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Talking Turkey Facts & Fiction by Chris Bosak

For The Birds Columnist

With Thanksgiving upon us, I am going to revisit my turkey fun facts column. I used to do this annually, but the content got staler than week-old stuffing. To add a little spice to this year’s column, I will start out by debunking a

widely held belief about America’s favorite game bird. If you do a web search for “turkey fun facts,” invariably the “fact” that Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be our national bird instead of the bald eagle will come up. In full disclosure, an old column of mine may come up in that search

as I’ve used it as fact before in my own writing. But is that really a fact? Evidently, no. I’m not a historian and I certainly wasn’t around in the 1700s to verify it myself, but I’ve come across several accounts that challenge the notion that Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national symbol.

According to the articles, he actually wanted a Biblical scene to be our national symbol, not a bird at all. He did reference the bald eagle and wild turkey in some of his correspondences, but the references had nothing to do with our national symbol and some of the references were believed See BOSAK on 16

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A.O.C And Manchin To The Editor: Congresswoman and progressive firebrand Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (A.O.C.) retweeted a Joe Manchin tweet that read, “I’m a proud West Virginia Democrat. We are the party of working men and women. We want to protect Americans’ jobs & healthcare. We do not have some crazy socialist agenda, and we do not believe in defunding the police.” She added a picture of herself glaring at Manchin during President Trump’s February 2019 State of the Union speech, making herself the emblematic picture of angry, rich, progressive elite ire they direct towards centrists (AOC was raised in Westchester County, attended tony Yorktown High School and Boston University - she is more privileged than any white person I know). A few things about this picture, and this sentiment. A.O.C. is directing this ire towards a centrist Democrat for stating common American values, her - and the rest of the far-left’s - disdain for working-class values is what cost Democrats their majority that would have allowed them to rewrite our constitution without due process. If A.O.C. and the progressive wing feel this way about a Democrat, how do you think they feel about us? Well, don’t ask, they are already creating a blacklist to “cancel” anyone that ever supported Donald Trump or is to the right of Liz Warren.

And she tweeted this photo in the context of Manchin opposing her radical wish list as if that is what had her angry, but the picture was taken in February 2019, almost 2 years before his comments and the election of Joe Biden. And you can tell from her face she is really angry (AOC has four expressions; Disdainful, Miserable, Dismissive, and Indignantly Angry at these Nettlesome Constitutional Restraints). She was this angry at the mere existence of a Joe Manchin two years ago, his presence was unacceptable to her then. Finally there is the simple statement AOC’s tweet inadvertently makes in favor of federalism. Yes, seeing the face of an angry young coastal elite radical whose wing of the party and Black Lives Matter are railing not against racism but against our founding should stir patriotic reactions from us all. They hate our constitution, how West Virginia has just as many Senators as New York, and how the electoral college protects the rest of the nation from mobs of voters (most alive, but not all) in Queens, San Francisco, Portland and Cambridge. This message is worth heeding as AOC and an army of progressive elite minions descend upon Georgia to lecture citizens there on how they should surrender their country to them. She and her cohort desperately wish to tear our society apart one statute at a time without a single leg-

islative debate, but instead they strengthen its defenders like Manchin and solidify resistance to the progressive insurgency whenever their mask slips. Nick McNulty Windham NH

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To The Editor: I refuse to feel guilty or apologize for being born white. I refuse to accept that “White Privilege” should get the credit for all that I have accomplished in my life. I refuse to be ashamed of my ancestors and what they accomplished. I refuse to be intimidated by Antifa, Black Lives Matter or any other violent group of thugs. I refuse to stand by while those with a socialist agenda attempt to erase my history, take away my wealth and freedoms, corrupt our elections and continue to undermine the greatness of our country. Anyone who’s thinking about causing harm to my family or damaging my property should be advised that they will encounter significant resistance to such efforts. If what I have said makes you think that I am a racist, white supremacist, I think that’s your problem. Russell B. Cumbee Franconia, NH.

