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Armistice Day A Step Towards Peace by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

It went into effect at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in the year 1918 and it was called an Armistice, meant to stop the fighting of what was called the Great War. The war that was labeled as being the war that would end all wars is now commonly known as World War One because it didn’t accomplish that dream of ending wars, and other wars have followed. There were some significant things that did happen after

the war, though, that still influence thinking and actions in these United States, including New Hampshire. One of the quick outcomes following the war was designating Armistice Day as a day of celebration and remembrance in the year after the Armistice and beyond. This included the ringing of church bells eleven times on November eleventh in 1918 and for years afterwards at some locations. Armistice Day did not become a national holiday until 1938, and the day and its purpose was changed to Veteran’s Day in 1954. See SMITH on 24

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Remembering Veterans To The Editor: On this Veterans Day, November 11, 2021, we extend our appreciation and thoughts to our active duty military personnel, and we pay tribute to the many millions of veterans who have served our country over the past 246 years. We also wish to memorialize the passing this year of our brother-in-law, Commander Barry Rowe; and acknowledge the other veterans of the Jones and Moskowitz families who served during major wars from the Civil War to the War On Terror. During the Civil War 1st Sargent John B. Jones (Elizabeth’s grandfather) and Corporal William E. Jones (Elizabeth’s great uncle) were in the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment from upstate New York within the period 1861 to 1865. They fought in many battles, including the Orange Court House, Brandy Station, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor and Gettysburg. Donald’s grandfather, Pvt. Max Moskowitz, served in the U.S. Cavalry (Roughriders) in 1898 during the Spanish American War. During World War I Alton Christmas Jones (Elizabeth’s father) and William Howard Jones (uncle) served in the USMC and saw action at Belleau Wood, Chateau-Thierry, Aisne-Marne, and Meusse-Argonne. William Howard received the U.S. Silver Star and the French Croix De Guerre medals for his “action at Blanc Mont Ridge on October 3,

1918 where he held off a German attack using a machine pistol.” Donald’s father, Sidney Moskowitz, was a machinist who repaired ships at the Charlestown, MA Naval Shipyard during WWII. Elizabeth’s cousin, Barney O’Neil, was a U.S. Army infantryman who landed in Normandy in June 1944. Bob Rosenblatt (Donald’s relative) served in the Army at the end of WWII. Barry Rowe (Donald’s brotherin-law) was a Commander in the U.S. Navy who served during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. John Jones and Edward Jones (Elizabeth’s brothers) served in the late 50s and early to mid 60s , John U.S. Army and Edward, USMC. Donald Moskowitz was an E5 in the Navy in the 50s and then was a Vietnam era veteran in the 60s serving as a Navy officer on 13 ships. Robert Nichol (Elizabeth’s cousin) was a platoon leader in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He was in the 1st Infantry Division and the 101st Infantry Division. During his Vietnam service he was awarded the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts. Michael Gerard (Donald’s and Elizabeth’s son-in-law) was an Airman First Class, USAF in the early 80s. Jeffrey Ammons ( Donald’s nephew) served as an Army officer during the War On Terror. We must continue to remember all of our veterans who have served our country in times of peace and war. Elizabeth (Jones) Moskowitz Donald Moskowitz Londonderry NH

“Fair Share” Diverts Attention To The Editor: Middle income and poor Americans always suffer when Democrats talk about making the rich pay their “fair share”. Democrats’ talk about the rich paying their “fair share” seems simply intended to divert attention from the harm Democrats do to middle income and poor Americans. No billionaire or multi-millionaire suffers because Biden destroyed our energy independence. Greatly increased gasoline prices ($1+ per gallon), winter heating costs (30-50+%), and prices of food and other goods needed to survive hurts already stressed middle income and poor Americans, especially people on fixed incomes. The Democrats’ $3.5 (now apparently about $1.75) trillion “Build Back Better” bill will further hurt non-rich Americans. The bill includes new taxes and regulations which exceed those in China; this will drive businesses overseas destroying millions of good American jobs. But rich business owners will prosper. Ten years of unlimited Green Cards will allow low-cost foreign workers to replace middle income Americans, making billionaires richer. 85,000 new IRS agents and bank reports about accounts with $600 or even $10,000 in annual transactions aren’t needed to make America’s rich pay their “fair share”. But taxes will go up for middle income earners, even for some people earning less See MAILBOAT on 26

Our Story

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Rico And “The REST Of The Story” Contributing Writer

(L to R) Sports columnist Mike Moffett, former Red Sox great Rico Petrocelli, and retired Plymouth State baseball coach Dennis McManus at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua. ed me to bring a friend a friend asking if I could to golf with him at Sky somehow connect her Meadow in Nashua. I with Rico Petrocelli. She took him up on his offer explained that she was and brought Plymouth helping care for a paraState baseball coach lyzed neighbor in hosDennis McManus with pice. Her suffering pame to Nashua for a tient’s passion was the memorable sports out- Red Sox and Rico was ing with the Red Sox a favorite, as evidenced legend, who paid for by the Petrocelli phoeverything while regal- tos adorning his quaring us with baseball talk ters. Was there any way during golf and after- Rico could do a “shoutwards. out” to her beleaguered And Rico actually read neighbor? my book, as evidenced I replied that I had Riby his astute questions co’s phone number from and comments. What that earlier encounter. I a class act he was, to contacted the Red Sox O u r Nand S h op great give us such a great e w passed on her o m eday C and new sports stories entreaty S r t e o g r r e ! and shared her La to share. contact information. Then, as radio great My friend later conPaul Harvey used to say, tacted me and tearfully there’s also “The rest of explained that Rico not the story.” only did a “shout-out” Fast forward to au- but actually made a surtumn, 2021. I received a prise visit to her stricken surprise message from neighbor’s home. Then it

