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New England Nets Handcrafted Excellence For The Angler by Rob Levey

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Great opportunities sometimes ‘land’ in one’s lap, a metaphor that not only applies to New England Nets, a Belmontbased business that sells handmade wooden landing fish nets, but its very formation. “In the spring this year, I stumbled upon an opportunity to purchase a small, established net craft business from Alan and Vicki Stevens of Starks, Maine,” explained New England Nets Co-Owner Scott Rolfe.

The business was called Stevens Nets, which had been making and selling wooden landing fish nets for nearly 25 years. “After purchasing one of Alan’s nets and discovering he was retiring from net making, I was interested in continuing his work,” said Rolfe, a full-time Forester who works on public lands in NH. “With a long time passion of both woodworking and fly fishing, I thought it would make the perfect meld for a small side business.” Noting the purchase was comSee NETS on 24

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To The Editor: As our NH State Senator of District 2, Bob Giuda deserves our support on Nov. 3, 2020 in the General Election. Bob is a fiscal conservative with a proven record of protecting the hard working, men and women of District 2 from higher taxes and unnecessary regulations that hurt our small businesses, and protecting your Second Amendment, unlike his opponent, TAX and Spend Bill Bolton, who wants to impose an “INCOME TAX” on you. Bob has been a strong supporter of the Forest Industry, as well as Private Forest Landowners, which makes up a large part of his District. As a Certified Tree Farmer I have seen Bob Giuda work tirelessly on forestry issues to help maintain a sustainable forest that helps not only our region, but the entire state. With the uncertain times of Covid-19 we need someone like Bob Giuda with a proven record to represent us for another two year term in the NH State Senate. I encourage my forestry friends, hunters, small business owners and most of all the hard working men and women of District 2 who need a tax fighter working for them in Concord at the State House to join me on November 3rd and VOTE to reelect Senator Bob Giuda. Tom Thomson Tree Farmer Orford, NH.

Importance Of NH’s Electoral Votes To The Editor: New Hampshire’s 4 electoral votes could be the margin of whether we have for the next 4 years a well-balanced free enterprise based Pence-Trump Administration, or a Harris-Biden administration, led by Socialist Bernie Sanders and the immature Alexandria Cortez. After the poor performance of VP candidate Kamala Harris, the health of Joe Biden and his ability to lead becomes the most important issue, particularly for NH voters. The polling expert, Frank Luntz, put together a panel of 15 independent voters from different parts of the country to evaluate and comment on the performance of Kamala Harris. Their comments were that Ms. Harris was unlikable, arrogant and evasive. She refused to answer the crucial question “will you try to pack the Court”. Packing the supreme court will lead to cancellation of the electoral college, which would eliminate the rights of the low population states, like New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and some of the western states. Our current Republic works well if there are reasonable people elected who understand that making it work requires reaching compromises. Our Washington legislature used to work that way. My parents voted for both Democrat and Republican presidents including Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Reagan. These presidents were willing to compromise rather

than “Resist” which is the motto of Congressman Pappas. Voting for the Biden-Harris ticket, who will pack the court, will bring an intolerant left to power, dominated by Hollywood, Silicon Valley, the left wing of Academia and Wall Street rather than Main Street. David Scott Dover, NH.

A Nightmare of Socialism To the Editor: I am an American citizen by choice, not by birth. I came here legally and chose this country because of the freedom and opportunities that America has always been known for. The last thing I would want is for my America to become like the socialist country that I emigrated from – the Soviet Union. I have experienced first-hand life in a socialist regime. Please believe me that it is not the idealistic life that has been portrayed to you. It felt like we were pawns in a government-controlled system with very few choices or decisions to make. Our lives followed a pre-determined path from school to job to death. We were able to choose a college or technical training and were, upon completion, assigned to a work place. That’s where we would likely be working for the rest of our lives. The rate of alcoholism in the Soviet Union was very high and life expectancy relatively low. I remember in my early 20’s thinking to myself: “college is over and done with; I’m married and have a child. There is nothing See MAILBOAT on 26

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American robins eat lots of berries in the fall throughout New England. CHRIS BOSAK PHOTO

to 100 American goldfinches covering their black-eyed O r w Susans. “They stayed about half an hour and then took off,” they wrote. “This is the first time we’ve seen this.” Connie from Keene loves watching her downy, hairy and redbellied woodpeckers but was also thrilled to see a northern flicker on the ground in her yard. Flickers love ants and are the only woodpeckers in New England commonly seen on the ground. Karen from the Monadnock Region wrote to say she had about 20 robins in her yard recently. “They love to use our birdbath and must be eating worms or insects on our lawns and in the gardens,” she wrote. “Some of

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them are young. Also, they leave a lot of blue droppings. Must be eating blackberries or blueberries.” Karen also wondered if robins flew south for the winter. Yes and no. Some robins fly south for the winter months and many robins remain in New England throughout the winter. Many of the robins we see in the winter are likely migrants that have flown down from up north. What are you seeing out there? Drop me a line at chrisbosak26@ gmail.com and let me know.