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Puritans In New Hampshire The Coming Of A Thankful People by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

THANKSGIVING. That word is probably the one thing more than any other that we associate with the Pilgrims and Puritans. And they are also associated with the American Indians who joined them in Plymouth, Massachusetts for a Thanksgiving celebration in 1621. The Pilgrims were the first settlers from England (via Holland) to settle in New England followed by Puritans who represented the Massachusetts Bay Colony in what became Salem and Boston. The

difference between Pilgrims and Puritans involves their connection to the Church of England (Anglican). They were both not in complete agreement with the Church in England and many of them fled to be rid of its control over their religious practice, but the Pilgrims broke away entirely from the church while the Puritans stayed connected to the church in their mother country but tried to purify it by removing objectionable teachings and practices. The colonists in Plymouth who arrived on the Mayflower were Pilgrims. The colonists that were part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony were

Puritans who wanted to purify the teachings Church of England by putting the emphasis of their faith and practice strictly upon Biblical teachings. The Puritans and Episcopalians (those loyal to the Church of England) were also the first white settlers in New Hampshire, though some of these were apparently more interested in commercial interests than enjoying freedom of religion. There was a period of time from 1641 to 1679 when New Hampshire was “absorbed by Massachusetts” as the takeover was described by historiSee SMITH on 20

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Silent Auction At Artworks Gallery In Chocorua

ArtWorks Gallery, the face of Chocorua Creative Arts Center, has launched their first Silent Auction to benefit local food pantries and the ArtWorks Fund, bid now until December 15. There will be over forty artworks donated by our talented artists, plus many generous donations of gift certificates and goods from supporting businesses, of which all proceeds will go to the food pantries. View items online at www. chocoruaArtworks.com. Auction items include an array of paintings, jewelry, photographs, pottery, fiber arts, fine crafts, gift certificates from local restaurants, gift baskets and more. Bid in person, by phone or email. A bid number will be assigned when registering. Look for the colorful ‘Auction Exclamation Mark” as you browse items and bid in the gallery (masks required.) Or bid by phone at 603-323-8041, or email artworks4us2@gmail.com. Bidding closes at 5 pm Tuesday, Dec. 15. You will be contacted ASAP so items can be picked up by Friday December 18. Artworks Gallery is located at 132 White Mtn. Hwy (Rt. 16), Chocorua, NH and is is open Thursday from 10am to 2pm Friday from noon to 7pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm or by appointment.

Comedy Legend Steve Sweeney At Pitman’s He is arguably one of the best comedians in the business and when it comes to capturing New England humor, there are few that can rival the genius of the legendary Steve Sweeney, who will be bringing his award-winning act to Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia, Friday Nov. 27 for an 8pm show. Tickets are $25 and seating will be limited to 100 patrons. Pitman’s is located at 94 New Salem, St. in Laconia and can be reached by calling (603) 527-0043. It’s been a year and half since S w e e n ey l a s t p e r fo r m e d a t Pitman’s, where he received a rousing ovation for a show which featured his dialects and character voices while treating the crowd to part of his critically acclaimed one

man show “Townie.” Sweeney has been seen on Letterman, Evening at the Improv, Comics Come Home, and Comedy Central, and has starred in his own Boston-based sitcom, Park Street Under. Most recently he starred in the aptly titled film, “Sweeney Killing Sweeney,” and has also appeared in “The Forger,” “The Equalizer,” “Me, Myself & Irene,” “There’s Something About Mary,” “Next Stop Wonderland,” “Southie,” “Celtic Pride,” “Back to School,” and more. Steve Sweeney is one of the funniest most versatile comedians in the business,” said Michael Smith of Laugh Riot Productions, which books the comedy at Pitman’s, as well as producing fundraisers with Sweeney and others, throughout New England. “Steve immediately connects with the crowd and has them from the first minute. “He takes you on this hilarious ride through, not only his life, but if you have spent any time in New England, you will recognize his characters and the ‘people’ he brings to the stage.” Also appearing will be Ryan Gartley, a New England favorite who along with Sweeney will give the crowd a great one-two punch as the table setter for Sweeney.

American Independence Museum To Host Virtual Holiday Tea — On Saturday, December 12, 11am to 12:30pm, the American Independence Museum will host Virtual Holiday Tea, which will feature colonial music and provide participants with insight into colonial tea etiquette and 18th century foodways. As part of the virtual event, each participant will receive several colonial recipes suited for a tea and a 1-ounce package of tea from Alchemy & Herbs in Exeter.

