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Live Free Or Die:
Death Is Not The Worst Of Evils.
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VOLUME 30, NO. 36
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A Living Place Honoring Those Who Served
by Dan Seufert Weirs Times Correspondent
Each night from Memorial Day through September 11, a lone bugler stands at attention and plays taps to honor and respect the more than 13,000 veterans and family members whose final resting place is the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen. At 7 p.m. on that day, taps will be played a final night to close the yearly “100 Nights of Remembrance,” a summer-long
event meant to honor Americans who served the country honorably in any branch of the Armed Forces. One of the volunteer horn players, Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lee Hirtle, plays to honor his son, Air Force Sgt. Jason Hirtle, who is among the veterans buried at the cemetery, which will be celebrating its 25th anniversary next year. Hirtle’s duty as a bugler is to honor all of his fellow See CEMETERY on 18
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Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lee Hirtle, one of the volunteer buglers who plays taps regularly at the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery, kneels with his herald trumpet at the tomb of his son, Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Hirtle, who died in 2014. COURTESY PHOTO
WOLFEBORO — The Wright Museum of WWII is now featuring its newest exhibit, Shaped by Conflict: Mementoes of the WWII Era on August 17. Sponsored by The Weirs Publishing Company and Taylor Community with additional support by John and Evelyn Frank, Shaped by Conflict showcases common mementoes and personal items from the WWII era. These items— ranging from handmade trench art to postcards and ‘sweetheart’ pillows—
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To The Editor: Hello I am Dawn Johnson and I am running to be your next Mayor of Laconia and to be a strong voice in our community. In Concord. I have been fighting for NH and now want to continue fighting as your mayor. As I have done as your state representative, I will always bring transparency and accountability to the Mayor’s office. My dedication and passion for our beautiful City on the Lakes is evident from all my involvement, both past and current. I have great community pride which is evident if you have spent any time with me and I want Laconia to grow. My greatest pride in our community is how it comes together in times of crisis or celebrating each other. I want to see Laconia be the Queen of the Lakes for all its residents and visitors. Remember September 14th is the primary and every vote does matter.
Dear Senator Maggie Hassan and Senator Jeanne Shaheen I have learned that President Joe Biden has nominated a person as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) who is “Awaiting a vote by the Senate”; the name of that person is Tracy StoneManning. As a longtime Forest Landowner and Certified Tree Farmer, I and many others are strongly opposed to this person who certainly is not qualified for the Director’s position of the BLM. The Thomson Family Tree Farm is also a member of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association, which, in turn, is a member of the American Loggers Council. The American Loggers Council, for its 30-state members, opposes the nomination of Ms. Stone-Manning. The BLM is made up of 10,000 employees, which the Director would oversee, along with another 300 law enforcement rangers and special agents. The BLM is also responsible for 245 million acres of public land or 10% of the total land mass in the United States. Some of that public land is used, as mandated by Congress, for the sustainable harvesting of timber resources. I have attached a link of an OP-ED by William Perry Pendley for you to read that shows both the history of this radical choice President Biden has picked to head up the BLM, as
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well as her involvement years ago with the “Earth First” radical environmental group. Tracy Stone-Manning was very much involved in what is known as “Tree Spiking” in 1989 in an effort to stop an approved logging sale on the national forest timberland in Idaho. “William Perry Pendley: While Going on a Witch Hunt for Domestic Terrorism, Biden Nominates an Unrepentant Domestic Terrorist.” www.breitbart.com/ politics/2021/07/20/williamperry-pendley-while-going-ona-witch-hunt-for-domesticterrorism-biden-nominatesan-unrepentant-domestic-terrorist/ As you know any timber sale on federal land goes through a long, well vetted process before it is approved. Then a forester marks with paint the trees to be cut. Shortly after the trees were marked, large metal spikes 8 to 10 inches long were driven into the marked trees by Earth First, eco-terrorism that created mayhem for the loggers and sawmill workers during cutting the tree down to sawing the spiked trees at the sawmill. One California mill worker was permanently disfigured and nearly killed by a “spiked” tree. President Biden’s pick for Director of BLM, Tracy StoneManning; “In 1989, she was an accessory to an act of ecoterrorism called tree spiking in an effort to stop the sale of Idaho national forest timber.” She has never admitted to her role in this federal crime, See MAILBOAT on 27
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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES 9/11 Candlelight Vigil In Alton On Saturday, September 11th at 7pm (sunset), there will be a Candlelight Vigil held at the Alton War Memorial (near Town Hall on Rt. 11). The three-fold purpose of this event is: 1. In memory of our approximately 3,000 casualties twenty years ago on our homeland 2. For those currently stranded in Afghanistan and who have recently lost their lives, both civilian and military 3. Thanks to those who served during these 20 years. They served their country well and we are grateful. Your contributions of Words, Poems, Prayers, and Songs that are appropriate to this theme will be greatly appreciated. Candles will be supplied, but you are welcome to bring your own if you prefer (one per person). We strongly
advise also bringing a flashlight. Because the location abuts the intersection of NH Rt. 11 and Rt. 140, we ask you to be extra cautious and aware of the traffic.
“A More Perfect Union” To celebrate Constitution Day, Camp Constitution is hosting a showing of the movie “A More Perfect Union” on Saturday September 18--7:00 PM at the Alton Community Church 20 Church St. in Alton. This movie is the first comprehensive recreation of those stirring, heated debates during the sweltering summer of 1787. It depicts events surrounding creation of the United States Constitution, and is focused mainly on James Madison, who wrote most of that document and took extensive notes during the convention’s discussions and proceedings. The period immediately following the American Revolutionary War was marked by intense political unrest, owing to huge debts, the interruption of trade and business, shortages of labor, and personal turmoils, all created by the War. It soon became evident that the Articles of Confederation were insufficient to address the country’s needs. A movement soon emerged to upgrade or replace the Articles, and Madison was foremost in the movement. However, he needed the support of George Washington, and needed to show that a new government would be sufficient to address such challenges as Shays’ Rebellion and the growing trade problems between the independent States. Filmed on location at Independence Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia and other historical sites, it dramatically chronicles how America became a nation and those underlying principles that guard our freedom today. Free admission. Donations accepted at the door.
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Stone Building Workshop Learn about the Canterbury Shaker’s stone-wall building craft and experience making and restoring the walls on site at Canterbury Shaker Village. Master stone artisan and mason, Kevin Fife, has been engaged by the Village to draw on his decades of knowledge to restore portions of the Village’s iconic walls. As part of this project, Kevin will lead a hands-on workshop which will expose participants to the engineering and aesthetics of the Shakers’ skill through the actual rebuilding of a wall section. The two-day workshop, running each day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is held: Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19. Kevin began building stonewalls in 1981, blending his talent as an artist with the business of landscape construction. While earning his BS at the University of New Hampshire, Kevin studied Environmental Conservation and Art. Kevin’s stonewalls have received international recognition, and he has completed restorative work at several historic landmarks in New Hampshire including: Canterbury Shaker Village, The Fells/John Hay Estate in Newbury, Prescott Farm in Laconia, and New Hampshire Farm Museum in Milton. The $250.00 all-inclusive fee also includes materials and delicious lunches each day. Visit the website here to sign up: www.shakers.org.
