10/20/2022 Weirs Times

The Miracle of ocTober

The following selections are reprinted from The New Hampshire Troubador, Octo ber, 1935 edition.

The embers of autumnal fires still smolder along the mountain trails. A single golden tree here and there against the infinite blue of the sky, a sheltered valley still warm and glowing with

richly blended colors, the far hills springing again into living beauty beneath the watchful pines, as the sun breaks through the wintry clouds and rolls the shad ows away.

But long after the ashes are buried deep beneath the snow, the miracle of October will linger in the hearts of those who came to worship

beauty and found the desire for a greater personal con secration to carry through with renewed courage to a greater destiny.

When Yellow Is The Prevailing Color Autumn splendor always awoke in Prof. William L. James a spiritual no less than a physical response.

All his life he was a lover of New Hampshire and spent many a vacation day tramp ing our hills. He wrote to Pauline Goldmark a letter which may be sent today to those who for one reason or another have been forced back to the city before they have seen all the glories of our autumn foliage. Prof.

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Haunted Trolley Closes Out Season

Molly the Trolley is offering her Haunted History Trolley Tours on both Thursday and Friday nights October 27th & 28th.

The mystery rides begin at the Wolfeboro Railroad Station at 7pm and includes stops along the way where riders get off the trolley and follow the “spirit” of Maude Taylor, an 1850s Wolfeboro Falls School teacher where she recounts stories about people and happenings from Wolfeboro’s past.

The Wolfeboro Trolley Company thanks Morrisseys’ Porch & Pub, La Boca, Marker 21, O Bistro, and Wolfe’s Tavern for offering 10% off dinner as part of the Haunted Tour Ticket.

A “Haunted Trolley Tour” ticket also includes entry in a drawing to win a signed copy of the 1976 book Remember When…A Collection of Old Photographs of Wolfeboro, NH. A book will be given away at the end of each tour.

Tickets are $35 per person and may be purchased online at wolfe borotrolley.com or by calling 603569-1080. Reservations are re quired. The event is only appropriate for those 12 years and older. The 10% off Dinner Coupon is emailed with the ticket receipt.

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This beautiful photo celebrates the magnificent colors on Alton Bay and was taken by professional photographer Rob Clifford. CliffordPhotographyNH.com

From Rep. Johnson

Dear Constituents,

My name is Dawn Johnson and I am running for reelection to continue being Laconia’s voice in Concord.

It has been an honor to repre sent you these past two years, and I promise to continue delivering results for our city. The record of my Republican colleagues and I speaks for itself. Together, we lowered both personal and busi ness taxes all while producing a state budget surplus. We reduced regulations and provided property tax relief by returning money to cities and towns. We protected our Second Amendment from a barrage of assaults from the far left. We worked to reform the Governor’s Emergency Powers to ensure that the rights of all citi zens are protected in the future. In the last two years, we sent over $12 million back to Laconia with over $1 million in direct property tax relief. Finally, we passed mea sures to strengthen the integrity of our elections and advanced educational excellence for all New Hampshire children.

I graduated from Belmont High School and my family has lived in the area for 50 years. My hus band and I have been married for 22 years and have 2 amazing children. We live in the house where my husband was born and raised. I have an associate’s de gree in accounting and do book keeping for small businesses in the area. I also enjoy working for two local restaurants where I can learn more about Granite Staters’ problems.

I will continue to stand up for

religious freedom, families, free dom, and facts. We need to stop the rising prices of gas, food, elec tricity, and protect everyone from more government. I will fight to lower costs and reduce taxes so you can keep more money in your pocket.

If you would like to talk more about the issues facing our state, I would love to talk to you. Please email me at staterep@dawn johnson4nh.com so I can learn more about the issues you care about. You can also donate and volunteer by going to my website, https://dawnjohnson4nh.com/

I humbly ask for your vote on November 8th in Belknap-Laconia District 5. As your Republican representative, I will continue to fight for faith, family, freedom, and facts.

God Bless and Thank you Rep. Dawn Johnson Laconia, NH.

Factors To Consider

To The Editor:

Some important factors to con sider when voting this November 8 if you want to keep the NH Ad vantage:

1) Vote only for candidates who have promised to vote to to repeal the illegal Housing Appeals Board (HAB) and return local control to the town’s voters when it comes to zoning and planning. This is es pecially important to rural towns as they are the most vulnerable to being forced to allow cheap, stack’n’pack housing to flood their area.

2) See http://www.cnht. org/news/wp-content/up

Our StOry

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

Locally owned for 30 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories of the people

loads/2022/10/Pledgers2022. pdf for which candidates signed a ‘no income or sales tax’ Pledge. Despite their protestations, if Dems were really against broadbased taxes for NH, they would proclaim it publicly. You will not therefore, be surprised to discover that out of hundreds of contend ers, only a single Democrat Party candidate is on that list!

3) Finally, the ability to own fire arms in NH to defend ourselves and our homes is one of the main reasons we are regularly deemed one of the most, if not “the” safest state in the nation. This freedom must not be violated.

While a sales or income tax may be hard to justify in times of surplus, we have an unfortunate situation where candidates from all three parties have fallen for the leftist idea that government should control the development of housing. This is outrageous. If town governments don’t ban together soon to file a class-action lawsuit, they’ll be a party to the destruction of this state.

Jane Aitken, Bedford, NH.

Constitutional Convention Or A Constitution Rewrite?

To The Editor:

On the upcoming November ballot two Constitutional ques tions are proposed. The second questions asks “Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the constitution?”

This assumes that there is a

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by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

What is the New Hampshire legislature up to? Or what laws will it enact when it is next in session? Ex cept for the few enact ed laws that make the headlines in the news papers or the evening TV news programs, how many of us really know what laws our legislators in Concord are enacting and how they will change our lives?

I would like to take you back 170 years ago to 1852 to explore a few of the laws that were passed by the New Hampshire leg islature in their June session which were published in newspa pers at the request of then Secretary of State, John L. Hadley. One of those newspapers was The Union Democrat of Manchester which published them under the heading “Laws of New Hampshire.”

The first action listed concerned “AN ACT to alter the times of holding the Terms of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of

Carroll.” That act just changed the times of holding the court from May to April and from November to October.

The acts were signed by the state Speaker of the House of Rep resentative, G. W. Kit tredge, the President of the Senate, John S. Wells, and the Gover nor, Noah Martin.

The next listed act of the legislature involved the towns and the ap pointment of Special Police Officers. The bill allowed the selectmen of any New Hampshire town to appoint a Board of Special Police Officers if they thought

it was necessary. One of those was to be the Superintendent. This superintendent according to the new law “shall employ such special police officers in such mode as may be deemed expedient, for the detection and conviction of criminals and the prevention of crime within their town; and they shall receive a reasonable compensation from their town...” We thus see that the empha sis in those days was not in defunding the police, but in funding them as needed.

At various times in

the Granite State’s his tory there were boun ties placed on the kill ing of certain birds and animals, includ ing hawks, crows, por cupines, and bears. The 1852 legislature’s business included “AN ACT to repeal an act entitled,‘An act to pay a bounty for kill ing crows.’ SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court con vened, That the act entitled ‘An act to pay a bounty for killing crows,’ passed July 5, 1849 be, and the same is hereby repealed.” That didn’t end boun ties on the taking of crows, altogether and forever, however, be

George Washington Kittredge, President of the NH Senate in 1852, and afterwards a United States Senator.

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

The Putnam Fund Presents Albert Cummings

The Colonial Theatre of Laconia is proud to welcome Albert Cum mings presented by the Putnam Fund on Friday, November 11th at 7pm.

For someone with the kind of background Albert Cummings has, that kind of confidence about his new music says it all. This is a singer and guitarist who has played with many of the greatest players of the modern era and received the kind of awards and recognition that few others do.

Raised in Massachusetts and selftaught on the banjo, it was a 1987 concert by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble that opened Cummings to a new world of modern blues and inspired him to take up the guitar. It didn’t take long from there for him to find his way to the front of the pack. In fact, Albert Cummings’ very first album FROM THE HEART (2003) was produced by Double Trouble’s Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon and included the group’s Reese Wynans on keyboards.

Tickets for Albert Cummings at the Colonial Theatre of Laconia on Friday, November 11th at 7pm are available on Thursday, October 20th at 10am at www.coloniallaconia.com or by calling 1-800-657-8774.

*A ticket is required for admission. All seating is general admission - first come, first seated. Ticket holders are asked to be seated by 6:45pm. At that time, any patrons in the standby line will be allowed to enter the theatre. Once the Colonial is at capacity, we will be unable to admit any more patrons.