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Children will receive a half-ounce of tea with their ticket. Tea selections include Bohea (a black tea blend) similar to tea colonists drank and Liberty Tea (an herbal, no-caffeine blend), which used native herbal blends that allowed patriots to drink tea without purchasing English Tea. Tea pick up can be arranged at the museum at 1 Governors Ln., Exeter, or shipped for $3. Ticket prices range from $3 to $10 with children under 6 free. Reservations are required. To learn more, or purchase tickets, visit independencemuseum.org.

Lights Of Love At Cornerstone VNA - Cornerstone VNA is pleased to announce the 34th Annual Jane Cooper Fall Lights of Love Celebration, carrying on the event traditionally hosted by the Frisbie Memorial Hospital (FMH) Auxiliary Board. Due to COVID-19, the event will be held virtually on December 2nd at 4:30 pm. Live-stream event details will be available on cornerstonevna.org/lightsoflove. In addition, a recording of the celebration will be made available to the community afterwards. Jane Cooper Fall created this poignant event in 1986 as a way to pay tribute to the people who have had a special impact on our lives. Lights of Love has continued to be an important community event due to the hard work of Jane, Dr. Robert Rubino, and the FMH Auxiliary Board. With each $5 donation, individuals can honor a loved one, whose name will be added to a holiday light at Cornerstone VNA. Hundreds of lights will be strung throughout the beautiful grounds of Cornerstone VNA. Each light shining warmly upon each tribute name throughout the entire holiday season. The last day to reserve your lights is November 22. It is with honor and respect that the 2020 Lights of Love event will pay special tribute to: Jane Cooper Fall, Lights of Love Founder, Elizabeth Hart, FMH Volunteer, Jean Hilton, FMH Auxiliary Board Member and Nancy Wyman, FMH Auxiliary Board Member. Please visit cornerstonevna. org/lightsoflove for more information and to sign up to receive special event notifications.

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What’s In A Name? Living here in Central New Hampshire for thirty-five years after moving here from Long Island, New York, there are still some things I haven’t by Brendan Smith g o t t e n c o m Weirs Times Editor pletely used to yet. No, I’m not talking about bean hole beans. It is the pronunciation of some of the towns, cities, lakes and roadways. As one travels around the Granite State, there are really some great names that jump out at you. Many are derived from historic settlers as well as old Native American expressions. One of the most famous is “Winnipesaukee” which, I’m sure, is a recognizable name to just about anyone who has set foot in New Hampshire, even those folks who just come up for the day to vote every couple of years. If you have lived here awhile, you learn how to spell it correctly, but that takes some practice for the beginner. Even more confusing is what “Winnipesaukee” actually means. Everywhere you go there seems to be a different spin on what the Native Americans were saying. Some claim it means “The Smile Of The Great Spirit”. Others say “The Water in High Places”. A few even claim it means “Water To Where Many Tourists Will Come.” The great things about “Winnipesaukee” is when you see the word, even if you don’t know how to spell it yet, you know exactly what it is and how to pronounce it. In some cases, here in New Hampshire, the spelling of a place really doesn’t give you the true story. Towns like Boscawen, Berlin and Contoocook (to name a very few), look pretty simple on

paper, but beware as what lies underneath is a complexity of lip and tongue movements that defy linguistic interpretation. What’s worse, to the uninitiated, newly transplanted Flatlander, is that even if you pronounce the name correctly the very first time, a local native may congratulate you using the expression “So Don’t I” which only exacerbates your confusion. Of course, some towns have easy names, but if you don’t know they are a town to begin with, then you are in for some embarrassment. This happened to me the first few months I lived here when someone invited me to the Sandwich Fair. I didn’t eat for two days in anticipation of a feast of turkey clubs, BLTs, Tuna hoagies, hot pastramis on rye and open-face roast beef melts, only to be slightly disappointed by the selection of fried dough and corn dogs. (Not that there’s anything wrong with those.) On the flip side of all of this is the spellings and pronunciations that really seem to electrify a few nerves. And I’m not talking about the age old Borough/Boro controversy that continues to rage. One of these reared its ugly head the other day when I was with some friends. (In case anyone is keeping notes, we socially distanced which I can’t really prove in a court of law, if it comes to that). It was over the spelling and pronunciation of “The Kancamagus Highway” (which is spelled correctly here…I think). It started with one friend pronouncing it “Kancamangus” which caused a small uproar from others. (They were wearing masks, so their angry spittle was contained.) One of those offended claimed it should be pronounced “Kancmaugus” as in “Paugus”. After all was said and done, I decided the next day to conduct my own extensive poll to see how most people pronounced it. I thought it would be wise to

