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The Silver Knights And Historic Holman Stadium by Mike Moffett

you’re 6-foot-4, a free luxury suite at Holman beats a cramped $80 grandstand seat at Fenway Park. Parking was adjacent to the stadium. Easy in, easy out. Food and libations were affordable. And the baseball was good. FCBL rosters are filled with top college players. Silver Knights included players from the likes of Penn State, Maryland, Boston College, and Northeastern. It’s a pretty good gig for a See MOFFETT on 32

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I recently went to a Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) contest in Nashua between the host Silver Knights and the visiting Norwich Unicorns. My attendance was the consequence of an offer I couldn’t refuse—a free ticket to a luxury suite at historic Holman Stadium. The Unicorns triumphed 8-4 but it was a pleasant and memorable evening. When

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SportThoughts columnist Mike Moffett recently attended a Nashua Silver Knights baseball game at historic Holman Stadium. This was his view from his luxury suite. (Inset at left) A 1948 scorecard courtesy of the Nashua Silver Knights.

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Response To Knight Letter To The Editor: Thank you for publishing Mr. Douglas Knight’s excellent letter exposing the terrorist organization Antifa. In his letter, he mentioned that the Nazis/Fascists and Communists are “two diametrically-opposed ideologies.” Actually, Nazis, Fascists and Communist have much in common. Nazi stands for National Socialist German Workers Party. The Nazis had a program called ‘Mutter und Kinder” -Mother and Child. We have a socialist program that is similar called Woman’s, Infant and Child-WIC. Prior to the invasion of Poland, Germany and Russia signed a treaty, and overnight, Communists around the world supported the Nazi regime and opposed a war with Germany. The Nazis invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Russia invaded Poland a few weeks later. After coming to power, Hitler remarked of a 1922 street fight “The Reds we had beaten up became our best supporters.” Ernst Roem, head of Hitler’s SA, boasted that he could turn the reddist communist into a Nazi in a mere four weeks. Mussolini, the founder of the Italian Fascist Party was a long-time Marxist. Many of the Italian Communists became Fascist Blackshirts. The economic policies of all three groups are totalitarian. While

the Nazis and Fascists allowed private ownership of the means of production, they had complete control of it. Communists, Nazis and Fascists have similar views regarding education. They, like most of today’s Democrats, supported strict gun control legislation. And like Nazis and Fascists, Antifa hates liberty and freedom. I have an excellent article on the subject entitled “Fascism and National Socialism.” Readers who would like a PDF version of the article, are welcomed o E-mail me at campconstitution1@gmail.com Hal Shurtleff, Director Camp Constitution Alton, NH.

First Strike To The Editor: I don’t know if nuclear first strike capability is possible. We need to determine if an arms race with Russia could lead to our annihilation; and if so, we need to have both countries agree to a freeze on new nuclear weapons (at least if such a freeze is verifiable.) There should of course be immediate inspection of any suspected nuclear weapon sites. If Russia doesn’t agree to this-and if any diplomatic gesture such as inviting them to join NATO doesn’t work--then we need to have tougher sanctions than we do at present. We should also (especially if such a freeze is non-verifiable)

consider removing the threat by the prospect of increased trade. Alvin Blake Laconia, NH.

Driving Contract To The Editor: Teenage drivers have statistically the highest accident rate of all drivers, and this is reflected by the fact that most auto insurers charge more for drivers under the age of 25 than for older drivers. And some car rental companies may not rent their vehicles to anyone under age 25. As the parent of a teenager several years ago, I trembled with fear at the idea that my son would soon start to drive on his own. I had already experienced significant fear in the process of my teaching my son to drive in large parking lots that were empty early on Sunday mornings. Thus, after doing some research, I drafted a “Driving Contract” for my son, based on materials and information I obtained from my research as well as based upon some of my own experiences. I then provided a copy of it to my son, discussed the provisions in it at length with him, and obtained his agreement to the contract. I am willing to share my form of teenager’s Driving Contract with anyone who would like to have it. It is available in Word format and would be sent by See MAIL BOAT on 34

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This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was reestablished in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication. Locally owned for over 20 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Magic, Mentalism & U2 Tribute Band Coming To Lakeport Opera House Magic, mentalism and a U2 tribute band will take over the recently-reopened Lakeport Opera House, Lakeport, NH, to cap off the month of June. World famous master magician, Adam Wilber, will perform an interactive show on June 25 while June 26 will be a musical performance by well-known U2 tribute band, Unforgettable Fire. These two performances will take place at the newly renovated Opera House and provide a unique entertainment experience. As the Opera House’s first magic show in over 60 years, Adam Wilber, master magician, mentalist and mind reader, will wow spectators at his interactive show on Friday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m. The weekend will be unforgettable as Unforgettable Fire, a U2 tribute show, will cap off the weekend with a performance on Saturday, June 26 at 8 p.m. Unforgettable Fire, or “UF”, began performing in 1995 and is one of the very first U2 tribute bands to perform in America. After 26 years of playing in some of the most prestigious venues on the East Coast, UF has formed a reputation among many to be one of the closest experiences to being at an actual live U2 show. For more information on events and to purchase tickets in advance, visit lakeportopera.com.

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Virtual Super Stellar Friday On Pluto CONCORD - The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will host its monthly online Super Stellar Friday series as senior educator Dave McDonald talks about Pluto and New Horizons via Zoom webinar on Friday, July 2nd at 7 pm. The most favorable time to see Pluto in the sky is this July, so Dave will guide attendees on a quest to find the dim planet. He will also discuss recent discoveries about Pluto and what it means to be a planet. Later he will provide an update on New Horizons’ recent accomplishments as it speeds toward the edge of the solar system. Following the presentation, Dave will answer audience questions in a Q & A session. Online registration is required to access the presentation; see the museum’s website, starhop.com, to register and submit questions in advance. This event is free, but donations are welcome. For more information, visit www.starhop.com.