Fall is rapidly approaching and Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation is getting a head start on the season with the announcement of their 2nd Annual Pumpkin Figure Contest. Executive Director, Karen Switzer, announced that the scholarship foundation is looking forward to building on their successful first year with their 2nd Annual Pumpkin Figure Contest. She said “We had so many wonderful entries last year from a variety of areas including schools, individuals, families, businesses and even a non-profit. The time invested, the creativity and the willingness to share their creations with the community was so great! One of the most notable participants were the students from the Huot Center here in Laconia with eight entries from the different disciplines.” Switzer continued “We were trying to think of a project that would be fun, seasonal and involve the whole community. It turned out to be a great idea, not only for those who participated, but also for the community at large. People throughout the area were able to go around and see the creations first hand on a beautiful Fall weekend.” The contest is open to individuals, families, schools, businesses and non-profits, with prizes going to Best Overall, Cutest, Scariest, Best by a Child, Most Unique, Best Non-Profit, Best Business, Best from a School, and Best Family or Group. Pumpkin figures must include at least one pumpkin and other recycled and creative parts. In order to qualify for the contest, an entrant must live in the Lakes Region, and the entry forms must be received by Lakes Region Scholarship by October 1st.
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Thirty Six Years On It is September and with that a very special milestone in my life. It was thirtysix years ago this month that I moved to Central New Hampby Brendan Smith shire from Long Weirs Times Editor Island, New York. Earning a degree in journalism, I used it wisely in working with standardbred racehorses for years, followed by a stint tending bar on Madison Avenue in Manhattan which led to an unexpected move to New Hampshire. A long story for another time. I was twenty-nine years old at the time and today, as I write this, I am a just a couple of months shy of sixty-six. More than half my life and yet I have never regretted that move for a moment. In September of 1985 Ronald Reagan was president, Hurricane Gloria was about to threaten New England, the New England Patriots were on their way to their first Super Bowl (which they lost since Tom Brady was only eight years old), gasoline prices were a dollar something (and we complained) and the sixth game of the infamous Red Sox/Mets World Series was still a little bit over a year away. Thirty-six years ago, the idea of the laptop computer I am typing on was still years away from being a normal household item, the Internet was not even a widely known word yet and many of us were still playing records (which we stopped playing and then started playing again). There was a landline telephone in every home and there were even a very few that still had rotary dialers. There were not quite as many TV channels to choose from, but still just about the same amount of worthwhile content. The Berlin Wall was still up. (For those of you thirty and under who complain about America,
this is something you should read up on.) The biggest cultural phenomenon of 1985 was when Coca-Cola changed their formula causing an uproar which they later resolved by going back to their original formula and calling it Coke Classic while renaming the new formula New Coke (later renamed Coke II) and everyone was happy again. Those of us alive at the time didn’t think life could get much more complicated. Of course, we did not yet know the challenges of trying to figure out what was valid information on the Internet or how to set the alarm on our new smartphones. And, of course, social media involved actually talking to people. If we wanted to share photos, we had to do it in person and rarely, if ever, did we take pictures of what we were eating for lunch or how we looked in the bathroom mirror since we couldn’t imagine anyone would ever be interested. (They still aren’t.) Along with all of these changes, I was personally invested all those years ago in learning to adjust to life here in New Hampshire. I have to admit that at first, I never thought I would. People talked funny to me, there wasn’t much to do at night – or even during the day after Labor Day – and the winters were a lot colder than I was used to. Thirty-six years ago, the Lakes Region was quite a different place. There really wasn’t a large selection of stores in the area. I found myself planning a day off from work by checking my car’s oil and tire pressure, filling the gas tank (and complaining) and then heading off to Manchester (and later Concord) to buy myself a pair of pants. My first job in New Hampshire was as a bartender and later a manager at Steele Hill Resort in Sanbornton (the word “hill” being a bit deceptive). I drove to it every day on an approach that was nearly a full vertical tilt; loose items secured by seat belts and
duct tape so as not to cause personal injury. I also experienced my first winter trying to maneuver that hill in snowstorm after snowstorm in a rear-wheel drive vehicle. I figured if I could survive that winter, I might just make it. I did. Not long after I was initiated into things like raking my roof and spending mornings at the dump and a slew of other things that I’m sure you will find less than amazing if you have lived here yourself for a while. There are still things that I won’t try. No matter how many cars and trucks I see parked on the frozen lake I’ve yet to consider even walking on it myself with only the weight of heavy winter clothing. It seems unnatural. Another thing I can’t be is a New England Sports Fan. I have considered the alternatives to the lonely and sullen existence I experience as a New York Jets and Mets fan living in New Hampshire but I also feel that loyalty is a true virtue (and tested even more after fifty-two years of not even “going” to the Super Bowl…sigh. Still, there will always be 1986). Eventually, I ended up here at the Weirs Times (another long story) and today I also am happily married to a wonderful woman. Lately, I have been more grateful of that move thirty-six years ago. As I watch some of the madness going on in New York City as well as other cities around the country, I count my blessings in being here where this madness, for now, seems far away. As I finish up these first 13,140 days in New Hampshire, I am ready for the next round. Brendan is also the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” available at BrendanTSmith.com. His new book “I Really Only Did It For The Socks - Stories & Thoughts On Aging” will be released soon.
