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EDITORIAL Immigration: The Obvious Solution

This vintage postcard shows passengers boarding the Governor Endicott steamship from the shores of Ames Farm Inn in Gilford. Ames Farm Inn, which first started taking in travelers in 1890, is the oldest continually operated family run business in the region. On November 1st, the Lakes Region Tourism Association will honor Ames Farm Inn and other long running, family owned and operated businesses at their own 80th Anniversary Celebration. courtesy lakes region tourism association

Long Time Family Owned and Operated Businesses To Be Honored Lakes Region Tourism Association Also Celebrates 80th Year

“To me this is very amazing and so much part of who New Hampshire is,” said Amy Landers, Executive Director of the Lakes Region Tourism Association. Landers was describing the many New Hampshire businesses which the Association will be honoring as they celebrate their own 80th

anniversary. “We thought what better way to celebrate our success than to also recognize the successes of member business that have been family owned and operated for fifty years or more,” said Landers. The Lakes Region Tourism Association (LRTA) was formed in 1936 when, in 1935,

the state wanted to have more tourism promotion and there were five regions in the state that developed non-profit tourism associations. Today the LRTA is the only one of those five associations that still exists. “Over those years it really has been the long time, family run businesses that have really

been a key in keeping this association viable,” said Landers. Among those businesses to be honored at the November 1st meeting at Hart’s Turkey Farm are: Ames Farm Inn, Gilford – Ames Farm on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee is the See lrtaon 24

If you arrived home one evening and saw that a pipe had burst and your basement was flooding with water, what would be the first thing that you would do? Would you begin bailing water out of your basement or would you shut off the water? The answer is obvious, just as the answer to the ongoing political battle over immigration is obvious. First, you must stop the flow. Yet, only one candidate running for President understands this, Donald Trump. We live in dangerous times and there needs to be a more permanent solution to make sure that those who are entering our country are doing so legally and are coming here to better their own lives and not to take ours. As far as those who have already entered illegally, they need to be properly vetted and then either sent back if they prove to be dangerous or given the opportunity to go through proper channels to become legal citizens. But, none of this can be done or should even be talked about as long as the water continues to flow unimpeded. First we must shut off the faucet and close and strengthen our borders before we even begin to discuss how to clean up the mess. This is the common sense first step which must be taken in protecting the lives and livelihood of American citizens. We believe that this is only going to be possible if Donald Trump becomes our next president. Once the borders are closed and an acceptable system is in place, then the faucet can slowly be turned on again.

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Brendan is working hard on the campaign trail this week, so we present this story from his book “The Flatlander Chronilces” as we thought it was appropriate for the season. If William Shakespeare had to rake up leaves every fall, he’d probably say something like: “Oh, dead colors of once living, breathing beauty, now beings surrounded by manly feet. Thou art a vulgar pain.” But Shakespeare had a lot of money, so he most likely paid someone to rake his yard for him. When I first moved to New Hampshire, fall was not a season I was concerned about. It seemed that raking leaves would not be an issue. I did a lot of it in New York, so I was quite experienced. It was with this attitude and false sense of security that I brazenly stood on my front lawn, rake in hand, ready to show my neighbors that this inept soul from the land of traffic jams, rude people and great potato salad, could stand his ground with the rest of them when it came to raking leaves. “Ha, Ha!” I laughed as I raked a giant pile of leaves into center of my lawn. I worked tirelessly until the mass of decaying fodder was high enough to rival the snowcapped peak of Mount Washington. After I finished, I looked up and down the street, raised my rake above my head and screamed; “Come

look at my masterpiece. Enjoy the wonder of my work. Come herald in the exquisiteness of my labor!” I heard a small dog bark in the distance. Then a rumbling sound came from the right. It grew louder until I noticed an eighteen-wheeler, obviously breaking the speed limit, barreling down the street. I looked at my pile of leaves and realized I had made one major mistake. I had gathered the pile too close to the road. I panicked, which I am also fairly proficient at, and extended my arms and legs in the hope that my human shield might protect my creation. The truck passed. At first, there was no effect. Then a whirlpool of air caught the leaves, sending them swirling up and above my head. I had saved but a few as I watched the others drift aimlessly about and then fall gracefully until most of them settled on my neighbor’s lawn. Fortunately, he wasn’t home. I looked at leaves that I saved and contemplated what I had learned. In New York, my leaf raking expertise was acquired in backyards; I never had the experience of being so close to the road. I sipped on some cider and thought about all of this: leaves…wind…neighbor’s yard. I went over the scenario again and again. With a good deal of leaves yet to come down from the trees, I found a clear answer: Tomorrow would be another day. The next morning the weather report said there would be cool temperatures with isolated gusty winds. Bingo! A good deal of the remaining leaves had fallen off the trees overnight and covered my lawn like a bad