Green Grove Cemetery Talks In Ashland Join the Ashland Historical Society at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 24, in Green Grove Cemetery for living history performances of prominent people from Ashland’s past. Eight members of the Ashland Reenactors Group will portray James & Dora Cotton, owners of the Squam Lake House; Dr. George & Katherine Whipple, Dean of the University of Rochester Medical School, who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1934; Jonathan & Abbie Keyes, prominent business owner in the 1860s and a proponent for the creation of Ashland in 1868; and the Hughes family, a long-time Ashland family with descendants still living here. The program is free. Please park in the Ashland Post Office parking area on Main Street. Guides will assist with crossing the road to enter through the central cemetery gates. The presentations will be held close together for easy walking. (Let the guides know if other arrangements are needed.)

Holiday Weekend With Juston McKinney At Jean’s Playhouse The fireworks will come from comedy on July 3 in Lincoln when NH’s own Juston McKinney takes center stage at the North Country Center for the Arts at Jean’s Playhouse. The Portsmouth, NH native spent early years on the Seacoast, then found himself in Maine when the family moved up the coast to Kittery, ME. After high school and college there, he turned to law enforcement, serving as a York County Deputy Sheriff, patrolling the woods – eventually feeling the pull to stand-up comedy rather than enforcing folks to stand down. The 7:30 pm Juston McKinney Comedy Show is Saturday, July 3, at NCCA/Jean’s Playhouse in Lincoln. With one performance only, and socially-distant seating, advance tickets are recommended – and available 24/7 online at www.jeansplayhouse.com

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Investing In The Future? Have you heard about the latest trading craze? It is called NFT (or NonFungible Token). At first, I thought this by Brendan Smith was some kind Weirs Times Editor of weird foot disease (“It seems as if your big toe’s condition is what we call a Non-Fungible Token”) but after minutes of careful research I found out that NFTs are things that you pay good money for but can never actually touch. Sort of like that extended warranty on your car, which also seemed like a good idea at the time. According To Wikipedia (and to save me from writing some extra words for this column) “a non-fungible token is a unit of data stored on a digital ledger, called a blockchain, that certifies a digital asset to be unique and therefore not interchangeable. NFTs can be used to represent items such as photos, videos, audio, and other types of digital files.” In fact, someone paid sixtynine million dollars for a NFT digital piece of art. The first thoughts that came to my mind were “Are people stupid or what?” “Why in the world would anyone think this is a good idea?” And, of course, “How can I cash in on this?” This concept of virtual things having value started with Bitcoin, which as hard as I try to understand it, I have no idea how it actually works and, let’s face it, you don’t either. I have been alive for over sixty-five years, and I still don’t quite understand how actual money works yet. Still, I did dip my toes (not the Non-Fungible ones) into the waters of this whole crypto thing by buying a few dollars of Bit-

coin, just so I have something “else” to look at on the Internet after I finish acting superior in one argument or another on social media. Bitcoin isn’t the only cryptocurrency. There are hundreds of different types and more coming every day. There is Ethereum and Dogecoin and others. But I must admit that when I saw a new currency listed called Polkadot (seriously) I thought it was all getting a little too weird. So, I am keeping my investment to a minimum. I really don’t expect to get much out of it. Of course, there is that longshot that I may have a really big payday and maybe, someday, have enough cryptocurrency to buy a really expensive piece of art I can’t touch to look at on my computer to calm my nerves after an especially heated political discussion on Twitter. I can grasp the concept of this NFT thing a little more than I can cryptocurrency since NFTs are things you can actually see. I’m sure the NFT market is only going to get bigger as people figure out more things that people can’t touch but would be willing to pay money for grows. As P.T Barnum said: “There’s a sucker born every minute.” So, with that in mind, I have some ideas for new NFTs that I am going to try to cash in on until people come to their senses. (Considering the fact that people are willing to pay for a NFT of the famous photo of Anthony Weiner that got him in trouble years ago, I’d bet good money that it won’t be in my lifetime.) I am hoping that this NFT thing becomes so popular that people will be looking for anything digital to buy leading to a scarcity of NFTs so that a picture of anything that the buyer doesn’t have will be of value. Maybe a photo of that out of date couch or that old Schlitz Beer lamp you have been lug-

ging around your whole life since your college days will be of value as part of a new market of NFT antiques. Why not an NFT Yard Sale, where you put out a lot of junk on your front lawn and take pictures of each item and sell as an NFT? You can double up on your score by selling the physical item as well. You could even make it a virtual and physical experience where people wouldn’t even have to get out of their cars, they could just point to an item, pay you a few bucks and then you just email them the photo. (It wouldn’t have the same magic if they just took the picture themselves.) Sure, this all sounds crazy, but so did The Veg-O-Matic, and look how popular that became. There are some legal questions though. If I buy a sixty-nine million dollar NFT piece of art, can I then have someone take a picture of me with the art and then sell that picture as a NFT it for say, thirty million? How about a photo of the person taking the photo of me holding the piece of art and on and on. I’m sure this whole thing will get more complicated as life goes on with lawsuits, etc., but that won’t deter folks from getting involved. After all, if they invest correctly in cryptocurrency they could easily payoff any legal fees with Polkadots. So, if you’ll excuse me, I have some pictures to take. Wish me luck. Brendan is also the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” available at BrendanTSmith.com. Hie news book “I Really Only Did It For The Socks - Stories & Thoughts On Aging” will be released this summer.