make my poll as scientific as possible, with the least margin of error, much like the Presidential polls we are used to. So, I did what they do. I asked the first ten people that I came across outside a local supermarket. Interestingly enough, the first five people pronounced it “Kancamangus”. (Well, it was really four as one person ran away from me before I could even ask the question.) A sixth person told me that he used to say “Kancamaugus” but now said “Kancamangus” because everyone else did and he didn’t need any more arguments in his life since this election has ended, so he decided just to go along. I did continue to ask others and got many “Kancamangus” answers. One older New Hampshire native insisted that it is supposed to be “Kancamungus” and everyone else was a fool. I stopped after asking my tenth participant who simply said: “I just call in The Kanc. It makes life easier.” That one seemed the best to me. When all was said and done, my poll had proved one thing: Most people pronounced it “Kancamangus”. I realized the results of this poll will be disconcerting to some and there might be a bit of a backlash. But…hey…polls don’t lie… we all know that. It seems, no matter how long one resides in New Hampshire, the “Kancamaygus, mungus, mangus” battle will go on. As someone who grew up just outside of New York City and watching what is going on there nowadays, I’m very grateful it’s not called “The Cross Bronx Expressway.” Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” His latest book “I Only Did It For The Socks - Stories and Thoughts On Aging” will be published soon.

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COVIDGATE: The Corruption of Clinical Trials (Part One) “Truly striking.” “Tremendous.” “Extraordinary.” “Miraculous.” “A great day for science and humanity.” Those are just a few of the hyperbolic responses from government health officials and Big Pharma cheerleaders to preliminary COVID vaccine trial data released by Pfizer and Moderna this past week. If it all sounds too good to be true, then by Michelle Malkin congratulations: Your B.S. detector is fully Syndicated Columnist charged and operational. Mask flip-flop-flipper Dr. Anthony Fauci proclaimed on Monday that COVID-19 vaccines are “the light at the end of the tunnel.” Pffft. He has been promising a “light at the end of the tunnel” since April when Americans were told to endure lockdowns for just “15 days to stop the spread.” Now, seven months later, Fauci tells us that we won’t return to “relative normalcy” until April 2021 -- only after face diaper-wrapped citizens “do what you’re told” and “we get most of the country vaccinated.” Yikes. Ticketmaster, Tokyo Olympics organizers and the travel industry are now exploring vaccine status verification systems based on the public health industrial complex’s high, heavenly and hasty promises. Based on the press release write-ups of the uncompleted clinical trials, which have yet to be finalized or subjected to scientific peer review, Fauci assures us that “all the boxes have been checked” on vaccine safety and efficacy. But what about these boxes: --Big Pharma cannot tell you how long the alleged protection of COVID-19 vaccines will last. --Big Pharma has zero data on young children’s response to their warp speed-produced jabs, even as schools across the globe prepare to mandate it as a condition of access to education. --Big Pharma can’t tell you about the synergistic effects of the COVID-19 vaccine with other vaccines. --Nor can Big Pharma tell you about the long-term side effects of its “miraculous” shots. (And don’t forget the astonishing fact that vaccine makers are immune from lawsuits by vaccineinjured Americans.) Here’s what we do know: The Pfizer clinical trial enrolled 43,538 participants, of whom 94 (about two-tenths of 1%) were identified as having COVID-19. The Moderna clinical trial included more than 30,000 See MALKIN on 24

