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“On The Wing” At The Wright

Pearl Harbor Exhibit At Wright Museum Is Important History For All Ages by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

World War II in Wolfeboro “Infamy – December 7th, 1941”, sixty-two photographs that tell the history of the attack on Pearl Harbor both before and after, serves both groups well. “We really encourage

people to bring their children and their grandchildren to see this exhibit as well as all of our exhibits here at the Wright Museum,” said Mike Culver, the museum’s Executive Director. “We really need See exhibit on 28

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In President Franklin Roosevelt’s address to a joint congress on December 8th, 1941, he famously said that December 7th would be a “Day which will live in Infamy”.

Today, for all of those old enough to remember that day, it will never be forgotten. More importantly, to those much younger it is a day that should never be forgotten. The newest exhibit at the Wright Museum of

This colorized photo shows sailors in a motor launch rescuing a survivor from the water alongside the sunken USS West Virginia during or shortly after the attack. USS Tennessee is on the far side of the sunken battleship. One of sixty two stunning photographs that are part of the “Infamy- December 7th, 1941” exhibit at the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro.

On Tuesday, September 13 from 6:30 to 8pm the Wright Museum will be presenting a special movie presentation “On The Wing” by producer Brad Branch In the midst of winter, 1944, a two-minute air battle took place in the skies above Ehrwald, Austria. The fight involved American and German aircraft. The losses totaled sixteen aircraft, eight on each side, and the lives of more than thirty men. On the Wing is an emotional look at the 15th Air Force, sixty years after that fight, which was one of the shortest and most intensive air battles to occur over central European air space during World War II. This 90-minute documentary film, was conceived and developed by Brad Branch, who also served as executive producer. Admission is $8.00 per person and free for Wright Museum members. Space is limited. RSVPs to 603-569-1212 to reserve your seat today.

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September Thursday 8th Lasagna Dinner

Union Congregational Church, 80 Main Street, Union. 5pm-7pm. Presented by The Women’s Fellowship of the Union Congregational Church. $8/ adults, $4/children. 473-2727

2 Good 2 Be True

Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. Enjoy 2 entertainers...Tim Hazelton at 8pm and Don Bartenstein at 9:30pm. With $2 drafts and 2-for-1 apps and ‘tinis after 8pm! 293-0841

Les Brers

Franklin Opera House’s Annual Celebrity Waiters Dinner and Auction

Mojalaki Country Club, Franklin. Offering a delicious dinner, presaged by appetizers provided by each table’s well known waiter, and followed with a live auction of eclectic and appealing items from local businesses, individual donors and friends of the Opera House. Tickets are purchased exclusively at the box office for $25pp or purchase an entire table for a discounted rate of $180. 934-1901. If you are unable to attend the dinner, new this year is www. biddingowl.com where you are able to bid on line.

Nuno Felted Scarf Class with Juried Artist Melinda LeBarge

Lakes Region Camera Club Meeting

Class will be held at the Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Drive, Meredith, Meeting Room B. 9am3pm. Melinda will meet students at their skill level and work with them individually. No felting experience is necessary. Students will need to bring certain materials to the class as well as a lunch. $60 per student as well as a $35 materials fee. Pre-registration is required. www.meredith.nhcrafts. org/classes

Program on African Wildlife

Knights of Columbus BBQ Chicken Dinner

Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach. www. casinoballroom.com or 929-4100

Trinity Episcopal Church, Route 25, Meredith. 7pm-9pm. Al Green of Tilton will speak on the topic of “Mood and Emotion in Photography”. Free and open to the public. 340-2359 or www.lrcameraclub.com Wolfeboro Public Library, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Naturalist and journalist, Ruth Smith presents her program, “Lions and Zebras and Ostrich, Oh My!” from her trip to Tanzania. Free and open to the public. 569-2428

Wolfeboro Farmer’s Market – Live Cooking Demo

Clark Park, 233 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 12:30pm-4:30pm. Joy Gagnon will prepare a summer beet salad using local beets and other local farm-fresh vegetables. www. wolfeboroareafarmersmarket.com