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Financial Censorship Of America First Another day, another de-banking. Imagine a ruthless country where peaceful citizens who fearlessly defend their heritage, their families and their faith can wake up in the morning and find themselves cut off from their entire life savings with no explanation and no recourse. That country is not Russia, China, North Korea, Venezuela or Iran. by Michelle Malkin That country is America in 2021. Syndicated Columnist On Tuesday, 33-year-old Lauren Witzke received a terse notice from her bank, Wells Fargo. The available balance on her account read “$0.00.” Her entire life savings of roughly $15,500 had been transferred to “loss prevention.” Was this a case of theft or fraud? Had her account been compromised? Nope. “When I called, Wells Fargo told me that it was a ‘business decision,’” Witzke recounted, “and that they have the right to close my account at any time.” A Wells Fargo representative told Witzke, who is working out of state and has no other bank account, that she would be barred from retrieving her funds at any branch office and that they would “mail a check.” You know how that goes. Wells Fargo did not respond to my phone messages and email inquiries regarding Witzke’s case. Here is what you need to know about Witzke. The 2020 Delaware Senate GOP candidate is an outspoken Christian conservative activist and supporter of former President Donald Trump who peacefully exercised her First Amendment rights at the Jan. 6 Capitol rally. She has not been charged with any crime. She was, however, suspended on Twitter for peacefully opposing mass migration and violent refugee criminals in Europe. She was banned completely from the platform in March for peacefully expressing her opinion that a transgender activist, who tweeted that little girls were kinky, was “demonic.” She has organized peaceful election integrity efforts in Georgia through her work with the Hold the Line PAC. She has been a fierce and peaceful advocate for “America First” principles protecting the traditional nuclear family, supporting an immigration moratorium and combating Big Tech censorship. In other words: Lauren Witzke has a big fat target on her back for threatening the powers that be in Big Government and Big Business. After the Jan. 6 protest, she has encountered obstacles to flying unimpeded across the country to participate in political rallies and events. She cannot check into flights online, is swabbed for explosives See MALKIN on 36

How Blue City Governance Is Destroying Blue Cities This week, a video from a San Francisco Walgreens went viral on Twitter. The video depicted a man standing next to his bicycle, loading up a garbage bag with products. The man then rides his biby Ben Shapiro cycle down the aisle, Syndicated Columnist past a security guard, who limply throws out a hand to try to grab the bag; the shoplifter simply brushes past him, then rides out the door. This sort of thing has become exceedingly common in San Francisco. In late May, Thomas Fuller wrote in The New York Times, “At a board of supervisors hearing last week, representatives from Walgreens said that thefts at its stores in San Francisco were four times the chain’s national average, and that it had closed 17 stores, largely because the scale of thefts had made business untenable.” Employees at Walgreens had been told to stand aside as shoplifting took place because security officers had been assaulted repeatedly. All of this is the result of a 2014 California ballot measure that reclassified nonviolent theft as a misdemeanor, so long as the thief took less than $950 worth of material. Thieves quickly hit on a strategy: Hit up different stores for less than $950 worth of stuff. Then, amid the Black Lives Matter protests and riots of 2020, San Francisco decided to crack down on the police. Mayor London Breed announced that booking photos would no longer be released, lest the prevalence of Black and brown faces lead to stereotyping; she announced a $120 million cut to the police and sheriff’s department over the next two years, in the interest of “prioritizing investments in the African American community”; in the first six months of 2020, 23 officers resigned from the force.

Property crime has skyrocketed. It’s not just shoplifting: burglaries increased nearly 50% year-on-year in 2020, and car theft jumped 34%. Meanwhile, the streets are littered with garbage, and have been for years thanks to lax law enforcement. In 2018, a survey of 153 blocks in downtown San Francisco showed trash on every block, 41 blocks “dotted with needles” and 96 blocks with open human feces. This form of governance has become all too common. Los Angeles, my former hometown, has steadily declined in terms of livability. Suburban areas have been inundated with homeless vagrants, often openly shooting up, while the police have been directed to do nothing; Venice Beach has become an enormous open-air homeless encampment. Seattle has morphed from the Emerald City into a refuge for those living on the street, regardless of the risks to other citizens. There is a reason why Americans are fleeing America’s major cities. The problem predated COVID-19, and it will post-date it, too. Americans like having a Walgreens in their neighborhoods. They enjoy being able to walk down the sidewalk without severely mentally ill homeless people -- who should be in institutions where they can receive actual care -- urinating on curbs. They should not have to instruct their children to hop over used needles on street corners. Yet the governance of “compassion” continues. So does the migration away from such foolhardy policy. The top outbound states in America, according to North American Moving Services, were all deep blue: Illinois, New York, California, New Jersey and Maryland. The top inbound states were all red or purple: Idaho, Arizona, South Carolina, Tennessee and North Carolina. At some point, there will be no more Walgreens in San Francisco. Then we will undoubtedly hear about how this is the product of systemic racism and white privilege; we will hear tell of the brutality of American capiSee SHAPIRO on 36

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The Poor Get Richer Everywhere, people trash capitalism. But what they think they know about capitalism is usually wrong. My new video debunks some myths by John Stossel about capitalism. Syndicated Columnist “No one ever makes a billion dollars,” complains Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “You take a billion dollars.” In other words, capitalists get rich by taking money from others. That’s nonsense, and Myth No. 1. People believe that myth if they

think that when one person wins, someone else must lose. It’s natural to believe that if you think there is a finite amount of money in the world. But there isn’t. Free markets increase total wealth. Competition encourages entrepreneurs to find new ways to release more value from both people and resources. Because capitalism is voluntary and consumers have choices, the only way capitalists can get rich is to offer us something that we believe is better than we had before. That creates new wealth. Steve Jobs became a billionaire. But by creating Apple, he gave us more:

millions of jobs and billions of dollars added to our economy. Research shows that entrepreneurs only keep 2.2% of the additional wealth they generate. “In other words, the rest of us captured almost 98% of the benefits,” says economist Dan Mitchell of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. “I hope that we get 100 new super billionaires,” he adds, “Because that means 100 new people have figured out ways to make the rest of our lives better off.” But former Labor Secretary Robert Reich says we should “abolish billionaires.” He wants some form of wealth tax to hold their wealth down. “Entre-

preneurs like Jeff Bezos would be just as motivated by $100 million or even $50 million,” Reich claims. But Mitchell points out that if their income is limited, “Maybe they just take it easy ... retire ... sail a yacht around the world ... consuming instead of saving and producing.” I want them saving and producing! Billionaires have shown that they’re good at cutting prices or improving products or both. As Mitchell puts it, “I’m not giving Jeff Bezos any money unless he’s selling me something that I value more than that money.” Even if they don’t -- even if they See STOSSEL on 35