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was my turn to tear up. For someone as busy as Rico is to find time for such a trip was very inspiring and a wonderful reminder of how simple gestures by some can create priceless memories for others. The greatest Red Sox player ever, Ted Williams, was famously irascible and profane. But the Splendid Splinter had a softer side, as evidenced by secret trips he’d make to hospitals to comfort youngsters in dire straits—under the condition that no one speak of his visits outside of family. I didn’t ask Rico’s permission to write about his visit to Bristol, N.H., because à la Ted Williams, I’m sure he’d ask that I not. But sometimes—especially nowadays—we can all use a little inspiration and a See MOFFETT on 27

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

“Little Shop Of Horrors” At Laconia High School

November 12-14 the Laconia High School Theater Department will be presenting Little Shop of Horrors. This electrifying rock musical tells the story of Seymour Krelborn, a down on his luck nobody who finds a very strange and interesting plant with a unique appetite! People from all over the country flock to see the amazing new plant. Patrons are astounded by the plant’s beauty, and its vibrant colors as it grows, and grows, and GROWS. Little do they know that in order to keep up with the fame and fortune Seymour has had to resort to some less than ethical methods to secure food for this plant! his will be LHS’s first live and in person theater production in almost two years. Students are thrilled to be getting back on the stage post pandemic! Come to LHS on November 12 and 13 at 7pm and the 14 at 2pm to see what all the fuss is about. You won’t be disappointed! For tickets visit lhslittleshop.eventbrite.com or Call 603-848-7979.

“Mamma Mia” At Kingswood Arts Center It’s time to go back to the theater! Kingswood Theater at Kingswood Regional High in Wolfeboro presents the hit broadway musical, Mamma Mia! In the Kingswood Arts Center on Friday, November 19th at 7pm, Saturday, November 20th, at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets for this event are only available in advance at kingswoodtheater.org. Featuring all of the greatest ABBA hits, Mamma Mia! weaves together the story that takes place on a mythical Greek island in the present day. Supported by a small army of Kingswood ensemble members, the cast of Mamma Mia are certain to delight audiences. The set construction crew have been busy transforming the emp- Tyler Desjardins plays Bill, Elliott Giessler plays ty Arts Center Stage to a greek Sam, and Ethan Sullivan plays Harry in the island resort. The Kingswood production, Mamma Mia! Theater costume crew have spent a great deal of time outfitting the twenty-six members of the cast, and even take the audience on a trip back to the 70’s. As a note, audiences will be required to wear a mask during this production, and will only be able to get tickets by ordering them in advance online at kingswoodtheater.org.

“Nunsense” In Wolfeboro “Nunsense” will be performed at The Village Players Theater in Wolfeboro onThursday, Friday, Saturday, November 11 - 13 at 7:30 pm & Sunday, November 14 at 2 pm. Tickets are $25 and are available at https://www.village-players.com/nunsense or by calling the box office at 603.569.9656. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Seats will be assigned to ensure social distancing and the best sight lines available. Masks are required. Please view the complete COVID policy before buying tickets or coming to the theater: https://www.villageplayers.com/covid-19. The Village Players is a non-profit community theater located at 51 Glendon Street in Wolfeboro. It welcomes onstage and non-stage members of all ages. Visit www.village-players. com to learn more.

The Little Sisters of Hoboken are cooking up a hilarious treat at Wolfeboro’s Village Players Theater November 11th - 14th.

Beer For History Program Hosted By American Independence Museum EXETER - On Thursday,

November 18, the American Independence Museum will host Beer for History with The Czar’s Brewery as the featured brewer. Located in historic downtown Exeter, capital of New Hampshire during the Revolutionary War, The Czar’s Brewery offers everything from brown, blonde, and pumpkin ales to IPA’s, hefeweizens, and more. “We are thrilled to have them as our featured brewer,” noted museum Program Manager Sarah Jaworski. “We love how their playfulness and The Czar’s Brewery owner, Henry Vance, will bring creativity in naming beers his beers to the American Independence Museum on give a nod to history.” The Czar’s Brewery is November 18 as a part of Beer for History. owned by Henry Vance, longtime director for the Associated Grocers of New England, an independent grocers’ cooperative. Sponsored by Donahue Tucker & Ciandella, Beer for History with The Czar’s Brewery takes place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 18 outside at the American Independence Museum’s Folsom Tavern Lawn, 164 Water St., Exeter, NH. Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for non-members, while youth (under 21) are $5. Ticket prices include beer (21+), entertainment, and light snacks. Home to a world-class collection of 3,000 historic artifacts, the museum is currently developing a variety of public and education programs in digital formats to encourage digital inclusion for all ages. To purchase tickets, or learn more about the museum, visit independencemuseum.org.

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My new book “I Really Only Did It For The Socks” was finally published last week. I have been getting the word out on social media, but that by Brendan Smith is never really Weirs Times Editor enough to connect with all audiences. Some folks, like you, are still reading newspapers and scoring an interview with a major publication can really help book sales. While I have been patiently waiting for the big guns in journalism to get back to me for an exclusive sit down, I also thought it would be a great idea to have someone here at The Weirs Times do an interview. Unfortunately, there really aren’t that many of us working at the office and those who are, have busy schedules, so I decided to do the interview myself. In order to help keep you, the reader, straight on which me is talking, I have designated me as the interviewer as Me1 and Me as the interviewee as Me2. (I will also try to give ME1 a deeper pitch in the audible version.) ME1: First off Brendan I want to say thank you for taking the time to do this interview about your new book. ME2: Not a problem, I was going to be here anyway in order to do the interview. ME1: True. So, the book is called “I Really Only Did It For The Socks, Stories and Thoughts on Aging”, Where did the title come from? ME2: I made it up myself. ME1: I meant what does it mean. ME2: Oh, sorry. The story “I Really Only Did It For The Socks”

is about my open-heart surgery in 2018. After it was all over, it made me think about getting older and that’s where the “Stories and Thoughts About Aging” part comes in. ME1: I didn’t realize you had open-heart surgery.

supermarket, retirement, class reunions, arthritis, prostate issues and menopause and some other fun subjects, to name a few. I’ve even included a very short one-act play about older married couples as well as a letter I was thinking of writing to Mick Jagger after he had his own heart surgery.