hairpiece. I called in sick to my job then watched through my living room blinds as my neighbors left for work. I grabbed my rake and headed out, realizing I would be using it for evil instead of good. It didn’t bother me a bit. I worked hard raking the leaves closer to the road than the day before. It was a bit of a challenge as the wind was picking up, but I kept my cool. I made sure to be clear of bushes and trees so the leaves would have a clear path down the street. It was then I noticed a neighbor down the street. I had forgotten about him. He was a retired gentleman who wintered in Florida but had yet to leave. He was on his hands and knees stuffing leaves into a giant pumpkin head bag. He looked up, rose from his position and walked towards me. “You’re not doing what I think you’re doing?” “Just raking some leaves,” I said like a sixteen year old trying to buy cigarettes. “Seems to me a good wind just might be able to carry them leaves somewhere other than here.” I opened my mouth to explain something I had no explanation for when one of those isolated gusts of wind that were forecast decided to show up. I was doomed, or so I thought. The gust was mighty and it picked up some of the leaves. They swirled around our heads and began their journey down the street, eventually coming to rest on the lawn of a different neighbor who, fortunately, wasn’t home. I felt foolish. Now I’d have to clean up all those leaves before my neighbor came home and was told about what I had done. I was contemplating the strength of my own moral fiber, as well as all the work See FOOL on 36

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From Councillor Kenney To The Editor: I am running for re-election to Executive Council District 1 and I ask for your vote on Tuesday November 8th. The New Hampshire Executive Council has gotten more notoriety this time as two of my colleagues are now running for Governor representing their perspective parties. The Executive Council is a two part Executive Branch system in which the Council administrates the Executive Branch along with the Governor. The five Executive CounSee mail boat on 29

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Debate Depressive Disorder How many more broadcast bustups will it take before America finally decides to make its presidential election deby Michelle Malkin bates tolerSyndicated Columnist able again? I can’t take it anymore. Can you? For the past three cycles -2008, 2012, and 2016 -- I’ve chronicled the depressing, systemic bias of left-leaning partisans whom the Commission on Presidential Debates routinely installs as “moderators.” It would be one thing if these activists posing as journalists were upfront about their political preferences. But they continue to star in phony debate theater wearing their dime-store costumes of objectivity. The even bigger farce? Masochistic Republican Party bosses let them get away with it year after year after year. Note to President Obama: This is not “whining.” This is truthtelling. I find it rather rich that the complainer-in-chief who spent two terms incessantly attacking Fox News and conservative talk radio is now wagging his waggy-licious finger at anyone else who bears grievances against hostile media and its enablers. In 2008, the Commission on Presidential Debates allowed liberal PBS anchor Gwen Ifill to serve as unfettered moderator for the sole vice presidential debate. As I reported at the time, Ifill had failed to disclose before the event that she had a book coming out on Jan. 20, 2009 -- a date that just happens to coincide with

the inauguration of the next president of the United States -- titled “Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.” The promotional material left no question about Ifill’s perspective. She hyped Obama’s campaign as “stunning” and marveled at his “bold new path to political power.” She also used her access to author a hagiographic pop culture piece for Essence magazine about the Obama family. When asked to respond to criticism about her ideological and financial conflicts of interest, Ifill acted like a true-blue leftist and played the race card. This year’s vice presidential debate “moderator” didn’t fare much better. Billed as a “historic” choice because of her Filipino heritage, Elaine Quijano was a historic doormat for Clinton’s babbling running mate, Tim Kaine. Her media cheerleaders, led by The New York Times’ Nick Kristof, naturally invoked the gender card to defend her embarrassing passivity. Another “diversity” moderator, Telemundo celebrity journalist Maria Celeste Arraras, known as “the Katie Couric of Spanish TV,” soaked up nearly half a CNN GOP primary debate earlier this year representing “the Latino community” on issues such as Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy. 2012, of course, was the year of Bitter Candy -- CNN’s Candy Crowley. She notoriously injected herself into the second debate (a town hall debate that was supposed to spotlight citizens’ questions) by arguing with then-GOP nominee Mitt Romney about Benghazi and running interference for Obama. Crowley was just the latest Democratic plant at a CNN-spon-

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ravished island, mobs attacked UN aid convoys near Les Cayes. A shaken Secretary General conceded, “We understand the impatience and the anger of the population who are waiting for emergency relief. We are doing all we can to facilitate the arrival of the assistance as soon as possible.” Haiti is a land stricken by a heart breaking and cruel combination of corruption, dangerous political infighting, and cyclical natural disasters. The 2010 earthquake caused 220,000 deaths and untold destruction. The recent Hurricane was but a tragic reminder of Haiti’s vulnerability. According to Haiti’s Ministry of Interior, more than 19% of the Haitian population, two million persons, has been affected by the hurricane and more than 12% or 1.4 million persons, are in need of urgent assistance in different departments of the country, most specially in the South. The UN’s Humanitarian Country Team in Haiti, in close coordination with See Metzler on 32