Five O’Clock Shadow Acapella In Wolfeboro

Wolfeboro Friends of Music presents Boston based a capella group Five O’Clock Shad owat The First Con gregational Church of Wolfeboro at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday October 29th. The vocalists of Five O’Clock Shadow pro duce rock solid leads and harmonies, while exploring instrumental mimicry and creating unique textures that excite, entertain, and inspire audiences of all ages. Five O’Clock Shadow has redefined the possibilities of vocal music by incorporating mouth percussion, real-time digital effect processing and innovative writing and arranging into its critically acclaimed live performances and recordings. What’s more, these guys love what they do, and their joy is contagious! Five O’Clock Shadow effectively blurs the lines between traditional a cappella singing and today’s mainstream audio. This is the second of eight programs presented by Wolfeboro Friends of Music to people of the greater Lakes Region during its season which runs from September through May. Tickets are available for $30 at the door; at Black’s Paper Store and Avery Insurance in Wolfeboro; by calling 603-569-2151; or by visiting the website: www.friendsofmusic.org. High school students with ID will be admitted free of charge. A child accompanied by an adult ticket pur chaser will be admitted free of charge

New England Racing Museum To Host Legends Day

On Sunday, November 13, New England Racing Mu seum will host Legends Day, which will feature numerous stock car stars of the former NASCAR North and Busch North Series in attendance. These stars include Maine’s Kelly Moore (all-time wins leader in the Busch North Series), legendary Vermont racing brothers Bobby and Beaver Dragon, ‘Dynamite ‘ Dave Dion, and Central New Hampshire native Brad Leighton.

Presented by Autopac Gal lery and Overhead Door Op tions, the event includes an honoree panel discussion, permanent banner unveiling, and buffet lunch. Event co-emcees will include museum founder Dick Berggren and Vermont native Dave Moody, the latter of whom is host of the nationally syndicated Sirius Speedway radio show. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. with guests able to explore the museum’s 30+ race cars, motor cycles, and hundreds of artifacts. The museum’s 2022 feature exhibit includes the Busch North cars of Brad Leighton, Dave Dion, and Kelly Moore. Buffet lunch and social hour is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Honoree discussion starts at 1:00 p.m., and the event concludes with a dramatic banner unveiling ceremony in which commemorative banners become a permanent part of the museum.

Legends Day tickets are $50 for museum members and $55 for non-members. To purchase tickets, visit nemsmuseum.com or call 603-783-0183.

“Spamalot!” At Kingswood Arts Center

This November, Kingswood Arts Center is on a Quest! A Quest to provide the funniest show you’ve ever seen; specifically, Spamalot! Spamalot will be performed in the Arts Center on November 18th and 19th at 7:00pm and November 20th at 2:00pm. Tick ets are on sale, in advance, at kingswoodtheater.org.

Spamalot! tells the legendary tale of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. Inspired by the classic comedy film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and written by Monty Python alumni

Eric Idle, the musical diverts a bit from more traditional versions of the legend. Instead, The place is England, the time is 932 A.D. Outside, there is plague with a 50% chance of pestilence and famine.

Spamalot features shenanigans including Laker Girls, foul mouthed Frenchmen, and killer rabbits. Throughout the show, Arthur, traveling with his servant Patsy, recruits several knights to accompany him on his quest, including the strangely flatulent Sir Bedevere, the homicidally brave Sir Lancelot, the not-quite-so-brave-as-Lancelot Sir Robin, and the dashingly handsome Sir Galahad. Besides the rabbits and foolish Frenchman, they meet such characters as the Lady of the Lake, Prince Herbert, Tim the Enchanter, Not Dead Fred, the Black Knight, and the Knights who say Ni.

For more information about this production, contact Scott Giessler at 603-832-8250, or visit kingswoodtheater.org.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

STreeT Side living

Now that the tourist season has official ly come to a close with the arrival and de parture of Co lumbus Day weekend, I stop to ponder another won derful season of enjoying my street house in more solitude.

the inlet of our own spacious driveway, just big enough to fit two mid-sized vehicles, I know the area well. I don’t need maps or a fancy GPS system. I know each and every bump and pothole by heart. I know which sections to avoid. I know the shortcuts.

the winter. Also, we can walk on the street whenever we want to, we don’t have to wait for the ice to be in.

Everyone talks about the wonders of the view living in a lake house, but everything really needs to be put into per spective.

by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

Similar to those who own lake houses, us street house folks will be preparing our abodes for the oncoming winter season. Covering the plants, installing orange sticks around the perimeter that show us where not to blow snow, taking down the screens and putting up the storm windows, check ing the heating system and saying so long to our other street house neighbors who we know we won’t be seeing for a good four or five months.

But unlike so many of those lake house folks, many of us street house people won’t be going anywhere for the winter.

We will have the off season to reflect on this past sum mer season. Staring from our living room windows, or from our porches if we are fortunate enough to have heated ones, at the calmness of the street as the occasional motorist drives by. Unlike the lake tradition of boaters waving to those on shore as they pass by, motor ists driving by a street house give a quick glance and then eyes back on the road, as they contemplate in amazement how anyone can afford to live in these way less than one mil lion dollar homes.

Sometimes I stand out in front, rake in hand pretending to be cleaning up leaves, and give glance to these jealous gawkers. “Look now and be on your way,” my gaze implies.

As I venture out in my own car onto the wider street from

Out on the wider street I can “open her up a bit.” There are no obnoxious “No Wake Zones” to slow us down, just the oc casional traffic light, stop or merge signs or pedestrians in crosswalks.

In the early spring and late fall it is a glorious feeling as the streets are pretty empty. In the summer months one needs to be more careful. Out of state motorists don’t know the street like most of us yearround street house people. They either go way too fast, not paying attention to the buoys and markers, or they go way too slow, completely confused about where to go.

I admit that there are advan tages to lake front living over street front living, but it is all a matter of attitude.

Like lake house folks, we can’t just jump in our cars and drive a bit, drop anchor and go fishing. But we can drive down any street and try to avoid hitting as many squirrels and chipmunks as possible. There is sometimes also the added adventure of having to avoid the occasional flock of turkeys.

Each activity is its own spe cial attraction.

Of course, we street house people can’t just mosey on down to the shore and take a refreshing dip on a hot sum mer day. But we can….um… uh…okay you’ve got us on that one.

One advantage we street house people have over lake house folks is that we can use our street year-round. We can take out our cars pretty much anytime we want. We don’t have to store them away for

Living in a street house in the summer, I love that special time of the evening watching the sun set over a neighbor’s street house, that last ray of light across glimmering across the asphalt and then silently gasp as we watch the LED streetlight slowly come to life.

It is a sight to behold.

Of course, I can still catch this magical moment in the winter if I rush from work to be home before four-fifteen.

There are also unique audi tory differences between lake house and street house living.

Some say on a quiet summer day you can hear the call of the Loon from a lake house. Here by my street house I can hear the less than calming sounds of fifties music echoing from another house one street over.

Each has its own magic.

I could go on about the won ders of living in a street house, but I don’t want to give up too much. After all, everyone talks about how great it would be to live lakeside, but not many strive for that street house liv ing.

I’d just like to keep it our little secret. Why ruin a good thing?

Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles”,“Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” and “I Only Did It For The Socks Sto ries & Thoughts On Aging” All are available at BrendanTSmith.com.

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F OOL in Live Free or Die.

FLATLANDER’S OBSERVATIONS ON

in Suppor T of a Young aMerica

firST ScapegoaT

Next week, a young college student will face a federal judge in Washington, D.C., at a sentencing hearing over his nonviolent participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol rally.

UCLA undergrad Christian Secor was ar rested last February and spent more than a month in solitary confinement. Think about that.

aMerica’S Suicidal energY policY

haS ver Y real coSTS

by Michelle Malkin Syndicated Columnist

Unlike the weekly parade of repeat violent criminal rapists, robbers, pedophiles and murderers across the country with massive rap sheets who enjoy a no-bail revolving door, Christian had never, ever been in trouble with the law before his arrest.

The un-American Department of Injustice has made life hell for hundreds of peaceful Trump rally participants -- locking them up, throwing away the key, harassing their families, with holding evidence and obliterating their constitutional rights to stifle dissent, punish the Democrats’ political enemies and wea ponize J6 till kingdom come. Don’t take my word for it. A D.C. magistrate overseeing some of the cases, Zia Faruqui, decried the gargantuan prosecutions of nearly 900 defendants, includ ing at least two Americans who were left to languish in custody after being “lost” for weeks without scheduled hearings.

“It feels like the government has bitten off more than it can chew here,” Faruqui complained in March.

Yes, the vengeful federal beast has an insatiable appetite and bottomless resources to ruin lives. The D.C. witch-hunt prosecutors threw a pile of charges at Christian that made sen sational headlines, including “assaulting, resisting or impeding officers,” as liberal National Public Radio reported. Christian pleaded not guilty to all charges in March 2021 but, 14 wearying months later, entered an agreement to plead guilty to a single felony charge of “obstructing a federal proceeding.”