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Activity at the birdfeeders has been nonstop. I have not seen any of the winter finches or really anything out of the ordinary, but the regulars are showing up in droves. I did see a palm warbler in the birdbath and a few yellow-rumped warblers in the trees. I’m not alone in being invaded by feeder birds. Bill from Keene wrote recently and made an interesting analogy regarding the many birds at his feeders when he likened the action to an airport terminal. His visitors have included tons of juncos, jays, robins and many more. “Almost clouds, all flying madly, like insects,” Bill wrote. “Looks like an airline terminal.” I really do like the airport analogy and thought of it the next time I watched my feeders. My frequent fliers are titmice, chickadees, white-breasted nuthatches and downy woodpeckers. They come and go like so many airplanes at LaGuardia or JFK., nonstop from dawn to dusk. Other regular visitors to Bosak International include Carolina wrens, blue jays, cardinals and red-bellied woodpeckers. I have heard from others as well and I appreciate the emails. This week, I even re-

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Acrylic Painting Workshop In Tilton

Artist Acacia Rogers will be teaching a 6 week Acrylic painting course! It will be held in the LRAA Gallery, 120 Laconia Road (Tanger Outlets), Suite 132, Tilton NH. Beginning Tuesday, November 10th, 11am-2pm and every Tuesday until December 15th. This thorough beginner friendly 6 week class is a perfect start for any new painter, or a great repertoire builder for the intermediate artist, Acacia will use a combination of tested and proven academic principals with her own self taught techniques to improve and refine your representational painting skills. She will cover everything from materials and how to select them, to color mixing and values, choosing references, using layers to build dimension and much more. With ample side by side easel time and a group critique at the conclusion. Join her in November to take your painting the next level and learn what you can really do! Students will bring their own supplies. A supply list can be found on the website, mentioned below, under the “Workshops” tab. To learn more or sign up: AcaciaRogersArt@gmail.com or Visit- AcaciaRogers.wix.com/FineArt

Explore Forest Habitats With Moose Mountain Greenways and Branch Hill Farm Join Moose Mountains Regional Greenways and Branch Hill Farm for a Forest Habitat Walk on October 31st, 10am-1:00pm, with Charlie Moreno (NH Licensed Professional Forester) and Mariko Yamasaki (Research Wildlife Biologist, USDA Forest Service). Together, you will explore two very different forest habitats in Milton, NH -- a mature forest with century-old hemlock and pine, and a six-years-young forest patch containing new growth. Participants will learn about the essential value that these habitats offer to the invertebrates, birds, and mammals that call them home. We’ll also discuss habitat ecology, maintaining optimal ecological areas, and long-term management strategies. Charlie and Mariko have decades of experience combined, and participants will come away from this workshop with new knowledge and insight into forest habitats. This will be a wonderful opportunity for landowners and the general public to learn more about the importance of forests to wildlife and broader ecological systems. Branch Hill Farm/the Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust works to protect open space and working forests and to educate the public about sound forestry, conservation and agricultural practices; learn more online at www.branchhillfarm.org.

Chris D aka O.B.C.T and Joe Espi will perform at Pitman’s Freight Room.

Comedy Night At Pitman’s Freight Room Saturday, October 24th at 8pm, get ready for some laughs at Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street in Laconia wit Comedy Night featuring Chris D, Joe Espi and Jordan DiTore. Chris D. aka O.B.C.T. is a Greek-American comedian and amateur rapper from Peabody, MA. With his blend of jokes about his quirky, immigrant family and his unique perspective on the world around him, Chris is quickly becoming one of the nation’s rising, young talents. He has been a standout at The Beantown Comedy Riots, The Boston Comedy Festival, and The Burbank Comedy Festival in LA. In addition to regularly opening for national headliners like Juston McKinney and Lenny Clarke, Chris once held the prestigious title of “Comic in Residence” at the famous Comedy Studio in Cambridge, MA. He recently was chosen by Showtime producers to be the East Coast warm-up comic after his appearance on Rob Gronkowski’s Unsportsmanlike Comedy Joe Espi started on the Boston comedy scene in 2006. His self-deprecating style along with his heavy sarcasm has made him a local favorite. Audiences enjoy how he jabs at his childhood, dysfunctional family, and disastrous dates. People seem to relate to his blue collar humor and his ability to be the punch-line of a joke. Tickets are $20 and Pitman’s is a BYOB establishment. For reservations call 603-494-3334.