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It’s Personal My last few essays have focused on education. Before I move on to other topics I’m going to share a story by Ken Gorrell about a boy; Northfield, NH. I’ll call him Jason. It’s a story about education, both in concept and in reality. It’s why I take it personally when people advocate policies limiting educational options for kids like Jason. Jason and I were matched through a school-based mentoring program when he was in first grade. Given his family challenges, the next male volunteer to walk through the door was going to be matched with Jason. Eight years later I’m still thanking my lucky stars that random chance brought us together. As I learned about Jason’s life at home and at school, I realized he needed more than I could provide in our one-hour once-aweek visits. With the permission of his guardian, the mentoring program, and the school, we expanded our interactions to the point where we were meeting 3 times a week, both in school and out. Our time together included tutoring to help him with his school work (he’s had an IEP every year, and I’ve been part of the team keeping it current), exploring the local area (his guardian doesn’t drive), and joining the Scouting

program. I can’t say enough good things about Scouting. Scouting opened up a new world for Jason, giving him a chance to be part of a group of kids he didn’t interact with at school. He was in classes with lower academic achievers, from lower socioeconomic households. He didn’t play sports or participate in after-school activities. He had a keen sense of not fitting in. Middle school-age kids can be cruel. But in Scouting, Jason was part of a Troop full of kids from twoparent, middle class families, kids who were scholar-athletes, kids for whom life had dealt a winning hand. He was accepted as one of them, expected to participate and do his best, given chances to lead and opportunities to learn. Jason rose to the challenge. In a few years he went from struggling to complete a one-mile walk to hiking ten miles. He’s a more confident public speaker and has embraced the role of quiet leader, an example-setter. In school, however, he continued to struggle. He grew to hate school. At his IEP meetings -- meetings designed to produce an individualized plan for his academic success -- I saw first hand how the rigidity of the traditional public school model failed to flex to meet his needs. Education professionals saw him falling further behind in key areas like English and math, but kept recommending more of the same. Jason’s hatred of school was unfortunate, but understandable.

I made enemies at those IEP meetings. I laughed out loud the year they told Jason’s guardian that he was being taken out of science class to give him the additional instruction he needed

for English. He and kids like him were going to miss an entire year of science, but would still have to sit through the regular English class taught above their level of See gorrell on 30

The Left & The Masses The greatest moral claim of the political left is that they are for the masses in general and the poor in particular. That is also their greatest fraud. by Thomas Sowell It even fools Syndicated Columnist many leftists themselves. One of the most recent efforts of the left is the spread of laws and policies that forbid employers from asking job applicants whether they have been arrested or imprisoned. This is said to be to help ex-cons get a job after they have served their time, and ex-cons are often either poor or black, or both. First of all, many of the left’s policies to help blacks are disproportionately aimed at helping those blacks who have done the wrong thing -- and whose victims are disproportionately those blacks who have been trying to do the right thing. In the case of this ban on asking job applicants whether they have criminal backgrounds, the only criterion seems to be whether it sounds good or makes the left feel good about themselves. Hard evidence as to what actual consequences to expect beforehand, or hard evidence as to its actual consequences afterwards, seems to have had very little role in this political crusade. An empirical study some years ago examined the hiring practices of companies that did a background check on all the employees they hired. It found that such companies hired more blacks than companies which did not follow that unusual practice. Why? This goes back to decision-making by human beings in general, with many kinds of deci-

sions in general. Since we seldom have all the facts, we are often forced to rely on generalizing when making our decisions. Many employers, aware of higher rates of imprisonment among blacks, are less likely to hire blacks whose individual backgrounds are unknown to them. But those particular employers who investigate everyone’s background before hiring them do not have to rely on such generalizations. The fact that these latter kinds of employers hired more blacks suggests that racial animosity is not the key factor, since blacks are still blacks, whether they have a criminal past or not. But the political left is so heavily invested in blaming racism that mere facts are unlikely to change their minds. Just as those on the left were not moved by hard evidence before they promoted laws and policies that forbad employers to ask about job applicants’ criminal records, so they have remained unmoved by more recent studies showing that the hiring of blacks has been reduced in the wake of such laws and policies. Moreover, the left is so invested in the idea that they are helping the disadvantaged that they seldom bother to check the actual consequences of what they are doing, whether that is something as specific as banning questions about criminal behavior or something as general as promoting the welfare state. In the vision of the left, the welfare state is supposed to be a step forward, in the direction of “social justice.” Tons of painful evidence, from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, that the welfare state has in fact been a step backward toward barbarism -- among low-income whites in England See Sowell on 33

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If you’ve been in the Department stores lately you’ve probably noticed next to the Halloween decorations and goodies are the Christmas displays. I’ve heard more than one shopper grumble “it’s not even Halloween yet and they already have the Christmas decorations out!” You may not be ready for Christmas displays, but how about your favorite holiday outfit? Does it still fit? Are you ready for all the tempting treats ahead as we enter the Holiday Season? In our family there are several birthdays to throw into the mix and tempt us as well! My advice to you is to prepare yourself with a cleansing diet. This will help to arm you and give you the will power to deal with temptation. As you start to notice fewer digestive problems, your clothes fit better and you have an increase in energy you realize that eating healthy makes you feel better and you’re less apt to go for the junk food. In addition to looking better you will most likely notice the aches and pains are gone or at the