ME2: Of course you did, you were there.

ME1: Sounds like a book I could relate to.

ME1: OH! Right, I forgot. How have you been feeling?

ME2: Of course you can, you wrote it.

ME2: Well, how do you feel?

ME1: Right. The book has an interesting cover, could you explain it.

ME1: Fine. ME2: Then that’s how I feel. ME1: I understand that the book contains some of your columns that were previously published over the years as well as some new ones. Do you think that your readers might recognize the older ones? ME2: Well, seeing that the book will most likely resonate with folks who are around my age, I’m taking the chance that they probably won’t remember most of them. If they are like me, they most likely can’t even remember where they left their car keys most days. ME1: Right, that happened to me just this morning. ME2: I know. ME1: What are some of the subjects you cover in the book? ME2: Hold on, let me get a copy. (One minute passes) ME2: Sorry, that took so long, I forget where I put it. ME1: I could have told you where it was. ME2: So, some of the subjects I talk about in the book are trips to the doctor, shopping at the

ME2: Sure, it is based on those blackboards that younger couples use nowadays when they are keeping their family and friends updated on the progress of their new baby. My wife, Kimberly, is an artist and she designed the blackboard idea for the cover. ME1: She is very talented; my wife is an artist as well. ME2: I know. ME1: So how can readers get a copy of your book? ME2: Hopefully there is an ad on this page that explains how to get one. If there isn’t, then I guess they won’t know how. ME1: Don’t you think some folks will feel that using your own column to promote your own book might be considered shameless self-promotion. ME2: Of course. I see it as shameless self-promotion myself. A writer’s got to do what a writer’s got to do. ME1: Of course. Well thanks for taking the time to talk to me, but I have to leave as I have another appointment in fifteen minutes. ME2: Me too.

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America’s Nutty Professor Of Anti-White Rage

Brittney Cooper -- sorry, that’s Dr. Brittney Cooper -- certainly takes the cake for the nation’s worst tenured radical (at least for this week, until the next academic nutjob erupts). Armed with a Bachelor of Arts in English and political science from Howard University and a doctorate in American Studies from Emory University, the Rutby Michelle Malkin gers women’s studies and Africana studies Syndicated Columnist professor sure can holler. Cooper made headlines this week after her unrepentant hatred of white people went viral. Among the many dispassionate scholarly observations she shared with attendees of an online critical race theory conference were these: -- “I think that white people are committed to being villains in the aggregate.” -- “Their thinking is so murky and spiritually bankrupt.” -- “The thing I want to say to you is we got to take these motherf---ers out.” -- “White people’s birth rates are going down ... because they literally cannot afford to put their children, newer generations, into the middle class ... It’s super perverse, and also they kind of deserve it.” The Root Institute (a confab created to “advance the agenda of Black Americans” by editors of The Root online magazine, whose motto is “The Blacker the Content The Sweeter the Truth”) hyped the rant session as a “healthy dose of reality.” The “institute” effusively praised Cooper’s “masterful and unabashed ability to speak truth to power.” It’s amusing, of course, that she’s allowed to breathe any word about the Great Replacement, let alone gloat about the demographic decline -- while left-wing character assassins at the AntiDefamation League and Georgetown University Bridge Initiative accuse me of “normalizing white supremacy” or trafficking in “conspiracy theories” for decrying the very same phenomenon. But that is how the social justice cookie crumbles. In the interest of bending over backward to be fair, let’s pretend Cooper was just having a bad day or was caught off guard. Perhaps her true academic self is hidden in on-camera interviews and can be found in her published work. Her most recent book, “Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower,” was named See MALKIN on 28

The Red Wave, And The Democratic Suicide Strategy This week, reality struck back against Democratic electoral utopianism. Since 2012, Democrats have been convinced that a new, durable, nearunbeatable political coalition was in the makby Ben Shapiro ing: a coalition largely Syndicated Columnist comprised of collegeeducated white voters, women, younger Americans and racial minorities. This coalition would overtake the demographically shrinking “old, white majority” and win victory after victory. As Ruy Teixeira and John Halpin wrote for the Center for American Progress in the aftermath of Obama’s reelection, “Obama’s strong progressive majority -- built on a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, cross-class coalition in support of an activist ... is real and growing and it reflects the face and beliefs of the United States in the early part of the 21st Century.” CAP called this new strategy “the culmination of a decades-long project to build an electorally viable and ideologically coherent progressive coalition in national politics.” Ever since 2012, Democrats have been chasing that chimera. Instead of seeing Obama’s 2012 victory as a testament to Obama’s unique political skill, they have doubled down on the CAP strategy: more progressivism, more race-based politics. When that strategy failed in 2016, they chalked it up to Russian election interference and Facebook propaganda. When President Joe Biden won election in 2020, they announced that their strategy had been vindicated -- even though the election was rather obviously a referendum on former President Donald Trump personally, not proof of their strategic brilliance. And so, Democrats misread the tea leaves. Biden was elected to do two things: be Not Trump and restore a sense of mod-