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Dueling Pianos at Patrick’s Pub

Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Prepare your friends for some serious fun as YOU pick the music and join in the show! 293-0841

Fri. 9th – Sun. 11th Hampton Beach Seafood Festival

Hampton Beach. This year’s festivities will be celebrated with over 60 of the Seacoast’s top restaurants serving an abundance of mouthwatering seafood delicacies; 80 arts & craft vendors promoting locally made products; hundreds of Ocean Boulevard merchants offering end-ofthe-season sidewalk sales; a Kiddie Land with ongoing entertainment and games; continuous culinary chef demonstrations and much more! 9268718 or hamptonchamber.com

Saturday 10 Wilmot Farmers Market

The Town Green, 9 Kearsarge Road, Wilmot. 9am-noon. Have breakfast, peruse the vendor tents and become a wedded member of the Wilmot Farmers Market Community. The market runs every Saturday through September.

St. Joseph’s Church, 96 Main Street, Belmont. 5pm-6:30pm. BBQ chicken, homemade baked beans, potato salad, corn-on-the-cob, rolls, dessert and assorted beverages. $10pp, $6/ children 6 and under or $35/family of 4 or more. 455-1105

Saturday Sessions – Acoustic Rock

Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Brad Myrick will be rocking some acoustic rock for us this week... Rotating styles each week. Acoustic Rock, Irish, Jazz and Blues. 293-0841

Comedy Night with Kevin Meaney

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. BYOB venue. www.pitmansfrieghtroom.com or 527-0043

Jackson Hill Cider Day

c. 1664 Jackson House, 76 Northwest Street, Portsmouth. 11am-3pm. The historic orchard comes alive with children’s games, activities, seasonal refreshments and much more! Watch artisans demonstrate their crafts, help grind apples and press cider, tour the house and grounds and listen to live music! $6/ adults, $3/children, free to Historic New England members. 436-3205

Danbury Grange and Community Fair

Blazing Star Grange, Danbury. Family activities 7:30am-10pm. Pancake breakfast, Attic Treasures, parade at 11am, live music, Bed Races, Horseshoes, Tractor Pulling, homemade baked beans and ham supper 4:30pm-7pm, followed by live bluegrass music and a live auction! Ham and Bean supper is $9/adults, $4/kids ages 3-12, free for kids under 3 years old. 252-4440 or www. blazingstargrange.org

Blueberry Pancake Breakfast

First Church Fellowship Hall, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. 7:30am-10am. $6pp, kids under 5 are free. 332-1121

4th Annual Monarch Festival

Petal in the Pines, 126 Baptist Road, Canterbury. 9am-4pm. Join for a day focused on learning about and celebrating the amazing Monarch butterfly. “Parade of Wings” at 11am. Come wearing fairy, butterfly, bird or bat wings! Tour 26 themed gardens, learn about butterfly gardening, observe the caterpillar rearing tent and much more! $5 suggested donation for adults, kids are free! Please leave pets at home. www. petalsinthepines.com 783-0220

Flea Market

Tilton-Northfield United Methodist Church, 400 West Main Street, Tilton. 9am-3pm. Collectibles, antiques, crafts, books, children’s and household items, baked goods and lunch items. 286-4795

Sunday 11th Antique and Classic Car/ Motorcycle Show

The Woodman Museum, 182 Central Ave, Dover. 12pm-4pm. Regular museum admission includes the show and all museum exhibits. Visitors can snap photos and talk to the owners of the classic vehicles. 742-1038 or www.woodmanmuseum.org

Squam Ridge Race

This is a 12.2 mile ridge race which traverses a majority of the Squam Range crossing three summits with amazing views of Squam Lake and the surrounding watershed. Register on-line at www.squamlakes.org $75/ pre-registration, $85/day-of. Start and finish line will take place at Burliegh Farm Road, off Route 113 in Holderness. Registration begins at 7:30am and the race begins at 9am. 968-7336

Monday 12th Opechee Garden Club Business Meeting and Speaker Presentation

Gilford Community Church, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 1pm. “Folklore of Garden & Wild Flowers”, by New Hampshire’s 2003 Enviornmental Educator of the Year, Marilyn Gilmore.

