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It’s Spring Migration Season by Chris Bosak Contributing Writer

I’m not a big keeper of lists. I don’t have a bird life list, U.S. list or state list. I do, however, keep a yard list and work list.

My yard list was very robust at my former house in the woods. Now that I live close to downtown in a small suburban town, my yard list is not very impressive. My work list is grow-

ing, however. We recently got new offices and I now look out into a patch of woods instead of a parking lot. My daily sprinkling of seeds and nuts in the crevices of the downed trees at the

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What is the key to having a garden that produces a good harvest or lots of flowers? According to John Moulton, owner of Moulton Farm, “There are a lot of factors that can affect your garden. Even the best plants, perfect location, and reasonably good weather won’t be enough if you don’t focus on some key things early in the gardening season.” Starting at 10 am on Saturday, April 23, find out what Moulton recommends and ask questions at the free “Gardens with Good Beginnings” workshop at Moulton Farm in Meredith. Moulton will share his years of experience growing vegetables, discuss what to focus on and what not to do to give your garden the best chance of producing well this year. “What you do early in the season can make an important difference in how well your plants deal with pests and our sometimes challenging weather conditions,” Moulton says. “In our garden center, we’ll often have people asking us questions once they have a problem. Many of those issues could have been greatly reduced by doing things differently when that plant was quite young. Or by doing something before the seed or plant went into their garden.” This is a free workshop suitable for gardeners of all experience levels. No pre-registration is necessary. More information can be found at MoultonFarm.com Moulton Farm is located at 18 Quarry Road off Route 25 in Meredith.

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Renewal To The Editor: Once I was at the bus stop, talking with a man from India as we waited. He said that he had come to America in the middle of the cold weather and was so sad to see that so many of the trees were dead, but he didn’t want to say anything to anyone about it because he didn’t want to be offensive. Then a day came when everything started waking up. The whole occurrence simply amazed him because he had never lived where there was a true change of season. He had never seen Spring. Aren’t we lucky to have Spring? Mary Weston Dover, NH.

Russia Is The Immoral Enemy

To The Editor: After Putin invaded Ukraine, the U.S. administration timidly succumbed to Putin’s threats to widen the war if the U.S. and NATO became directly involved. We abandoned Ukraine to the Russian war crimes machine by not confronting the aggression within Ukraine. Economic sanctions against Russia and the supply of defensive military equipment to Ukraine will not stop the wanton deaths and destruction. They need combat aircraft, tanks and long range offensive missile systems. The murdering of Ukrainian civilians by the Russian military

is similar to the German atrocities committed in Europe during WWII, and the ramifications of the U.S. and NATO not going into Ukraine will reverberate in Europe for many years. Russia could have military forces closer to the borders of NATO countries, and Russia could threaten these countries unless they agree to leave NATO. The world is faced with a Russian tyrant who is intent on expanding into other countries and willing to achieve his aims by warfare. The free world will be locked in a new Cold War and possible military confrontations with Russia as Putin tries to recreate the Soviet empire. NATO should be encouraged to increase its military forces; and offensive missile systems should be deployed in NATO countries. Russia has exhibited inhumanity to man, and it is the immoral enemy of mankind. Donald Moskowitz Londonderry, NH.

Justice Jackson Will Undermine Our Democracy To The Editor: You can expect Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace the established will of the American people with her own views. Justice Jackson will do what President Biden and her supporters put

her in place to do, i.e., to undermine our “Democracy”. Three things support this claim: Jackson’s judicial record, Jackson’s answers during questioning, and the Biden Administration’s actions. In a Democracy (like our Constitutional Republic) the supreme power resides in the hands of the people. Our elected representatives create laws as allowed by the US Constitution created by the people who reserved for themselves the right to change the Constitution. Judicial or Executive branch actions to create or change laws or our Constitution violate our Constitution, are contrary to the people’s will, and undermine our “Democracy”. Justice Jackson’s criminal sentences were typically substantially lower (e.g., 34% shorter for all, including violent, crimes and 47% shorter for distributing child pornography) than the national sentencing guidelines established by the people’s representatives. Several of Justice Jackson’s judicial decisions in high profile cases appear politically motivated and were reversed even by the left leaning DC Circuit Court. Either she doesn’t understand our laws and Constitution, or she rejects the will of the people. In either case she undermines our Democracy. In her confirmation hearings Justice Jackson said that she (a Harvard Graduate) couldn’t define a woman. This suggests that she will ignore biSee MAILBOAT on 29