eration and stability to the White House. He has succeeded in the first, mainly because nobody is Trump. He has utterly failed in the second. That’s because Biden rejected the central premise of his own candidacy, calling for more social spending than any president in history, abandoning Afghanistan to the Taliban for no apparent geostrategic reason, embracing the radical language of anti-racist activists, cramming down the restrictive COVID-19 policies via the administrative state and characterizing his opponents as bigots and Jan. 6-adjacent domestic terrorists. Biden Mini-Me’s like Terry McAuliffe in Virginia have imitated the strategy. The result, predictably, was disaster -not just in Virginia, but across the country. In Virginia, a state Biden won by 10 points, McAuliffe went down in flames, a black female Republican became lieutenant governor, a Cuban American became attorney general, and the GOP took the House of Delegates; in New Jersey, a noname candidate ran dead even with media-feted Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy; in Buffalo, New York, Sen. Chuck Schumerendorsed democratic socialist India Walton imploded against a write-in candidate; in Minneapolis, the “defund the police” movement shattered on the rocks of reality, with voters overwhelmingly rejecting the dismantling of the police department; in New York City, Eric Adams became mayor and quickly pledged to work with new Republican city council members. Now, Democrats have a choice. They can either tack back to the center -- stop pushing a “Build Back Better” grab bag of spending that is unpopular and unnecessary -- or they can push forward. They can stop pressing the language of the 1619 Project in public school education -- or they can demand that parents shut up. They can double down on progressivism or try to find a Clintonian third way. Right now, See SHAPIRO on 28

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Military Spending We’re out of Afghanistan. Good. We should have gotten out before. Our involvement there was America’s longest war, longer than the Civil War, by John Stossel World War I and Syndicated Columnist World War II (SET combined. We accomplished little good and plenty of bad. Tens of thousands killed. A trillion dollars spent. Now the Taliban wear American uniforms and fly American planes. Hawks say, “If we just stayed a

little longer ... “ It’s not true. Yes, there had been a drop in violence in Afghanistan. But that did not mean we were winning. The Taliban were just waiting because former President Donald Trump announced we were going to leave. Now what? Will we continue to try to police the world? Probably. Washington defines U.S. national interests so broadly, says the Cato Institute’s John Glaser, “that virtually no region of the world (is) considered nonvital.” This grandiosity started after

WWII. “No longer would we canonize George Washington’s warning against entangling alliances,” writes Glaser. “Or extol the counsel of John Quincy Adams that America ‘goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy.’” Now we repeatedly go abroad, searching for monsters. Many Americans believe the military and our use of military force shrank after WWII and after the Soviet Union collapsed. But it’s not true either. “The United States has engaged in more military interventions in the past 30 years than it had in the

preceding 190 years altogether,” Glaser points out. We post soldiers all over the world: 50,000 in Japan; 35,000 in Germany; 26,000 in South Korea. Why? Is it America’s job to protect South Korea from North Korea? Taiwan from China? Israel from Iran? We spend more on defense than the next 10 countries combined. We can’t afford to keep doing that. We can’t afford to keep funding defense contractors’ cost overruns. In my new video, Cato defense analyst Eric Gomez explains why See STOSSEL on 29

North Korea’s Human Rights and COVID Crackdowns The ongoing global COVID pandemic combined with a shroud of secrecy and indifference has hidden the fast deterioratby John J. Metzler ing human rights Syndicated Columnist situation in North Korea. Now yet another report by the UN’s Rapporteur on Human Rights in the quaintly titled Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), underscores a grim reality in the communist country. “Prolonged and strict COVID-19 measures have resulted in severe economic hardship and increased vulnerability to human rights violations amongst the general population. Over 40 per cent of people

were already food insecure prior to the COVID-19 pandemic… many of them suffering malnutrition and stunted growth. The number of food-insecure households has subsequently increased,” the report warns. While the North Korean government has exhibited virtually nil transparency about the true state and COVID situation throughout the self-styled socialist country, the facts suggest massive lockdowns and increased restrictions on peoples’ freedom of movement. Indeed the report adds, “The authorities continue to enforce other public health measures such as mandatory mask-wearing, disinfection activities, lockdown of cities and regions, increased surveillance and severe restrictions on domestic travel.”

Moreover the DPRK continues to use its traditionally totalitarian methods to control the Population through a vast network of political prison camps called Kwanliso. According to the UN report, “Kwanliso do not look like penitentiaries but more like villages… kwanliso No.18,21 located just south of the Taedong River, it was a large village that stretched up to 40 km and consisted of accommodation, schools for the officers’ children and the detainees’ children, hospitals, farms and detention facilities. The children of inmates went to school for half-aday and worked in the afternoon.” Camp No. 16 is reportedly the largest kwanliso with a capacity of 50,000 people. Such facilities have similarities with the old Soviet Gulag system of

prison regions rather than Specific jails. The UN Rapporteur noted, “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea denies the existence of political prison camps while acknowledging the presence of “reform institutions.” During the state’s Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council in May 2019, the Government delegation stated: “There is no such thing as ‘political prisoner’ or ‘political prison camp’.” North Korea strictly prohibits religious freedoms. The Report stresses, “Christians are categorized as a ‘hostile class’ under the songbun system of social classification and continue to be particularly targeted as a “serious threat to loyalty to the state.” See METZLER on 26

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What to Know About Early IRA Withdrawals