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So often chiropractic is associated with back pain. If you ask the average person what a chiropractor is, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably hear something along these lines: â&#x20AC;&#x153; back doctorâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;back painâ&#x20AC;?, etc. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to understand this misconception. Chiropractic IS really good at dealing with back pain. Also, many chiropractors do focus on pain treatment. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said this many times and written it here before, as well: this is really missing the potential of having a chiropractor as part of your healthcare team. Chiropracticâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true goal is much deeper than pain relief; the goal is function. Function of the spine, yes, but also of the brain and nervous system. That may sound strange if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve only thought of your chiropractor as your back doctor. Consider some of the these ideas though: at Sherman College of Straight Chiropracticâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Research and Philosophy Symposium a study was presented that

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Vine & Vogue: Contemporary Wearables: Fall Fundraise for The League of NH Craftsmen LaBelle Winery, Amherst. 5:30-9pm. This high-end shopping event is sure to please fashionistas and anyone who loves wearable art! Attendees can shop for creative clothing, jewelry, bags and other accessories, meet the makers and learn about their inspirations and techniques, while sipping fine wine and enjoying live jazz music. LaBelle Winery is serving a chef’s selection of seasonal appetizers and desserts. Cash bar available. Tickets are $50pp or $85 for a special 4:30pm Preview Sip & Shop. www.nhcrafts.org

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Book Reading, Q and A and Book Signing Moultonborough Public Library, Moultonborough. 2pm-4:30pm. Join bestselling, award-winning author, Sue Coletta and E. Providence Police Capt. (Ret.) turned award-winning author, Joe Broadmeadow for this special event. Free and open to the public.

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Pleasant Street School’s Annual Halloween Parade

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Moultonborough Historical Society’s Lasagna Cook-Off and Dinner Dance Moultonborough Lions’ Club Hall, Old Route 109, Moultonborough. Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner begins at 6pm. Tickets for the event are $20pp and include Lasagna, salad, bread and homemade desserts, coffee and tea. Event is BYOB. Dancing begins at 7pm with local singer Lauren Smokin. Prizes will be awarded for the Best Lasagna and Most Creative Lasagna. Door prizes, raffles and a 50/50 raffle with a $250 pot! 253-6250 for more info or to buy tickets. www.

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The Peterborough Players Annual Gala & Auction

Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough. 6pm. This year’s event will feature silent and live auctions of over 100 items, an art wall featuring the works of local artists, entertainment, a bounty of hors d’oeuvres and desserts and a full open bar. Tickets are $115pp, in addition to single tickets, there are limited tables of six and eight available so guests can have the chance to create a table of friends or take the opportunity to make new ones. 924-7585

The Funhouse Haunted Barn and Walk Fundraiser

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

Located at 19 Franklin Road, Salisbury, near the Salisbury Four Corners, the intersection of Route 4 and 127. 6pm-9pm. Lots of cool new spooks have been added this year, including a laser vortex, expanded zombie town and a few other surprises! For a $3 donation to the Merrimack Valley Middle School, you are sure to get a good scare! Not recommended for young children! 496-2334

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26 Dodge Street, Rochester. 6pm9pm. For the eighth year in a row, sixteen-year-old George Farrow III has constructed another top notch haunted event in his parent’s garage! This year is loosely based around a hospital/asylum theme. Patrons will walk through five distinct areas, each portraying an aspect of a hospital or asylum. However, there will not be much (if any) bloody/gory tactics used. Farrow believes that these are cheap scare tactics that are overused by haunted houses and horror movies alike. At Darkhill Cemetery, Farrow and his team of volunteers have developed the concept of “beautiful horror”, where psychological fears illustrated in the scenes are utilized. Admission is by donation for a local charity. www.darkhillhaunt.com

The Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South Street, Bow. Two shows; Noon and 5pm. Come see if you can solve the mystery of “who done it” before anyone else! Religious leaders gather from around the world to bid for Dr. Stanley Rollingstone’s startling discovery of a Fifth Gospel which will change Christianity as we know it. Tickets, which include dinner, are $20pp and can be reserved by calling Sharon at 623-3554. Reservation deadline is 10/24/16

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NH Society of Genealogists Annual Fall Meeting

Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave, Concord. Registration and refreshments begin at 9:30am and a buffet luncheon is included. $30/members or $40/nonmembers. To register send a check or money order to NHSOG, c/o Diane Gravel, PO Box 1386, Thornton, NH

Princess Tea to Benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Local Miss New Hampshire titleholders Jana El-Sayed and Brooke Mills are hosting a children’s tea party to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The event will be held at the Funspot Family Entertainment Center in the Weirson Saturday, November 19th from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Tea party guests will enjoy interacting with their favorite princesses in various activities including a sing-a-long, dancing, raffle and light refreshments. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased in advance at the Funspot Bowling Center counter or at the door of the event. For more information call (603)568-0418