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My upbringing has led me to believe that everybody is a somebody and nobody is a nobody. That being the case, I’ll have to admit that on occasion I have occasionally sought to get the autograph of certain people I’ve thought to be a special somebody while not even thinking of asking for an autograph of most people. If I’ve ever been successful in obtaining an autograph of a famous person I don’t know where it is now. But famous or not let me tell you of some “important” people I’ve at least seen. While attending high school in Laconia I spent a lot of time after school around the railroad station because my Dad parked his car nearby. On one occasion while waiting inside the railroad depot I noticed a man walking nervously around like he was lost.. He would go to the taxi office that was then inside the station and talk to the person in charge there, and then he would go and look

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Jimmy Piersall. out the window, and back and forth. Somehow I heard that this man, dressed in suit and overcoat on that late afternoon winter’s day, was an outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, one Jimmy Piersall. Then I wanted to talk to him, and get his autograph, but didn’t dare do so because he didn’t appear to be in a happy mood, and had a

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Season Kick-Off At The Galleries At 30 Mail

Artists that exhibit at The Galleries at 30 Main are featured in a Season Kick-Off. Each artist was invited to exhibit a piece that represents them as an artist. The show opens on Thursday, April 21st with a reception from 4:00 – 6:00 and will be up until Sunday, May 1st. This is a great opportunity to chat with the

artists, get to know them and view their creations exhibited in the gallery. It is also a time for artists to meet other artists, share experiences and make new connections. The Galleries at 30 Main which include The Ferreira Gallery, The Moreau Gallery and VynnArt, are located at 30 Main Street, Meredith, NH.

Model Yachting Racing Returns To Wolfeboro’s Back Bay On Tuesday, May 3, the New Hampshire Boat Museum’s Back Bay Skippers Model Yacht Club returns to Wolfeboro’s Back Bay with radio-controlled model yacht races that have delighted onlookers since 2008. “It’s so much fun to watch these boats in action and chat with the people who have built them,” said Martha Cummings, executive director of the New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM). In addition to racing one another every Tuesday and Thursday between 1 and 4 p.m. off Bridge Falls Walking Path in downtown Wolfeboro, NHBM Back Bay Skippers teach Model Yacht Building Workshops. The next one workshop takes place July 11 - July 15 for adults and youth ages 14 and up. “This is a very popular workshop, so you want to register before it’s too late,” added Cummings. “You don’t need the tools or anything else to register, so it’s perfect for people of varying abilities and skills to enjoy the water here in a unique way.” Founded in 1992 by antique and classic boating enthusiasts, NHBM is committed to inspire people of all ages with an understanding of, and appreciation for, the boating heritage of New Hampshire’s fresh waterways. To learn more about model yachting, or register for the workshop. visit nhbm.org.

Buster Keaton’s “Battling Butler” At The Flying Monkey Moviehouse PLYMOUTH - He never smiled on camera, earning him the nickname of “the Great Stone Face.” But Buster Keaton’s comedies rocked Hollywood’s silent era with laughter throughout the 1920s. Acclaimed for their originality, clever visual gags, and amazing stunts, Keaton’s films remain popular crowd-pleasers today. See for yourself with a screening of ‘Battling Butler’ (1926), one of Keaton’s landmark feature films, on Wednesday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center, 39 Main St., Plymouth, N.H. ‘Battling Butler’ tells the story of pampered millionaire Alfred Butler (Keaton) who tries to impress the girl of his dreams (Sally O’Neil) by pretending to be a championship boxer with the same name. The masquerade leads to knockout comedy both in and outside the ring, giving Keaton ample opportunity to display his gifts for physical and visual comedy. Admission is $10 per person. Live music will be provided by accompanist Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based performer who specializes in creating music for silent film presentations.

NH Fiddle Ensemble Returns To The Franklin Opera House The New Hampshire Fiddle Ensemble returns to fill the Franklin Opera House stage for its 12th year on Saturday, April 23rd at 7pm. This community orchestra is made up of people of all ages and abilities playing a variety of acoustic instruments. The group has grown to over 100 people ages 5 to 95, singing and playing fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, harp, cello and more. The NH Fiddle Ensemble is a community training orchestra that teaches all the basics of performing and musicianship, both in the traditional manner (learning by ear) and using sheet music. The graduated parts allow musicians of various ability levels to play together in harmony on fiddle tunes and sung songs of many styles: American, Irish, Scottish, Swing, Folk, Bluegrass, etc. Reserve your seats now for this annual event! Tickets available online at https://www. franklinoperahouse.org. Tickets are also available at the door, or by calling our box office at (603) 934-1901. This is a family-friendly performance. Children $12, Seniors $14, Adults $16.