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Ivermectin: Horse Hockey Versus Truth Shhhhh. The information I’m about to share with you is dangerous and subversive. You cannot publish it on social media platforms without risking scary labels and permanent suspensions. You and anyone you discuss this topic with will be called anti-science “kooks,” “conspiracy theorists” or “quacks.” So be it. I’ve been called every pejorative by Michelle Malkin name in the globalist elites’ overworn handSyndicated Columnist book of ad hominem attacks over the past 30 years. Who cares? The airwaves have been littered the past month with disparaging reports about ivermectin, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns should not be used to treat or prevent COVID-19. “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it,” the official FDA Twitter account snidely admonished last week. Well, you are not a sheep either. So don’t be cowed by Big Pharma and their bought-off Swamp bureaucrats. Seriously, y’all. These are the performative actors who’ve flipped and flopped on masks, rushed experimental jabs to market, brazenly denied deadly adverse events and advocated mix-andmatch booster shots as part of the most notorious junk science experiment in human history. First things first: The government and corporate media’s repeated description of ivermectin in headline after headline as a “horse de-wormer” is pure propaganda. Yes, it is used as an anti-parasitic for animals. But ivermectin has been used to treat humans for parasitic infections for more than three decades. As Wisconsin critical care specialist Dr. Pierre Kory and his colleagues affiliated with the Memphis VA Medical Center-University of Tennessee, University of Texas Health Science Center, Hackensack School of Medicine and Eastern Virginia Medical School noted in a recent literature review published in the peer-reviewed medical journal the American Journal of Therapeutics: “Originally introduced as a veterinary drug, (ivermectin) soon made historic impacts in human health, improving the nutrition, general health, and well-being of billions of people worldwide ever since it was first used to treat onchocerciasis (river blindness) in humans in 1988. It proved ideal in many ways, given that it was highly effective, broad-spectrum, safe, well tolerated, and could be easily See MALKIN on 28
America’s Slow Suicide Greek mythology tells the tale of Erysichthon, the powerful King of Thessaly. The story goes that Erysichthon, seeking wood, ordered the trees in a sacred grove to be cut. When his workers refused, fearby Ben Shapiro ing divine retribution, Syndicated Columnist he did it himself; for this he was cursed. The curse placed upon Erysichthon was simple: unending hunger. In the end, Erysichthon ended up selling his daughter into slavery for the money to buy more food. Eventually, Erysichthon, lacking the resources to feed himself, ate his own body. A nation that understands itself -- that understands its purpose in the world -flourishes. Such nations, historically, have not shied away from their part on the stage of history. They have recognized a simple truth: In the game of power, vacuums are filled, generally by those who are most aggressive. And thus, surrender of the good means victory for the bad. Historically, America has understood this. America has always been uncomfortable with the realities of foreign policy but has never shied away from its actual role as a player on the world stage. Yes, America was geographically removed from Europe, but that didn’t stop America from competing with the French, British and Spanish empires. It was Thomas Jefferson, writing to his presidential successor James Madison, who said in 1809, “we should have such an empire for liberty as she has never surveyed since the creation: & I am persuaded no constitution was ever before so well calculated as ours for extensive empire & self-government.” It was James Monroe in 1823 who declared that “the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.” A powerful America was good, and a pow-
erful America was necessary. When nations lose themselves -- when nations destroy their sacred groves -- they open a hole in themselves. That hole is ever-growing, ever-gnawing. And it cannot be satiated. But that’s just it: the hunger is itself the satisfaction. Our hunger gives us a mission. We must cure all inequality, even inequality caused by differences in behavior -- the unavoidable condition of humanity -- by spending trillions of dollars not yet created. We must rectify the imbalances of history -- the unavoidable condition of humanity -- by skewing all institutions toward “equity.” We must abandon our prior foreign policy commitments -- and our real foreign policy interests -- in the name of quixotic attempts to “build back better” at home. We must rewrite the basic social compact in order to alleviate all natural differences between human beings. We must sacrifice our sons and daughters to our hunger. We must teach them idiotic doctrines about complete human malleability, training them for confusion and chaos. We must indoctrinate them with the evils of our own philosophy, while teaching them that cultural diversity mandates that we overlook the far greater evils of other cultures. We must demand that our children protect us, rather than protecting our children. And, of course, we must snarl them in a web of debt not of their own making, condemning them to a future footing our bills. And then, in the end, we eat ourselves. We turn on each other, recognizing that our mission has been lost and that our hunger can’t satisfy us. We treat each other as enemies while downplaying the actual presence of actual enemies. And then we disappear. Or, alternatively, we don’t. We realize that whatever our faults, whatever our shortcomings, we have a role in the world; that whatever our faults, whatever our shortcomings, we still are heirs to the greatest founding philosophy in world hisSee SHAPIRO on 29
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Mandate Vaccine? Politicians love force. The idea of leaving us alone to make our own decisions goes against their nature. To be sure, civiby John Stossel lized society someSyndicated Columnist times needs government force: police to punish killers, soldiers to protect us from foreign invaders, environmental police to stop my smoke from flowing to your lungs ... But the political class always goes too far.
Now some want medical police to force everyone to get vaccinated. I’m surprised it hasn’t happened already. “It has!” you say. “I have to get vaccinated to keep my job, for my kids to attend school, to go to the movies, a restaurant, etc.” That’s force, absolutely. But it’s not mandatory. There’s an out -- we don’t have to work for the government, eat indoors or go to a movie theater. We can home-school our kids. We still have choice. So far, politicians haven’t sent police into homes to force everyone to get vaccinated. They did do that once.
In Philadelphia 30 years ago, a measles outbreak sickened 1,400 people, mostly children, and killed nine. The outbreak spread because leaders of two fundamentalist churches told congregants to refuse the vaccine; God would do the healing. Philadelphia’s health department got a court order that compelled parents to allow their kids to be vaccinated. Remarkably, “They complied with the law,” says vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit in my new video. “They were law-abiding.” The Philadelphia parents didn’t fight the order. That ended the epidemic.
But I doubt that vaccine-resistant Americans would be similarly compliant today. Now there’s an antivaccine movement. I’m surprised by the outpouring of hatred for Offit on my YouTube and Facebook channels that follows my video. Some of it is nonsense from ignorant anti-vaxxers. But I respect commenters expressing versions of the chant, “My body, my choice!” That slogan makes a good point. We are not really free if we don’t own our own bodies. (It’s another reason to oppose the Drug War.) Individuals should get to decide what’s put in our own bodies. See STOSSEL on 29
September 11th Shadows We all remember where we were on September 11, 2001. We all remember with sheer disbelief watching the unfolding horror by John J. Metzler and the realizaSyndicated Columnist tion that “it could happen here.” We all remember and vowed to never forget the Al Qaida terrorist attacks on America, and as importantly, ensure that they never happen again. As I wrote that fateful day, “On a picture perfect clear September morning, the Grim Reaper visited New York.” The azure blue of that sunny day was shattered by hijacked airliners being flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Cen-
ter, and into a side of the Pentagon. I vividly recall seeing the Twin Towers burning from a few miles away, standing like two giant smokestacks against the panoramic sky in lower Manhattan. My memories are as surrealistic as they are painfully poignant. As I penned on that day, this unprovoked attack “became this generation’s Pearl Harbor.” The attackers came from an violent and hateful ideology, not a formal state as was Imperial Japan when they attacked the U.S. Navy base in Hawaii. The surprise December 7th assault came from a formal State with a fixed address; Tokyo. In the case of the Al Qaida attacks on America, the terrorists represented a murky Islamic fundamentalist ideology operating from the vastness of Afghanistan’s Islamic Emirate. The
subsequent military counter-strike on Afghanistan, the toppling of the Taliban regime and the hunting down of Bin Laden network soon followed. Now each year the somber commemorations in New York recall, revere and respect the fallen. Each year the commemorations try to evoke not only the pain and fury of that fateful September day, but the sacrifice and the heroism too. Thus the annual respect for the fallen is a kind of Celebration of Life rather than a wake for the dead. Now the 20th anniversary year is upon us. The political optics of September 11th commemorations always attempt to recreate that fleeting moment when the USA was united as One and steadfast in the mission to track down the terrorists.