Here is what I wrote to the judge in Christian’s case, the Hon orable Trevor McFadden, to share what I know about this bright young man as he faces up to 20 years in prison next week.

Dear Judge McFadden,

My name is Michelle Malkin and I am writing on behalf of Christian Secor, whom you will sentence on October 19, 2022. I am a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, investigative journalist, author of 7 books, campus speaker, and mentor to countless young conservative activists across the country for the past 30 years.

by Ben Shapiro Syndicated Columnist

Last week, Saudi Ara bia announced, in con junction with OPEC+, that it would be cutting oil production in the face of dropping pric es. That decision came in spite of the Biden White House’s lobbying in favor of increased production, which in cluded a sycophantic visit by President Joe Biden to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In response to the Saudi announcement, the White House quickly announced that the United States would be reevaluating its relationship with the Kingdom.

Meanwhile, the White House announced that it would be “preparing to scale down sanctions” on Venezuela’s tyrannical re gime, according to The Wall Street Jour nal. The goal: increased oil production from the Marxist dictatorship via loosened restrictions on pumping for Chevron. The White House continues to keep channels open with the Iranian mullahs as well, so liciting concessions from the same regime that shoots women in the streets for failing to properly wear Islamic head coverings.

There is an obvious question to be asked in the face of this random and chaotic non-strategy: Why, precisely, doesn’t the Biden administration just ramp up energy production by unleashing the power of America’s oil industry? After all, America is still the world’s leading supplier of oil and natural gas. And we have billions of dollars in investment sitting on the side lines; refineries have been dropping offline and energy companies transitioning away from the precise forms of fuel that actually power the globe.

The answer is just as obvious: This administration is far more tied to its ideological predilections than to real ity. Actually, reality actively angers this administration: when it fosters a foolish

policy and predictably dire results follow, the administration’s response is pique at that cause-and-effect relationship. This administration pursues green energy boondoggles while begging for energy from America’s foes, watches those foes hold Europe hostage in the midst of a potential nuclear standoff -- and then, of course, yells about how cruel our foes are for cut ting off energy supplies to our allies. This is both unproductive and geopolitically imbecilic.

But at least it makes the leaders of the free world feel warm and fuzzy inside. And if America’s enemies gain compara tive power, at least we’ll have the comfort of snootily lecturing those enemies on the certainty of their political isolation; as State Department Senior Advisor for Energy Security Amos Hochstein recently stated, “low income countries have seen that Saudi Arabia and Russia are collud ing against them.”

Odd, then, that low-income countries are disproportionately siding with Russia and Saudi Arabia. Perhaps that has some thing to do with the continued dedication of wealthy westerners to the proposition that the most effective energy policy for rising from poverty ought to be phased out -- that the ladder to prosperity ought to be pulled up behind rich European na tions in the name of sophistry spouted by Swedish teenagers who specialize in crossgenerational derisive contempt.

The West has surrendered wise policy -- or even simply non-suicidal policy -- in favor of allegiance to pipe dreams. Then we wonder just why reality seems to keep col lapsing in on us like an abandoned house.

Ben Shapiro is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and Editor-in-Chief of Dai lyWire.com.

by John Stossel Syndicated Columnist

I love Twitter. I love it because when I joined, I “followed” people, so I get to learn what they think. I also learn what the crowd thinks, and sometimes I get breaking news. Hooray for Twitter. I also hate Twitter.

After I read my Twitter feed, I often feel disgusted with myself. Social media algorithms cleverly show me more of what gets me engaged, what I look at a moment longer. That often includes posts that make me angry.

TWiTTer SecreTS

So they send me more of those. Fights. Sarcasm. Snarky putdowns. When I stop reading, I feel sad and anxious.

For those of you not familiar with social media feeds: We “follow” people on Twitter, “friend” them on Facebook, etc. Customers think the companies show us all our friends’ posts, but they don’t. (We wouldn’t like it if they did.) Twitter features only (SET ITAL)some(END ITAL) posts from people I follow, mixed with posts from people who pay, some who might anger me, popular people and ... well, I don’t know; they keep that secret.

I post a new Stossel TV video every

Tuesday. Lots of people signed up to receive them, but Twitter won’t send my tweets to most of them. A million people chose to follow me on Twitter, but Twitter shows my posts to only 5 or 10% of them!

Which ones? I don’t know. That’s secret.

I will post a link to this column, too. Ninety percent of my followers won’t see it.

Twitter will bury most of my tweets deep in my followers’ newsfeeds, below paid tweets, below “trending” tweets, below ... who knows what? They bury them so deep that most people never see them.

Do they bury them because some

employee doesn’t like me? Doesn’t like libertarians? I don’t know. The algorithm is secret.

Twitter’s a private company and can do whatever it wants. But I wish the rules were applied consistently. I can’t know if they are. The process is secret.

Twitter does carry plenty of posts from libertarians and conservatives. But their “content moderators” favor the left.

Just weeks before the last elec tion, the New York Post reported, accurately, on the sleaze on Hunter Biden’s computer. Twitter blocked the Post’s account for two weeks.

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un aSSeMblY elecTS neW huMan righTS guardianS

Korea.

by John J. Metzler Syndicated Columnist

The UN Gen eral Assembly just concluded its election for fourteen new members in the Human Rights Council. Del egates have cho sen a conclave of candidates who sit in somber judge ment of global freedoms and virtues, though ironically, many of these new members selected are actually among the very abusers and rights violators the Council is presumably monitoring.

We are speaking about countries ranging from China, Cuba and Er itrea, to Sudan, Uzbekistan and Venezuela. You get the picture. In balance there are members such as the USA, France, Poland and South

Voting for the Geneva-based 47 member Council, is based on re gional groupings where customary back-room selection usually pro duces an unopposed candidates list which only sometimes goes to an actual contested election. There were 190 ballots being cast in each of the groupings.

So let’s take a quick overview of the new members winning three-year terms starting in 2023.

Africa

The African continent gets four new members which were all se lected, four out of four.

South Africa came in first with 182 votes followed by Algeria and Morocco, and then Sudan.

While South Africa still retains a democratic framework, its rights and freedoms are sadly deteriorat

ing under a system of corruption, cronyism and crime. Then there’s Algeria, anything but democratic, holds poor ratings on the respected Freedom House scorecard. Morocco, though facing some challenges, re mains a close friend of France and the U.S. Sudan, a true standout, remains one of the continents least free countries.

Asia-Pacific

Here it got unexpectedly inter esting. There were six countries contesting four seats. Bangladesh came in first with 160 votes (let’s be fair, Bangladesh as a poor country, has done so very much to help the Rohingya refugees fleeing Burma). Then it was the Maldive Islands, Vietnam, and Kyrgyzstan who won. South Korea the (Republic of Korea) scored poorly with 123 votes and was not re-elected. Afghanistan re

ceived a measly 12 ballots.

Vietnam by no stretch of the imagi nation is a democratic state and nei ther is Kyrgyzstan. Both rate poorly on the Freedom House democracy Index and are listed as Not Free.

But South Korea is not only a thriving democracy but a major contributor to the UN system. Why did they lose? Seoul’s government opposed China in a recent human rights Resolution and this may be Beijing’s payback. Afghanistan lost for all the right reasons; the Taliban regime was happily not honored nor humored with a win.

Eastern Europe

Here it was two out of two. Both Georgia and Romania won seats. Romania is a member of both the European Union and NATO. The Bucharest government, which has

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Letters From God

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

Letters From God

QUESTION: Will The World End With A Nuclear Holo caust?

No, it will not!

As I have reminded you on many occasions in my letters, I stand outside of time so that I have seen the end of your human history even as I saw and cre ated the beginning of your human history. The end will be marked by a final World War. During this war there will be some use of weapons that will have the effect of a limited nuclear blast. This is evidenced by the de scription of how some people will die. “This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.” (Zechariah 14:12).

This passage, which I instructed my prophet Zechariah to write, is in the context of what I have called “The Day of The Lord.” This is a day that my Son, Jesus, will return to earth to consummate human history and put an end to sin and re-create a new heaven and earth.

There, those who trust ed me and my son who died on the cross to pay for your sins will reside forever. All others will be given their choice to be separated from

me forever. In this pas sage from Zechariah I made it clear that in the last days, the nations will gather to attack Is rael my people and my chosen city, Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:3)

I also made it clear that it will be at this time that my son, Je sus, will return to the earth to fight against those nations. I sent my son Jesus once, as the Lamb of God, to pay the penalty for your sins. I promised you that he would return but no longer as a suf fering Lamb of God but as the reigning King of Kings and LORD of Lords.

I also told his dis ciples in a New Testa ment chapter of my book called the book of Acts that just as he de parted Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives to be back with me until the end of time, he will also return to the very place he departed (Acts 1:10-11). “On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives east of Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west forming a great valley with half the mountain moving North and half mov ing South.“ (Acts 14:4).

