who arrived with 7 others, nearly starved, from a Connecticut hobby farm after their owner died. At Live and Let live Farm, she has been blind horse Dolly’s paddock companion.
Katy, age 31, a rescued Pony of America, lives at the farm roberta baker Photos and enjoys free range. lion who was abandoned in a field in Lancaster at the beginning of summer and rescued three days after Christmas. L.J. took Jake under his wing when the horse arrived, patrolling the perimeter of his enclosure, going so far as squawking and a flapping in protest when the vet arrived to give Jake his routine shots. As with many of the abandoned or neglected horses that arrive at the sanctuary, Jake’s recovery has been slow but visible. A skittish and mistrustful loner, he is learning to live with other animals and started with
long time, or ridden in two years. They could have been show horses worth a lot of money. But now they’re so timid they can’t move away from their herd mates or out of their pad-
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dock. They’ve lost their bond in any way whatsoever with humans.” Some of the residents have been relinquished by owners who can’t afford to keep them; others have arrived starving or sick, rescued from owners who don’t want to admit there is a problem and fight against giving them up. Still others are surrendered by the family members of horse lovers who die without leaving instructions regarding their pets. Then others are survivors of abuse. The list of current and recent refugees includes eight miniature horses who were found starving and emaciated at a Connecticut hobby farm after their elderly owner died; Mr. Pistol, a miniature horse who was raised inside a large dog crate and finally freed when it was dismantled around him; and Lollipop, an 11-year-
Kaylee Baillio, 14, and her sister McKenzie, 11, load the truck at feeding time. Though they live an hour away in Lauri Baillio Photo the Nashua area, they have been volunteering regularly for River greeting a friend in her van. three years. long term starvation. country have been going
old paint stallion from Horse Hearts of America, a fraudulent rescue based in Colebrook, NH, which collected horses without delegating any funds for their upkeep. Lollipop is currently recovering from being lame after his hooves grew through horseshoes that no one paid a farrier to remove.
His companion, a mare also from Horse Hearts of America, arrived wearing a wet blanket that had been left on for months; underneath, her back was covered with oozing sores. Eventually she had to be euthanized, Paradis says, because of irreparable damage to her internal organs caused by
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under because significantly fewer people can afford to buy horses, says Patricia Morris, a former president of the New Hampshire Horse Council. Morris, a Barnstead attorney specializing in equine and animals issues, is frequently called in on legal cases stemming from neglect or abuse. She started an e-mail newsletter to try to place surrendered horses before they wind up in shelters. See rescue on 14
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silliest articles that I’ve ever written! While that may be true, more readers have enthused (gushed even) about Froggy the Gremlin than any of my previous columns. The subject of Vernor’s Ginger Ale had long held the record for generating the most reader response. Froggy the Gremlin shattered the Vernor’s record! Readers were also quick to clarify my memory of Andy’s Gang! I’ve learned (or relearned) that Andy didn’t say; “Twang your magic twanger, Froggy.” but instead he said; “Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy.” How very foolish of me to think that Froggy twanged his twanger! I guess everyone should instinctively know that one plunks a twanger!
by Mal Fuller Contributing Writer
One thing is for certain. That is that I am a poor judge of how each of my articles will be received by my Weirs Times and Cocheco Times readers. (The Cocheco Times is a relatively new sister publication of the Weirs Times. Both newspapers include my column.) I gauge how well each column has been received by what my readers have to say (if anything) in their emails, phone calls and occasional letters. Also, I of (course) develop an opinion about each column, after I’ve finished writing it. But, what I anticipate for reader reaction and what I get for reader reaction are most often very different things. My last two columns provide vivid proof of this fact. First, let’s have a look at my “nostalgia article,” the one with my reflections about my memories of my early exposure to the then new media of television and to Rock ‘N’ Roll radio DJs. I am amazed about how many readers of these newspapers were inspired to communicate with me because of my reflections on Froggy the Gremlin of Andy’s Gang. This completely caught me by surprise. In fact, when I concluded writing the article about Froggy, I thought it was one of the
Here, from a recent YouTube video, is a screenshot I took of iconic Boston DJ, Arnie Ginsburg. Arnie is popular among my Weirs Times readers, although his popularity has recently been eclipsed by Froggy The Gremlin. Notice that Arnie’s necktie is decorated with 45RPM adaptors, which once proliferated around everyone’s home. Now that I’ve learned the technique of capturing screenshots on my computer, a vast new resource of images has opened up for me.