The remembrances in New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania are but a somber reminder of America being jolted into a reality long present in so many parts of the world facing terrorist violence. Indeed, the unprecedented Unity which America experienced following the attacks is long gone and replaced by bitter divisions, revisionist recriminations, and even airbrushing the 9/11 story. Nearly 3,000 civilians were murdered that fateful day. Some 343 members of FDNY died in an heroic but fateful rescue attempt. Twentythree NYPD and 37 Port Authority police were killed. And many thousands more people both among first responders and civilians are still affected by post-9/11 illnesses. See METZLER on 27
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Wright Museum To Show “An American Solo” WOLFEBORO - On Tuesday, September 14 at 6:30 p.m., the Wright Museum will show the documentary film, An American Solo, which chronicles the life of Colonel Norman Phillips (USAF retired). Raised by illiterate, immigrant grandparents, Phillips grew up to become a decorated World War II fighter pilot, mentor to future astronauts, and Vietnam vet as well as an artist, teacher, and novelist. “Norman was an interesting man who went on to earn a BFA and MFA in Art at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst where he taught sculpture for 19 years,” said Mike Culver, executive director
of The Wright. A resident of Portsmouth, NH, Phillips passed away in July at the age of 99. “He lives on in this film,” added Culver. The 90-minute film is directed by Jay MacNamee and Bob Bear. MacNamee is an awardwinning playwright who holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Dartmouth College. Bear is an orthopedic surgeon with a life¬long interest in music, film, and the arts. An American Solo will be shown from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14 at the Wright Museum, 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro on the first floor of the new DuQuoin Education
Col. Norman Phillips, is the subject of the documentary film, “American Solo” to be shown at The Wright Museum in Wolfeboro on Tuesday, September 14 at 6:30pm.
Center. The film will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with MacNamee and Bear. Admission is $3 for members and $8 for non-members. Masks are optional for all fully vaccinated audience members. Reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made by calling 603-569-1212. The region’s leading resource for educators and learners of all ages on World War II, the Wright Museum features more than 14,000 items in its collection that are representative of both the homefront and battlefield. For more information about the 2021 Lecture Series, or museum, visit wrightmuseum.org.
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Lecture by Professor Kurk Dorsey Fifty years have passed since the United States began to disentangle itself from the war in Vietnam. Yet the war is still meshed into American society, politics, and foreign policy. In this illustrated lecture, Kurk Dorsey discusses some of the ways in which the Vietnam War continues to influence the United States years after U.S. troops finally left Saigon in 1975. Professor Kurk Dorsey, Department Chair, has taught history at the University of New Hampshire since 1994.
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The history of transportation in America and New Hampshire shows that as new ways of travel were invented some of the old means gradually disappeared while others survived the changes. In my younger years I didn’t realize that the dirt road that went by our home was one of the first roads in town and a former stagecoach route. People, merchandise, and mail were all transported by horsepower in those days. Then came what they called the “Iron Horse,” the steam locomotive. It wasn’t the iron horse, however, that caused the decline of the stagecoach; it was the automobile that did that. The locomotive and whatever it carried, people or freight, was dependent on rails and could go only where those rails were present, so the stagecoach or other horse-drawn carriages were still needed to provide travel to the places the locomotive could not go.
Manchester Locomotive Works Ad. The locomotive was not invented in America, but in England. George Stephenson is called the father of the locomotive because it was he who manufactured the first engine to be operated on a railroad by the direct transmission of power to the wheels. The engine was named “Billy No. 1” and began operation in 1815 near Newcastle, England and ran for more than forty years. Americans became interested in the possibilities of usage of the Iron Horse and the first locomotive used in America was brought here from England in the year 1829 and operated by Horatio Allen who would later become president of the New York and Erie Railroad. The first locomotive built in America was called the “Tom Thumb,” being a small engine, weighing about a ton. The first locomo-
tive to appear in New Hampshire is said to have been at Union Square in Nashua in October of 1838. This was apparently the first train to arrive by the Nashua and Lowell Railroad that had been chartered on June 26, 1835. It connected to the Boston and Lowell railroad at Lowell, Massachusetts. The arrival of the locomotive in Nashua was obviously a popular event marking a new era of transportation in the state, an event that resulted in Union Square in Nashua becoming renamed as Railroad Square. In the years ahead many railroads would be built in New Hampshire. Most of these would be short lines between towns with connections to other railroads and/or stage routes. Lumber companies made use of the railroad to move lumber out of the forests. A pamphlet published by the Erie Railroad
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If you’re getting close to retirement, you’re probably thinking about the ways your life will soon be changing. And one key transition involves your income – instead of being able to count on a regular paycheck, as you’ve done for decades, you’ll now need to put together an income stream on your own. How can you get started? It’s helpful that you begin thinking about retirement income well before you actually retire. Many people don’t – in fact, 61% of retirees wish they had done better at planning for the financial aspects of their retirement, according to an Edward Jones/Age Wave study titled Retirement in the Time of Coronavirus: What a Difference a Year Makes. Fortunately, there’s much you can do to create and manage your retirement income. Here are a few suggestions: • Consider ways to boost income. As you approach retirement, you’ll want to explore ways of potentially boosting your income. Can you afford to delay taking Social Security so your monthly checks will be bigger? Can you increase your contributions to your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored retirement plan, including taking advantage of catch-up contributions if you’re age 50 or older? Should you consider adding products that can provide you with an income stream that can potentially last your lifetime? • Calculate your expenses. How much money will you need each year during your retirement? The answer depends somewhat on your goals. For example, if you plan to travel extensively, you may need more income than someone who stays close to home. And
no matter how you plan to spend your days in retirement, you’ll need to budget for health care expenses. Many people underestimate what they’ll need, but these costs can easily add up to several thousand dollars a year, even with Medicare. • Review your investment mix. It’s always a good idea to review your investment mix at least once a year to ensure it’s still appropriate for your needs. But it’s especially important to analyze your investments in the years immediately preceding your retirement. At this point, you may need to adjust the mix to lower the risk level. However, you probably won’t want to sell all your growth-oriented investments and replace them with more conservative ones – even during retirement, you’ll likely need some growth potential in your portfolio to help you stay ahead of inflation. • Create a sustainable withdrawal rate. Once you’re retired, you will likely need to start taking money from your IRA and 401(k) or similar plan. But it’s important not to take too much out in your early years as a retiree, since you don’t want to risk outliving your income. A financial professional can help you create a sustainable withdrawal rate based on your age, level of assets, family situation and other factors. By planning ahead, and making the right moves, you can boost your confidence in your ability to maintain enough income to last throughout your retirement. And with a sense of financial security, you’ll be freer to enjoy an active lifestyle during your years as a retiree.