Following the events of his return and the ces sation of that final war, “the LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.”

(Acts 14:9)

I say all of this so that you know, though there will be some use of weapons that can kill as a nuclear blast could, nuclear weap ons will not destroy the whole earth. But let

me use this question as an opportunity to ask you and all who can read and understand my letter. I will send my Son to return to the earth and that “Day of The Lord” will come. In fact, what is hap pening in your country and the world is exactly what I predicted in my book, the Bible. You are running away from me and because I am the source of your life, you are manifesting many signs of death. You are falling apart and yet you are falling in place with respect to all I revealed in my word, the Bible. You are fulfilling the words I put in the Psalmist’s mouth, “the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. Let us break their chains they say and throw off their fetters.” (Psalm 2:2-3) But you must know that you can’t win this battle. You must bend or you will break. Listen to my re sponse to those Kings, and your “Kings.” The one enthroned in heav en laughs; the Lord scoffs at them then he rebukes them in his an ger and terrifies them in his wrath saying, I have installed my king on Zion my holy hill…” (Psalm 2:4-6). That King will be Jesus, my son and your Savior. Your only hope is to “…be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are

all who take refuge in him.” (Psalm 2:10-12)

I, God, so loved the world that I gave my one and only son so that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16).

Bow now so that you won’t break then.

I love you, God

These letters are writ ten by a New Hamp shire pastor.

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James wrote: “About to leave these sylvan glories, what is more natural than to write a word to you, and express my sorrow that you had to return to town before they had devel oped. I have been fortu nate enough to wait until yellow is beginning to be the prevailing colour, but the whole preced ing month has been a spectacle of jewelry, as if the world were rubies and gold, and emerald and topaz. The thing has been at once violently sensational and exqui sitely spiritual. I never saw so much of it, or such warm Americanism in the atmosphere, and I wish you could have enjoyed it with me. It makes one patriotic.”

Pumpkins Like Golden Beads

Shocks of brown corn stretch in orderly and military precision to the hills that are clothed in scarlet, green, gold and bronze. Pumpkins, like golden beads, dot the fields and in the after noon a thin delicate blue haze shadows the hills.

The air is filled with friendly fragrance of rip ening fruit, the smell of burning leaves and the spicy aroma of apple butter simmering over a slow fire.

Birds are flocking for the trip South, and the crows are making carni val over the event, hun dreds of them stunting in the air they fill with unlovely sounds.

In the woods the squir rels and chipmunks are scampering busily, stor ing a goodly supply of nuts for the winter.

We carry with us a realization that winter is not far away and there is task after task to be car ried out in preparation for stormy, cold weath er, and yet all prepara tion is made cheerfully and in the happy belief that long, comfortable

nights, crackling fires, good books, popcorn, ruddy apples await us.

Autumn In The White Mountains

You may know of some greater delight than to start off in a motor car at 6 a.m. on some per fect October day, with congenial friends, all of whom enjoy nature in the same way — but I don’t.

You may have seen a more magnificent spec tacle than the White Mountains in their au tumnal robes this sea son, but I never have and never expect to this side of Eternity. Gor geous is no word for it!

For miles the coloring on the mountain side baffles the descriptive powers of anyone except a Conrad or some great master of our language. The time came when we were almost breathless in our admiration and wonder.

One of the finest views we recall was in North Woodstock at the Grand View House, looking down the long valley with its river framed in by the mountains in all the glory of their splen did coloring.

Because of the heavy recent rains the Flume Cascade, the Baby Flume and the Flume itself are at their best. Innumerable brooks run along over their stony beds, a joy to the eye and ear.

Around Crawford Notch gorgeous reds predominate in the foli age. The Old Man of the Mountain in the vicinity of Echo Lake and Profile Lake looks down on car pets of yellow and green, not so resplendent but equally beautiful.

The distant peaks are sometimes blue, some times purple, sometimes covered with a thin veil of pale gray. Now and then the shadows play across their surface. Surpassingly lovely,

those shadows!

“Our lives are like the shadows on sunny hills that lie, Or flowers in the meadow that blossom but to die, A sleep, a dream, a story, by mortals quickly told,

An unreasoning glory of things that soon grow old.”

How blue some of the little lakes are these mornings! A line from one of Bryant’s poems runs through my mind: “Blue, blue, as if the sky let fall A bit of its cerulean wall.”

En route we paused to look at Lake Win nipesaukee, its water as clear as crystal. Our chauffeur certainly has a flair for the historical.

“Why are we going down here? “ I asked, as we left the road suddenly to go to the shore of the lake.

For answer he led us on foot to a most inter esting monument. It is near the head waters of Winnipesaukee. A large rock is embedded in cement. On its surface are carved the initials of three Commissioners of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and two sur veyors. The initials were placed there August 1, 1653. An inscription re lates this fact and adds that the land granted to the colony by charter extends only a few miles farther up.

But to attempt to itemize what one sees on such a drive is impos sible, one sees so much that it is overpowering.

The mind cannot re tain so many things, one driving out another.

If it is at all possible, drive through the White Mountains this week.

You can have no slight est idea of the glory, majesty, splendor of what you will see there.

iT’S oK To Judgeand Judge iS oK

by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

Back in 1961 New York Yankee sluggers Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle waged an epic battle for the Ameri can League home run title. By mid-Septem ber Maris had 56 taters while Mantle had 53 as their competition caught the imagination of baseball fans every where.

Maris batted third and Mantle fourth, and pitchers had to pitch to Maris lest a walk put him on base for Mantle to knock home. Mantle drove in 128 runs that year. But the Mick had some health issues down the stretch and finished with “only” 54 home runs. So the drama shifted to Maris’ quest to best Babe Ruth’s single season record of 60 homers— which finally occurred on the last day of the season when Maris hit #61 against Tracy Stal lard of the Red Sox.

Maris’ American League single season home run mark sur vived the next 61 years, until Yankee Aaron Judge hit 62 in 2022, his penultimate homer coming on October 4 against Texas.

With the Yankees eas ily taking first place in the American League East, and with the Red Sox 21 games be hind and in last place, Judge’s home run dra ma created some muchneeded baseball inter

est and energy in these parts. Truth be told, I’d kind of forgotten about Maris’ American League record. The 1998 Na tional League home run duel between St. Louis Cardinal Mack McGwire and Chicago Cub Sam my Sosa established a new MLB mark when McGwire finished with 70 home runs to Sosa’s 66. Then in 2001 San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs for a new—probably un breakable—single sea son National League and MLB mark.

(Interestingly, nei ther McGwire, Sosa nor Bonds are in Cooper stown’s Hall of Fame for reasons baseball fans understand.)

A Cooperstown cer emony may well be in Judge’s future, as the 6-foot-7 slugger appar ently hit his homers the old fashioned Ruthian way—without perfor mance enhancers.

And Judge’s personal life journey inevitably

became of interest as he pursued Maris’ re cord. Born in 1992 to parents who gave him up for adoption, Judge’s adoptive parents—Patty and Wayne Judge—nur tured and raised Aaron to be a Christian man of sound character. All concerned are grate ful that Aaron’s birth parents chose “life” as opposed to a making a different “choice.”

To include not just Yankee fans but all baseball fans.

We often hear that we should refrain from “judging” others with out having walked in their shoes. But that doesn’t mean that one can’t celebrate a player who truly inspires, even if one has never worn pinstripes, or walked in Judge’s size 17’s.

Godspeed, Aaron Judge.

ROCKEY BLEIER …

… was mentioned in a recent column about war veterans going on to play pro sports—in

Bleier’s case as a run ning back with the four-time Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Alert reader Charles Bradley wrote to express concern that we didn’t mention that Rocky played college ball at Notre Dame for the Fighting Irish. Done. Thanks Charles!

Sports Quiz

In 1974 Hank Aaron bested Babe Ruth’s ca reer home run record of 714. Aaron finished with 755 career dingers. How many career hom ers did Barry Bonds hit? (Answer follows)

Born Today

That is to say, sports standouts born on Oc tober 20 include Yankee Hall-of-Famer Mickey Mantle (1931) and for mer Met slugger Keith Hernandez (1953).

Sports Quote

“Someone once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said ‘Sure. Every time.’” – Mickey Mantle

Sports Quiz Answer 762.

State Representative Mike Moffett was a Sports Manage ment Professor for Plymouth State University and NHTIConcord. He co-authored the award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available on Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@ comcast.net.

Aaron Judge.

When life giveS You leMonS – par T i

by Tim Moore Contributing Writer

I’ve written count less pieces about fall freshwater fishing op portunities. I highly regard fall to be one of the best times of year to fish. Dropping wa ter temps and shorter days trigger all fish species to feed, mi grate, or spawn. In southern New Eng land, black sea bass and tautog move to predictable locations within easy reach of boats and even kay aks, and striped bass migrate back south to their winter home and eventual spawn ing grounds. For me, October is when I start to think about catch ing tautog, AKA tog or blackfish. So, when my good friend Nick from Connecticut in vited me to come down togging on a day that I had off, I jumped at the chance.