They Want to Shut You Up This week, Abigail Shrier, author of the new book “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” found herself at the center of a firestorm. Her great crime: writing an asby Ben Shapiro sessment of the psySyndicated Columnist chological phenomenon known as rapid onset gender dysphoria, where groups of psychologically vulnerable young girls begin to self-diagnose as transgender after one member of a peer group does so. The book is sober and evenhanded. Nonetheless, all hell broke loose after one person on Twitter -- one! -- tweeted at Target, prompting the retailer to pledge not to make Shrier’s book available (a decision it later reversed). This wasn’t Shrier’s first turn in the barrel. When the book first came out some months back, Amazon quickly moved to prevent her from advertising it, although books openly stumping for hormone treatment for minors suffering from gender dysphoria have met no such ban. This time, however, the publicity began to rage out of control. A transgender Berkeley professor called for burning the book, arguing, “all you’re doing is removing a commodity from circulation -- much as one might destroy a contaminated crop.” Chase Strangio, deputy director for transgender justice at the American Civil Liberties Union, decided to abandon any pretense about defending civil liberties, tweeting, “stopping circulation of this book and these ideas is 100% a hill I will die on.” Meanwhile, the email service Mailchimp, which handles mass emails on behalf of organizations, announced it would no longer work with the Northern Virginia Tea Party, stating that it was promoting “potential ... misinformation” by holding a rally calling for a vote recount. Similarly, Facebook has reportedly been suppressing all information related to the possibility of voter fraud; so has Twitter.

Such niceties aren’t reserved for the political right. Matthew Yglesias, co-founder of Vox, left his own publication this week for Substack after explaining that there was a “damaging trend in the media” toward treating “disagreement as a source of harm or personal safety.” That trend, Yglesias stated, made it “very challenging to do good work.” Those who refuse to abide by prevailing leftist norms often find alternative outlets. But such avenues of escape are then attacked as well. This week, the Columbia Journalism Review ran a piece targeting Substack for the great sin of hosting material that might be deemed unworthy among leftist thinkers. It questioned whether Substack would “replicate the patterns of marginalization found across the media industry,” condemning the company’s founders for their view that many viewpoints ought to be given access to the system. And CNN found time to attack Parler, a conservative answer to Twitter, with Brian Stelter lamenting that “people are going more and more into their own echo chambers.” Which is somewhat ironic, given the enormous echo chamber CNN represents. The goal here isn’t a freer discussion. It’s precisely the reverse. Conservatives have known this for a long time, which is why they’ve had to operate using unconventional media such as talk radio and podcasting and startup websites. But the future of the country rests largely on a simple question: Will traditional liberals go along with the left, which seeks to silence, in order to achieve their favored policy prescriptions? Or will they walk away from the left and choose instead to engage in open conversation with conservatives, preserving freedom of thought and discussion but risking the possibility that their favorite policies will become more difficult to achieve? That question remains unanswered for now. But time to answer it is running out. If we hope to have a country together moving forward, we’d better have an open conversation now.

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The Climate Hustle I hear that climate change will destroy much of the world. “There will be irreversible damage to the planet!” warns a CNN anchor. by John Stossel Joe Biden says Syndicated Columnist he’ll spend $500 billion a year to fight what his website calls an “existential threat to life.” Really? I’m a consumer reporter. Over the years, alarmed scientists have passionately warned me about many things that they thought were about

to kill Americans. “Asbestos in hair dryers, coffee, computer terminals, electric power lines, microwave ovens, cell phones (brain tumors!), electric blankets, herbicides, plastic residue, etc. are causing America’s cancer epidemic!” If those things don’t get us, “West Nile Virus will!” Or SARS, Bird Flu, Ebola, flesh-eating bacteria or “killer bees.” Experts told me millions would die on Jan. 1, 2000, because computers couldn’t handle the switch from 1999. Machines would fail; planes would crash. The scientists were well-informed specialists in their fields. They were

sincerely alarmed. The more knowledge you have about a threat, the more alarmed you get. Yet, mass death didn’t happen. COVID-19 has been the only time in my 50 years of reporting that a scare proved true. Maybe you accepted the phrase I used above: “America’s cancer epidemic.” But there is no cancer epidemic. Cancer rates are down. We simply live long enough to get diseases like cancer. But people think there’s a cancer epidemic. The opposite is true. As we’ve been exposed to more plastics, pesticides, mysterious chemicals, food additives and new technologies, we live longer

than ever! That’s why I’m skeptical when I’m told: Climate change is a crisis! Climate change is real. It’s a problem, but I doubt that it’s “an existential threat.” Saying that makes alarmists mad. When Marc Morano says it, activists try to prevent him from speaking. “They do not want dissent,” says Morano, founder of ClimateDepot. com, a website that rebuts much of what climate activists teach in schools. “It’s an indoctrination that’s so complete that by the time (kids) get to high school, they’re not even aware that See STOSSEL on 25