Sierra Hull At Rochester Opera House Sierra Hull will perform at the Rochester Opera House on Thursday, November 17th. The singer, mandolinist and former child prodigy appeared on the Grand Ole Opry stage at age 11 and signed with Rounder Records at age 13. She has played the White House, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center. She’s distinguished herself by becoming the first bluegrass musician to receive a Presidential Scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Her January 2016 release of Weighted Mind was a turning point where a preternatural talent became a natural woman. “She plays the mandolin with a degree of refined elegance and freedom that few have achieved” says Bela Fleck, the genre-leaping banjo master who produced Weighted Mind. “And now her vocals and songwriting have matured to the level of her virtuosity.” Tickets $18. Show starts at 8pm, doors open at 7pm. Reserve tickets online or call the box office (603) 335-1992, M/W/F from 10-5pm and 2-hours before the show. This show is sponsored by TD Bank North, Eastern Propane, Shaheen & Gordon P.A., and Norm Vetter Foundations. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester NH. Visit www.RochesterOperaHouse.com for more information.

Preview Party will open Altrusa Festival of Trees Altrusa International of Meredith is happy to announce that they will again host a preview party on Thursday, December 1, the evening before the annual Festival of Trees opens to the public. This exciting party will feature approximately 50 beautifully decorated trees in the rustic barn setting of Waukewan Golf Course’s Barn. Guests will stroll among the trees while enjoying hearty hors d’oeuvres from their favorite area restaurants. All of this fun will be at the Barn, Waukewan Golf Course, 166 Waukewan Rd, Center Harbor on December 1 from 5:30 to 8 pm. Tickets are $25 and are limited to avoid crowding. They are going fast and may be purchased at Cackleberries in Meredith, Fashion Forward in Moultonborough, and the Meredith Chamber of Commerce. In addition to the savory hors d’oeuvres, there will be complimentary coffee and tea and a cash bar.

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are often referred to as displacement detectors, because sound traveling through water displaces pressure and particles. Fish tend to use their displacement detectors more in dirty or stained water. The harder it is for fish to see, the more they will rely on noise and vibration to find food. Many anglers believe that because fish don’t have ears, they can’t hear the way humans do. Although they have no visible ear, fish have an inner ear that consist of small bones called otoliths, which they use to detect vibrations (noise) traveling through the water. The lateral line system consists of tiny hair-like organs on the skin, or in canals beneath the surface of the skin called neuromast cells. These neuromast cells are used to detect the tiniest movements in the water, from changes in pressure created by noise to the direction the sound came from. When sound travels through water it creates pressure waves. When these pressure waves meet the neuromast cells of a

fish, the tiny hairs not only detect the sound, but also tell the fish which direction the sound came from. Think of it like when the wind blows the hair on your head, if you have any. You know that there is wind and you can tell which way the wind is blowing. Some of my favorite noisemaking lures include the Rattlin’ Blade Spoon and Leech Flutter Spoon from Clam Outdoors. These lures are designed to make noise using rattles, or simply by the noise they make fluttering through the water column. The more surface area a lure has, the more water it displaces when jigging it, and therefore more noise. Give noisy lures a try the next time you’re out fishing, you might be pleasantly surprised. Tim Moore is a professional 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 Tim Moore Outdoors TV. Visit www.TimMooreOutdoors. com for more information.

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SPORTS, CUBA, AND LIFE “The sports page records people’s accomplishments. The front page records their failures.” - Chief Justice Earl Warren Th e re c e n t de a th of 24-year-old Miami Marlin pitching sensation Jose Fernandez was a poignant reminder of our mortality and the preciousness of life. And Fernandez’ own life journey also provided a poignant reminder of the preciousness of American freedom. At 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, a speedboat owned by Fernandez crashed into a rocky jetty near Miami Beach, killing him and two friends. The 2013 National League Rookie-of-theYear, Fernandez was an All-Star this year, with a 16-8 record at the time of his death. Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci called him baseball’s “brightest light.” “The wickedness of his breaking ball was exceeded only by the wattage of his smile,” wrote Verducci. “He mowed down hitters with a combination of molten ferocity and boyish joy.” With its large CubanAmerican population, Miami was the perfect venue for the Cubanborn Fernandez, who is survived by his mother Maritza and his pregnant girlfriend Maria Arias. That Fernandez was

perhaps the best pitcher in baseball was a tribute not only to his natural drive and abilities, but also to his courage and fortitude. Verducci’s SI story chronicled how Maritza and Jose tried several times to escape communist Cuba. On one occasion they got close enough to America to see the lights of Miami, before being sent back to Cuba by the U.S. Coast Guard. Young Jose subsequently spent months languishing in a Cuban jail, as communist authorities don’t take kindly to people trying to escape their socialist paradise. In 2008 mother and son tried again, this time clandestinely b o a t i n g with other refugees to the south—towards Mexico. During the dark of one night, Maritza fell overboard. Jose leapt into the water to help save his mom. Eventually the boat made it to Mexico and from there the escapees made it to Tampa, where Jose’s step-father Ramon Jimenez resided. Anyone who makes it to the Major Leagues does so by beating enormous odds. When young Jose was sitting in that Cuban jail, who could have imagined that in 2016 he would reach the pinnacle of baseball success? A dream came true for Fernandez when he pitched to his idol, David