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Late Tax Tips I’m sure by now most of you have already filed your taxes and I apologize. I usually have this column ready in February, long by Brendan Smith before the April Weirs Times Editor 15th return due date, but I only came across these two obscure new taxes and deductions this week and I thought I would pass them on anyway. I had to do some research to make sure these were all real after some friends told me they used them when they filed this year only hearing about them at the last minute themselves. So, if you haven’t done your taxes yet, you might want to take note of these. Some are so new that even your tax professional might not have heard of them. For those of you who have already filed, you might be able to submit an amended return if either of these apply to you. So, in lieu of my usual fantastically witty column, I instead present this as a public service. You can thank me later. THE SELFIE DEDUCTION – Are you one of those people who are always taking selfies of themselves and posting them online? Well, if you have posted less selfies of yourself in 2021 than 2020, than you were eligible to take a tax credit of seventy-five dollars for every less selfie that you posted. (Example: if you posted fifty selfies in 2020 and only forty in 2021 you get a seven-hundred-and-fifty-dollar credit. The limit is two thousand dollars total credit.) The object of this credit is to try and help eliminate this growing epidemic from human existence. You do have to be careful with this one though, since according to the IRS website, “...selfies taken in 2021 while

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standing in front of a mirror are counted as two selfies due to the reflection so you will need to deduct two less selfies to get one credit.” Also remember that selfies taken in front of a mirror in 2022 only count as one selfie when being used as a deduction from selfies taken in 2021. Of course, like most IRS rules, this can be a bit complicated, but a good tax accountant can maybe help you figure this out. (Please refrain from taking a selfie holding your amended tax return to post online as this will eliminate five of the selfies that were used as deductions in the first place.) (Important to also note the “OVERBLOWN COMPLIMENT TAX” that most folks don’t know about. With this you will be taxed an additional five dollars for every complimentary comment you post online about someone else’s selfie, since this is only helping fuel this out of control epidemic.) SOLITARY MASK TAX – Now that the pandemic is basically over, a new mask tax has been put into place. Government spotters have been driving around the country looking for drivers who are still wearing their masks with the windows rolled up and no one else in the car. If spotted, your license plate will be noted and a $100 tax added to your total tax. Of course, since this is a government operation, most folks won’t be notified that they owe this tax until much later and will be surprised to get a letter in the mail by August telling them they need to pay. Calling the IRS won’t do any good since no one will answer. The government is also counting on these people to still be very confused about the status of the virus itself due to their own inconsistent messaging and to be too afraid to come down to their local IRS office to complain since there might be other people there. The interest and late fees alone should bring

in some nice revenue for the government to waste on stupid things. Once again, I apologize for being late with these two tax changes for 2021, but I do already know of one new deduction that you will be able to take advantage of on your 2022 returns. THE POLITICAL MAILER DEDUCTION - With this deduction you will be allowed to deduct fifteen dollars for every pound of oversized cardboard mailers you receive during the 2022 campaign season. You will not be allowed to deduct more than eight hundred and fifty dollars in total. Also, anyone found stealing mailers from their neighbors’ mailboxes to beef up their own deductions will face up to two years in jail, a twenty thousand dollar fine or two hundred hours of community service picking up discarded mailers left by the side of the road by people unaware of this deduction. (Tips: Make sure your tax professional has an accurate scale for correct measurement, so you get your proper deduction. Also registering as in Independent increases the amount of mailers you will receive which can add up to a healthy deduction.) I hope this helps those of you late filers as well as some who already have. I personally have cashed in on the two-thousand dollar selfie credit and am planning to use the money I saved for a new phone with a cool camera. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” and “I Only Did It For The Socks Stories & Thoughts On Aging” . All are available at BrendanTSmith.com.

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GLSEN’s Groomers In Plain Sight Everything old is new again as a new generation of parents takes on kiddie-porn curriculum producers masquerading as anti-bullying crusaders. So let me repeat a warning I’ve issued repeatedly to families across the country: “Diversity.” “Tolerance.” “Safety.” If a corporate-funded educational nonprofit targeting K-12 students employs those weasel words, get your kids as far by Michelle Malkin away as possible, start following the money Syndicated Columnist and stop being afraid. For 25 years -- yes, friends, a full quartercentury -- I’ve reported on the perverse and pedophilia-promoting work of a massive propaganda network founded in 1990 and originally called the National Gay, Lesbian and Straight Teachers Network, or GLSTN, “to address homophobic and heterosexist behavior and bias in schools.” Radical leftist community organizers in Chicago spearheaded GLSTN’s hijacking of elementary, middle and high school classrooms under the guise of creating “safe schools.” Through annual conferences, educator training, brainwashing films such as “It’s Elementary,” and dissemination of sexually explicit and age-inappropriate books, the group enticed children into the alphabet mafia and demonized Christian nuclear families who dared dissent. GLSTN was renamed the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, or GLSEN, in 1997 as it expanded its political advocacy and deepened its coffers filled with cash from Fortune 500 companies targeting children including Hollister, Disney, YouTube, Urban Outfitters and Nickelodeon. Other major sponsors and contributors to GLSEN hail from Wall Street, pedo-clogged Hollywood circles: convicted sex predator Harvey Weinstein-tied talent agency CAA, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg. I reported extensively on the vile and toxic GLSEN reading materials pimped by President Barack Obama’s safe schools czar and GLSEN head Kevin Jennings in 2009, but I first learned of GLSTN/GLSEN’s grooming activities in the fall of 1997 while an editorial writer and columnist at the Seattle Times from my friend Linda Jordan, a citizen whistleblower and relentless independent investigator. Here’s what I wrote at the time: “Picture this: Two bare-chested boys embraced in a kiss. A third person, whose face is not shown but is also bare-chested, stands off to the side with his hand on the head of one boy. Below the vivid color photo, which See MALKIN on 29