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“A Man So Devoid Of Professional Accomplishment” - “ Increasingly Comes Across As Devious And Dishonest” Corey Lewandowski of Americans For Prosperity visited The Advocates radio program by Niel Young last week. Advocates Columnist Here is the scoop, and act fast. AFP will honor US senator Kelly Ayotte Friday 4/20 at the Grappone Center in Concord. Tickets (501C3) are available at: conservativeoftheyear.org AND US Senator John Thune will be there to support his colleague: OUR Senator; Kelly Ayotte! ******** My policy over the years has been to inform the citizens of NH of who voted correctly in my opinion, and chastise those who did not. It gives me great pain
to inform you that several Legislators from Belknap County who have been on the wrong side of many an issue with me, voted the way I would have regarding extended gambling in NH last week. Knowing that the initial cost to the taxpayers of NH would be 43 additional State Police officers AND 43 new police cars, before we consider the cost of benefits and retirement packages. Voting YES: Russell, Pilliod, Accornero, and Fields. Not voting: Tobin, Simpson, and Kingsbury. The remaining Republicans voted NO –which is the correct vote. ******** From the mind of Matt Patterson, (The American Thinker, Washington Post, New York Post, San Francisco Examiner): August 18, 2011 the first two paragraphs from Pat-
terson’s “Obama: The Affirmative Action President.” “Years from now, historians may regard the 2008 election of Barack Obama as an inscrutable and disturbing phenomenon, a baffling breed of mass hysteria akin perhaps to the witch craze of the Middle Ages. How, they will wonder, did a man so devoid of professional accomplishment beguile so many into thinking he could manage the world’s largest economy, direct the world’s most powerful military, execute the world’s most consequential job? “Imagine a future historian examining Obama’s pre-presidential life: ushered into and through the Ivy League despite unremarkable grades and test scores along the way; a cushy non-job as a “community organizer”; a brief
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career as a state legislator devoid of legislative achievement (and in fact nearly devoid of his attention, so often did he vote ‘present’ ; and finally an unaccomplished single term in the United States Senate, the entirety of which was devoted to his presidential ambitions. He left no academic legacy in academia, authored no signature legislation as a legislator.” ******** Rev. Malik Shabazz of Detroit was a caller to Talk Radio 1270 suggesting that the people would burn the city down, blaming the State, the “failing school system and banks. Nationally syndicated radio host Todd Schnitt is asking MSNBC to fire Rev. Al Sharpton, for his attempt at inciting violence. Schnitt also wants Sharpton’s arrest if riots occur. According to The Orlando Sentinel Sharpton “is calling for an escalation in civil disobedience against the city of Sanford if George Zimmerman is not arrested.” You know that means rioting and looting. Light the flame Rev. Al, as you did many years ago. ******** Not that I am a big fan of Wall street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan, but when she is right, her words or a sample of her work should be praised. This from “Not-So-Smooth Operator - Obama increasingly comes across as devious and dishonest.” “Something’s happening to President Obama’s relationship with those who are inclined not to like his policies. They are now inclined not to like him. His supporters would say, ‘Nothing new there,’ but actually I think there is. I’m referring to the broad,
stable, non-radical, nonbirther right. Among them the level of dislike for the president has ratcheted up sharply the past few months. “It’s not due to the election, and it’s not because the Republican candidates are so compelling and making such brilliant cases against him. That, actually, isn’t happening. “What is happening is that the president is coming across more and more as a trimmer, as an operator who’s not operating in good faith. This is hardening positions and leading to increased political bitterness. And it’s his fault, too. As an increase in polarization is a bad thing, it’s a big fault.” I have mentioned Obama’s pitting of us against one another. He is a big supporter of homosexual behavior, he will not enforce the Illegal Immigration laws, he tramples on states’ rights, panders to China and Russia, continues to increase our debt, promotes a welfare state, not interested in our plight for energy at reasonable prices, and treats us as ATMs. ******** The 4-hour Saturday version of The Advocates is available at wezs.com Hour by Hour. Last Saturday scheduled guests were: former State Senator Jim Rubens, Ken Klukowski, Paul Hopfgarten, and Diane Grassi. Need a sample? You can listen by the hour. Our goal is to give you the issue, our opinion, and an opportunity to express your opinion. Monday through Friday 9:05-10 am and Saturday mornings 8:05-Noon.