Biden’s Summit Without A Peak Were there great expectations for the Summit meeting in Geneva between President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Puby John J. Metzler tin? Certainly not, Syndicated Columnist but in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. President’s week of transatlantic diplomacy at the G-7 in Britain, and the NATO meeting in Belgium, a clear momentum seemed to favor Biden; if nothing else the President ap-peared immersed in the economic and defense concerns of Euroland and thus should have been at his political prime. Sadly the Summit, set in the splendor of Geneva and bathed in Swiss Alpine sunshine was substantially

underwhelming. Expected media drama fizzled. Part of the problem was that a key card the United States held, namely its sanctions over the controversial Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, was foolishly played and surrendered to Moscow a month before the meeting. When President Joe Biden dropped bi-partisan backed sanctions on Nord Stream in May, Putin gained a precious piece on the geopolitical chessboard. This remains a sobering reality. The Nord Stream giveaway to Russia opened another cash flow from Western Europe to the Kremlin coffers. Biden had inadvertently scored an own goal and stoic Vlad was smirking. Cybersecurity was a key topic of discussions as it certainly should be. The United States and European countries have faced a plethora of cyber attacks

and ransom demands on government and businesses. Some but clearly not all come from Russia. China, Iran and North Korea are among other offenders. Yet while Russian criminal gangs are key players in this dark hacking game, do they have official or unofficial state sponsorship? Likely so. But tracing a cyberattack presents a very murky task and not as clear as following an underwater pipeline or negotiating arms control. Earlier the NATO Summit Communiqué stated, “Our nations continue to face threats and challenges from both state and non-state actors who use hybrid activities to target our political institutions, our public opinion, and the security of our citizens.” NATO added, “Cyber threats to the security of the Alliance are complex, destructive, coercive, and becoming ever more frequent. This has been

recently illustrated by ransomware incidents and other malicious cyber activity targeting our critical infrastructure and democratic institutions, which might have systemic effects and cause significant harm.” Surprisingly, President Biden handed Putin a list of sixteen sites which are “off limits” to cyber attacks. In other words we are telling the Russians our particular vulnerabilities and hoping they will play fair. Is this for real? Does this allow for the Russian President to give a curt nod to his mendacious state sanctioned hackers to hit other 97 percent of targets in the USA? As to the bigger picture. Vladimir Putin wanted this Summit not so much for political gains but for his own political stature and standing. Negotiating with the American presiSee METZLER on 35

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Balance Through Boundaries

by Karen Regan

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Excuse a moment while I hold down a job, check 50 emails, make dinner, do the laundry, clean the house,and chauffeur the kids. Everyone is happy. Everyone but me. I am overwhelmed, anxious and stressed. Does any of this feel familiar? The truth is- life is a balancing act. Feeling out of balance is something you may have come to accept as “the way it is”. Your work, family, personal time, health, spirituality, household chores. All tugging at you, trying

to get more of your attention. I have been there. I was running between my full time executive coaching job, the gym, private clients and maintaining relationships and home life. I was doing so many things that eventually I got burned out. I was snapping at my husband, failing at my job and taking small things people did personally. Then I did one thing that changed ev-

erything. I started setting boundaries about what I was willing to do and what I wasn’t. Boundaries are the physical, emotional, spiritual and mental limits we establish to protect ourselves from being manipulated, used, or violated by others. They are guidelines that each of us set to be used to determine what is acceptable and what is not in your life. Physical boundar-

ies pertain to your personal space, privacy and body. Have you ever experienced someone who got too close for comfort when they were speaking to you? You might have felt the urge to back up and create a little more space between the two of you. This is an example of a physical boundary being crossed. Emotional boundaries pertain to your feelings. Have you ever had anyone tell you “You shouldn’t feel that way?” No one should be allowed to tell you how to feel. Everyone has feelings that are valid and should be honored. Spiritual Boundaries pertain to your thoughts and beliefs in a higher power. These allow you to have your own relationship with a higher power without anyone telling you how to have one. Mental Boundaries pertain to your thoughts, values and opinions. Do you know your own opinion on circumstances or do you tend to be swayed by others? Do you allow people to have their own opinions without trying to sway them to yours? Do you know what is important to you and you stand up for what you believe in? It can be hard to set boundaries because we may be people pleasers, don’t want to upset others, feel guilty, or simply because we See REGAN on 11

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Take Time For Yourself

by Dr. Graham Moneysmith, DC. Contributing Writer

It seems like we are so busy, all the time. We push so hard. I get it. There’s a lot of pressure on us to make ends meet and take care of the things that are required of us. We, as a whole, are stressed out. After the last year and a half, where life has been very different, I think it’s fair to say it has been even more stressful. And as much as it’s hard to slow down and take some time to recharge, we have to do it. We have to take a break, We have to have a vacation. Now we have all kinds of reasons (read excuses) as to why we shouldn’t or can’t take time to recharge. But it’s so important for our overall health. It’s simply about resting. While resting, you may occasionally start thinking about work and things you “should” be doing or could be doing, instead of recharging. I think this is a common feeling for most folk... whether it be a day off, a free hour, or a vacation; the feeling that we should be busy always lurks. Let me give you

(and myself) a piece of advice: you don’t have to feel this way. I don’t know where this fallacy comes from that we should always be busy. This is just who we are as a culture now. A report last year from the Center for Economic and Policy Research looked at the 21 countries considered advanced economies or rich nations. These countries were 16 European countries, the US, Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand. Our country is the only one NOT required to give workers paid vacation. The fact is: without paid vacation it’s hard for many to take time off. Furthermore, many folks are not too busy by choice, but simply have to work more than one job to make ends meet. This is our reality as Americans currently: to keep up, we have to stay busy. Money isn’t the only thing that stops us

though. In fact, according to a 2014 Glassdoor survey US employees only take 51% of their PAID time off. The pressure to be productive, to protect your job, or to try and get ahead appears to be too great. Being active and productive is good for an individual. There does come a point, though, where it is too much and it can become a health issue. There are

connections to those who vacation/ take time off from work with increased happiness and decreased depression. There is also evidence according to the Framingham Heart Study that men who take time off are 32% less likely to have a heart attack and women are 50% less likely. Time off appears to increase health. The fact remains we all need our jobs: we have bills to pay and ends to meet, I get that. However, if you are too stressed, depressed, and generally burned out, then those obligations are creating long term issues and it will not be worth it to grind out today to mortgage tomorrow. So what do we do? Well, if you have time off - take it! Get away, take a road trip, just go. Yet, you don’t have to go anywhere and you don’t need to spend a See RELAX on 11