When my alarm went off at 3:30am, you would think I had to drag myself out of bed, but that wasn’t the case. I wouldn’t say I was excited for the 3-hour drive south, but I was excited to see my friend and to hopefully catch some delicious tautog. Nick is laid back, family ori ented, and a business owner. While we work in different industries, I relate to the grind of owning a business and the sacrifices our loved ones make so we can be successful. He

Got bait? There were menhaden everywhere! also likes to fish, so we never run out of things to talk about.

The good thing about togging is it isn’t as much time of day de pendent as it is time of tide. So, you don’t always have to be out at the crack of dawn like I’m used to with salmon fishing on Winnipesaukee. When I arrived at Nick’s ma rina around 7am he was already on his boat. I jumped aboard with a couple rods. One was rigged for tog. Nick also mentioned that there were quite a few nice striped bass around the mouth of the Connecticut River and suggested that I bring a rod to throw plugs in case we came across some fish feed ing on the surface. I brought my favorite Daiwa Spinning rod

set up, which is very light for striped bass, but that’s why I like it.

Nick pressed the button to trim his mo tor down, but nothing happened. He turned the key to start the motor and again, noth ing happened. Neither of us is electrically minded enough to re ally diagnose the prob lem beyond a possible dead battery, so that’s what we hoped was the problem. Nick hooked up a jump pack, but again nothing hap pened. We couldn’t figure out what could be wrong, but it was definitely more se rious than a simple dead battery, which isn’t surprising, as it’s a boat and things are rarely simple…or cheap.

Nick called his me chanic, who hap

pened to be on his way to work and said he would stop by the marina on his way in. Once the mechanic arrived, he went to work. It became ap parent that he clearly knew what he was do ing by the fact that I had no idea what he was saying once he started talking elec trical issues. He was cleaning connections and talking about leads, relays, recti fiers, and a plethora of other things that sounded like another language to me. At one point I thought I heard him mention the flux capacitor. I’ll admit, when it comes to elec tricity, especially on boats, I’m almost com pletely clueless. I’m more than happy to let a professional take

BIRDS For The

New England’s Wild Birds & Their Habitats

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by Chris Bosak Contributing Writer

My intermittent foot problems have kept me grounded for the most part over the last few weeks, so I have relied heavily on my backyard birds to keep me entertained.

Thankfully, it is a great time of year to watch birds in the backyard. Just as fall migration brings many birds to our parks and open spaces, they also bring plenty of birds to the backyard.

In addition to the common feeder birds, I have seen a few sur prises either at the feeder or among the bushes near the feed er. One day I was sit ting outside working when a ruby-crowned kinglet flew right past my face and landed in a bush about five feet away from me. Like most kinglets, it did not sit still for very long and hopped around the branches before disappearing in a matter of seconds. It was a nice little visit anyway.

My most exciting vis itor was a red-breast ed nuthatch that I saw in my birdbath one day. Red-breasted nuthatches are the dominant nuthatch in northern New Eng land, but their num bers start to fade as you go south and are pretty much nonexis tent in southern New

A young cardinal perches in a bush in New England last week.

England, except for the occasional fall or winter visitor.

What has kept me most entertained, however, is the family of northern cardinals that visits daily. Like many cardinals, they are the first ones at the feeders in the morning and the last ones to

leave in the evening. But these cardinals are also frquent visi tors throughout the day.

Watching the family — a male, female, and immature — makes for a good study of dif ferentiating the young cardinal from the fe male.

At a quick glance or to someone just starting out in the hobby, an immature cardinal may be eas ily confused with a female adult. They are both more drab than the bright red male, but there are obvious differences between

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care of my electrical issues. After tinkering a bit we jumped the motor and he deemed it was safe to head out, but as soon as Nick touched the trim button the motor shut off. The mechanic jumped back on the boat and checked a few other things and determined by the pro gression of issues that we shouldn’t take the boat out fishing.

They say that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. So, luckily for me, Nick is one of those crazy

MOORE from 12 people who own two boats. His second boat is a smaller aluminum one. We wouldn’t be able to do everything we had hoped, but we should still be ablel to fish for tog and strip ers. A quick trip to Nick’s house to grab his other boat, then to the boat ramp, then to his marina by boat (which was just min utes from the ramp) to grab our fishing gear, and we were finally headed out. I enjoy hanging out with Nick and love a good adven ture. So much so that I honestly have no idea

Tim says this 29.5-inch striper was a blast on light tackle and a topwater lure.

what time it was when we finally made our way out fishing.

As soon as we got to within sight of the Connecticut River mouth, we were greet ed by clusters of boats swarmed by diving birds with jumping stripers all around them. Every time we looked in another di rection there was an other school of stripers jumping. Knowing that we were not pressed for time and believ ing that it was best to go with the flow, we decided to chase the stripers around with topwater plugs for a bit. We approached a school of busting fish and my first cast was met by several stripers competing for my plug until one finally con nected. It was a nice 29.5-inch fish.

With stripers bust ing all around, there were no shortage of hookups and we pro ceeded to catch mul tiple fish on big top water plugs. Nick as sured me that if we wanted to go looking for them again later,

we might find some fish over 40-inches in another area. So, we decided to head to the first tog spot and get started with those fish. That first action was a blast, but it paled in comparison to what would come. Let’s just say that my arms are tired as I write this, and I won’t be going hungry anytime soon. Stay tuned for part two in two weeks.

Tim Moore is a fulltime licensed profes sional fishing guide in New Hampshire. He owns and operates Tim Moore Outdoors, LLC. He is a member of the New England Outdoors Writers Association, and the producer of TMO Fishing on You Tube and the Hooked with TMO Fishing Pod cast. Visit www.Tim MooreOutdoors.com for more information.

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by Eric N Gibson Contributing Writer

With two adult chil dren living their own lives you never know when the next time to gether will come along. So, seizing this “Gris wold Moment,” we all squeezed into the fam ily wagon, cranked up that classic “Holiday Road” theme song tailor made for family adven ture, and headed north on “16” for a two-hour drive in search of blond haired beauties in red Ferrari’s, ferris wheels, greasy fair food, and Fun, Fun, FUN!!!

The Simple

Keeping with tradi tion we left the house at 6:20 for a 6am start. Within ten minutes it was like old times as we sat in line at the donut shop drive thru. Ten minutes and $32 later, we were back on the road. Gone are the days when it was two milks, two coffees, and a dozen donuts, but it still came out of Dad’s pocket. (Some things never change.)

The nice thing about being older is that we no longer need to make a pit stop in Tamworth, the kids can make it all the way to Fryeburg. (And, the “adults” still can too!) I can remem ber a time when we had gotten a late start and didn’t stop in Tam

worth. We were fine until Chocorua Lake was a distant memory, then a little voice from the back seat uttered what we were all think ing. That classic line all parents hate to hear on any road trip, “I gotta go to the bathroom!”

Anyone who has made this trip during fair season knows, once you hit the Albany/ Madison line and that last donut shop near the “Kank” turnoff is in the rearview mir ror, you are locked and loaded. Chips on the table! You are all in! It is Fryeburg or Bust!

The power of sugges tion is amazing! By the time we hit the Maine border, the outskirts of Fryeburg, all legs were wiggling. The van was rocking so hard every one was car sick. It’s tough enough doing

the “Wee Wee Dance” while driving, say noth ing of sitting in stalled traffic. That year we didn’t make the Tam worth stop, that last 100 yards to the fair entrance has got to have been the most agonizing 30 minute crawl through bumper to bumper traffic I have ever driven.

For natives of the re gion just saying “Frye burg” is synonymous with the word fair, but for a few of you still in the dark it means Fryeburg, Maine, and one of the best country fairs held here in the far northern reaches of New 4England. Frye burg has everything anyone could want in an old time fair; fun, games of chance, rides and amusements, liv ing history demonstra tions, and big barns

full of farm animals. It has horse racing, calf and pig scrambles, and horse pulls. It has old people teetering aim lessly about (myself now included). Chil dren crying as their balloons float up into the stratosphere. Old stuff on display. Hun dred year old equip ment that runs better than most modern ma chinery. It has artisans and crafters selling their wares. It even has people who, if seen on the street, you would normally cross the road to avoid, but to whom, in this environment, you think nothing of entrusting your health and safety. Oh, and my most favorite thing… It has FOOD!