Silent Film Classic “Nosferatu” At Flying Monkey In Plymouth Enjoy silent film in a restored moviehouse with live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis. Celebrate Halloween by experiencing the original silent film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s famous ‘Dracula’ story. Still scary after all these years—in fact, some critics believe this version is not only the best ever done, but has actually become creepier with the passage of time. See for yourself. One of the silent era’s most influential masterpieces, Nosferatu’s eerie, gothic feel -- and a chilling performance from Max Schreck as the vampire -- set the template for the horror films that followed. “Nosferatu” will show on Wednesday, October 28th at 6:30pm. Tickets are $10. The Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center is located at 39 Main Street, Plymouth. For more information call 603-5362551 or visit flyingmonkeynh.com

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The Smell Of War If you ever happened to watch the sitcom Seinfeld in the 1990s, you might be familiar with the smelly car episode. Jerry Seinfeld by Brendan Smith finds his car Weirs Times Editor has an awful smell in it after he gets it back from a parking valet. The entire episode evolves around trying to eliminate the terrible odor, described as a “living entity”, to no avail. In the final scene, Seinfeld drives the car to a crime ridden neighborhood and leaves the car open with the keys in the ignition so it can be stolen. Alas, even the thief refuses to take the car after encountering the smell. A funny, but unlikely scenario. Or so I thought, until I came across my own “living entity.” It started innocently enough, arriving home from work, opening the door to the kitchen, ready to relax for the evening. It was then I was attacked by a smell so horrible, that my eyes began to water. I am sure you have had this happen to you. Something thrown away in the kitchen trash that takes on a bit of life of its own while you are away. The solution is usually a simple one: hold your breath, tie up the bag, remove from inside trash bin, deposit in outside trash bin. I followed this protocol that any sane human would have. Upon returning to the kitchen, I noticed that the smell, though slightly diminished, still lingered. Surely, the spray of a little air freshener would alleviate the situation. I plunked in a new garbage bag, sprayed the area, and assumed all would be as it once was. That was not to be. The smell, seeming to gain strength overnight was back, as if shouting at me that it would not

be easily defeated. I lifted the lid to inspect. A big mistake. What little bit of odor that had been contained was let loose and soon engulfed not just the kitchen, but the living room as well and was marching towards the rest of our abode. It needed to be stopped. This was war. This was no longer a simple maneuver of tying and removing the garbage bag, there needed to be new battle plans drawn up. It was obvious the garbage itself was not the issue, it was the container which held it which had gone rogue. Somehow a small regiment of marching germs had escaped the bag and had locked themselves onto the offending receptacle. I carried it outside, armed with sponges, paper towels and dish soap. Trying to catch the container off guard, I swiftly opened the lid, squirted soap inside and around its edges and then unleashed the power of our garden house upon it and commenced to spray the container without mercy. If it was crying out for me to stop, I could not hear it, my mind was absorbed with the thought of ending this smell in its tracks. I had no other focus. I scrubbed the container inside and out like a man possessed. Sweat running from every pore, my hands and arms aching from the task. But I was determined, I would not let up until the enemy was defeated. Once finished, I carried the limp shell of the container back into the house. It seemed defeated and ready to submit back to its purpose of holding bags of garbage without risk of injury or overpowering awful smells to those of us who lived there. I placed a fresh garbage bag inside, closed the lid and called an end to this battle. Of course, there was no truce signed, but I felt the container had taken enough of a beating that it would not dare start an-

other skirmish. How naïve I was in the Art of War. The next morning the smell was back. It was as if some miniscule army of stinky germs had somehow evaded the onslaught of the previous days attack and had now regrouped and spread out to begin the battle all over again. I felt defeated, not sure what to do. I conferred with the second in command, my wife Kim. She suggested that since the container refuses to surrender we needed to try more drastic measures. A heavy rain was expected that night until the next morning. Though torture is not something we believe in, we were stretched to our limits. We agreed we would leave the container out in the pouring rain overnight, its lid propped open. We shut our windows and doors so as not to hear its cries for mercy. The next morning the container looked haggard and defeated, soaking wet and cold from 12 hours of this backyard water torture. I dried it up and brought it onto our porch, not yet quite in the house. The smell seemed to be finally gone. But we aren’t taking any chances. It has fooled us before. It still sits on our porch. We are not yet ready to bring it back inside. We watch it closely, waiting for any offense to our olfactory senses. It feels like we have finally won this war, but only time will truly tell. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” available at BrendanTSmith.com. His latest book “I Only Did It For The Socks - Stories and Thoughts On Aging” will be published soon.

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A Media-Political Assassination In Denver

Do Colorado patriots’ lives matter? On a sunny Saturday afternoon, after gathering with Benghazi Marine hero John “Tig” Tiegen at Civic Center Plaza in Denver to show pride in America, hundreds of citizens departed a peaceful “Patriot Muster” feeling inspired. They filed out of the park bedecked in Old Glory, Thin Blue Line flags and MAGA hats. Some came in by Michelle Malkin wheelchairs and walkers. Students, parSyndicated Columnist ents and grandparents all rallied. Military veterans turned out in force. Tiegen’s men came trained and prepared to defend their supporters. Denver police and Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies kept better order. Remember: Three months ago, the “Back the Blue” rally that I attended with hundreds of others at the very same Civic Center Plaza was shut down by violent antifa and Black Lives Matter vigilantes. Remember: The Denver police union president, Nick Rogers, blew the whistle on how top brass (led by a police chief who marched arm-in-arm with BLM protestors this summer) issued a retreat order while the mob trampled our constitutional rights to free speech and peaceable assembly. In July, the thugs wielded metal rods, skateboards and megaphones to threaten and assault law-abiding citizens. Organizer Ron MacLachlan was beaten bloody just feet from me on stage. Republican statehouse candidate Laurel Imer was shoved down the stage steps by Black Lives Matter rioters. Conservative activist Lori Woods was allegedly assaulted by a crazed antifa agitator and repeat arrestee Caryn Sodaro -- the only violent mob operative charged with a crime. This time, Tiegen’s event went more smoothly. Barriers kept rioters from invading the plaza. Casper Stockham, a Black Republican congressional candidate who had also attended the “Back the Blue” fiasco, told me one prominent Black militant agitator called him a “house n---a” and challenged him to a fight. The provocateur wore a “Black Guns Matter” T-shirt to deceive the conservative, pro-Second Amendment crowd. The same cretin later threatened to rape female attendees. “It was disgusting, but those types of things don’t stop me,” Stockham told me. The “Patriot Muster” almost went off with a single hitch. Almost. One man who answered See MALKIN on 28