• Having a child – Following the birth or While you’re working, you may be adoption of a child, you and your coparent contributing to an individual retirement can each withdraw up to $5,000 from your account (IRA), which can provide a taxrespective IRA without paying the 10%penalty. advantaged way to save for your future. So, is it ever a good idea to tap into your • Covering medical expenses – You may be able to avoid the early withdrawal penalty if IRA before you retire? you use the money to pay for unreimbursed Ideally, you should leave this account intact medical expenses (for you, your spouse or until your retirement. After all, you could dependents) that exceed 7.5% of your adjusted spend two or more decades in retirement, so gross income. You may also qualify to take a you’ll need a lot of financial resources. Still, life withdrawal without penalty to pay for health is unpredictable, so there may be times you’ll insurance premiums if you are unemployed. consider taking money from your IRA. You’ll In the case of a disability, the 10% early need to be aware, though, that if you withdraw withdrawal penalty also may not apply. funds before you turn 59½, you will generally These aren’t the only exceptions to the 10% trigger a 10% penalty. Plus, you’ll be taxed on withdrawal penalty, but they do cover many of whatever you take out, thereby losing, at least in the common reasons that people may consider part, the benefits of tax-deferred earnings offered an early withdrawal from their IRAs. And if you by a traditional IRA. (With a Roth IRA, you can do need to take an early withdrawal, consult with withdraw your contributions free of taxes and your tax advisor to determine your eligibility for penalties, but the earnings may be taxed and avoiding the 10% penalty. penalized if you take them out before you’re 59½.) Keep in mind, though, that you do have If you need to withdraw funds from your IRA ways to potentially reduce the necessity of before you’re 59½, you may be able to avoid the withdrawing from your IRA early. One proven 10% early withdrawal penalty if you meet an technique is to build an emergency fund exception, such as one of these: containing at least three to six months’ worth of • Paying for college – You are allowed to take living expenses, with the money kept in a liquid penalty-free withdrawals to pay for tuition and account. You might also consider opening a line other qualified higher education expenses for of credit. A financial professional can help you you, your spouse, children or grandchildren. explore other options, as well. However, since the withdrawals may be Ultimately, if you can leave your IRA intact considered taxable income, they could reduce until you retire, you’ll be helping yourself greatly. the student’s eligibility for financial aid. But if you do need to tap into your account early, • Buying a first home – You and your spouse at least be familiar with the possible drawbacks – can each withdraw up to $10,000 from your and how you might avoid them. respective IRAs to buy your first home. To Edward Jones, its employees and financial qualify as a first-time homebuyer, you (and your advisors cannot provide tax or legal advice. You spouse) need to have not owned a home for the should consult your attorney or qualified tax two years preceding your home purchase. advisor regarding your situation.

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Mount Tecumseh

Tripoli Road to Waterville Valley Ski Resort Here we go again hiking in the rain. I met Becca at Waterville Valley Ski Area’s parking lot 1 just before 8 am. We weren’t the first hikers in the lot. The Teal Goat and the Stompmachine were already walking towards the trailhead. The Teal Goat, aka Adam, was working to close up his October Grid month (He did so on Cannon Mountain the next day, congrats). The Grid is hiking all forty-eight 4,000 footers in all 12 months of the year. Check out 48x12.com to learn more about the Grid. We wished them a good hike. We left Becca’s car behind and we drove up Tripoli Road to the north Mount Tecumseh Trailhead. I had my windshield wipers on the entire drive. By the time we put on our backpacks the rain had turned into a light mist. The weather forecast called for heavy rain in the afternoon so we hoped that the mist would be it while we hiked. We were able to rock hop across Eastman Brook and, of course, the trail was wet and covered with slippery leaves. After crossing the brook the trail went up at a steady grade and gradually got steeper before it leveled off in the See PATENAUDE on 22

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You’ve heard from me; now find out what others are seeing out there. Red-bellied woodpeckers continue to proliferate in southern New Hampshire. It wasn’t too many years ago that these large, handsome and sometimes aggressive birds were extremely rare sightings in the Granite State. Their northern expansion has been impressive and now they are seen with much greater frequency throughout the southern part of the state. I wouldn’t say they are common sightings here yet, but they are getting there. They are now very common in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, so it stands to reason New Hampshire and Vermont are next. In the last few weeks, I have heard from Monadnock Region residents Cindy and Richard who have each hosted red-bellied woodpeckers at their feeders recently. Cindy from Keene wrote that her bird visits every day. She wrote that the bird’s red head is “almost neon” when the sun hits it just right. Richard had stopped feeding the birds in the summer due to the mysterious illness that had killed so many birds in the Midwest

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fresh seed before the next time they visit. Sticking with the woodpecker theme, Dan and Nancy from Keene had an unusual sighting of about 15 northern flickers foraging in their yard recently. When the birds got startled, they retreated to nearby trees, flashing their white rump patches. Not everyone has been so lucky as of late. Two separate readers from Connecticut wrote to ask why no birds have been visiting their feeders. I get that question fairly often and I always say to just be patient. The birds

are likely finding food from natural sources and will return soon. In fact, one of the readers responded a week or so later to say that the birds were slowly returning with sightings of a hairy woodpecker, two blue jays and two mourning doves. My guess is that action will continue to accelerate as we head into winter. Lenny from Greenfield sent in a photo of a red-tailed hawk he saw from his tractor while raking hay to bale. Later, he saw two more red-taileds. Lenny said he has seen more red-tailed hawks this See BOSAK on 26

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clicks was that? Was it off and I turned it on off, on off, on off? Or was it off and I turned it on, off on, off on, off on? Or did I turn it on or off so when it comes back on it will be on. Or will it

be off? Again, the voice of reason spoke, “For Pete’s sake, JUST GO! You´ll know when you get home.” Stepping out on the landing into the garage, I shut the door behind me and pressed the button to open the garage door but nothing happened. I pressed the button again. Still nothing. This time the voice of reason showed no restraint, “SERIOUSLY!?!?” That same instant I reminded myself that we STILL do not have power since trying to “turn off the light” in the mud room three steps and one door ago. And with that simple conditioned response Revelation Number One hits me: We are creatures of habit who take what we have for granted to a near pavlovian extreme. Scurrying across the garage in the dim grey hue was like running the gauntlet; furniture, boxes, bikes, pallets of See FEAST on 14