Fair Food is not cheap! (The under statement of the year.) French Fries: $12. Fried Dough: $8. Bot tled soda: $4. A plain burger: $7. A sausage sub with peppers and onions: $12 to $15. And, if it can go into a vat of fry oil these food hawkers will dunk it; banana’s, oreo’s, veg gies, you name it. And, if you want it smoth ered in cheese, chili, bacon, chocolate, or nearly anything else you can think of, they can do that too… any thing and everything for a price.

There is no other place in the world that looks, feels, sounds, and best of all, smells like Fryeburg Fair. Where else can you walk the isles enjoy ing visual spectacles only matched by the amateur Paparazzi at a

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become far more plu ralist in recent years, has gone the extra mile in aiding Ukrainian ref ugees. Georgia, parts of which remain under Russian occupation, rates as only Partly Free by the Freedom House measure with 58 out of 100 points.

In April, Reflecting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the General Assembly approved a U.S.-backed resolu tion suspending Rus sia from the Human Rights Council because of the rights violations. Later the assembly vot ed overwhelmingly for the Czech Republic to replace Russia on the Council. Poetic justice indeed!

Latin America

This was the most watched ballot where two democracies were facing off Venezuela for only two places. Chile and Costa Rica both proudly hold serious democratic credentials in the realms of civil and political rights. Venezuela is sadly on the other end of the spectrum with a cor rupt Marxist regime in place which has turned a once prosperous country into a tragic basket case. In the bal loting, Chile won 144 votes, Costa Rica 134 and Venezuela only 88. Thus Venezuela lost its bid for a second term on the Council.

The respected moni tor Human Rights Fo rum firmly opposed the election of Ven ezuela. “The defeat of Venezuela’s candidacy

is certainly something to celebrate. A brutal dictatorial regime that created one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history has no business being part of the UN Human Rights Council,” said Alvaro Piaggio, HRF’s Senior Policy Officer for Latin America. The New York based HRF plainly stat ed that Afghanistan, Algeria, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, Vietnam and Venezuela were equally unqualified for member ship.

Western Europe

Here there were two countries running for two seats; Belgium and Germany. Both demo cratic countries were elected and are richly qualified to sit on this Council.

Among the new mem bers, sadly many are the abusers sitting in judgement. Indeed, the real tragedy remains that the Council may actually reflect the world in more ways than we would care to admit.

John J. Metzler is a United Nations corre spondent covering dip lomatic and defense is sues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations; Germany, Ko rea, China.

METZLER

by JoAnn Derson Syndicated Columnist

* Candy, candy and more candy. Hallow een is just around the corner, and some of us like to offer a non-candy alternative to our doorknocking ghouls and goblins. Here are three that I have been suc cessful with: pencils, erasers and glow sticks/ bracelets. -- JoAnn

* Post-Halloween sales are a great time to pick up imaginationstimulating accesso ries and outfits for the dress-up bin.

* “Young children of ten love the act of pump kin carving, but apart from letting them scoop out the seeds (which is FUN), there’s not a safe way to let them help with the cutting. I rec ommend purchasing a small pumpkin for the little ones to decorate with markers or paint.”

-- W.F. in South Caro lina

* “Baby lotion is great to have around on Hal loween, because it can be used to remove face paint. Masks can re strict children’s vision when trick-or-treating, so face paint is a better way to go. Use a wash cloth and baby lotion to get that paint off quick.”

-- A.V. in Oregon

* Choose a batterypowered candle for your carved jack-o’-lanterns. You can leave it on longer, even when you aren’t home. And it’s much safer than a true flame.

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* “Give any costume that your kid wants to wear for Halloween the ‘dance test.’ Have him or her put on the costume and dance around. If the child is tripping over the hems or the accessories are cumbersome, a change

is in order.”* Using your fireplace? Try adding citrus peels to the logs for a nice aroma. They can be a good starter material as well.

* Those hide-a-key rocks can be a little obvious -- at least they

are to me. I have a spare key hidden outside too, but I sealed mine in a plastic baggie and bur ied it in a spot known to our family members. Also, it’s not right by the door. -- I.E. in Mis sissippi

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Step 1 – Test for Air Leaks. Any style of window could have small air leaks that allow drafts and mois ture to enter without your knowledge. Check your windows’ seals by lighting a match or candle and seeing if the smoke is affected by a breeze. The smoke trail can help pinpoint any small cracks you should address while weatherizing.

Step 2 – Fill the Seals. Reinforcing the seal around the en

tire window frame will ensure it’s ready for cold weather. Using a product such as Duck brand Foam Weath erstrip Seals will help form a solid barrier around window edges, thanks to self-adhesive foam strips that block drafts. This can help lower utility costs by stopping leaks. Updat ing these seals every few years helps keep the window frame in the best possible shape and maintains protec

tion from the winter winds.

Step 3 – Restore with Paint. Updating your window with a fresh coat of primer and either paint or stain helps keep it in great condition for a change in season. Not only will it provide a new look, but paint or stain also creates a tight seal around the wood framework and acts as an additional barrier for pinhole cracks or air leaks.

Step 4 – Insulate the Frame. Winter weather can be brutal in certain regions. Rolled Win dow Insulation Kits are crystal clear and create an additional cold-air

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Step 5 – Add Thermal Protection. After pre paring your window for the approaching winter winds, swap out your everyday curtains for thicker, thermal fab ric window treatments. These insulating cur tains typically have two or three layers of thick fabric, combined with a layer of acrylic foam, to prevent air infiltration and cold.

Precautionary steps to seal in warm air and keep out potential drafts will help reduce energy costs this winter – and help protect the longevity (and comfort) of your home.

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Americans should brace for a potentially cold and wet winter, according to NOAA and this year’s Farmer’s Al manac Winter Outlook. That means now is a perfect opportunity to think about preparing your family and home for the colder months ahead.

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First, open all air vents and make sure they are

uncovered as blocked airflow forces the fur nace to work harder.

Check the thermostat to ensure it’s working properly by increasing the temperature by 5 F and waiting to hear the furnace turn on. Con sider setting the ther mostat a couple degrees cooler than what might feel comfortable as do ing so not only saves money but lessens the load from your furnace.

Keep thermostats at 65 F during the day and

55 F at night, closing off rooms that don’t need to be heated.

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by Melinda Myers

Brighten your indoor décor, patio, deck, or balcony by forcing a few spring flowering bulbs into bloom. Just plant, give them a chill and en joy a few extra daffodils, hyacinths, tulips, cro cus and grape hyacinths this winter and spring.

All you need is a suit able container, some well-drained potting mix, the bulbs and a place to give the bulbs the chill necessary to force them to bloom.

Select a container with drainage holes that is deep enough to ac commodate the largest bulbs. Cover the bot tom few inches of the container with a welldrained potting mix. Place larger and taller bulbs like tulips, daffo dils and hyacinths in the center surrounded by shorter varieties. They can be planted close together, about one half the bulb width apart with the neck of larger bulbs at or just below the soil surface. Set tu lips with the flat side of the bulb facing the pot for a better display.

If you are using a deep container, plant layers of bulbs for a more ro bust and longer-lasting display. Set the largest bulbs on the potting mix near the bottom of the container. Cover these bulbs with soil and add the smaller bulbs like grape hyacinths and crocus on the next level.

Plant these bulbs close to each other, covering the surface, for greater impact. Cover this layer

A pot of tulips that were forced into bloom.

with at least an inch of soil. Water thorough ly so the excess water drains out the bottom of the pot.

Move the bulb-filled container to a cool loca tion where temperatures remain above freezing and between 35 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 to 15 weeks. A spare refrigerator works well for this. Just avoid stor ing the bulbs in a re frigerator with fruit like apples and pears that emit ethylene gas that can negatively impact flowering. If refrigera tor space is limited, you can store the unplanted bulbs in a paper bag, so they take up less space in the fridge for the needed chill before planting.

Those gardening in

colder climates can also store the pots in an un heated garage. Just wa ter the containers when ever the soil is thawed and dry. Or sink the container into a vacant garden space in your landscape. Mulch the soil once the ground starts to freeze with ev ergreen boughs. The winter mulch makes retrieving the contain er easier in winter or spring.

Once the 12- to 15week cold period is complete, you can begin moving the pots indoors. Remove a few pots ev ery week to extend the bloom time and your enjoyment. Place the pot in a cool bright loca tion to encourage more compact growth. Water thoroughly when the top

few inches of soil begin to dry. Soon the leaves will begin to sprout and flowers will appear in about four weeks.

Provide ongoing care if you plan on moving the bulbs into the gar den. Remove the faded flowers and place the leafy plants in a sunny window and water thor oughly whenever the top inch of soil is dry. Fertilize with a dilute solution of any flowering houseplant fertilizer.

When the danger of frost has passed, you can move these plants into the garden if they are suited to your grow ing conditions. These plants may not bloom the following spring but usually do the next year and for several beyond.

Or you can toss the forced bulbs into the compost pile so they can return to your garden as wonderful compost

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cause some towns, at least, paid bounties for such at times in the twentieth century.