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It’s September so of course I have to write a column on the fall hawk migration. For many, the hawk migration is the highlight of the fall season, despite there being many other birding options this time of year. It’s hard to blame those people who feel that way. You can’t complain about spending a sunny, crisp fall day on the top of a mountain or other open area looking for hawks coming down from the north. Pick the right day and you may see hundreds of hawks making their way to their winter grounds. The trick for many people, including myself, is figuring out which hawk is which from such a distance in the sky. I have gotten better over the years but certainly not to the level of the experts at the popular hawkwatching sites throughout New England. The experts, who are trained in this sort of thing, know the identification of the bird long before I can even see it out in the horizon. The other trick to hawkwatching is picking the right day. Weather plays a big role in the fall hawk migration. Pick a day with a steady southerly wind and you’ll likely see very few hawks. What hawk wants to battle a stiff headwind to start
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Cooper’s hawks, like this immature, will pass through New England in large numbers later this month. a thousand-mile (or more) journey. But, pick a sunny day following a cold front with a northerly (or northeast or northwest) wind and you could be in for a banner hawkwatching day. In midSeptember, upwards of a thousand broadwinged hawks may be seen in a single day. Speaking of broadwinged hawks, they are one of the most prominent and early hawks seen in New England with their number peaking around the middle of September. Osprey are also prominent in September, but several “fish hawks” remain with us well into
October. American kestrels, sharp-shinned hawks and peregrine falcons are seen frequently in late September into early October. By the time the middle of October rolls around, birds such as red-tailed hawks, turkey vultures and merlins are the more commonly seen hawks. Bald eagles are seen usually in late October and into November. As you’ve figured out by now “hawkwatch” doesn’t mean only hawks. It also includes falcons, eagles, vultures and ospreys. The above information, of course, is mere-
ly a generalization. Individuals of each of the species can fly over New England earlier or later than the rest of their kin. The important thing to know is that anytime between early September and the middle of November can yield a good hawk movement. In general, mid-September to midOctober is the best time to go – again, keeping in mind the weather conditions. There are good hawkwatching spots throughout New England and experts are there to identify, count and record the hawks they see, but they also See BOSAK on 27
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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. QUESTION: So How Does It End In Your Book Of Revelation?
In answer to your question, I am sad to say that it does not end well for many, but it does end gloriously for some. Unfortunately, as human history winds down, people will grow increasingly distant and even hostile to me and to my word (2 Timothy 3:1-3). The deceiver, the Devil, will work his charm in the hearts of those who have made themselves God so that most will follow that deception and their hearts will grow cold and hard in those final days. As I’ve stated in previous letters, as an act of love, I will seek to win them back by having them face painful consequences for their sin. Unfortunately, many will become so hard that they become immune to the final judgments and all that is left will be to give them what they desire, an eternity apart from me, the source of life (John 3:36). The end of human history will come when a world leader draws the whole world into a battle to be fought at the ancient site of Armageddon (Revelation 16:16). In that battle combatants will join in the most devastating and deadly battle
of history. When I first wrote about that battle, to people who lived in the 1st century, I described the carnage as rising to a horse’s bridle (Revelation 14:20). If you’ve ever seen that massive valley you would know that what I have predicted and what will happen will be of a magnitude the world has never known. It will be in the midst of that battle, my Son, Jesus, will return to the earth. He will come back and will touch the very mountain from which He left, the mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:4). He will stop the battle and pronounce judgment on the world leader and his false prophet. They, along with the Devil, will be taken from the earth and placed in a place reserved for the final judgment (Revelation 19:11-21; 20:1-2). At that time my Son, Jesus, will assume his throne in Jerusalem and will reign on earth for 1000 years. The earth will know, for the first time since its creation and fall to sin, what it is like to be led by one who is sinless, selfless, loving and gracious. He will guide those who remain as a Good Shepherd and lead them away from death and into life in all of its fullness (Revelation 20). After the thousand years, the Devil will be released and once again he will seek to deceive the world to rebel against my Son. During this time, the Devil will reveal that his character has not changed, and his heart is as evil
as ever, so that all will know that my judgment is just. At that time, I will remove the Devil and all evil from the earth and never again will he be allowed to touch those who are my children, who have looked to me in faith to be their Savior. I promised that I would never destroy the earth again as I did in the great flood during Noah’s life. But I also promised that there will be a future destruction of the earth, not with water, but with fire (2 Peter 3:7). I will destroy the earth and everything in it because it will become corrupted with sin which brought death to every living creature and to nature itself. Then, I will recreate what I had created in the beginning, before sin entered the world, a perfect world. It will be one in which the Devil, sin, evil and death no longer exist. Those who live on this creation will know the rich treasures of life without death. Those who inhabit this glorious environment will be those who chose to return to me, to receive forgiveness from my son Jesus who died for their sins and who dedicated their lives to love and serve me as a result (Revelation 20 & 21). So, it will be that the end will be a tragic end for most but a glorious beginning for those who trust me and who make me God once again. Before I leave the overview of this last chapter of my book, I wish to remind you that I am God, and what I have told you is not fic-
tion but reality. An end is coming to your life and even to the world. I would ask all of you, who have heard me speak to you through these letters, to consider you are not God, your sins have separated you from me, and without a Savior you will not know that glorious end. Come back home! Ask me and my son to forgive your sins. Resolve to make me God and live to please me instead of yourself or others. “Don’t be a fool! You will see me soon and it is inevitable. Would you act now to make that a day of glorious life instead of eternal death. I love you, God These letters are written by a New Hampshire pastor.
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The sports columnist at a Washington Redskins game when the Redskins were the Redskins. teams. But at countless dreary forums across the land—to include New Hampshire—we had to endure mostly white liberals condemning Indian symbology while many Native Americans spoke in favor of retaining said symbols. To most Native Americans the use of Indian symbology was a source of pride, a way to honor their indigenous heritage—the way that “Vikings” honor Scandinavian heritage or “Fighting Irish” honor Hibernian heritage. To be sure, some Native American caricatures were “over-thetop.” So the Atlanta Braves’ Chief Noc-ahoma went away and images were redone.