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pendence were devout in their faith and commitment to the values I made known to them through the Scriptures. As a result of leaders and people following me, there was a glorious ideal achieved in your country. People who knew me and walked with me had discipline and wisdom. They chose wise leaders who reverenced me and who themselves, had discipline and wisdom. These qualities extended to their commitment to maintain the founding principles stated in the Constitution established in those early days. They sought primarily to serve and not be served by grasping power and control for their own interests and self-serving pursuits (Mark 10:45). They recognized that their job was not to usurp power from the people but to use their positions to continue to return power to the people (Nehemiah 5). Under these conditions your nation flourished. Your nation, however, has taken a hard turn away from me. As a result, the lack of self-discipline and wisdom among both citizens and the leaders they choose, has radically changed the quality of leadership and the calling of leadership to serve and not to be served. So often, in the history of my people, Israel, because they abandoned me, they began to look to leaders who not only didn’t honor me but lacked the character to lead their citizens well. As a result, leaders usurped

their authority and instead of serving, they imperiously demanded blind allegiance. As long as people prospered, they gave little regard to this tyrannical rule that led to their hostile takeover. Before the citizens were able to see and recognize the devastation that it brought to the quality of life, those leaders were entrenched and as a result drove my people into ruin. If you want evidence of this, look at the history of the Kings that succeeded Solomon, found in the chapters of 1 Kings 12 through the final chapter of 2 Kings 25 which I recorded in my book, the Bible. You as a country are not unlike Israel. You have placed in power, people who openly transgress and overturn the laws of the land as stated in your Constitution. Your leaders have told you what “their” standards for life will be and then preceded to demonize, censor, and eradicate any and all who do not follow their party line. Open your eyes. You no longer have a Republic with leaders who represent the people and the values that have made your nation a glorious success. Open your eyes and see the evidence, that only your leader’s viewpoints and values are acceptable and any that contradict it are opposed. Open your eyes and see how they are systematically taking away the rights that were given to you when your great country was formed. Open your eyes and recognize the hostility that is be-

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QUESTION: Our Country appears to have made a seismic shift from our past. Is it good? Seismic is the perfect word for the dramatic changes that are taking place in your country. Seismic means, an enormous proportional change or effect. Your country began as an experiment in government of the people, by the people and for the people. It was virtually unknown in the history of the world that a government would be placed in the hands of its citizenry. For over 200 years you have blossomed and prospered beyond any nation before you. But your seismic change is underway. Your leadership has usurped the authority from the people in order to dictate their values, beliefs and ideology. Instead of representing the Constitutional foundation of your country and the interests of the people, they are forging their own governmental structure and demanding that it be adhered to or else. I must remind you that the foundation for your government was forged, by and large, by leaders who bowed before me and sought me and my will for the governance of your nation. Almost all of the early signers of your Declaration of Inde-

ing exhibited toward any and all who will not comply with their hostile takeover. I have warned you repeatedly, that to reject me is to reject my blessing and inevitably cause you to lose the great privileges you have once known (1 Samuel 8). A house divided cannot stand and your house is divided to a degree that can only be described as Seismic. If you would return to the blessings of the past, you must make hard decisions in the present, in order to ensure that you are still in existence and flourishing in the future. Recognize, as stated in my book of Psalms, that the nation whose God is the Lord will be blessed (Psalm 33:12). Come back to me and I will change your hearts and make them wise again, particularly in your choice of leaders and in your commitment to maintain the values upon which your nation was created. Come back to me and once again acquire wisdom to choose leaders who will lead you to life, freedom and continued prosperity and blessing. I love you and I long for you and your Nation to live. Will you join me?

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by Melinda Myers Give a gift that provides beauty, entertainment, and health benefits throughout the year. With the recent increase in people gardening and bird watching, what could be more perfect than a gift that supports both interests? Birds visiting feeders, munching on the coneflower seeds in the garden and perching in the shelter of evergreens help brighten the long, often dreary days of winter. Just like gardening, bird watching helps us connect with nature, reduces stress, and elevates our mood. Plus, the gardeners on your list will appreciate the help birds provide managing insect pests. Protein-rich insects and spiders are an essential part of the diet of 96 percent of North American terrestrial birds. Growing a landscape filled with plants that provide seeds, berries and shelter is a great way to attract these welcome guests to our gardens. Providing additional sources of food, water and shelter can increase the number and diversity of the winged visitors. Help your gift recipient create a bird feeding station so they can easily watch the birds and enjoy their songs. Include a variety of feeders suited to the birds they want

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Since it was still only misty it didn’t take much to convince Becca that we should make the quarter mile bushwhack up to the trailless bump. I told her the woods were mostly open and it would be fun. I borrowed Becca’s compass, since I had foolishly left mine behind by mistake. I didn’t really need it to guide us because, as we pushed our way through some leafless Hobblebush, the clouds lifted for a few seconds allowing us to have a good view of where we were headed. We didn’t walk in a straight line, we followed moose herd paths (yes we found evidence that moose were here because they do the same thing that a bear does in the woods). We stayed in

the open hardwoods and walked around patches of thick Spruce. On top there was an old rock cairn, a moss covered pile of rocks, that marked the summit. We only stayed a minute or two on top and the mist turned into light rain. We worked our way back down trying to stay on the same herd paths we had followed up from the trail. I used the compass to make sure we kept walking in the right direction. Back on the trail it seemed darker. The rain had once again turned into mist but the wind was gusting hard on our backs. We marched on and up the west ridge and then up and down over its bumps. When we began the final climb to the top of Mt. Te-

cumseh we both commented that it felt like there were more ups and downs on the ridge than we remembered. Maybe because we were in the clouds and didn’t get any big views. Or maybe it was the wind and the wet cold weather that made the trek across the west ridge seem long. Just before the summit we rolled a blown down tree off the trail. Inside the cloud and on the summit the wind really pushed us around. We grabbed a snack from inside our packs and ate while we walked down the trail. Two other trails leave the summit: the south end of the Mt. Tecumseh Trail and the Sosman Trail. These trails meet again below the summit cone. We See PATENAUDE on 23