Another was ‘AN ACT to alter the names of certain persons.” Those name changes, authorized by a vote of the NH House of rep resentatives and the NH Senate included the following: David Orin Lock, of Newton became Daniel Orin Carter. Asa Dearborn Lock of Rye took the name of Daniel Dear born Lock. William Cate of Portsmouth was allowed to take the name of William Henry Cate; Elphameo Muse aleno Libby of Went worth took the name of Albert L. Clifford, and Francis H. Langmaid of New Boston became Frank Flanders. More name changes put into law by the legislature meant that Hezekiah Blaisdell Colby of Su napee became John M. Colby, that Ellen O. Carpenter of Lempster became Orrisa Par rington, that Jemima G. Gerry of Hillsbor ough could be Jane G. Gerry, and Woodstock resident William Fair brother would become William Furber. Betsy Riley of Rochester had her name changed to Lizzie Jane Horn; An drew Jackson Copp of Brookfield became An drew Jackson Robin son, and David Good win of South Hampton was allowed to take the name of David Danna Goodwin. The writing of the law to alter the names of some persons was worded that the individual “may take the name of ”whatever the name change was, as, “...Spurzheim Gall, of Dunbarton, may take the name of Timo thy Worthley, Jun.; that Ellen L. Graves, of Alstead, may take the name of Ellen Prouty. ” It was enacted that

“ John Quincy Adams Maloon, of Hopkinton, may take the name of John Lincoln Adams.”

Another law was an amendment of Chap ter one thousand and ninety-five of the Laws of this State. There were two sections to that law with the sec ond section being re pealed. The first sec tion, which was not re pealed, stated: “If any person shall willfully or maliciously commit any trespass by enter ing upon the garden, orchard, or other im proved land of another, with intent willfully to cut, take, carry away, destroy or injure any

trees, fruit, or vege tables there growing and being, such person shall be punished by imprisonment in the

by a fine not exceed ing ten dollars, or by both, at the discretion of the court, and shall further be sentenced to pay the owner there of treble the value of the property so cut, taken, carried away, destroyed or injured.” Section 2, which was repealed on June 19, 1852, had stated that if the value of the prop erty involved exceeded twenty dollars “ ..the person so offending shall be punished by confinement to hard la bor in the State Prison for a term of time not less than one year or more than five years.”

So we see that the 1852 legislature less ened the penalty upon those who stole or damaged the property of others.

In those days lead ing up to the Civil War the state relied upon the Militia for its pro tection and took legal action concerning its

operation, including appropriations for the year 1852. They ap propriated the follow ing amounts for the Militia: “for adjutants’ returns, eighty dollars; for repairs of gunhous es, one hundred dol lars; for repairs of ord nance carriages, &c., two hundred dollars; for stationary, fifty dollars; for contingen cies, one hundred and fifty dollars; and the said sums to be paid out of the Treasury...”

Personnel issues were also decided by the legislature. In structions concern ing the removal of certain officers were addressed “To His Ex cellency, Noah Martin, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief of the Militia of New Hampshire.” Mr. Mar tin was the Governor of the state at that time. The instructions said that two men, namely, Captain Leonard Rick

er, of the Fourth In fantry Company in the Thirty-Ninth Regiment, and Captain Charles W. Dutton, of the Third Infantry Company in the Fifth Regiment, duly commissioned of ficers, had neglected to do their duty as pre scribed by law.

It was further not ed that Captain A.H. Holmes of the Fifth Infantry Company in the Thirty-ninth Reg iment, and Captain Solon W. Dickinson, of the Third Infantry Company in the Thirtyfourth Regiment had moved outside the lim its of their commands.

The Legislature stated, “The before named of ficers for the reasons assigned are hereby removed from their re spective offices.”

The actions of the Legislature were thus made known to the public through word by word publication of their enactments.

John S. Welles, Speaker of the NH House of Representatives in 1852.

big box store? Where else can you be sub jected to a cacophony that makes a mixtape of Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries, Jimi Hendrix guitar riffs, and bal lads by Wynette and Lynn pale in compari son. Where else can you be profoundly gob smacked by a blast of crisp cold mountain air that carries upon its rush a perfume like no other? A fusion of what can only be described as a no holds barred assault on the olfac tory senses. It’s akin to a meld of botanical fragrances from a floral bouquet.

But that, my friends, is where all similar ity starts and stops. Why? Because this aro ma is of a much more heady, bold, complex decomposition. This wafting aromatic I write of has the capacity to create in the mind’s eye a montage, or per haps a collage, or more aptly “a multidimen

sional train wreck,” tailor made for the na sal passages. Its roots are founded in slowly smoked BBQ Brisket and Pulled Pork, with hints of ShowShine and betadine. It is laced with the generational nuances of B.O., Axe, Aqua Vela, Old Spice, and Bay Rum. Like a wraith on a haunt, you are enveloped in a lingering smokey blue haze scented by grilled sausage, peppers, on ions, and fried dough from week-old fry oil.

The breeze is punc tuated with hot apple crisp, candy apples, fudge, and other sickly sweet noxious confec tions, while it reeks of vinegar from ran cid ketchup, cigarette smoke, and roasted peanuts mingled with hints of saddle soap and diesel exhaust.

And, like ragweed, it leaves a protracted tickle at the back of your throat caused by hay and pungent saw dust crusted manure

flirting with nodes of wood smoke, hot but tered popcorn, and the indelible scent of a high school boys locker room two weeks be fore summer vacation. All of it carried on the same wind. All before 10:00am. Some call it intoxicating, some would say suffocating, I call it: The Fair! And I love it!

I confess here and now, Sausage with Pep pers and Onions and French Fries are my sinful indulgences, my “Eve’s Apple,” of the fair. But, for some rea son my yearning for such ¨fruit of knowl edge¨ this year was not within me. Perhaps it was the cost? Or maybe my craving for gastro nomic adventure is be coming subdued as I gain in years and add mileage to my immune system? Whatever the reason, I decided to en joy the sights, sounds, and particularly the aromas of my favorite fall pastime while sur rounded by family, and save this Simple Feast for another time. Enjoy!

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SUB WITH BAKED FRENCH FRIES

: 4 Servings Time: 60 Minutes

BAKED FRENCH FRIES INGREDIENTS

Large Yellow Potatoes

Tbsp. Vegetable Oil

Tbsp. Olive Oil

tsp. Salt

Preparation Instructions

- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

tsp. Black Pepper

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- Prepare a deep bowl with cool water and add a few dashes of salt.

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SAUSAGE, PEPPERS & ONIONS SUB

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4 Polish Kielbasa Sausage (roll length)

Tbsp. Olive Oil

Large Onions (sliced)

Preparation Instructions

1 Large Green Pepper (sliced) Pinch of Salt

tsp. Black Pepper

tsp. Garlic Powder

- During the first 20 minutes while the French Fries are baking, place the 4 Kielbasa sausage in a 9X9 baking dish and slice two large onions and the green pepper.

- In a large skillet set to medium, heat two Tablespoons of Olive Oil.

- When the French Fries come out to be flipped, place the sausage into the oven when replacing the French Fries into the oven. Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees F.

- Sautee the peppers and onions in the skillet for 20 minutes or until they are done to your preference. Caramelized (deep brown) is ideal. Season with salt and pepper and hold in the warm skillet for service.

- At the end of 20 minutes, remove the sausage from the oven and check the fries. Hold fries in the oven and prepare the rolls by cutting and filling with peppers and onions, and a kielbasa sausage.

- Plate the French Fries alongside the subs, add seasonings, condiments, and serve hot.

problem with the found ing documents. The problem is not the lan guage or structure of the founding documents.

Proponents of the Ar ticle V Constitutional Convention will tell you that the subjects of the convention will be lim ited in subject matter. That is only limited is sues can be discussed. But note it says amend or REVISE.

A review of history con firms that the same in structions were issued to the delegates to adjust the Articles of Confedera tion. Amend the Articles in specific areas. How ever after much prayer and many conversations, they devised a new Con stitution.

And who will the del egates be? Who will de cide?

“Our Constitution was made for a moral and religious people.” The Declaration of Indepen dence reinforces that our rights come from Our Creator. The real ity of the deep Christian faith of the founders was further reinforced by the call of Benjamin Frank lin to seek the counsel of divine Providence at the Constitutional Conven tion. This recognition of a Creator is the pri mary element that has distinguished America from other countries and has enabled her to oper ate as a republic longer than any other country. Today there is NO guar antee that delegates to a COS would possess that strong moral compass.

Finally, the proposed language of “The New Constitution” of Profes sor and legal counsel targets The Bill of Rights. This is the section that the founders in New Hampshire fought to re tain, thus making this state the last to rati fy the Constitution for the United States. (See https://puubliushul dah.com )

I do not support this proposal for an Article V Convention. I believe it is dangerous to our exis tence as a free people. I encourage you to do your homework. Then vote your conscience.