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Gray Matters on Emotional Intelligence: Part 2

by Leslie Gray, LCHMC

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In last month’s article, we began exploring the inner workings of emotions. I encouraged readers to begin paying close attention to the various emotions they

experience. The key is in doing so from a place of curiosity. What makes this approach so effective can be better explained through an example. Imagine your partner is in a bad mood and you feel inclined to respond to them. You have a choice on how to go about doing so. You can ask with a raised voice from a place of frustration and impatience, “What is your problem!?” Or you can get curious and ask, “Hey, what’s going on? This isn’t like you.” The first example typically closes the door of communication; the latter opens it. If it makes it easier to conceptualize this, try putting yourself in their shoes. How would you rather be approached when you’re upset? (Please do use your judgment and keep in mind that this does not apply to verbally or physically abusive/violent behaviors. In those cases, get yourself and others to a safe place and get some help.) Let’s bring it back inside. By responding to our own emotions from a place of curiosity, the emotions feel more receptive to revealing what they are trying to do for us. As a result, we gain clarity and are able to express our emotions in a way that is more proportionate to the situation. This brings us to the emotional over-reac-

tion. Take, for instance, anger. Maybe you did not sleep well, and your fuse is a little short as a result. You lose your temper at someone but are quickly fraught with regret, guilt, even embarrassment for your behavior because you know deep down, they did not deserve your wrath. What started as one emotional expression (impatience) due to fatigue was then bombarded with several others because you went too far. What are those follow-up emotions trying to do? They are letting you know, like a friend nudging your elbow with theirs, “Hey, that was not ok. Get back in character.” Let’s take it further to better understand why this happens. If you ignore your physiological needs such as sleep, hunger, thirst, etc., you lose some executive functioning (ex: impulse control, emotion regulation, reasoning). Maybe your emotions have been invalidated throughout life or you missed out on healthy modeling of emotional expressions from caretakers. You may have been shamed for your emotions resulting in ‘stuffing’ them which creates a pressurecooker effect. When the pressure becomes too much, an emotional explosion occurs followed by regret, guilt, etc. (Not to mention words and actions that cannot be taken back.)

Past trauma can be a significant factor in over-reactions. Your brain was designed to keep you safe and get your needs met. Unresolved trauma can rewire the brain causing you to perceive danger in places it might not actually exist, or at least not to the degree that you perceive it to be. This translates to over-reactions that others cannot understand. Why? Because they are looking at the situation through their lens, not yours. If you have had a practice of being critical or dismissive of your own emotions, consider where you learned to do that. We often tell children to stop feeling one way or another. But the truth is, it’s not up to others to decide how someone should or shouldn’t feel. So, what now? Begin by practicing mindful self-awareness of your thoughts and feelings. Pay attention to your emotions on purpose and validate their presence. In other words, create a little space to say, “Yeah, it makes sense that I am feeling this way.” Then, and this is important, invite the emotions not to overwhelm you so that you can understand what they want for you. Notice how the emotions relax a bit inside as you stay curious about what is going on in there. Whether See GRAY on 11

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RELAX from 9 bunch of money. If you can’t go somewhere fun, then make home fun. Sleep in, take a lazy day, read a book, rent a movie, go for a walk, swim in the lake, do whatever you want. Just take the time for yourself. On the other hand, if you really can’t take time off work because you get no paid leave, my advice is this: you still have to take time for yourself. Maybe it’s only a long weekend, or maybe it’s just a hour per day, but you have to turn off your brain, unplug, and be free. Your health is too valuable. Our mindset is generally built on disregarding the future to survive today. This will always lead to more problems in the future. Bigger problems, problems that are more expensive, more time consuming, and sometimes unable to be fixed. It is always preferable to “prehab” your life and health versus rehab it. Remember our health is worth taking care of today, maybe if we weren’t so busy we’d all remember that. Bottom line is this: you need time for yourself, mentally and physically. It is your job to find this time because if you can’t voluntarily slow yourself down, eventually your health will do it for you involuntarily. This is not an option, take control of your health and you take control of your life. Your happiness is worth it.

REGAN from 8 never learned how. Because boundaries are learned, we can either be shown how to set them by example, and can also be taught not to have strong boundaries. For instance, if you heard from your parents growing up to always be nice, put on a happy face and to remain polite without upsetting others, you may be more likely to struggle to set boundaries as an adult. While there are more tactful ways to let people know your boundaries, the myth is that it’s mean to say no or to tell people what is not OK with you. The fact is it’s kind to let people know instead of being upset, angry or resentful and they weren’t even aware that they had crossed a boundary! It is ev-

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Yours truly pointing to Dinsmore Mountain from the middle of Dinsmore Pond. The smaller mountain to the left is Dismore Mountain and the bigger one on the right is Mount Israel. Mount Israel has wonderful hiking trails and a ledgy summit with a grand vista. Dismore Mountain is a steep bushwhack with a heavily wooded summit. We were off the beaten path! Armed with maps and our packrafts Becca and I have been adventuring to ponds that do not have public boat access. Paddling around for a couple hours amuses us and then we go for a hike. We look for ponds surrounded by public lands. Our latest adventure led us to Sandwich Notch Road in Sandwich. Sandwich Notch Road is a narrow gravel road that is often passable for passenger cars. But I don’t think it passes the “Would Mom be happy if I took her car

here? test.” From Center Sandwich we drove Sandwich Notch and parked to the side of a gated logging road that we hoped would get us near the pond. The first thing I grabbed out of my car was the bug spray! Oh dear the flying hungry skeeters were thick as we got ready to go. Our yellow packrafts were rolled up tight and our kayak paddles disassembled into four pieces that all fit snugly inside our backpacks. Some snacks and a few clothes and a life jacket topped off

our packs. Our loads weighed maybe ten pounds. The packraft weighs just 5 pounds. Once we got moving we successfully outran most the bugs and being outside now seemed rather nice. We followed the forest road for three quarters of a mile, downhill to the pond. There was a sign facing the water bolted to a tree that informed us that we were standing on Conservation Land and the easement was held by the Squam Lakes Conservation Society. In the woods just See PATENAUDE on 26