Ortiz, at the 2016 AllStar Game in San Diego. Big Papi drew a walk. Cuba is a long-time baseball hotbed, the birthplace of so many diamond greats like Luis Tiant. Older Red Sox fans will never forget El Tianti’s Boston pitching exploits. Communist dictator Fidel Castro and his brother Raul turned Cuba into a Soviet satellite after taking over in 1959. As one would expect from any totalitarian operation, baseball soon came under state control and ties to professional baseball were cut. Countless erstwhile Major Leaguers never had a chance. The USA refused to recognize the communist government and instituted a decades-long economic embargo and political boycott of Cuba. Presidential candidate Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, maintained that the boycott was effective and appropriate, and with the aging Castro brothers soon to depart this earth, the USA had leverage to nudge a subsequent regime towards a more enlightened place. Unfortunately the Obama administration opted to end the boycott, recognize the Castro regime, and discard our leverage—without any real concessions from Cuba. The many political prisoners on that imSee moffett on 30

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We will take safe, up to date equipment, including serviceable bindings, gently worn ski boots and shaped skis, as well as outdoor clothing that has been gently used. Consignors should bring items to Kingswood High School Friday November 11th between 3 and 9 pm-consignors keep 75% of the sales price. For more information go to www.wolfeborochildren.org call 569-1027 or email njones@wolfeborochildren.org

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This will mark our last entry into the pumpkin ale series this year. We have used the month of October to understand the craze of this flavor style and its many different varieties and mixtures to entice the buyer to try just one more. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the label that grabs you, tricky name, or a recommendation from a friend, pumpkin beers arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to fade away anytime soon. So letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take a look at Out of Your Gourd Pumpkin Porter from our friends at Redhook. Redhook Brewery is actually located in three places; Seattle and Woodinville, WA (west coast) and in Portsmouth, NH. This was done so the west coast source didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to transport their product all the way to the east coast. The beer created here is fresher and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way they like it. This is a fun place to go as they have great pub food, a wide variety of other brews they make and one of the best brewery tours you can get in NH. The end of the tour is a massive tasting of their current offerings. Find out more about Redhook at www.redhook.com â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out of Your Gourdâ&#x20AC;? Pumpkin Porter is a fall seasonal that is still widely available and worth the pursuit. This porter style is almost black with the slightest amber hues near the bottom of the glass. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich flavor and aroma comes from roasted grains with lots of maltiness to the nose and in your first encounter.

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Each season of the year brings with it new reasons for feeding our backyard birds. Fall provides its own unique pleasures, while ensuring future enjoyment for the bird watcher. Although there is an abundant supply of natural foods available, such as mature grains, seeds, ber-

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ries and insects, keeping your feeders full during the autumn months offers several benefits to the birds. In turn, the songbirds provide a great deal of enjoyment for you and your family. In early fall, your feeder may be frequented by families of late breeding birds, like the American goldfinch. Juvenile birds will often congregate to eat relished food offerings such as nyjer seed mixed with sunflower chips. Entire families visiting backyard stations can feed their begging chicks and the young learn how to hull seed. This is a wonderful sight to behold. Around mid-fall, birds begin to feed actively in order to build extra stores of body fat needed to help them through the cold, harsh winter months. During this time of preparation, all birds appreciate easy access to a bountiful supply so that valuable energy isn’t spent searching for all the components of their diet. This is the time of year when people see large numbers of backyard birds that they were not able to witness in the summer months, such as nuthatches, chickadees and titmice. Also in later fall, migrating birds may stop at your feeders for a brief visit, which means you may see even more new species in your backyard. Feeding during the fall is the most effective way to help establish a larger resident population of birds in your vicinity during the winter. Contrary to some beliefs, feeding during this period does not deter birds from migrating, but instead may only hold them in a more northerly segment of their normal range. Migratory birds instinctively will head to more favorable climates. The availability of food affects only the migratory distance. It does\ not induce a bird to stay

in an intolerable climate or in an area that otherwise would not be normal for it to reside in. It is very helpful to start supplying any winter foods such as high oil content seeds as well as suet during the entire autumn season. This will show your current population and any transient birds that your feeders will provide adequate, high-energy foods to help carry them through the upcoming winter months. Establishing your backyard as a reliable food supply will encourage resident birds to include your area with their feeding range, or as we like to call it, their “dinner circuit” Be sure to take the opportunity during the pleasant fall months to clean out your feeders and add new ones in the protected areas around your house. In New England, these areas can be found on any side of a building other than North, South being the best choice. Clean out existing bird houses and add a layer of pine shavings or grass clippings for bedding and insulation. You never know when a shelter can come in handy during a winter storm. Open fronted shelters may also be added for those species that wouldn’t use nest boxes, such as mourning doves or cardinals. If robins decide to stick around this winter, these birds will also take advantage of a free shelter. Wild Bird Depot is located on Rt 11 in Gilford, NH. Steve White is a contributing author in major publications, a guest lecturer at major conventions in Atlanta and St. Louis as well as the host of WEZS 1350AM radio show “Bird Calls” with Lakes Region Newsday @ 8:30AM. Wild Bird Depot has donated over $5,000 to local rehabilitators and local nature centers since 1996. Be sure to check out our blog “Bird Droppings” via our website www.wildbirddepot.com. Like us on Facebook for great contests and prizes.