Yes, It’s Biden’s Inflation This week, America received news of yet another shocking inflation report: over the past 12 months, inflation has skyrocketed 8.5%, outpacing wage gains by 2.9%. That inflation has flooded every area by Ben Shapiro of American life, from Syndicated Columnist gas (up 48%) to airfare (24%) to furniture (16%) to milk (13%). Inflation is costing the average American family hundreds of dollars per month -- and, as we know, inflation is a highly regressive tax, harming those at the bottom of the income spectrum the most. For its part, the Biden administration blames Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. White House press secretary and incipient MSNBC employee Jen Psaki announced, “we expect March CPI headline inflation to be extraordinarily elevated due to Putin’s price hike,” and blamed gas prices alone for the spike. That, of course, is ludicrous. In February 2021, the month after Biden took office, the inflation rate was just 1.7%. In April 2021 it spiked to 4.2%. By May 2021, the inflation rate was 5%; it remained in that range until October 2021, when it spiked to 6.2%; it then spiked again to 6.8% in November 2021 and 7.5% in January 2022. In other words, the problem ain’t Putin. It also isn’t supply chain issues alone. The core inflation rate in Europe has remained well below that of the United States; the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) was 5.9% in February 2022 in the Europe area, compared with 7.9% in the United States. So, what is the problem? The problem lies in loose monetary policy from the Federal Reserve for years on end, combined with wildly irresponsible economic policy from the Biden administration. Begin with the Federal Reserve. Between 2008 and 2015, the Federal Funds Effective Rate was essentially zero. It rose to 2.39% in May 2019, then dove back down to zero amidst

the COVID-19 recession. This means that the Federal Reserve essentially subsidized borrowing and spending for years on end. But the problem didn’t stop there. During the COVID-19 downturn, the Federal Reserve purchased some $4 trillion in assets, injecting liquidity into the economy in the mistaken belief that the problem was lack of demand, not lack of supply. This superheated the economy; as supply chains attenuated, prices rose dramatically. All of this was accompanied by ridiculously spendthrift policy from the Biden administration. The Trump administration, along with a bipartisan contingent in Congress, spent nearly endless amounts of money as the American economy was subjected to an artificial coma. But the Biden administration entered office with a working vaccine and COVID-19 on the wane -- and then proceeded to inject trillions more in spending into the economy. In 2020, the government spent approximately $6.6 trillion in federal outlays; in 2021, the year of recovery, the government spent $7.2 trillion. That spending was wildly unjustifiable. With vaccines available and people going back to work, the Biden administration had a responsibility to leave the economy alone. Instead, Biden insisted on reshaping the economy according to his whim. As Ezra Klein lamented to former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, “there was a reason the Biden administration wanted to run the economy hot... it felt, finally, like we were reaching people on the margins. We were putting a lot of firepower to do that... And then for that to turn into this horrifying inflation problem, which is now eating back those wage increases... I recognize the world doesn’t have to please me, but it is maddening.” Yes, reality is maddening. But not quite as maddening as the predictable results of ignoring financial reality, then lying about it in order to blame someone else.

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Kids’ Books Bookstores now sell only certain kinds of children’s books. “Go into Barnes & Noble,” says Bethany Mandel in my new video, “and you will be by John Stossel met with a wall of Syndicated Columnist biographies. Probably 27 different books about former Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Great. A ton about Kamala Harris. Great.” But where are the biographies on conservatives? There weren’t any. She found lots on people like Hillary