Why Democrats Hate Amy Coney Barrett

This week, Democrats struggled to explain why Judge Amy Coney Barrett should not be confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court. They trotted out hackneyed arguments, suggesting that some political norm had been by Ben Shapiro broken by a Republican Syndicated Columnist president nominating a judge to be confirmed as a justice by a Republican Senate in an election year. There have been 19 times where a seat became vacant in an election year and both the presidency and Senate were controlled by the same party, resulting in 17 judicial confirmations. They suggested that Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish to leave her seat open until a Democrat takes power represented a sort of binding legal commitment. And they fumed. They fumed that Barrett refuses to pledge fealty to their political priorities. They fumed that Barrett has stated that the role of the judiciary is not to achieve moral ends but to enforce the law. They fumed that Barrett had the temerity to state that “courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life,” that “the policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches” and that she has done her utmost to “reach the result required by the law,” whatever her preferences might be. That’s because, in the view of the political left, the court ought to be merely another weapon in its political arsenal. Conservatives see the judiciary as Alexander Hamilton characterized it in “Federalist No. 78”: as the “least dangerous” branch, capable of “neither force nor will, but merely judgment,” an institution whose legitimacy rests on its unwillingness to “exercise WILL instead of JUDGMENT.”

Liberals see the court as a super-legislature, designed to act as moral arbiters on behalf of progressive values. That’s why former President Barack Obama stated that judges ought to be selected for the quality of “empathy, of understanding and identifying with people’s hopes and struggles, as an essential ingredient for arriving at just decisions and outcomes.” Critical legal theorists have suggested that conservatives are fibbing -- that their view of the judiciary as relegated to judgment alone is merely cover for the reinforcement of their political priorities. But the data suggest otherwise. During the 2019 Supreme Court term, for example, out of some 67 decisions, the four justices appointed by Democrats voted together 51 times; Republican appointees only voted together 37 times. As Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute has pointed out, “it’s the (Ruth Bader) Ginsburg Four that represent a bloc geared toward progressive policy outcomes.” Republican appointees, in other words, are politically heterodox significantly more often than Democratic appointees. That’s because, on a fundamental level, they take their job -- and the constitutional separation of powers -- seriously. Democrats do not. That’s why they see as the glories of the Supreme Court those moments in which the Supreme Court seized power on behalf of progressive ideals. Roe v. Wade has become holy writ on the political left, specifically because it robbed the American people of their right to vote on the issue of abortion. Democrats see nothing but glory in Supreme Court justices seizing authority to protect abortion on behalf of defining “one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life” (Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 1992). They see nothing but wonder in Supreme Court justices declaring that the judiciary has been delegated enforcement of “a charter protecting See SHAPIRO on 28

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A Tale Of Two Camps When COVID-19 hit, I quarantined in Eastern Massachusetts. Biking around the woods, I noticed something strange. There are two by John Stossel campgrounds Syndicated Columnist n e a r m y h o u s e . One is full. Lots of people pitch tents or park trailers at a place called Maurice’s. A short bike ride away is a much bigger campground that’s almost entirely empty. Why? It’s the topic of my new

video. The empty campground is run by the state. It has great facilities: a new paved road, new bathrooms, etc. Signs direct people to campsites, even to group camping, but there are almost no people. Dozens of picnic tables are turned upside-down. What a shame. This would be a great place to spend time during the pandemic. I asked one of the few people camping, “Why is this place so empty?” “Everything is sold out,” he responded. Indeed, signs do say, “Camp is

Full.” But the camp is the opposite of full. “I think it’s so empty because of COVID,” said another camper. “Why would COVID-19 make it empty?” I ask. “It’s camping! You got lots of room.” She agreed, saying she’s also wondered about that. We asked the Massachusetts Department of Parks why its camp was largely empty. They didn’t respond. We kept calling and emailing until, nine days later, someone told us that they’d “had difficulties hiring seasonal employees.” Really?! This summer, Massachusetts had the highest unemploy-

ment rate in America. The state offers to pay workers up to $25 an hour, including benefits. Yet, they can’t find people who’d work outdoors in a beautiful place in the summer? Maurice’s Campground managed to hire enough staff. They have to because Maurice’s is privately owned. If they don’t please customers, then they can’t stay in business. “If there was no staff, we were the staff,” says owner John Gauthier. Gauthier innovates. Sometimes campers have helped clean the camp or staff the office. To save See STOSSEL on 29