Karen Testerman Franklin, NH.

Dems The Real Threat To The Editor:

Biden says the most lethal threat to America is “white supremacy”. Wouldn’t repeated, de liberately harming, or allowing others to harm minorities expose white supremacists?

Democrat politician anti-police, includ ing “Defunding”, ac tions allowed murders to skyrocket last year; approximately 8900 blacks were killed by other blacks. On av erage, 2000-2016, “white supremacists” killed 3 blacks annu ally (https://tinyurl. com/hhp5kfy7). The ADL says white su premacists committed 13 murders for any extremist reason last year; most murders committed by extrem ists were other gang members or crime vic tims (https://tinyurl. com/4chxtbtt).

In 2020 Democrat Mayors allowed rioters to devastate minority neighborhoods, killing dozens, injuring thou sands, and destroying hundreds of minorityowned businesses pro viding needed services to minorities.

Democrat caused in flation hurts everyone, especially poor people.

Democrat politicians harm poorer minori ties by depriving them of good schools and the policing needed for safe neighborhoods.

Democrat sanctuary for illegal aliens reduc es minority citizens’

access to decent pay ing jobs, housing, and healthcare.

Democrat hero Franklin D. Roosevelt refused to help Jews trying to escape the ho locaust. The New York Times suppressed news of the holocaust. Dem ocrat President Wilson re-segregated the civil service. Democrat hero Margaret Sanger creat ed Planned Parenthood to exterminate blacks.

Biden and others lie about Trump’s state ments condemning all violence in Char lottesville, whether by neo-Nazis, white na tionalists, or the left ists involved in the mostly white on white fights. Trump elabo rates in a press con ference scheduled to discuss infrastructure (https://tinyurl.com/ mr2jws3p). Trump never called violent people “fine people”; claims to the contrary are lies.

Democrat politicians cause far more death and harm to all minori ties, and whites, than people labelled white supremacists. Demo crats scream “white supremacy” to divert attention from the suf fering that Democrats themselves cause in their pursuit of power, wealth, and their ideol ogy.

To start healing from the Democrat caused suffering, vote straight Republican.

Don Ewing Meredith, NH.

Maggie Or Don?

To The Editor:

Shortly before our re cent primary election, Governor Sununu en dorsed Chuck Morse as the Republican can didate for US Senator. The primary reason was that, while Don Bolduc was a fine candidate, he thought Morse had a

better chance off defeat ing Maggie Hassen in the general election.

Apparently Maggie’s camp agreed. A superPAC controlled by the Democratic Party do nated millions of outof-state dollars to Don Bolduc’s PRIMARY cam paign, hoping to put a weaker opponent against Maggie. (I will guess that Maggie knew).

Well, it worked. Bold uc won the primary, and is now the Republican candidate for US Sena tor.

Some will say that “Oh, this is just politics”. Oth ers will say that this is dishonest, out-of-state meddling; and a corrup tion of the democratic process.

So now we have our choice. Maggie or Don. Where are you?

Frank Thanos Sanbornton, NH.

Vote For Change

To the Editor:

America is a wonderful place to call home. We can travel and work and go to church at will. But these things and many more are being ruined, and we have to help re store what really works for all of us. Fortunately, here in America we have a way to help fix prob lems when they arise, and it’s called the vote.

If we don’t like the way things are going, then we can vote for change. Remember--every can didate with a D after their name supports the Biden/Harris/Pelosi agenda. If that’s okay with you, then vote D. But if not, then R is the way to go.

If you’re just too lazy to vote, then you deserve what you get. It’s up to you.

Mary Weston Dover, NH

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In November 2019, I first met Christian before giving a speech at UCLA sponsored by the Bruin Republicans. I instantly found him to be polite, witty, and highly intel ligent. He demonstrated broad and deep knowl edge of world affairs. We share similar per spectives as passionate defenders of American sovereignty and unapol ogetic nationalism. I saw or communicated with Christian several times between the fall of 2019 and the fall of 2020. He was constructively en gaged in student activ ism on campus locally and in helping to unite conservative students nationally on immigra tion and public health and safety issues as the pandemic era erupted.

Knowing my love of the outdoors, Christian sent me a beautiful mountain and rainbow photo from his summer 2020 vacation in flyover country. He thoughtfully messaged to wish me happy birthday in Octo ber 2020. Four months later, I learned of his ar rest and the shocking 40 days he spent in solitary confinement.

A non-violent college kid with zero criminal re cord held in isolation for 40 days? This isn’t the America my immigrant parents from the Philip pines thought they were getting when they left an authoritarian regime that jailed political opponents and punished student activists.

Never in any of my conversations or interac tions with Christian did he ever express support for violence.

Never in any of my conversations or inter actions with Christian did he ever express any sentiments of “racism,” “Nazism,” “white su premacy,” “fascism,” or “insurrection.”

As a veteran journal ist who has worked in

newspapers and on TV for the past three de cades, as well as an Internet entrepreneur who founded two in fluential political news and opinion websites, I am deeply disturbed by the distorted media profiles of Christian that have baselessly sav aged his character and transformed him from a peacefully provoca tive student activist into some sort of dangerous agent provocateur. This is patently untrue and unjust.

I understand Chris tian has pled guilty to one felony charge of “ob structing a federal pro ceeding.”

I also understand that Christian did not bring any weapons, touch an officer, or ignore any police requests. I un derstand he walked in a door that Capitol po lice opened and then stepped aside. I under stand that after entering the main Senate floor, he was told by a police officer to leave -- and he dutifully complied.

Judge McFadden, I ask that justice be served in Christian’s case by granting him proba tion and allowing this 24-year-old to continue his educational pursuits in freedom instead of continuing to serve as a political scapegoat be hind bars. Thank you for considering this letter of support.

Pray for sanity and justice to prevail in this case and so many others still suffering in solitude and silence. End-stage America’s victims are legion.

Michelle Malkin’s email address is Michel leMalkinInvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read fea tures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Cre ators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

Twitter’s CEO later called that “a mistake.” But did Twitter change? We don’t know.

Twitter blocks for mer President Donald Trump, but the Tali ban’s account is open.

Now Twitter’s block ing some posts that criticize government’s COVID policies.

How often? We don’t know.

Enough people on the right have been Twit ter-banned that several sites have sprung to welcome conservative content: Parler, Rum ble, Odysee and now Trump’s Truth Social.

None is as popular as Twitter.

I see why. I don’t want to talk to just people on the right. I want to talk with everyone.

Now it appears that Elon Musk will take control of Twitter.

Good.

Musk calls himself a “free speech absolut ist.” He said he invested in Twitter because he believes in “its potential to be the platform for free speech.” Twitter should be the “town square” where everyone has a voice.

That’s great.

But what if tweeting gets ugly? What if a tweet threatens some one or spreads “misin formation”? Musk says, “If it’s a gray area, let the tweet exist.”

I agree. Censorship rarely works. It causes hate to bubble up in secret places, where fewer sensible people are present to refute it. The best antidote to ugly speech ... is more speech.

Still, any discus sion site needs content moderation. Platforms can become cesspools.

People drawn to con spiracy theories tend to be drawn to more than one.

But allowing some of that is better than try

ing to stop it all.

When the news first broke that Musk might buy Twitter, the totali tarian left was upset. For years, their content moderators have domi nated Twitter. Now that’s threatened.

Former Labor Secre tary Robert Reich even called Musk’s vision for a freer internet “the dream of every dicta tor.”

That’s just nonsense. It’s dictators who are most eager to censor. Simple-minded leftists just hate independent businessmen rocking their socialist boats.

Musk trying to buy Twitter is the market at work. If his vision fails, users will move to another site.

Let the competition begin.

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them. An adult female has brighter plumage, a black face (similar to an adult male) and a bright orange bill. The adult female also shows some red on its wings, crest, and tail.

An immature car dinal is drab over all, does not have a black face, and its bill is dull, not like the bright orange bill of the adults. Also, im mature cardinals are overall more scraggly looking.

It will take about a year for young car dinals to attain their adult plumage.

The differences be tween male and female cardinals are quite ob vious, of course. But differentiating a fe male cardinal and an immature cardinal is a lot more tricky. But knowing what to look for can make that chore a lot simpler. Mostly look at the bill and the overall ap pearance. An adult female will look much more sleek than the shabby immature bird.

Fall in New England, of course, also brings with it fall foliage. That makes watching birds that much more special this time of year. Similar to how a snowy background en hances the birdwatch ing experience, so does the magnificent colors of New England fall. I hope to get back out there quickly, but if not, I look forward to getting to know my backyard birds even better. There is always so much to learn in the natural world.

Chris Bosak may be reached at chrisbo sak26@gmail.com or through his website www.birdsofneweng land.com

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