Clinton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren and Rachel Carson, but not one on conservatives like Margaret Thatcher or Amy Coney Barrett. “It’s time to bring those books to the market because Lord knows the publishing industry won’t,” says Mandel. So, she created Heroes of Liberty, a company that will publish books on conservatives like Barrett, Ronald Reagan and Thomas Sowell. “You’re indoctrinating kids just like the left does,” I tell her. “That’s a very fair question,” she responds. “My answer is, read the books!” Her top seller is her biography of Sowell, who overcame adversity to

become a famous economist. When Sowell’s family moved to New York, his new teachers put him in a lower grade because they assumed that he couldn’t compete. Sowell went to see the principal. “He didn’t play the victim. He stood up for himself,” says Mandel. “He said, ‘I will prove to you that I’m capable of doing fourth grade math.’” The principal actually listened and gave him a test. When Sowell aced it, the principal told the teachers, “Take this young man to fourth grade, where he belongs!” Sowell didn’t let racism or poverty stop him. He helped pay his family’s expenses by getting jobs, like deliver-

ing groceries. By contrast, she says, books from today’s big publishing houses portray Black people as victims who advance only through protest. Ibram X. Kendi’s popular “Antiracist Baby” teaches kids to focus on color. “If you claim to be color-blind, you deny what’s right in front of you,” writes Kendi. That’s “toxic,” says Mandel. “When you promote this hyperawareness of race, kids see their friend as Black, white or brown, instead of Lucy or Sally.” Although conservatives make up about half the country, book publishers rarely try to appeal to them. See STOSSEL on 28

French Election Countdown; Status Quo vs Gamble? France faces a dilemma. Does a successful and prosperous West European state wish to gamble with its future? Or does that by John J. Metzler state, feeling the Syndicated Columnist popular anxiety from high food and fuel prices, crime and a constricting COVID pandemic, still hold to the status quo? Now with the second round of the French Presidential elections upon us, the choice and political rematch is between the incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and his Eurosceptic opponent Marine Le Pen of the once politically reviled National Front but now rebranded populist

National Rally. During the first round of the elections President Macron won 28 percent of the vote versus 23 percent for LePen. This was largely expected. But contrary to the contest five years ago when a young and upstart Macron crushed his opponent under a wave of 66 percent of the vote, this political duel is set amid gloomy economic uncertainty and dangerous geopolitical tensions in Europe. Despite more than a dozen political parties vying for the five-year presidency, contemporary French politics is defined less by following political isms or traditional Left/ Right political divides than supporting ideas along cultural and social fault lines. For example the three major post WWII political movements, the Gaul-

lists, the Socialists and the Communists combined, gained just under ten percent of the entire vote! The Socialists, led by the arrogantly incompetent and unpopular mayor of Paris garnered less than 2 percent of the results! Others, like the looney Left Popular Union representing a gaggle of parties only reached 22%. Voters are angry. Many of the fractured Left are protesting under banners, “No Macron, No Le Pen!” Many will not vote at all, thus making the second round vote far less predictable. Other politicos have made their peace or are trying to make a deal with the President; immediately after the first round of voting the Socialist candidate Anne Hidalgo, and the Gaullist Valerie Pecresse, endorsed Macron. So too did former Social-

ist President Francois Hollande as well as Gaullist president Nicolas Sarkozy. But there’s nearly 50 percent of the vote not shared by the two first round winners. Now in a last minute appeal to these voters, Macron has pledged for a wider Green agenda for France and pushed for ecological planning, a plank of the Leftist parties. Ironically France generates 75% of its electricity from nuclear power. The largely successful but technocratic Macron embraces the status quo as a pro European Union leader looking to the polestar of Brussels. LePen endorses a fuzzy vision of French identity but is actually pulled by disparate nativist and murky populist forces of the far right and left See METZLER on 29

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cross assured all who trusted him that they would be forgiven and restored to a relationship with me. Jesus had tried to prepare his disciples for his death by letting them know that after his substitutionary sacrifice for their sins, he would be raised from the grave. Unfortunately, it never quite got through to their heads or hearts. As a result, after Jesus was crucified, they became despondent and despairing of life. This is one of life’s great problems, that of discouragement and despairing of life. All of humanity suffers under this plague and many never recover. Indeed, many even take their life as a result. Two of his disciples we’re walking away from Jerusalem to a nearby city called Emmaus, when they were approached in the darkness by a shrouded individual. As they walked, they discussed with this new traveling companion their despair over the fact that they had trusted in Jesus being the one sent from God to deliver them but instead he was sentenced to death and was crucified. They went on to say, “but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel.” The new friend surprise them with a rebuke. He said, “how foolish you are and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.” He went on to say “did not the Christ (the Messiah)

have to suffer these things and then enter his glory. And beginning with Moses and all the prophets he explained to them what was said in all the scriptures concerning himself (Luke 24:25-27). This was no ordinary visitor; this was Jesus who was alive, and they didn’t realize he was walking with them in their presence. The story goes on to say that when they got to their destination, they invited him into their home to share a meal with them. As he broke the bread, they saw the nail pierced hands and immediately recognized it was Jesus who was alive. They were immediately filled with joy and they ran back to Jerusalem to tell the other disciples that Jesus was alive, and he walked with them in their presence. How is this a panacea you may ask? Let me put it in terms that you perhaps could understand. Most are familiar with a fictitious character called Superman. If you recall, he had superpowers beyond any human. He also had the ability to see danger that threatened the lives of individuals or even the entire nation. Because of his supernatural power and his passion to protect and preserve the vulnerable from life threatening foes, his presence with the people ensured them that nothing could harm them when he was present. Superman is ficti-