Tuesday 13th “On the Wing” – Movie and Discussion with Film Producer Brad Branch

The Wright Museum, Wolfeboro. 6:30pm-8:30pm. “On the Wing” is an emotional look at the 15th Air Force, sixty years after the fight in the midst of winter in 1944, which was one of the shortest and most intensive air battles to occur over central European air space during WWII. The two-minute air battle took place in the skies above Ehrwald, Austria. RSVP recommended. 569-1212

Thursday 15th 2 Good 2 Be True

Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. Enjoy 2 entertainers... Peter Brunette at 8pm and Andy Miller at 9:30pm. Also enjoy 2 for 1 appetizers after 8pm and Coors Light and Bud Light drafts. 293-0841

Jeff Dunham

Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach. www. casinoballroom.com or 929-4100

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Belmont Historical Society Hosts Program on: Benedict Arnold We all “know” Benedict Arnold, the traitor of 1780, but this ignores his many patriotic exploits of 1775, 1776, and 1777 when the dream of independence was at its most fragile. His is not just the story of a traitor to the American Cause, but also one of an ardent patriot, who, after many sacrifices on behalf of “The Cause”, became disillusioned and disheartened. His story will take you back to a tiny American army advancing through a howling wilderness; an attack against impossible odds, in a blinding snowstorm and a scratch American naval fleet overwhelmed by the Royal Navy, but able to delay an invasion for another fateful year thus saving “The Cause”. You will hear about a besieged American fort, relieved through a clever ruse and how decisive action was taken in the most vital battle of the war. You will learn much more about Benedict Arnold than the traitor we are all familiar with. George Morrison, a retired history teacher from Bow, NH, takes us along an interesting journey through New England, Québec Province, and New York exploring historic and modern images. The program is sponsored by the Belmont Historical Society with funding from the NH Humanities. It will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 20th at 7pm at the Belmont Corner Meeting House located at the intersection of Fuller St & Sargent St in Belmont. This program is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served. Funding has been provided through a grant from the NH Humanities, Humanities to Go speakers bureau. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org

Libby Museum Presents Black Bear Happenings in NH The Friends of the Libby Museum annual meeting will take place on Thursday, September 15th at 6-6:30pm The public is invited to attend the refreshments and speaker part of the evening beginning at 6:30. Dennis Walsh and Doug Whitfield will begin their talk at 7pm. Both men have a wealth of experience dealing with difficulties that arise when wildlife and humans find themselves interacting in ways that surprise both of them. Dennis was with the Animal Control Division of the Manchester Police Department and is a NH Fish and Game Hunter Education instructor. Doug is a life-long outdoorsman and hunter. He lived many years in bear country and spent a lifetime observing and experiencing this animal. There will be information on black bear habitats and habits. It also addresses wildlife complaints, specifically bear/human conflicts, abatement measures and results. The presentation takes approximately 1 hour, including a slide power point video. Please call the museum with any questions concerning the event, 603-569-1035

Concerned About Falls? Fear of falling can be just as dangerous as falling itself. People who develop this fear often limit their activities, which can result in severe physical weakness, making the risk of falling even greater. Many older adults also experience increased isolation and depression when they limit their interactions with family and friends. A Matter of Balance can help people improve their quality of life and remain independent. LRGHealthcare is offering A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls in a free 8-week workshop on Wednesday’s from 9:30-11:30am beginning on September 14 at the Pines Community Center in Northfield. The workshop is co-sponsored by Community Action Program of BelknapMerrimack County Elder Services. A Matter of Balance is designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. For more information or to register for this upcoming workshop, please call LRGHealthcare Education Services at 527-7120.