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by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer
The Masters The annual Masters Golf Tournament begins today – April 5, 2012. This will be the 76th such competition on the hallowed grounds of Georgia’s Augusta National Golf Club. The Masters is my favorite sports event of the year, which I never would have thought possible as a youngster immersed in following the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins and the NFL. Golf seemed so boring to watch on television back then. (OK, it was black and white TV for me until I was a teenager.) The action was hard to follow, golf being inherently difficult to capture on television. But that has all changed. For one thing, not only can we now watch in color, but we can watch on highdefinition big screens. Expert camera-men can zoom onto balls and can zoom in and shade the background so we can actually follow the balls in flight, which was not the case when I watched my first Masters back in 1968, when Bob Goalby won because Roberto DiVicenzo signed a scorecard that gave him one more stroke than he really took. (“What a stupid I am!” – Roberto DiVicenzo, 1968) In every Masters the tension and drama start building on Thursday, usually reaching a crescendo during the final round on Sunday – except for 1997 when Tiger Woods won by TWELVE strokes. Due in part to the great camera work, television viewers can clearly see the joy and frustration on the faces of these incredible golfers. This
serves to personalize the competition and help fans to better identify with the competitors and their personalities, in ways impossible for those who watch helmeted automatons on NFL Sundays. Golf fans know of the individual travails and challenges of the icons seeking golfing glory at Augusta. Could Phil Mickeleson ever win a Major? (He finally won in August, 2004.) Could Greg Norman blow a six-shot lead? (Yes) Could Jack Nicklaus win it all at age 46? (Absolutely) Will Tiger Woods ever win another Green Jacket? (We’ll see). Technology has made golf a joy to watch on television, as opposed to a challenge. Consider that multiple cameras are needed for every hole, and that there can be as many as 54 balls in play before the cut is made after Friday’s action (three golfers playing on 18 separate holes). The graphics and simulations that CBS-TV does to show the landscape and terrain for every hole helps viewers to really appreciate what is going on. Jim Nance has emerged as the voice of the Masters on CBS, one of countless traditions associated with the most traditionbound golf tournament in America. CBS has also done viewers a big favor by strictly limiting the number of commercials during its Saturday and Sunday telecasts. So I’ll be watching all day Sunday, hoping that everything will come down to a long putt on the 18th
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hole, as the sun sets in the western Georgia sky. And whoever makes that putt will be richer by $1.5 million. Fore! Masters Facts The first Masters champion, Horton Smith, earned $1500 for his win in 1934 … Jack Nicklaus has won six green jackets, with Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods each claiming four victories … That traditional green jacket has been awarded to the winner since 1949, and it must be returned to the clubhouse after a year … Masters champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the U.S. Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship) for the next five years, and earn a lifetime invitation to the Masters … According to
Wikipedia, the tournament was not played from 1943 to 1945, due to World War II. To assist the war effort, cattle and turkeys were raised on the Augusta National grounds … The Par 72 course was lengthened in 2006 to 7,445 yards … The Masters has the smallest field out of the major championships at around 90 players … The current defending champion? Charl Adriaan Schwartzel of South Africa … Born Today ... That is to say, sports greats born on April 5 include NFL wide receiver Ike Hilliard (1976) and San Antonio Spur Matt Bonner (1980). Sportsquiz Who made the cover of Sports Illustrated the most times? (answer fol-
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cluding homeschoolers, animal lovers with nineto-five jobs, retirees, a youth group from the Concord Unitarian-Universalist Church, handicapped people in wheelchairs who enjoy brushing and caring for horses, and first-time non-violent offenders doing community service through the Merrimack County Department of Corrections. Each year Paradis raises roughly $200,000 to keep the farm going - $60,000 for hay alone. In February Live and Let Live became a designated recipient of funds from the Granite State United Way. The refuge still depends heavily on individual and business donors. Ongoing supporters include area supermarkets that donate unsold produce. Rustic Pizza contributes organic pizza crusts. Chichester Country Store sponsors clinics and fundraising events and provides coffee and donuts for farm volunteers and food for wild birds and the smaller farm denizens. Home Depot See rescue on 16