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QUESTION: Is There A Panacea For Life? Yes, there is! A panacea, as you may know, is a solution or remedy for all of life’s difficulties or problems. There are many that plague your human existence and rob you of meaningful life. Perhaps the worst is that death is awaiting you and it is unavoidable. If you are not ready to die you can never truly live. Though there are many individual things that you can do to treat each individual problem you face, there is one however that, if it is appropriated, can bring comfort and relief to everything you face in life. The panacea is revealed in an encounter in my book, the Bible, in the 24th chapter of Luke. I asked Luke to include this event so that all who looked to me in faith would have access to the panacea of life. The event occurred shortly after my son, Jesus, was raised from the dead. Just as I promised in my book, the Bible, in the Old Testament, I raised him from the dead (Job 19:25-27, Psalm 16:10, Isaiah 53:1011). I did this in order to prove that he was indeed God and that his sacrifice of paying for your sins on the

tious but my Son is your creator God with power and authority to overcome any thing that threatens to harm you. If you were to have your eyes opened and recognize that he is alive and present with you today and if you were willing to trust him instead of your own pathetically weak power, you would have the panacea for life. Isaiah the prophet spoke of the confidence you can have if you would trust my Son when he said “so do not fear for I’m with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10). That hand is almighty. Sin has brought many problems into your life but if you will trust me and my Son, we will deliver you from every problem you face, including death. He’s alive you will be as well, if you ask him to forgive you and walk with you through life and death. I love you, God These letters are written by a New Hampshire pastor.

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play,” he said. “Our ‘gearhead’ future visitors will find this one fascinating.” Founded in 1992 by antique and classic boating enthusiasts, NHBM is committed to inspire people of all ages with an understanding of, and appreciation for, the boating heritage of New Hampshire’s fresh waterways. To learn more about NHBM, or join its volunteer crew, call 603-569-4554 or visit nhbm.org. “Help of any skill level is always welcome, and free coffee awaits,” laughed Sterndale.

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The car accident almost killed the man some thought of as the world’s greatest golfer. The winner of multiple Majors, the golf great suffered several fractures in the accident and given his age, many thought he’d never play again. But less than two years later he surprised everyone and actually returned to Augusta National Country Club to shine in the Masters while winning the admiration of golf fans everywhere. Tiger Woods? No. Ben Hogan. Hogan was nearly killed in a terrible car collision with a bus in 1949. The defending U.S. Open champion at the time, Hogan was one of golf’s brightest lights. Against all odds he returned to the game and like Woods, received an emotional welcome upon his return to Augusta in 1951. Unlike Woods, however, Hogan actually triumphed in his return to the Masters, coming from behind to beat Skee Riegel by two strokes on Masters Sunday. Like Woods, Hogan occasionally limped but the Texan gutted it out for the win. Not to diminish Woods’ inspiring 2022 return to compete in a Major, but Hogan’s

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Ben Hogan. achievement in 1951 was truly “one for the ages,” a wondrous victory that bears mention even today. Whereas Woods’ accident involved apparent recklessness, the Hogan accident occurred on a misty night with minimal visibility. At the last moment before the crash Hogan threw himself in front of his wife to shield her from the collision. His gallantry actually saved his life, as he’d have otherwise been impaled by the steering column. Still, he suffered a double-fracture of the pelvis, a fractured collar bone, a left ankle fracture, a chipped rib, and near-fatal blood clots. He’d subsequently suffer lifelong circulation problems and other physical limitations.

Doctors wondered if he’d ever walk again, much less play golf. They couldn’t imagine him winning the Masters two years later. All that said, it was an unexpected treat to see Tiger back on the links. The 47-yearold hadn’t competed in well over a year. His injuries included comminuted open fractures to both his tibia and fibula bones in his right leg. His opening round 71 was his best score of the four days and it helped him to make the cut while also greatly increasing the event’s TV ratings. ESPN reported that its Friday viewership was up an amazing 31% over 2021. While Tiger’s comeback fell short of Hogan’s, the drama in

Born Today That is to say, sports standouts born on April 21 include MLB third baseman and 1996 National League MVP Ken Caminiti (1963) and former NFL quarterback Tony Romo (1980). Sports Quote “For what Ben Hogan meant to the game, it’s the old story: For those who know golf, no explanation is necessary. For those who don’t, no explanation is possible.” – Sportswriter Jim Murray Sports Quiz Answer $2.7 million. State Rep. Mike Moffett was a Sports Management Professor for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He co-authored the award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A WarriorActor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available on Amazon. com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast. net.