U.S. Not Alone in Widening Global Pandemic While recent flareups of the Corona virus have been spreading across large parts of the USA, Americans are hardly alone by John J. Metzler i n f a c i n g t h e Syndicated Columnist deadly pandemic. Though virus outbreaks are often presented by mainstream media outlets as a political validation of the contentious mask debate, leading European countries such as France, Belgium, Spain and the United Kingdom are facing a far more dangerous COVID spike as we enter the cooler Autumn months. A one day surge of 30,000 cases in France tipped the scales in an

growing pandemic; French President Emmanuel Macron ordered tough curfews on eight cities including Paris where people must be off the streets between 9 PM and 6 AM. The shutdowns are slated to remain in force for at least a month, with about 20 million people directly affected out of the population of 67 million. This is very serious for the French who already withstood a lockdown between March and May where ordinary citizens literally had to have their papers in order and updated daily just to go out for the necessary baguette and or an afternoon dog walk. Closing bars and cafe’s is near heresy, but shutting restaurants and placing a curfew on Paris the City of Light at 9 PM borders on ludicrous social engineering.

But there’s more. Germany’s capital Berlin has suspended an evening curfew from 11PM to 6AM because a court ruling “considers it disproportionate in view of other measures taken to fight the pandemic.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged residents to stay at home amid a dramatic increase in the number of coronavirus infections in Germany. “We have to do everything we can now to ensure that the virus does not spread uncontrollably — every day counts,” Merkel said in a podcast. Until now, Germany has had one of the world’s best records in containing COVID. Crossing the Channel it doesn’t get better. London’s nearly nine million people will be banned from

socializing indoors with people outside their households and “support bubbles,” while commuters are urged to avoid public transport. There’s a 10 p.m. curfew for pubs and restaurants in England. Scotland faces widespread restrictions. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson advises coronavirus constraints on gatherings and contacts will have finished by September next year! COVID cases have more than tripled since September. This COVID-19 virus is global and lethal. Few places except for South Korea and Taiwan have handled it very well. If you view the West European mortality rates, except Sweden, which remained open through the worst of the crisis in the Spring, m a n y See METZLER on 29

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VOTE REPUBLICAN TUES., NOV. 3 ! MAJOR STATE OFFICES Governor – Chris Sununu US Senate – Corky Messner Executive Council Dist. #1 - Joe Kenney Executive Council Dist. #2 - Jim Beard Congress CD#1 – Matt Mowers Congress CD#2 – Steve Negron

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On November 2, 1920 New Hampshire voters, along with those in the other 47 states, went to the polling booths to vote for their choice to be President of the United States. Granite Staters also cast their votes for two United States Congressmen, a United States Senator, and the Governor of New Hampshire. Two men from Ohio and one from Indiana were on the ballot for President. They were Republican Warren Harding, Democrat James Cox, and Socialist Eugene Debs. Both of the running mates of the Republican and the Democrat candidates were men who would themselves eventually become President of these United States. One was a New Englander who was born in Vermont, but became the Governor of Massachusetts, whose name was Calvin Coolidge. The other would be elected for four terms during some difficult

Governor Albert O. Brown. times in the country. His name is Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York. But it was Warren Harding who was winner of the 1920 election, nation-wide and in New Hampshire where he received almost 60% of the vote. The 2020 election has yet to be decided, but those elected to represent New Hampshire in Washington in 1920 were all Republicans, in contrast to the four that currently represent the state today, who are all

Democrats. George H. Moses defeated Raymond B. Stevens by a vote of 90,173 to 65,038 to win the Senate seat, with Socialist William Wilkins receiving just 1,004 votes. Sherman Everett Burroughs won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from District One by easily beating Rosecrans W. Pillsbury, Democrat, and Solomon Shechet, Socialist. In the Second District, Edward Wason won the other Representa-

tive seat over Democrat Charles French. New Hampshire also elected a new Governor in 1920 who defeated his Democrat opponent, Charles Tilton by a margin of 93,273 votes to 62,174. There was also a Socialist candidate, Frank Butler, who received just 1,080 votes. The new Governor was Albert O. Brown, and in this article we will feature the Governor who was elected 100 years ago. Perhaps one of the most significant things about Albert Brown was that he was a native of this state. To quote The Granite Monthly, ‘... Mr. Brown is a typical New Hampshire man, by birth, residence, training, education, experience and service.” He was born in the town of Northwood on July

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As the colors of autumn begin to fade into the memories of this past summer and fall, we pack up our lawn chairs and canoes, put away our golf clubs and tennis rackets, get out the heavy sweaters and prepare for the onset of winter. It is also a new season when we look forward to friends and family gathering for weekend events with food and drink to celebrate life. It’s at this season we also discover that trying new beverages that match well with the food we love becomes of interest. The light beers of summer fun now have segued towards amber and brown ales with fuller flavor and complexity. So, it is with this thought in mind that we examine two great beers from Cigar City. Cigar City Brewing of Tampa Bay, Florida, has a rich background of flavor. It was 2007 when Joey Redner decided to take his home brewing brilliance public and began what became Cigar City. In

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by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

I love sports. And I care about politics. And I think religion is important. The very subjects we’re warned about bringing up at family or social gatherings! (“You can always talk about the weather.”) Readers of this column know I occasionally veer into politics, for better or worse. But passion has its place in the writing process and no one has to read any column—regardless of how well-written. I’ve always been a passionate Celtics fan.