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Meredith Historical Society Moving Forward-Museum Re-Opens With A Complete Renovation Two years ago, the Executive Board of the Meredith Historical Society embarked on a strategic planning process to help chart a path forward for the organization. Starting with an updated mission statement, the Board identified several focus areas including facility improvements, collection management and display, communications, fund raising and membership development & volunteerism. Karen Thorndike, President of the Society reports that, “Our Board and many other volunteers have been incredibly busy. We’re turning our ideas into actions with great re-

sults. Progress is being made in all of our focus areas.” Of particular note is the Society’s efforts to refurbish and update the Main Street Museum located in the historic Ladd building at 45 Main Street. Executive Board member John Hopper who is leading this project added, “Our goal has been to create a “must-see” presence on Main Street.” Towards that end the Society has repainted the entire interior of the museum, replaced the flooring on both floors and installed collection-friendly and energy saving LED lighting. Board members John Hopper, Rudy

This has been a major remodeling effort to showcase Meredith’s unique history.

VanVeghten and Bonnie Edwards have developed an illustrated timeline of Meredith’s rich history. The public is invited to visit Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Columbus Day. Edwards added, “Several of our displays have also been updated including Meredith’s participation in the Civil War, uniforms worn by local citizens in WWI, WWII and Vietnam, as well as antique dresses from different eras.” Visitors will also find a new and inviting “mercantile shop.” of locally made items. Proceeds from the shop will support the

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Letters From God This series of Letters From God is an attempt to put the thoughts of God as revealed in the Scriptures as they relate to individuals and the nation of the USA.

will to “do to others as you would have them do to you,” (Luke 6:31) you are doing awful things to others before they do it to you. This makes unity impossible because, when I am not your God and King, “everyone does as they see fit.” (Judges 17:6). This isn’t a compliment but a curse because you have little regard for others and your only concern is getting what you want when you want it. Can you see the chaos brewing when, what is right and wrong is determined by each and every individual? You have conflicting interests instead of cohesive ones that alone can unite you. This is particularly evident in your racial divide that is becoming a chasm. What progress you made is being destroyed by violent, hateful & revengeful grasping for power at the expense of so many who have worked so hard to bring equality to all. The eruption of violence and murder that is occurring, as a pretense of freedom and liberation, is enslaving those who practice it, to the Devil, who is the original “murderer.” (John 8:44). I commanded you to never take out vengeance indiscriminately or seek reparation from future generations for the sins of their parents (Ezekiel 18:20), but you have foolishly rejected my wisdom. I will now stand against you and those practicing these things and so many others. I will have to bring loving but painful consequences. You can

choose to disobey me, but you can’t choose the consequences that follow acts of disobedience. Regardless of whether you recognize my sovereignty or not, I am God and my will, will be done. Any efforts to establish yourselves apart from trusting and obeying me will be futile and only lead to some form of decay or death. I designed you to be law abiding. My laws in my Book, the Bible, were intended to be the standard for behavior that would bring you maximum life and minimum death. My laws reflect my character and nature. I hate sin because I know it always hurts you and robs you of life. When you began to take this radical turn away from me, as early as the 60’s, you also turned away from my word, which is the wisdom you need for life. My laws became offensive to you, since you began to see yourselves as God. You sought to create your own laws, values and standards. This is a terrible mistake, first because your nature is sinful, selfish and evil and when you make your own standards, you value things that I know will hurt you and others. The second mistake is that I am still God. I am giving time and being patient, but it will be my will and standards that will be the basis of judgement and therefore freedom and life. You will all, one day, bow before me and my Son (Philippians 2:911) and I want to assure you it will not be

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QUESTION: Are we as a nation coming apart? It seems that we are becoming a fractured nation, instead of a united one. Sadly, you are coming apart. You have begun to make a radical turn away from me and my wisdom, as I stated in a previous letter, and since I am your Creator and sustainer of life, your divisions are tearing you apart. I wrote in the New Testament in the letter written to the Church in Colossae, about my Son, Jesus, and the importance of embracing Him in order to have unity. I said, “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” (Colossians 1:16-17). You have a congenital problem that ensures that you will divide without me. Your hearts are selfish and self-centered. Instead of looking out for the interests of others you become self-focused. (Philippians 2: 2-3). Your hearts are also given to evil so that instead of following my

your sinful standards that will be the basis of judgment but my holy and pure standards. Listen to what I said to the people of Israel with respect to my laws, “take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. They are not just idle words for you--they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.” I plead with you to recognize my standards, so that I can give you life once again as a Nation and eternal life thereafter, for all individuals who trust me to forgive your sins and renew your heart. I love you, God These letters are written by a New Hampshire pastor.

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Plants Go to War: A Botanical History of World War II Lecture and book signing by author Judith Sumner: As the first botanical history of World War II, Plants Go to War examines military history from the perspective of plant science. From victory gardens to drugs, timber, rubber, and fibers, plants supplied materials that played key roles in winning the war. The list is endless. But Sumner will educate us all.