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By this time next week I will know who all my opponents will be for the November 8th election for Governor of New Hampshire. When you get your ballot there will be a lot of names of people running for governor you won’t recognize, but you really won’t notice since you, like most everyone else, will only care about two of the names. One will be the Republican candidate and the other will be the Democrat. In fact, many of you could fill out your ballots today and just check the box of one of the parties since that will be really all that matters. The name really won’t matter much. That’s just the way it is. The other names on the ballot will be insignificant. A waste of paper almost. Still, they all have some reason to believe they can get the job done but since they aren’t either a Republican or a Democrat, they don’t stand a chance. I have it even harder than all of them. You see, being the candidate for governor for the Flatlander Party, my name won’t even be on the ballot to maybe be accidentally checked off by someone who thought they were voting for someone else, most likely the Republican or Democrat, but they checked the

wrong box. I have to count on the extra added burden of people not only filling in the box the reads “Write In” but then having to actually write in my name. We all know in this day and age of short attention spans and a hurry to get back to our electronic devices, it is asking a lot of people to take those extra steps. I would think that not being on the ballot doesn’t even make me a third party candidate, or even a fourth or fifth party one, so I realize my chances in winning are very slim. Still, I’m committed to going the distance on this thing and still try to bring my message to the people (which I have almost completed. I’m just waiting to hear back from a couple of key powerful State House lobbyists). My family and friends are very supportive, even though they are all voting for either the Republican or Democrat even though they don’t even know who they are yet. Many people have told me they would like to vote for me but they can’t since “A vote for you would be a vote for the Republican/ Democrat candidate” depending which way they lean politically. I tell them that a vote for me would actually be… well…a vote for me, but it falls on deaf ears. If as many people were to vote for me as said they were going to vote for me, I could just win this thing, but everyone is afraid that if they don’t vote for the Republican (whoever that ends up being) it will only help the Democrat (whoever that ends up being) and vice versa. I’ve even had people tell me that they would vote for me, but they’d rather just hold their nose and vote for someone else since they are the lesser of

two evils of which one will definitely win since there will be a lot of people holding their noses to vote for one of the two they dislike the least while ignoring all of the other names on the ballot they know even less about than the candidate they are holding their nose for. That’s how a democracy works. It’s hard for me to understand why it is that most everyone wants a diverse selection to choose from when it comes to things like entertainment, beer, toilet paper and hair conditioner, but when it comes to people running for office, no one ever wants to try something new. It’s like saying: “Why should I bother trying different brands when the ones I have been using for years and years and years continue to disappoint me?” I guess all of us “other” candidates are hoping that someday people will wake up and try something new, so we will keep on trying, For now, most voters will keep opening the same old box of cereal and find that the promised prize inside is really just another disappointment. I am inviting all of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, etc, party candidates for a shindig at my house on election night. I have already paid the caterer and the band. We don’t plan on watching the election results, we already know that either the Republican or Democrat will win. Instead we are going to have a Twister tournament and sing songs from the sixties and seventies. The next morning we will wake up and see that nothing has changed at all. www.BrendanTSmith.com

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Still Fighting To The Editor: At a recent political event in Colebrook I spied John Amey. The political attraction was Jeanie Forrester, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running for Governor and whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opposed Northern Pass from the start. When I saw John, I thought, How long have we been fighting this thing now? Six years? Seven? We are people who love the landscape and rose up out of the sod when someone got wind of this insulting proposal and ran up a ridge and blew a bugle. Who this person was is unknown and mythical. The important thing is that so many people came running. We could beat this horrendous thing, we believed, and still do. Sometimes it may seem that our opposition has faltered in the face of billion-dollar energy deals and the juggernaut of what passes for progress. Fear not. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy fighting a for-profit foreign outfit that considers gambling $45 million on New Hampshire real estate chump-change, and the state we love nothing more than a doormat. I often get the question on whether Northern Pass is a done deal. It is anything but. As the lawyers would say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t own the dirt.â&#x20AC;? And we need to remember the bumper-sticker slogan, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about need, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about greed.â&#x20AC;? The other bumper stick-

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Supporting Ashooh To The Editor: Over the last six years the Republican-led legislature in Concord has worked diligently to make good public policy for New Hampshire. Through collaboration and compromise, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve balanced the state budget, reduced taxes and regulation, and reformed our pension system. The economy is stronger, and the quality of life in New Hampshire has improved because of these efforts. To achieve similar outcomes on the national level we need leaders with the experience to tackle the difficult issues facing our country, and the character to bring people together to produce lasting results. That is why I am supporting Rich Ashooh for Congress. For 30 years, Rich has dedicated his life to strengthening the state of New Hampshire. He began his career advocating for balanced budgets, fiscal restraint, and entitlement reform with former Senators Humphrey and Rudman and later the Concord Coalition.