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5 Seasonal DIY Home Improvement Projects The calendar pages may be turning fast, but it’s not too late to do some work around the house. Now is the time to wrap up home improvement projects before the weather turns too cold. Consider these five easy DIY tasks that can set you up for a warm, safe and pestfree fall: Perform routine HVAC maintenance. Heating and cooling systems need regular service to operate at peak efficiency. Some tasks are best left to the pros, but there is plenty you can do on your own to minimize expenses and ensure your unit maintains its performance level. With the breaker and gas off, wipe the exterior of your furnace with a damp rag then remove the access door and vacuum the burners, base and blower compartment. Remove and clean the blower with a vacuum and small brush then use a drinking straw to blow dust off the pilot. Also inspect the flame sensor, drive belt and air filter, and clean or replace as needed. Air seal drafty areas. The gaps around windows and door frames give unwanted air an open invitation into a home. However, you can quickly and easily block the flow of air for greater comfort and lower energy bills. If the doors and windows

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carbon footprint by the time it makes it to the finished product.” For Rolfe, New England is the ideal region in which to operate a business like New England Nets. “New England grows some of the most beautiful hardwoods like maple, cherry, birch and ash,” he said. “There is no need to import exotic species that are shipped from overseas, or may have come from rainforest destruction or timber theft.” “When you compare the resources needed to produce a net from exotic woods, carbon fiber or aluminum, a landing net constructed from local wood and transported minimally wins the eco-friendly competition every time,” he added. Aside from the use of See NETS on 25

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, October 22, 2020 — NETS from 24 locally-sourced wood, Rolfe said another distinguishing characteristic about his products are that they feature solid hoops. “Most other net manufacturers’ hoops are made by laminating thin strips to-

gether, but not ours,” he said. “A solid hoop eliminates the potential for those thin strips to delaminate over time.” His solid hoops, he explained, are made from white ash, which he said has been used for centuries by both Native Americans and Europeans because it is known for its strength. The ash is bent around forms to produce the hoops while the handle wood, made from a variety of different hardwoods, is also shaped and formed. “The shapes of these handles are somewhat unique,” he said. “As Alan Stevens told me, ‘They just feel good in your hand,’ and I agree.” The handle and

hoop is then glued up, shaped, sanded and finished. Previous to all this work, Rolfe selects his logs of choice in the woods and then has them sawn into rough sawn lumber. After air drying, he cuts and processes the wood

Scott Rolfe searches for raw wood (logs) from local, sustainable forestry operations, while looking for unique grain or characteristics. COURTESY PHOTOS into t h e needed dimensional stock. “There are over 30 steps to be completed for a finished landing net ready to ship,” he said. Currently, New England Nets has four different net designs available with a couple more on the way. There are two basic categories: stream/river nets or boat nets. “I will most likely keep it between six and eight designs at any one time,” noted Rolfe. These designs include their smallest tear drop stream net with a 24” overall length, a kay-

ak/canoe net at 34”, a small boat net at 42”, and the largest boat net at 57”. “There is a net design for every type of fishermen or fisherwomen,” he said. As for the kinds of fish that may be ‘landed’ by these wooden nets, Rolfe said they will net any species -- from a big bass to a lake or brook trout. “Our logo is a fish jumping out of the water,” he said. “It doesn’t matter what type of fish, and how it was caught or with what, our nets will still bring them to hand just fine.” As for the future of New England Nets, Rolfe expressed appreciation at bringing together two passions. “I have been fishing since I was old enough for my dad to take me and woodworking since I was in high school See NETS on 26

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, October 22, 2020 — MAILBOAT from 2 else to look forward to. My life is done.” The government could control what we did, what we said, what we bought and where we lived. We existed in fear of being overheard and reported to the authorities for comments that were critical of the government, because retaliation for criticizing the State could be very costly for both us and our family. I saw corruption flourish in the Soviet Union. Government officials, party members and other people in positions of power – lived

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whatever they ask. Once again, the black market was the only solution. Be aware and do diligent research before you vote in the upcoming election. Look into history of other socialist countries like Cuba or Venezuela. Talk to someone who lived in these countries. The future of our country is at stake! Lydia M. Cumbee Franconia, NH.