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Artist Reception for Rob Colman

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St. Andre Bessette Parish, 31 Gilford Ave, Laconia. 5pm8pm. Cookie walk, raffle table, food baskets, Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sugar Plum Place with games, prizes, face painting and Santa! Baby items, unique crafts, jewelry room and much more!

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Farm to Table Dinner Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. 4pm-9pm. Savor a 5-course, intimate farm-to-table dinner prepared by Chef Kaylon Sweet, served in the historic Enoch House. The very first of its kind evening begins at Tamworth Distilling for an exclusive tour, spirit tasting, light hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ouvres, and special pricing on select spirits, followed by a guided tour of the Museum Center and dinner served in transformed rooms of the House. 323-7591 or www.

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St. Andre Bessette Parish, 31 Gilford Ave, Laconia. 9am2:30pm. Cookie walk, raffle table, food baskets, Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sugar Plum Place with games, prizes, face painting and Santa! Baby items, unique crafts, jewelry room and much more!

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American Legion Post 21, 7 Perley Street, Concord. 10am. Membership in the NHVA is available to any NH resident who has been honorably discharged from any branch of the US armed forces. Membership applications will be accepted at the meeting and new members are encouraged and welcomed! www.thenhva. org 624-1209

5K Fun and Run Moulton Farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun run starts at 9:30am, the 5k begins at 10am. $10 registration fee for the fun run and is a fundraiser for the NH Humane Society. www.moultonfarm.com or 279-3915

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tainment Center, Weirs - â&#x20AC;&#x201C; At the age of 21, Bob Lawton borrowed $750 from his grandmother Mary Long, to start his own miniature golf course and arcade. The year was 1952 and the venture was called The Weirs Sports Center and was located on Lakeside Avenue. Bob and his brother John formed a partnership and in 1964 moved to the current Route 3 location and named it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Funspot.â&#x20AC;? They continued to add new features, coin operated games, billiards, and a snack bar. In 1978, the video games took over. Over the years Funspot continued to grow with more and more video games, a bowling center, and bingo hall. Funspot is now the largest arcade in the world, according to Guinness World Records, with over 600 games of all types and 75,000 square feet of family entertainment. It is a family business and Bob, now in his 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continues to work over 60 hours a week and opens Funspot daily! Half Moon Cottages, Weirs Beach â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In the 1930â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Robert Wagner constructed the Half Moon Tea Room, a restaurant, snack bar, bowling alley and cabins on Lakeside Avenue in Weirs Beach. The property has continued to grow throughout the years. Sidney Ames

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understanding. Why? Because that was the rule. We fought it, eventually agreeing that he would miss half a year of science and half a year of social studies to accommodate the extra English class. By seventh grade I had had enough. With his guardian’s permission, Jason and I visited the local charter high school. After the tour and discussions with teachers, Jason immediately drew parallels between the way the charter approached learning and his experiences in Scouting. Teamcentered, hands-on, flexible, accepting; it was just what Jason needed. Yet when I mentioned the charter at the next IEP meeting, it was as if I had passed gas in an elevator. Despite years of effort met with failure, these educators were unwilling to support a plan that would take Jason out of the traditional public school system. Even a public charter was seen as a threat to them rather than an opportunity for him. Jason started ninth

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and gone to a summer retreat, but somehow Charles Scott was able to find him and engage in a conversation with the President who had been through a difficult week and was not happy with the intrusion upon his privacy. When the young Lt. Colonel began to tell his story the President reportedly told him to go to the Secretary of War with his request. When told that this had been done and the request had been denied, Mr. Lincoln is quoted as saying, “Then why come to me? Am I to have no rest, no privacy, no respite from these things? Am I to be dogged everywhere and worried to death by inches by every one who has a piteous tale to tell? Stanton has done right. You are unreasonable. We are in a state of war. Men must pay the penalty.” Lt. Colonel Scott continued to plead to the President for help, telling him he thought he would “feel for him” and asking for consideration of his children and his wife’s family. He said “This woman came south to save you a soldier; she lost her life in the path of duty as much as ever any soldier did, and not even war should deny the right to carry her dead body back to her mother and to our children.” The President is said to have answered, “But she had no business down here at all. She should have stayed at home. The camp is no place for women, and if they persist in tearing around the country they must take the consequences. Of course, I am sorry for you, but what can I do? I am not going to interfere against Stanton for such a thing. Your wife is at rest. Be thankful. I wish I were.” A sorrowful Charles Scott returned to his Washington room of recuperation to spend a sleepless night after receiving the unexpected response from a downcast President. However, early the next morning, apparently responding

parting words to Scott were “ Try to forget last night.” The body of Mary Sophia Fuller Scott , who died at the age of 32, was buried in the Village Cemetery at Peterborough, New Hampshire. Her husband, considered to be disabled, resigned his commission in October, 1862, and returned to his native town. He married a second time in 1863 to Charlotte Wilkins and in 1865 was appointed high sheriff of Hillsborough County, a position he held for eighteen years. Lt. Colo-