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A new study of global bird populations, based mainly on citizen science databases such as eBird, estimates there are around 50 billion wild birds in the world. Four species, according to the study, have a population of more than one billion birds. On the other hand, about onetenth of the bird species in the world have fewer than 5,000 individuals. A team of researchers at the University of New South Wales conducted the study, which was published in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.” The researchers adjusted the citizen science numbers by modeling and consulting birding experts in specific regions. So what are the four members of the billion bird club? Two of them are rather obvious: house sparrow and European starling. House sparrows, according to the study, are the world’s most populous bird with 1.6 billion individuals. The other two species were less obvious, to me anyway: ring-billed gull and barn swallow. I see a lot of ring-billed gulls pretty much everywhere I go in New England (inland and shore), but I didn’t realize they had such a global presence as well. Barn swallow was the one that really surprised me. Not to be a

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It was good news to me that this study put the barn swallow in the billion bird club. I have no reason to doubt these researchers, but I did want to cross-reference that number with other recent similar studies. Determining the global population of 9,700 bird species is a tall task and by no means an exact science. Heck,

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Wright Museum to Present “In Their Own Words: The Tuskegee Airman”

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The term Duo usually refers to two of a kind. This can be understood as dual items with slight differences or something as unlikely as the Dynamic Duo in reference to the 1960’s hit TV show Batman with sidekick Robin. But in our case, two related offerings that are akin to each other through malt and hop combinations that possess subtle differences in acute flavor profiles. They are different enough to be named apart. So our focus beers today are of a fairly new release from Woodstock Inn Brewery. Nestled in the quaint town of North Woodstock hides a busy hive of brewers, cooks and help that is the Woodstock Inn, Station and Brewery. Rich in history, Woodstock Station dates back to the mid 1930s when skiers could take trains to the destination near to the mountain to snow ski. The Woodstock Inn would be a popular stop. It wasn’t until 1996 that a 7 barrel brewery began and became a local hangout. Ex-

panding in 2012-13 to almost twice its original footprint, this 30 barrel brewery, function room and eatery beckons folks from all over to stop in and share a pint or two over great food. They now offer expanded lodging for those who want to extend their Woodstock experience. The brewery has recently installed roof mounted solar panels to help with the electrical draw of brewing. Find out more about them on www. facebook.com/WoodstockInnBrewery or at their website, www. woodstockinnnh.com To be clear from the start, mosaic hops were not used in the recipe for this beer. When I first picked up the can, I thought “Hummm, I love the artistry of mosaic hops…” There have been single malt, single hop (SMaSH) beers I’ve like in the past and imagined this was

another variety of that concept. Wrong. These two pale ale cousins are simple and to the point. Easy drinking, not overly complex, right at 5% ABV so they are not a daywrecker like a 10+% could be. No, they’re just easy and smooth going down. Mosaic Pineapple has essence of fruit additive, like its kin, Mosaic Papaya Pale Ale. Both sport a frothy, off-white abundant head and gorgeous golden hue. Both of these Mosaics are as good looking as they is good tasting. Pineapple tones right up front mixed with late hop bittering brings this beer alive. The Papaya is just different enough to deserve its own lineup and yields mango and papaya notes. Both are slightly hazy golden hued with ample white sticky head. The pineapple slightly outshines papaya if you are looking for distinc-

tive fruit hints. Both have medium mouthfeel and a dry finish. So, with the many other offerings from the Woodstock Brewery, you may want to try many of them, especially the infamous Pig’s Ear Brown Ale. You can find both Mosaic Pineapple and Papaya Pale Ales at Case-n-Keg in Meredith as well as other fine beer stores. Both are available in 16 oz four packs. BeerAdvocate.com gave the previous Mosaic Papaya Pale Ale an 87 out of 100 rating, listing it as ‘Very Good’. Find your mosaic opportunity and get started on a great day!

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wrap and refrigerated up to 6 hours longer, if needed). Coating and Frying the Chicken: 1. Mix together the flour, poultry seasoning, baking powder, salt, black pepper, paprika and cayenne pepper in a large, shallow dish. Stir in the remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk. Combine the ingredients with your fingertips. The buttermilk will make the flour mixture thick and slightly lumpy. Working in batches of 3, drop the chicken pieces in the flour. Press both sides of the chicken pieces into the flour and lumpy pieces to coat. Gently shake excess flour from each piece. 2. Adjust oven rack to middle position, set second wire rack over

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Rail Bike Adventures – the Lakes Region’s newest 3-season family attraction is coming June 25th to 500ft between rail bikes. Each of the custommade, 4-passenger rail bikes at Rail Bike Adventures is equipped with comfortable seating, handlebars, pedals for four riders, a hand brake, retractable seat belts, a water bottle holder for each rider and a basket for personal items, snacks and beverages. Safety is paramount at Rail Bike Adventures, so all guided tours have trained guides at the front and rear of each group. Although rail bike tours will be departing Laconia Station up to four times a day – at 10am, 12pm, 2pm & 4pm - riders will have an opportunity to spread out during their excursion with up to 500ft between rail bikes. The front and rear guides will be available throughout each tour to assist where needed and to help ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. One of the unique things about the guided tours at Rail Bike

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map reports that the pond is 50 acres with an average depth of 8 feet with a maximum 21 feet. The map showed much of the west and north side of the pond were conservation lands. When we got further away from shore we could now see the entirety of the pond’s shore. Most of the shoreline was thick with vegetation. We could see that there was one house and several small wooden older docks on the other side. We checked out the beaver dam that blocked the outlet of the pond. We thought we might be able to See PATENAUDE on 27

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Becca on the wooded summit of Mount Dinsmore, elevation 2,303 feet. The trail-less peak is located in the White Mountain National Forest just west of Mount Israel in Sandwich. PATENAUDE from 26 paddle on the other side so we got out to look. But the area behind the dam was swampy and the water that was there was not STAND UP PADDLEBOARDS KAYAKS • CANOES

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clockwise loop around the pond and as we slowly went by the house the people on the deck waved at us. It was a good thing we made a point to look hard to remember where we put it because we paddled right past it and we had to look for it again. I stepped into the muck and then dragged my boat back up into the woods. We used our fan boxes to quickly deflate our rafts and we stuffed everything back into our backpacks. It was all uphill back to the car. The previous weekend we had hiked into and paddled Peaked Hill Pond in Thornton and then bushwhacked to the top of Peaked Hill. So sticking with our paddle and hike game we headed further up See PATENAUDE on 28

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around ledges. The forest was mostly marvelous hardwoods. We found the highpoint and there was a small rock cairn on top. I had visited this peak 5 years ago when I was collecting NH’s 2 thousand foot peaks and it looked the same. Coming down the mountain’s steep slope is more difficult than