Hypocrisy on Parade: UN Views Human and Religious Rights Tis the Season of blatant political hypocrisy. This is the point where the UN General Assembly is quickly moving through by John J. Metzler its agenda items Syndicated Columnist and voting on and adopting a series of draft resolutions relating to human rights and religious freedoms. It’s all a bit pro forma until you get to the specifics; human rights in Syria and Iran, religious persecution in Myanmar (Burma), and the Russian annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. Though any fair minded person would probably admit there’s a serious and endemic human rights problem in

places like the Islamic Republic of Iran or Russian-controlled Crimea, there’s a fundamentally different lens through which the majority of UN members view such transgressions. Iran. Let’s start with Iran. Since the founding of the Islamic Republic in 1979, the human rights violations of this theocratic regime are by this time practically etched in stone! Political and religious repression, gender discrimination and inequality under the law define Tehran’s system. A vote supporting the resolution passed 79-32-64, through a powerful coalition of the United States, the European Union states such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom, joined Israel, Japan and

South Korea to pass the resolution. But here’s where it gets interesting among the No votes; China, Russia and Syria predictably backed Iran as did countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Indonesia, Pakistan and the Philippines. And abstentions are interesting too; Egypt, Ethiopia and Nigeria. Tehran holds political and commercial clout despite its human rights transgressions and thus elicits support or at least acquiescence. Syria. Syria was a thoroughly nasty place long before the so called Arab Spring a decade ago which made it worse. A vote of 99-13-61 saw the Assembly send a strong rebuke to the Syrian regime. On the Yes side the USA, Canada

and the Europeans were joined by key Arab states such as Kuwait, Jordan, Morocco and Saudi Arabia. The 13 No’s included the hard authoritarian states such as China, Cuba, Belarus, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. The 61 Abstentions brought the usual hint of intended ambiguity mixed with often quiet support or acquiescence such as Egypt, Lebanon, Libya and Malaysia. Myanmar. Let’s view human rights for Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar (Burma). There’s a sound condemnation of 131-9-31 with a wide swath of political support both from Western powers such as the See METZLER on 25

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Why Diets Work... And Then They Don’t

by Braelynne Jurius, RDN, LD Meredith Whole Living Center

Each winter, we collectively follow a familiar pattern of enjoying holiday excess, followed by renewed interest in weight loss. As a dietitian who believes delicious foods can be part of a healthy lifestyle year round, one of my passions is demystifying weight loss and promoting a grounded sense of sensible weight management and expectations. In this article, we’ll look at some reasons

our bodies may stop responding to a particular diet, and why sustainable, long term healthy habits remain the most effective way to manage weight over time. Any calorie deficit will result in weight loss, and all diets- Keto, Atkins, South Beach, Zone, etc., limit calories in some way or another. That’s it. There’s nothing magical about it. A healthier switch often eliminates foods causing inflammation and digestive issues while increasing nutrient-dense foods that increase our energy levels and promote activity, however there is still a corresponding drop in calories as a result. For instance, no gluten also means no baked goods, crackers, pasta, or bread- all foods that add up quickly in calories, while more fruits and vegetables means

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A Humble Holiday Suggestion by Dr. Graham Moneysmith, DC. Contributing Writer

I didn’t think 2020 would have holidays. Ok, maybe we still technically have them, but obviously, they feel very different. And really, we need some celebrations every year, but especially this year. The problem is it feels very hard to get into the spirit for a lot of us. With the financial, mental, physical, and societal toll a pandemic takes on us, sometimes it feels so much easier to give in to worry, stress, and fear. If I may offer you a humble holiday suggestion that may prove to be a better option: gratitude. We all know this word, and have probably been grateful at some point in our lives. Yet, having gratitude can be more than an emotion or feeling. It can be more than a response to a gift. Gratitude can be a practice, an act, a daily ritual. My challenge to you and myself, as well, is to, this holiday season, start living a life of gratitude. Gratitude, as a daily practice becomes a powerful tool, to not only benefit

those around us, but to improve ourselves and our quality of life as well. A leader in this field of gratitude study (yep, that’s a thing) is Robert Emmons, Ph.D a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He has studied the effects of gratitude in depth and has published research and written books on the topic. Emmons attributes the following improvements with practicing gratitude:

•Stronger immune systems •Less bothered by aches and pains •Lower blood pressure •Exercise more and take better care of their health •Sleep longer and feel more refreshed upon waking •Higher levels of positive emotions •More alert, alive, and awake •More joy and pleasure •More optimism and happiness

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Yet, if we listen to Dr. Emmons, these traits could be ours just by practicing gratitude. So how can we do this? There are obviously many ways such as surrounding yourself with positive people, etc. However, Emmons’ most common recommendation is a tool he uses in his research: keeping a gratitude journal. He states, “Establish a daily practice in which you remind yourself of the gifts, grace, benefits, and good things you enjoy. Setting aside time on a daily basis to recall moments of gratitude associated with ordinary events, your personal attributes, or valued people in your life gives you the potential to interweave a sustainable life theme of gratefulness.” Essentially, stop and recognize the good in your life, everyday and be grateful. Everyday create this focus and write down what makes you thankful. It almost seems too simple. Yet, that’s the beauty. If we could reap any of the aforementioned benefits for such a simple practice, why wouldn’t you make the time to make a gratitude journal a priority? In practical terms, here’s how you do it: upon waking write down three things you are thankful for. That’s it. In Emmons research, that was the method used. Do this each morning, reap the benefits.

I fully appreciate that in 2020, finding things to be grateful for could feel like a really difficult task. But that does not mean we shouldn’t try. It means, it is more important than ever to try. Keep it simple. If life is hard, be thankful for your breath, a friend, your family, a place to sleep, or food to eat. We cannot control the world, only how we react to it. Now, more than ever, we have to look for light and seek gratitude.

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Red Sox President Larry Lucchino let sports columnist Mike Moffett try on his 2004 World Series ring during happier times at a Manchester event in 2005 Cardinals to win Boston’s first World Series in 86 years. Johnny Damon, Kevin Millar, Jason Varitek and the other idiots didn’t cut their hair or shave much but they looked just fine holding that year’s World Series trophy. And principal owner John Henry was then the toast of the town. He was part of a consortium that purchased the team from the Thomas and Jean Yawkey Estate and then club president John Harrington in 2002. Tom Werner was the consortium’s executive chairman while Larry Lucchino served as president and CEO. Red Sox Nation prospered and the team also won World Series in 2007, 2013, and

2018. But a disappointing 2019 season followed by this year’s last place finish have taken the bloom off the proverbial rose. And it’s more than the lousy records. To have the BoSox bring back the suspended cheat Alex Cora as manager just makes some of us feel dirty. It’s not just that Cora’s shenanigans earlier helped Houston to win a tainted World Series. He obviously was involved in chicanery in Boston as well, although the organization tried to cover it up. And it’s more than Cora’s chicanery. He put himself above and apart from the team by refusing to accompany his teammates to a White House recogni-

tion event, bogusly claiming that President Trump didn’t do right by his native Puerto Rico. But Henry’s disgusting virtue-signaling is even worse than Cora’s. Henry embraced the Marxist BLM Movement — an affront to law enforcement folks everywhere. And he dissed the beloved Yawkey family, renaming Yawkey Way as Jersey Street — a moniker better suited for the Bronx than for Fenway Park. The beloved Yawkeys, you see, just didn’t live up to Henry’s high moral standards—although Cora apparently creates no ethical qualms. So TV ratings for the BoSox went south this See MOFFETT on 25

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and over and then back down and repeat. Up and over the wooded top of Brown Mountain, then up enjoyed an ledgy outlook on Church Mountain before we descended again. We then climbed up to Grafton Knob where we enjoyed a bigger view south. We could see that Ragged Mountain’s slopes shine bright white because of their recent snow making efforts. We dressed warmly and brightly. Since it is hunting season we all donned our hunter orange clothing. Sharon’s hands were chilly and she pulled out a