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and ghetto blacks in the United States -- does not make a dent in the beliefs of the left. The leftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infatuation with minimum wage laws has likewise been impervious to factual evidence that the spread and escalation of minimum wages have been followed by far higher rates of unemployment among young blacks, to levels some multiple of what they were before -- and to a racial gap in unemployment among the young that is likewise some multiple of what it was before. Those who doubt this need only turn to the data on page 42 of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Race and Economicsâ&#x20AC;? by Walter Williams, or to the diagram on page 98 of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Unheavenly City,â&#x20AC;? written by Edward Banfield back in 1968. The facts have been available for a long time. Surely the intelligentsia of the left have access to empirical evidence and the wit to understand such evidence. But the real question is whether they have the stomach to face the prospect that their crusades have hurt the very people they claim to be helping. Examining hard evidence would mean gambling a whole vision of the world -- and of their own role in that world -- on a single throw of the dice, which is what looking at hard evidence amounts to. The path of least resistance is to continue going through life feeling good about themselves, while leaving havoc in their wake.

sored election debate. The network has a long history of passing off partisan operatives as â&#x20AC;&#x153;ordinary peopleâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;undecided votersâ&#x20AC;? during town halls while failing to disclose their political affiliations to viewers. Moreover, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no telling how many CNN contributors are acting as moles for Democratic campaigns. We know of at least one. This week, CNN host Jake Tapper was forced to admit that a WikiLeaks-published email showing CNN contributor and DNC head Donna Brazile had tipped off the Clinton campaign in advance to town hall questions was â&#x20AC;&#x153;horrifying.â&#x20AC;? And four years ago, we also endured the spectacle of Clinton adviser-turnedABC newsman George Stephanopoulos pushing the Democratsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;war on womenâ&#x20AC;? propaganda by pressing Republicans on a nonsense contraceptive ban. Yet, the debate commission and the Republican National Committee keep drawing from the same tainted well of cloistered media personalities. Establishment journos Anderson Cooper of CNN and Martha Raddatz of ABC News were repeat moderators this year -with disastrous results. Raddatz, another left-wing PBS alumna and Beltway fixture, created her own bitter Candy moment at the second presidential debate last week when she lost her marbles over Syria and scrapped with Donald Trump over Syria. He was right to call the townhall charade a â&#x20AC;&#x153;one on threeâ&#x20AC;? battle. Actually, â&#x20AC;&#x153;one on threeâ&#x20AC;? is not quite accurate. As the Center for Public Integrity revealed this week, a whopping 96 percent of the nearly $400,000 in presidential campaign donations from â&#x20AC;&#x153;people identified in federal campaign finance filings as journalists, reporters, news editors or television news anchors -- as well as other donors known to be working in journalismâ&#x20AC;? has gone to Hillary Clinton. Wham! Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your fact-

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check of the year, my fellow journalists. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking at you in particular, Washington Post reporter Chris Cillizza. Annoyed by mounting social media criticism of liberal reporters tilting their coverage, he tweeted this week: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let me say for the billionth time: Reporters donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t root for a side. Period.â&#x20AC;? Denial ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just a river in Egypt. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the fuel that sustains the Fourth Estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s undeserved superiority complex and monopoly over the debates. What would be so wrong with allowing open, transparent, informed partisan journalists from all sides of the political aisle a bite at the presidential debate apple? Abandon the pretenses. Put all the ideological cards on the table. Make the debates honest and tolerable again. The problem isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the partisan press. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the poseur press. Michelle Malkin is a senior editor at Conservative Review. For more articles and videos from Michelle, visit ConservativeReview. com. Her email address is malkinblog@gmail.com.

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76 Work unit 77 Lyric penner Gershwin 78 Pulls down 79 Jorge’s “this” 80 Hawkish god 81 One telling fortunes by gazing into artificial light sources? 84 Equally billed headliners 88 Alternatively 89 “-- pity!” 91 Working properly 95 Bistro that’s beautiful and also has great food? 101 “I see now!” 104 “It’s -- of words” 105 They counter nays 106 Ill-fated whaler 107 What it used to take to get word in prehistoric times? 111 8-pointer in Scrabble 115 They cross rds. 116 Fiery fits 117 Steer snarer 119 Nautilus VIP 121 Hot-rod rod 122 Lament from somebody who wants one of their sons to be named after director De Palma? 129 Mad, with “off” 130 Indian oven 131 Oil conduit 132 Water swirl 133 Novelist Sabato 134 Endeavoring anew

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