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THE SIMPLE FEAST “It’s Baked Fruit Cocktail!”

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Just what is Baked Fruit Cocktail? Baked Fruit Cocktail is a delicious combination of sugar, flour, baking soda, a dash of salt, egg, vanilla extract, and Fruit Cocktail, all combined together in a 9X9 baking dish and… ready… YES! That’s right! It’s BAKED! This recipe was a favorite dessert from my wife’s recipe box. I was introduced to it about 28 years ago when we were dating. Because of its simplicity and affordability it was a staple for many years at dinners when asked to bring dessert. Times changed, I began my foray into cheese cakes and more elaborate desserts; tossing aside simplic-

ity for more complex treats. Then one day recently, hankering for something different, I once again turned to the recipe box and found this version of Baked Fruit Cocktail. Some of you who are

older reading this article have probably made Baked Fruit Cocktail before. Perhaps you know it better as Fruit Cocktail Cake? Regardless of the name it goes by, I am sure you too know it for

its simplicity in making and for its sweet, fruity, almost caramel-like flavor along with its moist, spongelike texture. This is one of those desserts that is not just good, it’s gooooood; good hot, good cold, good at room temperature. It’s even good slightly warmed in the microwave. It’s good with vanilla ice cream, good with any ice cream, good with whipped topping, or even good plain… really, it’s that good! And speaking of good, I enjoy a good story about food so I had to look up the story of Fruit Cocktail. Canned Fruit Cocktail traces its roots back to around the early 1890’s. Originally canned and marketed as “Fruit Salad” under the Golden Morn label on the west coast, it would be another 35 years before the name Fruit Cocktail would be used by Del Monte. Other companies quickly followed with their own brand names for this yummy blend of peachSee FEAST on 14

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FEAST from 13 es, pears, pineapple, grapes, and cherries. And, would you believe that those peaches, pears, pineapples, grapes, and cherries are actually regulated by the USFDA as to how much, minimum and maximum of each by percentage, is allowed per can in order to be called Fruit Cocktail? It’s true! According to Title 21 - Food and Drugs, Chapter 1 - FDA Dept. of HHS Subchapter B- Food for Consumption Part 145 - Canned Fruits Subpart B - Requirements for Specific Standardized Canned Fruits Section 145.135 Canned Fruit Cocktail paragraph (a)(2)(i)-(v): Peaches 30% - 50%, Pears 25% - 45%, Pineapple 6% - 16%, Grapes 6% 20%, and Cherries 2%

- 6%. Plus the ¨Packing Media¨ (meaning the liquid) is also regulated; water, juice, or both along with added carbohydrates (sweeteners). WHO KNEW?!?! But, back before all the regulation, back before it was officially called Fruit Cocktail what went into this fruit mix? Well as far as anyone can tell… Peaches, Pears, Pineapple, Grapes, and Cherries. Seriously! The fruits have basically remained the same over all these years but what actually went into the can was chopped up culls from the cutting room, not the Grade A “pretty fruit.” Thanks to food scientists, these leftovers; the bruised, the dented, or what some would call the See FEAST on 15

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, April 21, 2022 — MOORE from 11 I was able to jig up a pollock and use bits of it on my hook for bait. If you don’t want to rely on having to find bait on the water, I suggest finding some mackerel at a local bait shop and using bits of that on your hook. I definitely got more bites with bait however, many of them were small cunner nipping at my bait. So, despite what you might think, cod do still exist inshore. New Hampshire has two two-week seasons April 1 through April 14 and September 8 through October 7, with a 1 fish per day bag limit and 21-inch minimum length limit. All told that day, I ended up catching nine cod and was off the water by noon. You can bet I will be adding cod to the list of