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I woke up the morning of my birthday to realize that half of my body really hurt and the other half wasn’t too happy either. I must have slept in the wrong position in addition to the fact that at age 65 when certain body parts go south for the winter they don’t come back next spring. A half hour into my birthday it was business as usual; my body was awake and functioning well – just not as well as it used to. I look at it this way: I’m not as young as I used to be, but I’ll never again be as young as I am today. Two of our very best friends who winter in the Fort Myers area of Florida were coming to take me to lunch for my birthday which was really special because we hadn’t been able to get together the entire winter. Both of us were eagerly awaiting the arrival of Ken and Julie, two longtime New Hampshire friends. They arrived at noon. Five minutes into our happy reunion the doorbell rang again and I figured it was another one of our neighbors who had been stopping by all morning to wish me a happy birthday. I opened the door to a Publisher’s Clearinghouse moment. Standing on the other side were Bob and Judy, another set of New Hampshire friends who completely surprised us by flying into Tampa that morning! Did you ever have one of those moments that you knew what you were seeing but just could not – for the very life of you – believe what your eyes were tell-
ing you? I thought they were a mirage up until the moment I wrapped my arms around them. Then I shook with happiness for ten minutes…it was that kind of birthday surprise. It wasn’t the first time we had to pick our chins up off our feet because Bob and Judy managed to pull off a surprise. Flashback to the first fall of Jim’s retirement; we were leaving NH to head off in our RV to travel the country. Bob and Judy invited the gang over for dinner and afterward announced that dessert would be served downstairs. That’s when we stepped from a September afternoon directly into Christmas morning. Judy and Bob had decorated every inch of their downstairs family room, complete with two Christmas trees! As if that wasn’t enough, they also had Christmas presents wrapped and ready under the tree for us and for Ken and Julie who were also leaving to winter in Florida. Two years ago - our first Christmas in our new Florida home - a large package arrived from Judy and Bob. In it were all the Christmas items I gave to Judy because I couldn’t take them along with us in the RV: including my beloved three-foot Father Christmas decorative doll that I truly hated to part with. But this surprise? It topped the birthday cake. After a wonderful afternoon of lunch at The Club and touring our community, we reluctantly said goodbye to our friends who were spending the week at Ken and Julie’s new winter home in Fort Myers. So we made ar-
rangements to spend Wednesday afternoon with our old friends. If there’s a couple who’ve perfected the retirement lifestyle it’s Ken and Julie. After six years of winter RVing, they left their RV in New Hampshire and have settled into canal-side winter home in a fun and fabulous retirement park in close to the Intracoastal Waterway, just across the bay from beautiful Fort Myers. We rekindled old times and made new memories over a wonderful lunch, a fun ride in Ken and Julie’s new boat and a tour of Old Bridge Park.
had planned to do for at least another five years. I’ve often said, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans,” but in this case nobody was laughing except me because spending summers in Florida for my polar bear husband will likely prove just as challenging as winters in New Hampshire were for my tropical parrot personality. And I’m sure we’ll get more than a few chuckles along the way as we share yet another life-changing adventure together.
We savored every minute together because we all knew it would be many months before we will be able to meet again. If there’s one thing we accept as we age it’s the inevitability of change which goes hand-in-hand with wonderful and enchanting surprises such as my birthday visit, to knock-upside the head surprises such as suddenly losing a job that you thought was secure. And that’s what happened to Jim; he lost his New Hampshire campground job and we will not be fiscally able to spend the summer in the Lakes Region which we
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der its power to regulate interstate commerce. The underlying argument was similar to that in the 1942 case of Wickard v. Filburn: School violence can affect education, which can affect productivity, which can affect interstate commerce. Since virtually everything affects virtually everything else, however remotely, “interstate commerce” can justify virtually any expansion of government power, by this kind of sophistry. The principle that the legal authority to regulate X implies the authority to regulate anything that can affect X is a huge and dangerous leap of logic, in a world where all sorts of things have some effect on all sorts of other things. As an example, take a law that liberals, conservatives and everybody else would agree is valid -namely, that cars have to stop at red lights. Local governments certainly have the right to pass such laws and to punish those who disobey them. No doubt people who are tired or drowsy are more likely to run through a red light than people who are rested and alert. But does that mean that local governments should have the power to order people when to go to bed and when to get up, because their tiredness can have an effect on the likelihood of their driving through a red light? The power to regulate indirect effects is not a slippery slope. It is the disastrous loss of freedom that lies at the bottom of a slippery slope. 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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Dear Dr. Debi, We have been up and down together. We said and did a lot of things that hurt. But a lot has changed and now we are making a new start. We bought a rehab house and are getting ready to jump in, but have trouble with old things left dangling. We each get mad when reminders come up. What can we do to move forward? Signed, Trouble Shaking The Past Dear New Start, A fresh start sounds so good. A new location, a new project to tackle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; together. Seems all new, but when old stuff creeps in, sometimes it can make people double-mad out of surprise. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s see what you still bring with you and then how to put it behind. Walking into that rehab house, seeing the cracked walls, the missing downspouts, the valleys needing repair, you have the idea that you can tackle and fix anything. That is a good outlook; it helps your insides as well as the project. Fixing a house to make it a home is a real good lesson for our souls â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that we can indeed be fixed and lived in again ourselves. As you pull apart the messes of the house and sort the debris, you can let your mind pick through the issues you are tossing from your relationship. If you are angry about stuff and it hurts to do this, okay
you can talk to a counselor or something. But you can also fuss it out by yourself in the piles and come to some acceptance that this is your junk and needs to be tossed. You got to own the junk to throw it. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t throw out someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuff. Consider your part in the mess, own up to it, and then heave it into the dumpster. You will be pretty tired by the end of that day so you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have much energy left over to criticize your partner. That will be a good evening together. So when you arrive at a more peaceable attitude, you and the partner can sit down and survey the whole shebang together. Likely the old problems had something to do with ignoring communication. So this time around, how about checking in before, during, and after you are doing stuff? Talk together. Look at the possibilities and mention your priorities together. Maybe make a list. Start listening to each other and help the list take shape as a blend of your two sets of views. You are starting to cook with gas now.
Remember that you are building a relationship as you tackle each stage in the project. You are setting a vision together, forming joint priorities, practicing communication methods that you both feel comfortable with, sharing tools and storage methods, and learning how to manage time to master your objectives. You also learn how to encourage each other and give feedback that is kind. You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have it all set at the start, but notice the gains you make as a team, from the spring pick to the homeruns in high grass. So what about the angry outbursts? Likely the best first step is to try to keep dry. When downpours come and the roof is open, you run for tarps. Same with an angry tirade. Can you get out of the downpour and divert the runoff? It will take a bit of mental attitude to be neutral when the angry rain comes at you. But have you ever worked outside in the rain on purpose? You get a notion that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter and you stick to the task. Same with that angry partner. Just stay calm and not spray back. Remember in-
side â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you caused a bunch of this mess too and so you are partly responsible. How do you confront that anger then? You can name it as the past, take part credit, and ask them to lay it aside to move on. You can say you are sorry. You can inspire a loving future, with the vision you are building now. Not demand, not fight back, not guilt them or shame them into it. Just name the mess, admit you had your part making it go bad before, and your willingness to turn around. Then you can be calm as they may fuss and think and figure out which way they want to go. A loving act is to give them space to do
that. Time for them to think and feel, and come back over to you to see what can be next. You can work on big walls and also fine finish. Each team project brings new athletic tasks for your teamwork and gives you a chance to listen and encourage, acknowledge your own and the otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talents and gaps. You fill in for each other and are strong when they are weak. You go beyond rehabbing that house; you build bonds that strengthen your relationship too. Happy Home Team! Dr. Debi
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The history of Froggy the Gremlin is a swamp of mystery. Nobody paid much attention to kiddie shows, so there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any newspaper clippings about Froggy. By the time people realized how warped Froggy was, the program was over, the damage was done and the perpetrators long dead.â&#x20AC;? I guess that my own lifetime inability to hold things in reverence, just because I was told that I should, had its roots in Froggy the Gremlin. From what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned from my emails, Froggy had a similar influence on many of my readers. It makes me realize that as long as our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enemies fail to understand Froggy the Gremlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirit, they will never conquer us! Then in the following fortnight, I decided to get serious and write something that lived up to this columnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foundations. When I started my adventures in the Weirs Times, I came on board as an automotive journalist who wrote about the history of American car companies. I took myself seriously, probably too seriously. I labored through these histories one car company at a time. The column was well received I guess, and so I stuck to the same formula week in and week out. Eventually, I painted myself into a corner and realized I had told the history almost every domestic car. I even wrote about the Dagmar, a car that was made by the M. P. MĂśller Motor Car Company, which was also a pipe organ builder that was located in Hagerstown, Maryland. A friend, the late John Mann of Sanbornville, New Hampshire,
Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a screenshot of a scene from a rare Chrysler movie that was filmed at the assembly line where the Chrysler Turbo Cars were assembled. In this shot, Chryslerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO Lynn Townsend has just gotten behind the wheel to drive the car off of the line. While Townsend drove this car off the line he also drove the whole Chrysler Corporation to its first near death experience. was kind enough to have given me some material on that obscure car company. Faced with a shortage of new material, I decided to change both the focus and title of this column to Rambling Through History, thinking that that new title expanded the boundaries to wherever I might want to go in future columns. Some readers have never forgiven me for straying away from cars as my primary topic. But my friends Bob and David Lawton, who own and publish the Weirs Times, never did anything but encourage my every change in direction. That was very helpful. So, when it occurred to me that I had overlooked the interesting Chrysler Turbine Car, I did my research, created my accompanying photos from screenshots I took from Jay Lenoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting video on the car and wrote my Turbine Car article. Then I sat back and waited to
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210 & 220 Endicott Street: This seasonal resort property consists of twenty (20) seasonal cottages (1 and 2 bedroom units), a 3-unit apartment building and a single family home/office on two tax parcels. The property is in the Commercial Resort zone and totals 3± acres of land with approximately 300± feet of frontage on Endicott Street (Daniel Webster Highway/Route 3). Town water and sewer. Assessed Values: $360,000 and $684,300. Town Reference: Tax Map 156, Lots 252-6 and 252-7. Inspections: One hour before the auction, if permitted. Terms: $20,000.00 Deposit by cash or certified check at time and place of sale; closing within 45 days. Subject to all terms of sale. Directions: From the intersection of Route 11B and Route 3 at Weirs Beach, head north on Route 3 for approximately 0.6 miles to the property on your left.
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Despite repeated entreaties from the White House to endorse Obama’s naive hope for “a world without nuclear weapons,” Putin is proceeding to quietly modernize Russia’s own arsenal -- while we do not. Notably, Putin has spurned an invitation to the May 20-21 NATO summit in Chicago, where ballistic missile defense is on the agenda. The fallout from the fiasco in Seoul is undoubtedly good news to the ayatollahs in Tehran. Buoyed by the precipitous withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq last November and talk of an early pullout from Afghanistan, Iranian advocates for pressing ahead with their nuclear weapons program just gained further evidence that the American president is a paper tiger with a big mouth but no teeth. The day after he bared his political soul in Seoul, Obama tried to make light of the matter. As he walked into the summit meeting, he clowned for the world press by placing his hand
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over the microphone on the dais and said, “Is the mic on?” They all laughed. But it really isn’t a laughing matter. Who can imagine Ronald Reagan saying or doing such things anywhere -- much less at a summit of world leaders -- on or off mic? Can any of us recall Reagan in 1984 talking about “my” election? He knew it wasn’t his; it was ours. We shouldn’t want a clown for a president. We ought to have a commander in chief who knows that his primary job is to protect the American people from harm. We deserve a head of state who will bow before God Almighty and no one else. And we need a chief executive who will tell the truth to our allies, our adversaries and, most importantly, the American people. It would be good to remember all this, particularly these dangerous diplomatic deceits, in November. Oliver North is the host of “War Stories” on Fox News Channel, the founder and honorary chairman of Freedom Alliance, and the author of “American Heroes in Special Operations.”
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luxury 4 BR, 2 BA lake house bungalow featuring stunning panoramic Lake Winnipesaukee and mountain views. This quintessential charmer features custom craftsmanship through out including beautiful wide pine wood floors, walls, and ceilings. This home also features a custom designer kitchen with slate, a luxurious master suite, a wood fireplace, a spacious year round porch, 2 exterior decks, a custom heated garage, and a separate bunkhouse for the kids. Enjoy 75’ of sandy bottom waterfront and your 36’ dock on Lake Winnipesaukee. Prime location to skiing, golf, shopping, and dining in the Lakes Region. $1,097,000
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3%) of voting age citizens who do not have a picture ID and their right to vote has been guaranteed through a simple voter affidavit form. I applaud the Senate for tackling this issue and look forward to fair elections in the Granite State! I urge readers to contact your Representatives to make sure that they support this bill when it reaches the House. Thank you! A concerned citizen, Debbie Johnson Campton, NH.