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Yours truly and Becca on top of Mount Tecumseh on a windy, rainy and cloudy day. We at least had the summit all to ourselves. PATENAUDE from 22 chose to take the Sosman down the ridge and right away we noticed that the mountain was now blocking the wind. For the rest of the hike we were out of the wind and the hiking was much more pleasant. The ski area side of the Mt. Tecumseh Trail is well maintained.For many years the volunteer trail maintainer has been tending this trail and stabilizing the trail with stone water bars and steps. We admired and appreciated his efforts. As we descended we were now passing by hikers working their way up the mountain. Rain doesn’t stop these folks from getting outside to hike. The last brook crossings nearing the bottom of the trail were still easy rock hops. We made it back to the car way before lunchtime. It felt great to change into warm dry clothes and shoes. We hoped the other hikers would get off the mountain before

Becca on the Mount Tecumseh Trail just above Tecumseh Brook. According to The Waterville Valley Guidebook by Steven D. Smith and published by the Town of Waterville Valley, the mountain was once called Waterville Mountain and later renamed Mount Tecumseh to honor the Shawnee Chief from Ohio. the big rains arrived While we drove around the mountain back to my car on Tripoli Road I realized that the next time that I’m in Waterville Valley I will probably be clicking into my skis. Have fun.

Amy Patenaude is an avid skier/outdoor enthusiast from Henniker, N.H. Readers are welcome to send comments or suggestions to her at: amy@ weirs.com.

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SMITH from 1 Another outcome of WWI was the founding of the American Legion with the endorsement of the United States Congress. The American Legion’s James E. Coffey Post 3 was instrumental in planning the 1919 Armistice Day celebration in Nashua which included a parade. The parade route went through the Victory Arch on Main Street near the old City Hall with the word “VICTORY” being seen on the arch over the paraders as they marched under it. The date, July 4, 1776 was seen engraved on one side and Nov. 11, 1918 on the other side. That evening the American Legion Post provided a Victory Ball at Nashua’s new high school auditorium highlighted by a concert by the Nashua Military Band. In Newport, New Hampshire the 1919

Celebrating the Armistice. Armistice Day parade featured 114 marching servicemen who were led by Nelson’s Cadet Band and followed by two automobiles carrying relatives of service-

men who lost their lives in The Great War. The parade also included marchers from other organizations and businesses. One hundred and ninety men who

were Army and Navy veterans were served supper at the Odd Fellows Hall and attended a concert and dance put on by the American Legion. Hampton was

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another Granite State town that had a ‘Welcome Home” parade on November 11, 1919. Of course there would have been no Armistice day if the war hadn’t occurred first, and the war meant New Hampshire men and women died from battle wounds and disease. One of those who died from disease is said to be the first Red Cross Nurse to serve in World War I, beginning her service in April of 1918. Her name is Katherine Patterson Irwin and she

was born in Dayton, Ohio, but her town of enlistment was Exeter, New Hampshire. She was in charge of 90 Red Cross nurses and was awarded a World War I Victory Medal. Her service was cut short by her death on June 20, 1918. Another first for New Hampshire came during the war when the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard became the first United States Naval shipyard to build a submarine. Returning to the inSee SMITH on 25

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Armistice Day 1918 picture of Wall Street in New York City. SMITH from 24 fluence of the new veterans’ organization, the American Legion, this group worked to obtain governmental benefits for those who served in the war. The National Executive Committee of the American Legion met in Washington, D,C., for three days and three nights to produce a bill stating what former servicemen and women wanted for compensation for their wartime service. The suggested legislation they asked the U.S. Congress to vote for contained four parts as printed in The American Legion Weekly of April 20, 1920. “1. Land settlement, whereby former service men and women receive $1.50 for each day of service, to apply on the purchase of land and government projects, or loans for buying equipment. 2. Home aid, with $2 for each day of service to apply on the purchase of a home or farm. 3. Vocational training, with $1.50 of each day of service to be paid as long as the recipients are obtaining education from the government. 4. Cash compensation, of $1.50

for each day of service, to be paid within a year after the approval of the bill.” Something happened on that 1919 Armistice Day celebration that I like to think couldn’t happen in New Hampshire, and it didn’t. It happened on the other side of the country in Centralia, Washington. During an Armistice Day parade in Centralia, four American Legion men who were marching in the parade were killed by gunshot and an Industrial Workers of the World Union member, Wesley Everest, died when he was beaten and hung from a bridge and shot multiple times. Ten men belonging to the I.W.W. Were tried for murder. Seven were found guilty of second degree murder, two were found not quilty, and one was declared insane and set free. But the American Legion was not satisfied with the verdicts. Their weekly magazine described the guilty men as “unwept, unhonored, unhung.” They said, “Warren Grimm, Arthur McElfresh, Ben Casagranda and Dale Hubbard are dead. They

died for their country as surely as our dead in France died for it.” They continued by writing, “If our hearts are hard at the thought we have only to reflect to discover the reason why. The eye for eye days are not far behind us; the days when it was trench for trench, shot for shot, life for life. If our hearts are bitter we have only to recall the memories of the buddies of other recent days- great days, who can forget them?- buddies who sleep over yonder. If our hearts are hard and our thoughts bitter, it is because it is not the civilians of today who speak to you, but

the soldiers of yesterday who speak.” The I.W.W. And some of the witnesses had a different story to tell, however. They had previously had their headquarters demolished and had been thrown out of the town but had returned and established a new meeting place which they claim was attacked by the Legion men on that 1919 Armistice Day and their shots were fired in self defense. No one was ever charged for the death of their member, Wesley Everest, who shot men who were pursuing him as he fled the scene, and then was captured, brutally beaten and hung from the bridge. There were veterans on each side of the Armistice Day deadly Centralia conflict, a sad incident as Americans tried to recover from the war they didn’t want to be a part of, and discovered that peace does not always come easily even in the home land. So as we recall Armistice Day and honor the veterans on Veterans’ Day let us heed the words of the Bible to pursue peace with all people. Robert Hanaford Smith welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@yahoo.com

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, November 11, 2021 — People’s Republic of Korea to resume reunions of separated families.” Indeed South Korea’s role as a free beacon to the North becomes more significant than ever. It’s incumbent on the Seoul government to care more for their suffering ethnic cousins in the North and to press for political and economic concessions in inter-Korean negotiations. The UN Report concludes, “The COVID-19 restrictions have worsened their ordeal due to further isolation, wider and harsher state

command over people’s lives, the further stifling of economic activity, and the exodus of humanitarian agencies from the country.” In other words, making the “hermit kingdom” even more isolated in a world of indifference. 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.