But intolerant progressives aren’t interested in compromise. They’re ideological bullies. Now the preening virtue-signalers are going after the rather generic nickname “Warriors.” Where will it stop? Probably when every sports team has some amorphous, nebulous nickname like Blue Pride or Big Green. Or The Washington Football Team. Where can I get me a Washington Football Team tee-shirt? It’s likely a plain monochrome burgundy color. Probably just what the preening, virtue-signaling progressives wanted. At least until they start getting offended by the color burgundy.
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18 CEMETERY from 1 veterans at the cemetery. His responsibility goes far beyond honoring his son, he said. “The people here swore to defend our country,” said Hirtle. “They certainly deserve a live bugler.”
— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, September 9, 2021 — Though the cemetery was built specifically to honor New Hampshire veterans who have died, the interments are just one part of the cemetery now. Since it opened in 1997, new additions and improvements to
the main buildings have made visiting a learning experience. There is a new Learning Center building, and on the extensive Memorial Walk around the outside the buildings, there are numerous brilliantly cut and
The construction of The New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen began after then-Gov. Steve Merrill signed into law the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery Bill in July of 1994. COURTESY PHOTO
Trees at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery bloom each spring among the graves of New Hampshire veterans. MARIE CROWLEY PHOTO engraved monuments to honor veterans of particular wars and different eras. The displays inside and outside are filled with names of veterans and information about the wars in which they fought or the time they served, and there are plans to make even more in-
formation available to people about each veteran simply by pointing a device at a grave. “This cemetery is full of life these days, and it keeps getting better every year,” Hirtle said. Area school students now come to the cemetery to learn, and there are plans for more
student involvement, said Shawn Buck, the cemetery director. Volunteers from area communities help the cemetery’s small staff maintain the property and complete “beautification projects,” Buck said. The operation has truly become a success story, See CEMETERY on 19
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The Vietnam War Memorial at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery celebrates and honors veterans of that war. DAN SEUFERT PHOTO
The elegant gravestones are set in perfect rows at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery. COURTESY PHOTO CEMETERY from 18 with people from many communities chipping in. Of course, it’s true that as a cemetery, this is a place of mourning, loss and sadness. And it’s also true that the cemetery buried more veterans in June and July than ever before, in part due to the COVID-19 virus. June saw the largest increase, from 132 interments in 2020 to 152 this year. “We’ve had our busiest months ever,” Buck said. “But the increase in interments is not necessarily directly caused by the virus. There are a lot of rea-
sons for the higher numbers, some of it is because folks delayed interments due to the pandemic, and some of it is not related to (COVID-19).” This summer’s additional interments, though sad, didn’t darken the grounds or taint the experience of visiting. Rather, the cemetery has always been a gathering place for families, friends, students, and for living veterans, and it is now a place that teaches people of all ages about our veterans, and celebrates their lives and their service. Buck, a retired U.S.
Army lieutenant colonel, sees it as a very special place. “Some people think of cemeteries as being creepy, but this cemetery is not,” he said. “This cemetery is tranquil and peaceful. You can feel the history and the honor when you walk through it. It’s an honor to be buried here.” Richard Marsh, who is not a veteran but is a New Hampshire historian, agrees. “The people buried there, to me, are superheroes,” said March, whose website, www.images-ofnew-hampshire-history.com, is dedicated to
the cemetery. After years of debate on a bill to establish the cemetery, legislation was signed by then-Gov. Steve Merrill in 1994 to create it, with operational funding half from the federal government and half from the state. “It became a trend around the country in the 1980s to build state veterans cemeteries because national veterans cemeteries were getting filled and more space would be needed to honor World War II veterans,” Buck said. The state donated the 104 acres of land for the cemetery, and a number of private donations also helped the cause. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in May of 1997. The first burial was in November of that year, the remains o f U . S . N a v y C h i e f Warrant Officer Ernest Holm, who served in both World War I and World War II. In 2001, the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery Association was established to continue gathering donations and provide general support to the cemetery and its events, and to involve the community and the state in the cemetery’s events. “The cemetery has a small budget, and we are there to gather support and do everything we can to help the cemetery go from being good to being great, and to help raise public awareness about veterans in general,” said Retired Air Force Maj. General Gretchen Dunkelberger, the president of the cemetery association. With the association’s help and using donations, the ceme t e r y b u i l t t h e “ 2 0
points of N.H. Military History Walkway” exhibit. The association also commissioned and installed stained glass windows in the cemetery’s chapel, and gathered funds to purchase a one-ton utility dump truck. Among its bigger projects, the association gathered funding for the construction and provided oversight for the beautiful New Hampshire Veterans Heritage Learning Center exhibit. Buck said a lot has been accomplished at the cemetery in 24 years. His predecessors on the job, including Retired Air Force Col. Mike Horn, retired N.H. National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Roger Desjardin, and Lloyd Farham are responsible for many of the improvements and displays, he said. Among the more recent programs of which Buck is most excited about is the federal Burial Equity for Guards and Reserve Act. Under the current rules, members of the national reserve and guard who were never federally activated or served on acSee CEMETERY on 20
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Soldiers from the New Hampshire Army Honor Guard fold an American flag at the New Hampshire COURTESY PHOTO State Veterans Cemetery. CEMETERY from 19 tive duty were not eligible for burial in the cemetery. Under a new act, supported by N.H.’s congressional delegation, each state is allowed to determine its own policies on burying members of the Reserves and National Guard in their state veteran’s cemetery. “This is big for New Hampshire, as we h a v e a p r e t t y l a r g e reserve and national guard, who serve important roles and stand ready to be activated. I think it’s important that we as a state can offer burials to all of them,” Buck said. Another improvement is the cemetery’s “Adopt-A-Garden” program. The cemetery has five full-time staff members and 100 gardens on the property. “At Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery they have 35 burials a day, and they have 160 people on their staff just to dig the graves. We average four burials a day and I have a staff of five,” Buck said. Volunteers, who come from all over the state, pick one or two gardens to take care of during the year. The gardens are doing well with the program, and many of the volunteers have green thumbs, he said. “I tell them it’s their canvas they can paint what they want, within bounds,” he said. The cemetery also localized “Wreaths Across Americ a , ” w h i c h i s n o w “Wreaths for Boscawen,” an event now run without affiliation to the national program. The Blue Star Mothers of New Hampshire - a group of mothers,