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Chapel Hall, New Hampton Literary Institution. state before the start of the 20th century. I don’t want to give the impression that nothing was being done to improve the education that was provided by the towns. One of the actions taken was the opening of public high schools. According to Principal Preston, Portsmouth was

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received a charter on June 27, 1821 to open a school by the name of New Hampton Academy. This is the predecessor to the present New Hampton School, and the present school will be celebrating its 200th Anniversary, though a good argument could be made that it is not the same school that began in 1821. A strong and legitimate argument can also be made, however, that the roots of the present day school go back to that original charter of June 27, 1821, regardless of the many changes that have taken place since that momentous day for the town of New Hampton some two hundred years ago. Mr. Simpson is said to have contributed towards the building of a school in the Center beside the Town House which had been built by the town’s first settler, Samuel Kelley. The school first opened for instruction on September 17, 1821. “Without libraries, apparatus or even blackboards, it was furnished with plain unpainted seats and desks like the ordinary schoolhouse of those early days and See SMITH on 31

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AAA affiliate in Canada, the Montreal Royals. Quebec was a place bereft of racial strife and thus a locale well-suited to ease in an AfricanAmerican baseball star. Concurrently, the Dodgers assigned two future African-American All-Stars to Nashua— pitcher Don Newcombe and catcher Roy Campanella. And so it was that Nashua’s “historic” Holman Stadium was actually the true site of professional baseball integration in April of 1946, a year before Robinson played his first MLB game for the Dodgers at Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947. I’m pretty sure our luxury box was not there in 1946, but while watching the young collegian hurlers throw from the mound, I pondered that it was on that very diamond, 75 years ago, that America’s game was truly integrated. And that was indeed “historic.” Sports Quiz Where did the Nashua Dodgers finish during that historic 1946 season? (Answer follows) Born Today That is to say, sports standouts born on June 24 include boxing champion Jack Dempsey (1895) and Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi (1987). Sports Quote “Hell, Lou, it took 15 years to get you out of the game. Sometimes I’m out in 15 minutes.” – Yankee pitcher Lefty Gomez to Lou Gehrig after Gehrig’s historic streak of 2130 consecutive games ended in 1939. Sports Quiz Answer The Nashua Dodgers finished second in the New England Baseball League regular season See MOFFETT on 33

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, June 24, 2021 — BOSAK from 17 studies have estimated the global barn swallow population to be somewhere between 100 million and 200 million. BirdNote, the popular radio program and website, included in an episode that the “worldwide population of barn swallows is estimated to be 190 million.” The bird conservation consortium Partners in Flight estimates a breeding population of 120 million barn swallows. So what is it? One billion (or more), 190 million (or less), or somewhere in between? It depends on the study, obviously. Either way, it’s good to see that the barn swallow population is thriving. Or is it? A 2014 article published by phys.org claims that the barn swallow “has seen a 95 percent drop in numbers across North American in the last 40 years.” The article opens by defining the word “extinction,” and hints that swallows may be heading in that direction. One billion individuals or teetering on extinction? That’s a huge difference, but both extremes are reported by seemingly credible sources. I’m sure each research team will vehemently defend their own numbers -- at least I hope they would. A 2019 study of birds in the Western Hemisphere by Cornell Lab of Ornithology, American Bird Conservancy, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and other organizations, garnered a lot of attention and press, and was hailed as a wake-up call to protect birds before they disappear. The study found that one in four birds had disappeared over the last 50 years. This study estimated the barn swallow

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his power.” Later Biden’s press conference was short and called upon preselected correspondents to answer pre-picked questions. Despite this clear advantage, Joe Biden still had a rhetorical melt-down with a reporter. But what about questions on Ukraine, Moscow’s meddling in American elections in 2016 and 2020, Russia closing down beleaguered Syria’s humanitarian aid corridors, American citizens held in Russian prisons, etc? But here’s a larger message after a week of high-level meetings. The NATO Communique described Russia as a “threat” but China as a “challenge.” While Washington is fighting over threats and rhetorical semantics with the Kremlin, a new dangerous dawn is rising in the East. Beijing’s Marxist mandarins are pleased the West remains fixated on Russia. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China.

STOSSEL from 7 run out of ideas -- their wealth is useful. One reader called me “a complete moron” for saying that. He argues that “more money in the richest hands means money sitting in the bank doing nothing.” But that’s an ignorant view of banks. Because banks loan that money out, they enable other people to buy homes, start new businesses and get educated. Still, I hear that “the rich are getting richer, while the poor get poorer!” That’s Myth No. 2. Yes, the rich got lots richer, but the poor and middle class got richer, too. “The economic pie grows,” says Mitchell. “We are much richer than our grandparents, and our grandparents were much richer than their grandparents.” For thousands of years, the world had almost no wealth creation. Only when some countries tried capitalism did GDP grow. Capitalists helped everyone, including the poor. The media suggest that today’s wealth gap proves that’s no longer true. But they are wrong. Capitalism’s

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I’ve previously reported in my columns and latest book, “Open Borders Inc.,” Wall Street is in bed with social justice radicals and deep-state bureaucrats who’ve erected America’s very own version of the Chinese social credit system in which political dissent is flagged, shunned, punished and eradicated. Before Witzke came a long line of dissidents and nationalist groups -- ranging from Laura Loomer to Faith Goldy to the Proud Boys to Lana Lokteff and Henrik Palmgren to VDARE and Nick Fuentes to Gab founder Andrew Torba -- all blocked or barred from financial entities ranging from

Chase and Barclays to Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Venmo, Patreon, Stripe, and Coinbase. “The current weaponization of corporations and banks against conservatives and Christians is terrifying,” Witzke told me. “I have banked with Wells Fargo for years, using it as savings when I was working in ministry. Only when I was given a platform to share my Christian views on the national stage did Wells Fargo decide to shut down my account. The Evil Oligarchs at Wells Fargo left me, a young woman, with a balance of zero dollars, stranded, and a thousand miles away from

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