NETS from 25 where I had an amazing shop teacher who inspired me,” he said. From the fishing perspective, Rolfe said he understands the form and function of a landing net and what is required in a design to meet those functions. “I also understand the aesthetics so it looks like a piece of furniture you would like to keep in your living room,” he said. “It gives me great satisfaction to meld all these skills together to produce a fine crafted wood landing net.” Rolfe also cited a deeper aspect to the mission behind New England Nets. “I love being able to take tree, a raw resource nature has provided to us, and actually work and shape it into a usable product,” he said. “Part of my mission is to highlight the utilization of a local renewable resource sustainably while producing a product made right here in the US from raw materials sourced under much more strict environmental guidelines than other countries.” To learn more about New England Nets, visit facebook.com/newenglandnets.

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, October 22, 2020 — SMITH from 9 18, 1853 in an agricultural community. Albert Brown was a country boy, and, like many other children of New Hampshire farm parents in that day, had a happy but work-related childhood. He attended schools in Northwood, including Coes Northwood Academy, a college preparatory school. He attended a New Hampshire College, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth, and later attended the law school at Boston University. Brown then became a professional lawyer, serving in a firm headed by Judge Henry E. Burnham, who was a United States Senator from New Hampshire for twelve years. Mr. Brown served as the head of the firm while Mr. Burnham was in Washington. According to The Granite Monthly magazine Brown had a happy home life as well as a very successful legal career. He was married to Susie J. Clarke in the year 1888 and they made their home in Manchester. He retired as an active lawyer in 1912, but continued an active life afterwards which obviously included politics. Before becoming Governor, Mr. Brown served as the chairman of the state tax commission and in January of the year 1920 The Granite Monthly printed his article on the topic of an income tax. He wrote about “the increasing volume of taxation” and how the increased need for revenue should be obtained. According to the then future governor the restrictions in the New Hampshire constitution up to that time meant “We are thus, except for polls, in the main restricted to the general property tax, and from it we derive

Congressman Sherman Everett Burroughs. Senator George H. Moses. most of the revenue for the support of government, state, county, and local.” His opinion was that the state could not rely on an increase in property taxes to provide the additional funds needed to allow the government to provide additional services. Brown stated that between the years 1911 and 1919 local property taxes collected in the state had increased 100% from five and one-half million dollars to eleven million dollars. He added that the federal tax burden was heavy and that the state received fees from public service companies, the savings bank tax, the poll tax, the inheritance tax, the insurance tax, and fees from automobile licenses. The average property tax in the state was $2.28 for each hundred dollars of valuation. The soon to be Governor also mentioned that the legislature of the state had voted to give each veteran of the World War a bonus of $79 and increased the poll tax to $5 which was

to include women voters. Remember that women voted for the first time in the 1920 general election. Still, according to Brown, more money was needed, especially for schools and highways and to care for the poor. He said that poll taxes, the tax that

allowed people to vote, could not be increased, and that property taxes were about as high as they should be allowed to go, so an alternative, or a new tax was needed to pay for the necessary items. “The only such source in sight is a tax on income,” he wrote. He then went on to explain how such a tax

could be implemented and how it could easily supply the needed revenue for the state. It could, he said, be adjusted from time to time to allow for changes in the amount of needed revenue. “Flexibility would be one of its merits.” But then, Albert Brown added an inter-

esting opinion. Something else needed to come first before an income tax was implemented. “Economy and efficiency are entitled to a trial. State and municipal affairs are seldom conducted with the prudence and sagacity that characterize private business.” He indicated that the recent war (World War I) brought inflation and involved extravagance and waste, which he suggested extended their influence to public finance. Brown warned that efficiency and economy by those running the governments was the only way that an income tax could be avoided. He indicated that it needed to be the people starting at the local level that could make it happen. So there you have the results of the election of 1920 and the remarks on taxation by the man who was elected New Hampshire’s governor 100 years ago. I guess the question is: what have we learned about efficient government in the past 100 years?

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MALKIN from 6 the call to “stand up and show up” didn’t make it home. From my close analysis of footage and interviews with witnesses, it appears the tragedy was engineered. As the last group of “Patriot Muster” attendees walked to their cars, the same agitator who accosted Stockham and others also initiated a verbal altercation with 49-year-old Lee Keltner. A cheerful cowboy hat maker, veteran, and father of two from Brighton, Colorado, his mission was “keeping the West alive, one hat at a time.” While Keltner was trailed by the Black militant agitator, a Trump-hating Occupy Denver radical named Matthew Dolloff and a local NBC affiliate investigative producer for Denver’s 9News named Zack Newman conferred with each

other nearby. At some point, Dolloff handed his cellphone to Newman. Minutes later, photographers and videographers filmed the agitator aggressively daring Keltner to deploy a can of bear spray he was holding to protect himself as Dolloff and Newman stood by. Keltner resisted engaging in any physical brawl as the agitator escalated. Mere seconds later, he walked away from the agitator only to walk right into what appears to be a deadly ambush with Dolloff. In an instant, Dolloff appeared to grab for something on Keltner’s chest (his holstered weapon?) while Keltner slapped at his face. Dolloff then whipped out a gun and blew off Keltner’s face as the veteran backed away, spraying his repellant in self-defense.