This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weirs Times and Touristsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper which are taken from Calvertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic publication.

As an executive with BAE Systems, Rich stood up for American manufacturing and helped to create jobs here in New Hampshire. He understands from experience how high taxes and overregulation will undermine economic growth and has proposed real solutions for scaling back burdensome bureaucracy. Richâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time with BAE also exposed him to the complexities of national and global security. He is uniquely positioned to play a leading role on these issues in Congress to keep us safe at home while protecting and supporting the men and women serving us abroad. Rich is a consistent presence in New Hampshireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s non-profit and volunteer communities as well, having served on boards and with organizations focused on health care, education, and veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; issues. As a lifelong Republican, Rich has worked to advance conservative principles in New Hampshire, as chairman of the freemarket Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, and nationally, as a member of the Republican National Committee platform committee. In each of these roles Rich has won near universal praise for his knowledge of the issues, straightforward style, and his ability to bring diverse interests together in support of the See mail boat on 25

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Colorado’s AntiFracking Crackup If a pair of extreme green ballot measures fall in the Rocky Mountains and no one in the liberal media is paying attention, by Michelle Malkin does the collapse make a Syndicated Columnist sound? This week, two anti-fracking initiatives backed by deep-pocketed environmental lobbying heavyweights, such as the Sierra Club and Greenpeace, failed to gather enough signatures. The more draconian of the efforts, Initiative 78, would have imposed a mandatory 2,500-foot setback around all oil and gas operations -- essentially halting drilling in upward of 95 percent of Colorado’s energy-rich land area. These drastic attempts to sabotage the oil and gas industry didn’t just miss by inches. They missed by a mile high and wide. Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced that supporters of the two measures surpassed the required signature threshold but not by enough to compensate for the number of signatures that were rejected during a random sampling. One of the initiatives garnered 77,000 signatures out of about 98,000 needed to qualify for the ballot; the other, 79,000. Every other state initiative campaign (on issues ranging from primary election reform to cigarette taxes to assisted suicide) this year hit the mark. Worse for eco-activists, the secretary of state reported that the petition for the de facto fracking moratorium included “several potentially forged signature lines”

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Obamacare Stumbles On

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For years, Obamacare supporters have been telling critics of the law to shut up and fall in line. Now, they are urging them to

come to its rescue. A key part of President Barack Obama’s domestic legacy is sputtering so badly that even the law’s boosters are admitting that the federal government needs to do more to prop it up. The Obamacare exchanges were supposed to enhance choices and hold down costs -- and are doing neither. Abandoned by more and more insurers, the exchanges -- once billed as robust “marketplaces” -- are becoming pitiful shadows of themselves. In most or all of states like Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, FlorSee malkin on 36 ida, Missouri, Oklahoma, North

Carolina and Tennessee, probably only one insurer will offer insurance through the exchanges next year, reports The Wall Street Journal. One large county in Arizona may have no exchange insurer at all. An analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that 31 percent of counties in the U.S. will have one insurer, and another 31 percent will have just two. It isn’t Republicans who are hobbling the law. It isn’t the greedy insurance companies, which were overoptimistic about the exchanges at the outset and are now paying the price. It is fundamental economic forces that the law’s architects blithely ignored. But economic incentives will not be mocked. Obamacare regulations make health insurance more expensive and keep insurers from conducting their business on a rational basis. This means the exchanges are less attractive to younger and healthier See Lowry on 34