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Salome’s Stars Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Avoid having someone else take credit for the project you started by finishing it yourself. Then it will be you lovely Lambs who will be wearing those well-deserved laurels. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The facts about a new opportunity are still emerging. Wait until they’re all out in the open, and then use your keen business sense to help make the right decision. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might feel confused, even hurt by a friend who suddenly puts distance between you. If she or he won’t discuss it, don’t push it. An explanation should come in time. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your willingness to be part of the team opens doors that had been shut to you. Keep them open by keeping your promises even when your commitment seems to be wavering. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Congratulations. You’re really getting things done to purr-fection. And don’t forget to take a
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19) Spiritual aspects are strong. Take time to reflect on the path you’re on and where you hope it will lead you. It’s also a good time to reach out to loved ones.
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cently, a 2001 restoration combined footage from four archives and ran at a triumphant 124 minutes. It was widely believed that this would be the most complete version of Lang’s film that contemporary audiences could ever hope to see. But, in the summer of 2008, the cu-
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The discovery of such a significant amount of material called for yet another restoration, which debuted in 2010 to widespread acclaim. It’s this fully restored version that will be screened at the Flying Monkey. “We felt spring was a great time to screen the restored ‘Metropolis,’ as it’s a film
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Wealthy heir Freder Frederson (Gustav Fröhlich) rescues a collapsed worker in a scene from ‘Metropolis’ (1927). The landmark science fiction film will be screened with live music by Jeff Rapsis on Thursday, April 19 at 6:30pm. at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center, 39 South Main St., Plymouth. General admission tickets are $10 per person. all about the future and things to come,” said Jeff Rapsis, who provides live musical accompaniment to silent film screenings throughout New England. “ ‘Metropolis’ stands as an stunning example of the power of silent film to tell a compelling story without words, and reach across the generations to touch movie-goers from the real future that came to pass, which means us.” To accompany a silent film, Rapsis uses a digital synthesizer to recreate the texture of the full orchestra. The score is created live in real time as the movie is screened. Rather than focus exclusively on
authentic music of the period, Rapsis creates new music for silent films that draws from movie scoring techniques that today’s audiences expect from cinema. The restored “Metropolis” will be shown on Thursday, April 19 at 6:30pm at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center, 39 South Main St., Plymouth. General admission tickets are $10 per person. For more information, call (603) 5362551 or visit www.flyingmonkeynh.com. For more information on the music, visit www.jeffrapsis.com.
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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, April 5, 2012
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by Parker & Hart
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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, April 5, 2012
An Evening with Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas At Franklin Opera House Franklin Opera House Center for Arts and Entertainment is pleased to announce a very special evening with Scottish Fiddler Alasdair Fraser and Cellist Natalie Haas on Thursday, April 12 at 7pm Part of what is so special about this event is that the entire concert will be played acoustically, without the use of amplifiers and microphones. The fine acoustics and intimacy of the historic Franklin Opera House makes this possible. This time they will play the instruments acoustically and the audience will be able to sit in comfortable chairs and get the maximum experience. If you are already a fan of Alasdair and Natalie you will not want to miss out on “Dessert with Alasdair” at the Black Swan Inn, three miles east of the Opera House following the concert.
Fiddler Alasdair Fraser and his equally talented companion Natalie Haas. The musical partnership between Alasdair Fraser, long regarded as Scotland’s premier fiddler. Tickets for the concert and “Dessert with Alasdair” are on sale at the Franklin Opera House box office, by phone at (603) 934-1901 and online at www.themiddlenh.org. Concert tickets are $20$22. Tickets for “Dessert with Alasdair” are $15. There are only 50 tickets available for “Dessert with Alasdair.” For the Black Swan Inn Package, contact Sheryl Ollie at (603) 630-6155 or email to: info@blackswaninn. net. Franklin Opera House Center for Arts & Entertainment is a 501(c)3 Non-profit corporation located in Franklin City Hall, 316 Central St., Franklin.
Scottish Fiddler Alasdair Fraser and Cellist Natalie Haas will be performing an all acoustic concert at The Franklin Opera House on Thursday, April 12 at 7pm. The inn is offering a special package that includes the concert, Dessert with Alasdair, a guest room at
the Inn and breakfast at $199 double occupancy. If you have ever attended the Highland Games
in Lincoln you know the kind of energy and artistry that is part of every performance by Scottish
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