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, April 21, 2022 — MALKIN from 6 is posted on the Internet home page of a group called ‘AltKids,’ is a caption explaining that the group provides a service ‘in which gay and bisexual kids can find partners or friends of the same sexual orientation.’ To post messages on the site’s ‘Alternative Connections’ page, users must register not just their name and age, but their height, weight, hair color, eye color, address and phone number. “Until last week, after West Seattle citizen activist Linda Jordan and other concerned parents complained to the school board, this online ‘service’ was advertised on the ‘links’ section of the National Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Teachers Network (GLSTN). GLSTN provides support to a chapter in Washington state, many of whose members are employed by the Seattle School District’s Sexual Minority Advisory Council. The Council promoted the national GLSTN office’s web site in literature made available to schoolchildren. “Prior to Jordan’s complaint, Seattle students had unlimited access to the GLSTN site and to the smutty AltKids link. After viewing the photos, the district’s legal counsel, Mark Green, contacted the national GLSTN office, which has removed the AltKids link from its site pending further investigation. Green told me that district computer technicians have blocked the site from public school computers. Kudos to Jordan for making the schools safer. But where were all the district’s guardians? What other exploitative materials are children being exposed to in the name of teaching tolerance and self-respect?” Jordan had been rais-

ing hell about child sex abuse in the Seattle public schools and juvenile court system for years -- and flagged the longtime allegations of young boys who accused powerful King County Superior Court Judge Gary Little of molesting them while he was a teacher and volunteer counselor. She could smell a child predator from a mile away, and she knew their habits. Little committed suicide outside his chambers hours before the Seattle Post-Intelligencer was set to publish a long-suppressed expose of Little’s sex crimes against children and systematic abuse of power. Everything Jordan told me was right. The newspapers and powerful NBC TV affiliate station had covered up Little’s pedo record. So had the statewide Commission on Judicial Conduct. One reporter told The Washington Post that local elites kept quiet about Little’s creepy proclivities and suspicious sleepovers with juvenile delinquents because Seattle was “a liberal city” and “some people refrained from criticizing Little for fear of being accused of unfairness to gays.” And so it has been for the entire kiddie-porn industry that has metastasized in America’s K-12 schools for at least 25 years, when I first reported on that internet pedo recruitment website in Seattle schools. Silence is complicity. Complicity in the sexual exploitation of children in the name of “diversity,” “tolerance” and “safety” is an unconscionable crime. The groomers aren’t even hiding in plain sight. They’ve been out in the open, feeding on your fear and feasting on your children.

METZLER from 7 which are clearly less conservative than isolationist. She appeals to the growing margins of French society which have been bypassed by the prosperity and see themselves the victims of a nation run by elite educated politicians and what are called the Bien Pensants, those who know better! Appealing to France’s dangerously eroding but volatile middle class may be the silver bullet for Le Pen. Cut the high Value Added Tax (VAT), control illegal immigration and moderate fuel prices. These are the people who composed the massive Yellow Vest movement which for nearly a year whose protests starting in 2018, shook the foundations of the state and eventually brought about some lackluster reforms. Countering the high cost of living, Le Pen proposes eliminating the ubiquitous VAT of 20% on food and household items and cutting the tax on fuel and electric to 5 %. Despite his more classically Statist policies, Macron has promoted a surprisingly dynamic labor market and has reduced a stubborn unemployment rate to 7 percent, the lowest level in fifteen years. Equally he has promoted high tech investments to keep pace with the world. In a sense Macron is comfortable in globalized political Summit settings like Davos, Le Pen is more at home in rural farmers markets. Yet Macron sees himself as a key player in the Ukraine war; before the conflict he conducted a high profile meeting with Putin on the eve of the conflict and still has regular calls promoting stillborn diplomacy with

Russia. Nonetheless he told a rally; “I want a France in a strong Europe that maintains its alliances with the big democracies in order to defend itself.” Le Pen on the other hand, once maintained cosy political ties with the Russian leader but now openly condemns the Ukraine war. She’s no fan of NATO, but neither have been most of the French historically. The weekly magazine Le Point wrote, “Macron/LePen; European sovereignty or National Sovereignty?” The bets are down. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China.

MAILBOAT from 2 ology, reject common knowledge, and refuse to bar biological males from accessing women’s bathrooms, locker rooms, and competing in women’s sports. During questioning Justice Jackson indicated deviousness, if not outright dishonesty. Despite having advocated Critical Race Theory in the past, she now says she doesn’t know about it. This suggests she’ll inject race into the Supreme Court’s Constitutional responsibility to dispense blind justice. Justice Jackson signaled her intent to support Biden’s attempt to strip Americans of their Second Amendment rights by answering that Americans’ Second Amendment Rights have been established by the Supreme Court which are reversible, rather than confirming that they are Constitutional Rights and thus irreversible. A complete Senate

consideration of Justice Jackson’s elevation to the Supreme Court was constrained because the Biden Administration withheld parts of her official record. This signals that Justice Jackson will support actions contrary to the American people’s will and undermine our “Democracy”. Justice Jackson will likely show leniency for criminals, overrule the laws created by the people’s representatives, limit our Freedoms including our First and Second Amendment Rights, vote contrary to the views of the overwhelming majority of Americans, and overrule the original meaning of our Constitution established by the people. Justice Jackson will vote to overthrow our “Democracy”. Don Ewing Meredith, NH

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