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Economic Conspiracies A general economic principle is that any law or regulation that restricts market entry tends to impose the by Walter E. Williams greatest burSyndicated Columnist den on those who can be described as poor, latecomers, discriminated-against and politically weak. The president of the NAACP’s St. Louis chapter, Adolphus Pruitt, has petitioned a circuit court judge to reject the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission’s conspiratorial call to issue a temporary restraining order that would force Uber to shut down. He says the order would negatively impact nearly 2,000 African-Americans who work as Uber partners in black neighborhoods that have long been ignored by taxis and other transportation providers. In a statement, Pruitt said, “The immediate harm of a (temporary restraining order) would strand thousands of African American riders who depend on Uber to travel around a city that has measurable gaps in its transportation system and has failed to serve our neighborhoods for decades.” St. Louis taxicab restrictions are not nearly so onerous as those in some other cities. In New York, the license, called a medallion, to own one taxi

costs $704,000. In Chicago, the medallion price in 2015 was $270,000, down from $357,000 in 2013. Boston medallions currently sell for about $200,000, and that’s down from $700,000 several years ago. The effect of these licensing restrictions is to close the market to those who do not have hundreds of thousands of dollars or are unable to acquire a loan to purchase a medallion. I’d ask my liberal friends: Who are the people least likely to have those resources? Entry restrictions are not necessarily a racial issue. Those who are in a monopoly arrangement find it in their interest to keep outsiders out. If they can do so, it means they can charge higher prices and earn higher income. That means blacks who are part of a taxicab monopoly share the same interests as whites in that industry. There are hundreds of conspiratorial entry restrictions that work against blacks. George Leef has a story in Forbes about a case before the courts, Pritchard v. Board of Cosmetology. The plaintiff is Tammy Pritchard, a policewoman who would like to supplement her income by working in a hair salon owned by a friend. The salon specializes in African hair braiding, and Pritchard wants to shampoo customers’ hair. After she had been working a few months, Tennessee Board of Cosmetology officials barred her from washing hair

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school. Pritchard cannot afford the time and money costs, so she has lost a source of income. My colleagues at the Institute for Justice have waged

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A Gem In Chicago We have gotten so used to seeing college presidents and other academic “leaders” caving in to so many outrageous demands from little gangs of by Thomas Sowell bullying stuSyndicated Columnist dents that it is a long overdue surprise to see a sign that at least one major university has shown some backbone. Dr. Robert J. Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago, has spoken out in the plainest language against the stifling of opinions that differ from political correctness, on campuses across the country. “Free speech is at risk at the very institution where it should be assured: the university,” Dr. Zimmer said. “Invited speakers are disinvited because a segment of a university community deems them offensive, while other orators are shouted down for similar reasons,” he said. Demands have been made that assigned readings in some courses be eliminated because they “might make some students uncomfortable.” Worst of all, such demands “have been supported by university administrators,” Dr. Zimmer pointed out. By contrast with many other colleges and universities where speech codes restrict what students can and cannot say, freshmen students entering the University of Chicago have been informed by a letter from the Dean of Students that “freedom of expression” is one of that institution’s “defining characteristics.” The Dean of Students spelled it out: “Members of our community are encouraged to speak, write, lis-

ten, challenge and learn, without fear of censorship. Civility and mutual respect are vital to all of us, and freedom of expression does not mean the freedom to harass or threaten others.” That such things need to be said is a painful commentary on the academic world in general. It is doubtful if any such declaration or policy could be made at any of the Ivy League universities, which are bastions of political correctness. At Harvard, not only have invited speakers been shouted down and sometimes assaulted, even a Harvard professor’s classroom was invaded by disruptive students who didn’t like what he was teaching. Such things have also happened at Berkeley and other elite institutions across the country, as well as at less renowned institutions. The uniqueness of the University of Chicago is not something new. Back in the 1960s, as campus riots spread across the country, and academic administrators caved in to even the most outrageous demands, dozens of disruptive students were simply expelled from the University of Chicago and dozens more were put on probation. As Professor George J. Stigler, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, said, “our faculty united behind the expulsion of a large number of young barbarians.” But such faculty support required a sense of mission, beyond a quiet life on campus in which to pursue one’s own career. Even as grade inflation soared, and failing grades virtually disappeared in some colleges and universities across the country, that was not true among professors of economics who had been trained at the University of Chicago. A survey in the economics department at Cornell University, during a year in the 1960s when I taught there, showed that the See Sowell on 34