fathers, siblings, and friends of those serving or who have served their country - volunteered to raise funds, purchase the wreaths locally and coordinate the event. It takes place annually on the first Saturday in December. New Hampshire Blue Star Mothers raise the money each year to buy 3,500 wreaths to lay at gravestones just before Christmas, Hannukah and the winter holidays. There are more than 6,000 gravestones at the cemetery grounds, and the hundreds of volunteers who come for the event are asked to lay a wreath by every other stone. They are told to read the name on the stone where they lay a wreath, and then read the names on the grave stones on either side of it. “That way
everyone’s name is remembered, and honored,” Buck said. Among the more somber events that Buck is proud of is the “Standing With Fallen Comrades” program that began in 2019. Sometimes the cemetery receives a request to bury a veteran or family member with no known next-of-kin or family. The burial service, with military honors if appropriate, is conducted with at least one cemetery staff member in attendance. If given enough notice, the cemetery will reach out to various groups to encourage attendance, and to the volunteer buglers to play taps. “We get veterans dropped off who have no family, but we will always do honors for them,” he said. “We’ll send out an email to See CEMETERY on 21
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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, September 9, 2021 — CEMETERY from 20 supporters and tell them we’re having a service for this service member, at what time and what day, and we will always get some attendees to help us honor the person. In effect, we become that person’s family.” “One time we had 85 people come to honor a person with no family,” he said. “So, the effect is, people like this are never alone, somebody will be out there observing the honors and honoring that veteran. I’m really proud of that,” said Buck. The future looks bright for the cemetery. Of its 104 acres, 58 acres usable “and we have used 19,” Buck said. “The way I see it we’re good for property until at least 2100.” And the 25th Anniversary celebration, to be held next September, is in the planning stages. “We’re going to invite as many people as possible who helped at the beginning of this place,” including current and past state and federal lawmakers and veterans of all ranks and services, Buck said. In the meantime, new ideas are hatching at the cemetery. Staff and association members have been teaching students about New Hampshire’s more than 300 years of military service to the country, and they are also giving the teachers ideas for new projects. Buck envisions students doing research on veterans and family members, and their service and background. The students would then design and build technology that allows visitors to point a smart device at a gravesite to get a his-
ton. The walk is part of “Run to Home Base,” a Boston Red Sox effort to raise money to help those afflicted with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Marsh said they very much need donations, which can be made at www.runtohomebase.org/support/#St ateHousetoVeteransH ome21. Marsh, like the many others who visit the cemetery regularly, said he’s proud and honored to give back to the people who helped protect America when called to service. He doesn’t feel like he’s going to a graveyard, he said, because the cemetery is so much more than a burial place for veterans. “It’s really a living place, and it’s so beautiful,” he said. “I go there any chance I get.”
A local family helping out at Wreaths for Boscawen, a yearly event in which volunteers spread wreaths around graves at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in early December. COURTESY PHOTO
tory of the person interred there, including their obituary, military service information, and home town. “The possibilities are endless,” Buck said, adding that area students are often brought to the cemetery to learn, and sometimes use the cemetery’s computer resources for research projects on a local veteran. “There’s so much opportunity to learn here.” Among the coming events is a 19-mile walk to raise money for veterans adjusting to normal life once they return. On Sept. 25, Marsh and his daughter will leave the veterans cemetery on foot; they will walk to the Veterans Cemetery to the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Til-
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Train depot in Warner, NH. SMITH from 24 Company publication previously mentioned also contained a picture of what it called one of the last wood burning locomotives. Wood that was used to burn and produce the heat that heated the water that produced the steam to run the engines was generally replaced by coal in the 1870s. That was said to have helped to improve the construction of steam engines; however, the A.M. Shaw, a wood burning locomotive, running on the Northern Railroad in New Hampshire, was put into operation in 1874. Locomotives were manufactured in the Granite State in the 19th century and into the beginning of the 20th , first by Amoskeag Locomotive Works which was purchased by Manchester Locomotive Works in 1859, which, in turn, was bought by American Locomotive Works in 1900. Building locomotives and fire engines, the company built its first steam locomotive en-
gine for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad in March 1855. In a 1849 Concord, New Hampshire newspaper, there are schedules for a number of railroad companies. Included are the Worcester and Nashua Railroad, Concord and Claremont Railroad, Concord Railroad, Cochecho Railroad, Northern Railroad, and the Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad, In addition there are two express companies who state they have contracts to run cars on certain railroad lines. Langdon and Company’s Meredith and Boston Express declared that they can run cars with passenger trains daily between Meredith and Boston by contract with the Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad. Cheney and Company’s Boston, Concord, and Montreal Express claimed to have an exclusive contract to run Cars with the Passenger Trains daily on the Concord, Northern, Vermont Central, Passumpsic,
and Concord and Claremont Railroads. If you think changing planes is a hassle now, consider the task of changing from one railroad to another in 1849 within the state or a neighboring one. Directions from the Concord Railroad: “The road connects at Concord with the Northern
The A.M. Shaw, a wood burning locomotive, running on the Northern Railroad in New Hampshire, was put into operation in 1874. Railroad, extending to White River, and from thence connecting with the Central Railroad, now opened to Montpelier, and the Connecticut and Passumpsic Railroad, now opened to Wells River, and at Franklin, with the Railroad opened to Bristol. It
connects also at Concord, with the Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad, opened by way of Sanbornton and Meredith Bridge to Winnipisseogee Lake.” And if the Iron Horse didn’t go where you went, maybe the horses that pulled the stagecoach did.
By the time I was on the scene the Boston and Maine Railroad owned most of the lines in the state.