Newman gawked at the entire melee with two phones in his hand. But photos showed him, bizarrely, not filming the shooting despite being there on assignment for 9News. Dolloff has been detained under investigation for first-degree murder. Newman was held, and then released. Here’s where it gets weirder and darker. 9News initially identified Dolloff as an armed private security guard contracted through Pinkerton security services. Turns out that he was unlicensed and operating as a security guard illegally in Denver. Pinkerton denied Dolloff was an employee and refuses to name the company, if one exists, that subcontracted Dolloff out. Newman did not respond to my questions about the exact nature of his relationship with Dolloff

or how many previous times Dolloff had been his “security guard” at left-wing protests and riots over the past year. Unanswered questions are piling up: What did Newman and Dolloff discuss as they shadowed Keltner and the agitator? Did they have beef with Keltner? Did Newman or Dolloff know the agitator? Was Newman, who works for a station that has demonized conservatives all year long while whitewashing the left-wing trashing of downtown Denver, aware of Dolloff’s extensive social media footprint calling Donald Trump supporters racist fascists and posting “Rise Up” Communist revolutionary propaganda? What happened to Colorado patriot Lee Keltner should be a national outrage. It

was, in my view, a brazen and cold-blooded media-political assassination. Casper Stockham agrees. “Imagine if this shooting had been the other way around,” Stockham said. “There would be nonstop, 24hour coverage of it.” But because Keltner was part of the “Patriot Muster,” and not part of the “Mob Muster” or “Liberal Media Muster,” you’ll hear nothing but crickets from American Pravda. Their silence is violence. Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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SHAPIRO from 6 the right of all persons to enjoy liberty as we learn its meaning” (Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015). They see nothing but cause for celebration in the Supreme Court cramming down on the American people their own sense of our “evolving standards of decency” (Trop v. Dulles, 1958) or the importance of neverbefore-defined “emanations” and “penumbras” (Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965). They want the court to act as an oligarchy. And they are angry that Barrett’s nomination has moved the court away from that progressive, oligarchic rule. That’s why they’re threatening to pack the court -- because they wish to restore that oligarchy to power. And that’s just another reason why, for all the talk about Donald Trump’s threats to core American institutions, he can’t hold a candle to even mainstream Democratic willingness to trash checks and balances on behalf of power. Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editorin-chief of DailyWire. com. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps” and “The Right Side of History.” To find out more about Ben Shapiro and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, October 22, 2020 — STOSSEL from 7 water, he charges customers 25 cents for six minutes in the shower. At the state camp, water is free; campers can waste all they want. The government bought the property in 2019 for $3.6 million. Last year, the camp’s revenue fell thousands short of its operating costs. Now it loses even more money because it’s largely empty. Such clear demonstrations of the difference between public and private are everywhere. But few people realize the reason why. Recently, The New York Times published an op-ed by “Sex in the City” actress Cynthia Nixon about her dismay over seeing her kids’ public school’s “chaotic ... and pro-

foundly unsafe approach to reopening.” By contrast, her Netflix production company was totally ready. She’s become a politician, so she blames “underfunding.” She doesn’t mention that New York’s government-run schools spend more than $20,000 per student. Her production company was ready because it’s private. The bosses spend their own money. Spend it well, and they profit. Spend it badly, and they’re out of work. That focuses the mind. Governments spend other people’s money. No one spends other people’s money as carefully as we spend our own. The owner of Maurice’s Campground

METZLER from 7 countries actually have a much higher death rate than the USA proportionate to their populations. The mainstream media and big tech platforms downplay or hide this grim reality. Though the United States has tragically suffered in excess of 200,000 deaths, many projections and scenarios by Imperial College in London predicted nearly two million fatalities if no action was taken. This combined with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) too late health hush up from the spread of the Wuhan virus in China assured an accident waiting to happen. France’s 67 million people have seen 33,000 deaths which proportionate to the U.S. population of 331 million remains only a slightly lower rate. The U.K. however with 44,000 fatalities from

a population of 68 million has a higher mortality rate than the U.S. as does Spain with 34,000 deaths from 47 million people. A global Vaccine won’t turn the tide at once. And what about China where it all started? Only the usual highly sanitized narrative. Ironically the WHO has now warned against renewed lockdowns given the extreme economic damage they cause. Governments must choose between safeguarding lives or protecting the economy. There’s another sadly overlooked victim; the poor. Until this year global poverty was falling. Now since the pandemic was declared by the WHO in March, poverty is on the rise. There’s a terrible contradiction; lockdowns have locked people out of work, of opportunity and of hope. For ex-

tries harder, and because of that, he serves many more campers than the taxpayer-subsidized camp. “It’s kind of unfair,” I say to Gauthier. “You have to compete against the government, which is losing all this money.” He answers, “Yeah, it’s not a great scenario, but what can we do?” 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.

ample, Latin America has seen a rapid erosion of middle classes especially in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. New York City has become a cloud coocoo land of restrictions as restaurants and bars navigate a maze of regulations which change like the Fall weather. The City which lives and thrives on commerce is starved of oxygen thanks to a venal arrogant political class. In the meantime, the pandemic has become a political football for media discourse in a Presidential campaign where the facts don’t get in the way of a good story. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China.

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, October 22, 2020 —

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