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When we realize that summer is waning and the inevitable is on the way (falling leaves, frost and then snow...), we go through a change in many ways. Our activities move from aquatic fun to storage of water toys. Our fall chores are calling to us and our food habits may also change. But one of the most promising seasons of the year is fall. It is a time for reflection, a time for preparation and a time to experience (once again) great fall beers... especially Oktoberfest. This is when Germany becomes a world-wide heaven for beer enthusiasts, and a time for enjoying really great beers! Moat Mountain Smoke House & Brewing Company are located in North Conway, NH. Their food is great with a spectacular menu and worth a visit. Although they still brew on premises where their eatery and original location are (smaller batch seasonals for the restaurant and growler fills), their newest brewery upgrade is a state-of-the-art â&#x20AC;&#x153;barnâ&#x20AC;? and artfully done. This place is their main 20 barrel brewery created in 2013. They added the canning line in the following year. It is not open to the public though. You can find out more about their offerings with a name search on Facebook or at their website: www.moatmountain.com The Moat Mountain Opaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oktoberfest is a gorgeous creation of deep golden goodness in a 16 oz can. The head is creamy rich and slightly off-white, almost almond color.

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League of NH Craftsmen, 279 D.W. Highway, Meredith. 10am-2:30pm. Juried fiber artist, Carolyn Wright, will teach students to build the basic shape, add color, and define specific pumpkin or gourd details to each one of a kind piece. Fun class for all skill levels, ages 10 and up. Tuition is $20 per student to be pre-paid with an additional $10 materials fee to be paid directly to the instructor. 2797920

Sunday 18th Poker Run to Benefit Local Family

The poker Run is to benefit local couple Mike Blake and Sandra Atherton, whose home burned to the ground in August. Join us as we help raise money and show Mike and Sandy what it means to be part of a community who loves them. The heroes of the Fire Department were able to save Mike and Sandyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s animals, but not before some damage was done to their beloved dog, Bear. The money raised here will help pay vet bills and help Mike and Sandy rebuild their lives from the ground up! The Poker Run will start and end at The Tap in Belmont and make five stops throughout the Lakes Region; The Looney Bin, Nothinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fancy, Frog Rock Tavern and The Country Cow! First person out by 1pm, final hand returns by 5pm at the Tap. $20 per hand. Cars, motorcycles, trucksâ&#x20AC;Ś.anything that moves is welcomed! After part will include pizza and wings provided by Brookside Pizza II and The Tap! 520-7825 or 366-2300 for more information or to make a donation

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Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, next door to Funspot, Route 3, Weirs Beach. 7pm. Robert Ames presents the program on the Weirs Hotel with historical photographs and

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Modern Western Square Dance Lessons

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to educate our children about the years 19391945, the years of the Second World War and make it relevant for them. They need to understand what fashioned the America that is today.” “When a large formation of planes appeared over Pearl Harbor on 7 December, 1941, most American

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vicemen killed during the attack. There are also photographs that were captured from the Japanese showing the first moments of when that attack began. Two of the Wright Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal exhibits help to enhance the presentation. One is a collection of Japanese pistols and other artifacts which were lent by Mike Hashem, one of the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directors. The other was donated by Ron Goodgame of Wolfeboro who was at Pearl Harbor during the attack. He was there along with his mother and father who was in the service and stationed there at the time. On display is a letter written by his mother to her parents,

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did from the Civil War to the war in Iraq. It will cost in excess of $25,000 to put on. “We take a lot of pride in what we have accomplished here at the Wright Museum,” said Culver. “We are the guardians and interpreters of our dreams, our challenges and of our triumphs in America.” “Infamy: December 7th,

Taken several months after the attack, possibly Memorial Day 1942, sailors place leis and American flags on the graves of the fifteen officers and men buried near Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station on December 8 ,1941. 1941” will run through October 24th. The Wright Museum is located at 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro. Hours are Monday-Saturday, 10am to 4pm and Sunday from

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