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MOORE from 15 off that day or worse, if the wind was affecting how we were able to fish. That would soon change, and the bite was on. You hear many anglers, me included, speak about the importance of lure confidence. My signature series 1.4-ounce blue Nervous Minnow jigging spoon is deadly for lake trout, but on my last few trips to Champlain I had done very well using a 1.3-ounce blue/ chartreuse Mackinaw Shad from Elias V Fishing, so I stuck with that for most of the morning. Dan however, was killing it with the Nervous Minnow. He and I proceeded to put on a clinic, jigging lake trout to 31-inches right through the 11AM hour, which is unheard of on my home lake, Lake Winnipesaukee. As the morning pro-
gressed, the wind grew stronger. No one enjoys fishing in the wind, but we had an added challenge in that the wind was creating a tremendous amount of current. Staying vertical enough to even see your lure on the fish finder was tough with most lures. The Nervous Minnow’s thin shape made it shine for fish finder visibility, but the wide profile of my paddletail was too much. I wasn’t too worried, as I normally cast shads and bounce them along the bottom back to my kayak. The current however, made that a challenge. Normally, the Spotlock on my AP136 allows me to stay on my spot and vertical. Staying on the spot was no problem, even in 20MPH winds and at least a 2-knot current, but there was little to no vertical presentation
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that worked. Then, the river striped bass angler in me kicked in and I began tight-lining my lures
just like I do when I’m Spotlocked in the river striper fishing structure up current of me. I would cast ahead and allow my lure to freefall with my reel bail open until it hit bottom. I counted down, “one one-thousand, two onethousand, and so on” until my lure hit bottom. Once I established a count, I would close my bail just before the lure hit bottom and reel in my slack. Because my lure was drifting toward me, I had to slowly reel just enough to keep the slack out of my line and would work my lure back with a modified slow-pitch technique, letting it hit bottom between every jig. Tight-lining allowed me to work the lure and detect bites, which were sometimes subtle and sometimes not. I found that the bite changed about every 15-minutes. One minute they would pin my lure to the bottom, and I wouldn’t feel them until I lifted to jig. That would last for 15-minutes or so and then they would stop pinning it and start hitting it on the retrieve. I alternated between those two techniques most of the morning and had one of my best mornings of lake trout fishing ever. When the bite slowed, we decided to head in to eat a big lunch and recharge all of our electronics batteries and hit it again that evening. This gave me a chance
to reflect on the conditions and how we had to, and were able to, adapt in a way that not only kept us fishing, but kept us catching. My success seemed to revolve around three things. The first two were the stability of my Autopilot 135 and the ability to stay Spotlocked all day, even in high winds and fast (for a lake) currents. Dan and I were able to fish in conditions that made it difficult, and sometimes impossible, for many of the boats we saw that day. Our kayaks are small enough to ride over swell, but big enough that we were never in danger of capsizing. In fact, I spent much of my time sitting on the side of my kayak so I could work my lure past my boat. The third variable was my willingness to adapt and think outside the box, using techniques from other fisheries. That evening we headed back out and what took place deserves its own article and video. You can view the first episode at my TMO Fishing YouTube channel, with two more to follow. The evening Stay tuned!
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The Losses, the Sacrifice and the Memories continue. They form what I call the Legion off the Silent, those who fell on September 11th and still remain in our memories and our prayers. But they are gone forever. Their kids are grown up and in College, indeed many serve in the military or among first responders. Some are now part of that thin blue and red line, the Police and the Fire Department, who protect us 24/7 to use the phrase, and still do so. But there is another stunning reality facing us this September 11th. We are living through the immediate aftermath of the fall of Afghanistan and the return of the Taliban regime we helped topple twenty years ago. History indeed has a strange, if not bitter way, of repeating itself. The safe havens Al Qaida once had in Afghanistan could soon be back. Afghanistan is yet again run by the Taliban fundamentalists. American honor has been stained and bloodied with the fall of Kabul. Were the lives of 2,400 U.S. troops over twenty years, and
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MAILBOAT from 2 for which some were sent to prison, nor has she apologized or expressed regret for her criminal actions. Plus, in a document she completed for the U.S. Senate, she lied that she was never the subject of a federal investigation. The Thomson Family Tree Farm asks that you vote “No” on President Biden’s pick, Tracy Stone-Manning, for this important position as Director of the BLM, knowing her background with Earth First and her activities in “Tree Spiking” on Federal Timberlands. We look forward to your quick responds to our letter. Thank you for your time. Sincerely yours, Thomas Thomson
The Laconia “Crazies”
To The Editor: The Laconia Sun recently publish a view that those resisting
CRT instruction in Laconia Schools are “right wing crazies.” One of CRT’s founding fathers, Richard Delgado’s famous quotes in “Critical Race Theory: An Introduction” came to mind: “Critical Race Theory questions the very foundations of the Liberal Order, including equality theory, legal reasoning, enlightenment rationalism, and the neutral principles of constitutional law.” The heavily propagandized CRT belief system is repeated relentlessly by Marxist and post-modern authors. Ibram X Kendi, who demands racial discrimination in our future, also demands substituting Capitalism for a state-controlled economy such as in Venezuela, Cuba or North Korea; societies supposedly based upon the Marxist value of “equity.” Like Laconia, School boards across the nation, are being swarmed with informed parents. Publicly demeaning them
to retard genuine intelligent argument, is a standard CRT tactic. It’s called “Upstanding” in CRT’s makebelieve language. Informed parents aren’t “right wing crazies.” They simply object to the Marxist, racist, and radical post-modern ideological erosion of the most beneficial governance in the history of the human race. Perhaps CRT advocates, so quick to demean their neighbors, yet unfamiliar with CRT’s core beliefs, could better inform themselves. Perhaps they will read Richard Delgado’s comments again and consider the implications. Perhaps they will consider if they owe their Laconia neighbors an apology. Call me “Crazy” but perhaps we should engage in substantive informed conversation from a posture of mutual respect. Michael D. Breen, Ph.D. Moultonborough, NH.
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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, September 9, 2021 — STOSSEL from 7 But a deadly pandemic is a special case. COVID-19 continues to kill, partly because some people refuse the vaccine. “This virus has a great many friends,” complains Offit. “Science denialists, conspiracy theorists, political pundits. It’s hard to watch.” “People have reason to be suspicious!” I say. “The government has experimented on people and lied to people.” (Officials once promised Black syphilis patients treatment but gave them empty pills. The CIA sneaked LSD into people’s drinks. More recently, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Americans don’t need to wear masks, and then
he said we should wear masks.) “I’m not saying that the government hasn’t done things that make one trust them less,” Offit responds. “Or that the CDC hasn’t made statements that were incorrect, (but) such is the nature of science. You do learn as you go.” What we have learned now is that the vaccine does dramatically reduce hospitalization and death, and we’d all be better off if more people took it. Vaccine skeptics point to media reports of “breakthrough” cases, vaccinated people who get COVID-19 anyway. Offit’s reply? “I’m on CNN and MSNBC a lot ... I think they want
to scare people.” They do. It raises ratings, and it makes reporters feel important. But Offit points out that even after delta, “99.5% of people killed by this virus are unvaccinated! Ninety-seven percent of those hospitalized are unvaccinated! No vaccine works 100%.” Today’s COVID-19 vaccines have now been tested on millions of people. It’s clear that they are very safe and that they save lives. It’s why Offit would mandate vaccinations. That’s where we disagree. I consider vaccine refusers foolish and selfish. I got vaccinated, and I wish you would. But government
should never force a treatment on people. That’s tyranny. That said, I shouldn’t say “never.” If you are proven a direct threat to others -- if your behavior kills -- then the safety police do have a right to step in to stop you from hurting others. Short of that, politicians should never force us to put anything into our own bodies. John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.
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The Washington Redskins started off as the Boston Braves in 1932, before becoming the Boston Redskins— which was more alliterative vis-à-vis the Red Sox. The football team shared Fenway Park with the Red Sox. The Boston Redskins would lose the 1936 NFL title game to the Green Bay Packers before moving to Washington in 1937.
Ben Shapiro, 37, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and editor-inchief of DailyWire.com. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “How To Destroy America In Three Easy Steps,” “The Right Side Of History,” and “Bullies.”
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