MAILBOAT from 2 than $50,000 annually (https://tinyurl.com/ bvrajymy). Democrats won’t meaningfully tax their rich donors. They aren’t going after “S” Corporations which allowed Biden to avoid $500,000 in taxes. They won’t fix the “Carried Interest” feature that allows billionaires to reduce their taxes. They aren’t addressing contributions to charities and foundations that allow the rich to avoid taxes but control how their money is spent. But, they are increasing the tax deductions for property taxes which will mostly benefit the wealthy. Free college and incomes for illegal aliens will be provided. Over half of the $1.75 trillion spending is “Climate Change” related. Rich Democrat supporters like multi-billionaire Warren Buffett will get richer building subsidized wind and solar farms which will increase consumer energy costs and threaten the reliability of the electricity we need to survive (remember the deadly California and Texas brownouts and black-

outs). Democrats will throw in a few goodies to seduce gullible voters. But, Democrat promises and goodies are like the “free” cheese in a mouse trap. Democrats take our freedoms, make most Americans poorer, and make many Americans dependent on government handouts which Democrats use as bribes for votes. Democrats say we should “lower our expectations” and give them more power … to “fix” the harm that they caused!! Democrats don’t care about poor and middle income Americans. Hopefully most Americans will reject Democrat politicians and their false promises in subsequent elections. It’s time to put our country and our Citizens first. Don Ewing Meredith, NH.

BOSAK from 11 year in the hayfields than in years past. Paul from Swanzey was enjoying his morning coffee when he heard a knocking at his downstairs slider door. He investigated and found two turkeys making the racket. I also got an email from Roxanne, also of Swanzey, who recommended an article from the Wall Street Journal on the abundance of birds near urban centers during the pandemic. She added that she has a family of turkeys that routinely come to her feeders to eat the seed that has fallen to the ground. They also like the cracked corn she throws out for them. She also cautioned that drivers should be careful as wild turkeys, despite their large size, can be difficult to spot along the sides of the road. She even put up some Wild Turkey Crossing signs to warn drivers. Finally, Patti wrote in with a good question about efts. I had written about the young newts a few weeks ago and mentioned they are toxic to predators. She was concerned because she often picks them up to move out of harm’s way. Efts are only toxic if ingested and many predators know that from the amphibian’s bright colors. Touching an eft is not harmful to humans so, by all means, keep helping the little critters. The temperatures are getting cooler, but there is still plenty of bird activity in New England. Drop me a line and let me know what you’re seeing out there.

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“good news” story. So thank you, Rico Petrocelli, not only for those long-ago October 1967 World Series homers but also for that November 2021 “Grand Slam” you hit for a special Granite State fan. And to again paraphrase the great Paul Harvey: “Now you know the rest of the story!” Sports Quiz Rico Petrocelli was an All-Star shortstop with the BoSox during the late sixties, hitting 40 homers in 1969. But what position did he play during the 1970s? (Answer follows)

Born Today That is to say, sports standouts born on November 11 include sportscaster Warner Wolf (1937) and golf great and golf great Fuzzy Zoeller (1951). and golf great Fuzzy Zoeller (1951). Sports Quote “I always felt like I was scraping my knuckles against it every time I went into my motion, and I was afraid it would fall down and kill Rico Petrocelli at short. – Red Sox pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee on Fenway Park’s “Green Monster” left field wall.

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MALKIN from 6 a “Best Book of 2018” by the New York Public Library and hailed by, um, noted public intellectual Joy Reid of MSNBC as “a dissertation on black women’s pain and possibility.” “Dissertation,” whoa! Must be some deepthinking, highbrow research there. I rushed to read the opening lines of Cooper’s “Eloquent Rage” and found ... yet more profane spouting and spewing: “This is a book by a grown-a-- woman written for other growna-- women. This is a book for women who expect to be taken seriously and for men who take grown women seriously. This is a book for

women who know s--is f---ed up. ... What I have is anger. Rage, actually. ... Owning anger is a dangerous thing if you’re a fat Black girl like me.” I then wandered on over to Cooper’s collection of published academic writings on Google Scholar and sifted through titles such as “SlutWalks v. Ho Strolls,” “Disrespectability Politics: On Jay-Z’s B----, Beyonce’s ‘Fly’A--, and Black Girl Blue,” and “Feminism for Bada--es” in elite journals such as the Crunk Feminist Collective and Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. Cooper touts her rigorously researched

work on “representations of Black women in popular culture, including a piece on the representation of the ‘baby mama’ figure in Hip Hop music and film; the feminist implications of Janet Jackson’s 2004 Super Bowl mishap; and the importance of Michelle Obama in the tradition of Black female leadership.” She and two other black feminist loudmouth professors also joined to produce “Feminist AF (that’s an offensive slang term): A Guide to Crushing Girlhood” targeting “loud and rowdy girls, quiet and nerdy girls ... queer girls, trans girls, and gender nonbinary young

people” -- published by the once-esteemed book conglomerate W. W. Norton & Co. Wokeness has made a complete and irreversible joke of higher education. Yet, too many Boomers and their Gen-X progeny continue to push their college-age kids and grandkids into these cauldrons of insanity. “There are some solid schools left in the country,” they tell themselves. “The toxicity isn’t as prevalent in STEM fields,” they insist. “A B.A. degree is still worth it for my children,” they rationalize. “If we just wish race-consciousness and racial realities away, America will be

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