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Did Benjamin Franklin actually suggest that the wild turkey should be our national bird? been confirmed by biologists and can be trusted as facts. I’ll start with a pleasant one to think about as we prepare to break bread with family and friends: You can tell a turkey’s sex and age by its droppings. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, “male droppings are j-shaped; female droppings are spiralshaped. The larger the diameter, the older the bird.” Also from the FWS, turkeys can run 18 miles per hour and fly up to 50 miles per hour. The turkey may be a common sighting in New England now, but that wasn’t the case in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a changing landscape put the bird on the brink of extinction. Because of reintro-

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spect in the Puritan settlements. The strict rules of conduct and intolerance of other religious beliefs were accepted by the people as necessary for the welfare of the colonists. Moreover, there is more to be said about Governor Winthrop than that he was a popular but strict leader of the Puritans of New England. A book published in 1894 by the title of Footprints of Four Centuries, The Story of the American People, notes that “The usual impression regarding the Puritans is that they were austere, unsmiling men, with much fanaticism and little of the milk of human kindness.” The book tells, however, of the kindness shown by Governor Winthrop to show another side of the Puritan character: “A neighbor, accused of stealing from Winthrop’s woodpile, was brought before him. The Governor had announced that he would take such measures that the thief

should never be able to rob him again, so, of course, the case attracted attention. “You have taken my wood,” said Winthrop, in effect, “You have my permission to keep on doing so. Help yourself as long as the winter lasts.” The Governor was said to send his servant with messages to the poorer neighbors about dinner time to find out what they had to eat. When told that a particular neighbor family was without bread, or some other food item, Winthrop is said to have shared his food with them. One of Winthrop’s “most angry opponents” when he was in need was said to have received from the Governor the gift of a cow. The book makes the bold statement of the colonial period that “...the New Englanders were the most truly benevolent and unselfish people of their time.” It also stated that “:...the New England Puritans were a peSee SMITH on 21

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, November 26, 2020 — SMITH from 20 culiar and easily distinguished people.” Concerning the homelife of the Puritan, it was described as “unselfish; he was profoundly regardful of his children, though he evinced that regard not by indulging them, but by painstaking discipline and a rigorous thrift, the better to provide for their future. It was a French Jesuit of the last century who testified that the New Englander...labored for his heirs. These early settlers made staunch neighbors.” Stackole, in his history, presents a much less flattering account of the Puritans by emphasizing their lack of tolerance towards those who held different religious beliefs. They had been vic-

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tims of intolerance in England but were over zealous in their efforts to keep their “pure” religious beliefs from being threatened by others. They felt that the Church of England (Anglican) had kept too many of the Roman Catholic ways and had not enacted enough change in the Reformation. The governments of the towns, though varying from town to town, were connected to the church, and the laws were based on Biblical precepts. The beliefs of the Puritan colonists were not unlike some evangelical groups of today, though the church laws which were also the civil laws of a town, were apparently more detailed and more strictly enforced than in today’s con-

gregations with like beliefs based on Biblical teachings. In New Hampshire, the town of Hampton, from its beginnings was considered a part of Massachusetts until New Hampshire was set apart as a separate province in 1679, and as such was under greater control of the Puritans than were the other three original New Hampshire colonial towns. The others were Dover, Portsmouth, and Exeter. The Church at Portsmouth was Episcopal until the Puritans took control of the town during the “absorption by Massachusetts of the colony. If you are wondering what happened to the Puritan Churches, the answer is that they eventually

became Congregational churches. The Puritans stressed the importance of educating their children, especially in the matter of being taught to read so they could study the Bible. We don’t know how often they had Thanksgiving Days in those first few years of their occupation of America. What we know about them reveals a people thankful to God for the blessings and opportunities they found in America, seen partially in the “Great Migration of Puritans to New England, including New Hampshire, in the decade from 1630 to 1640. Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@yahoo.com

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Ice on the Crane Mountain’s open ledges. Big view south of Mount Kearsarge and Ragged Mountain’s man made snow covered slopes. PATENAUDE from 13 tler, but this is where we encountered icy patches in the trail. We took our time and great care to not slip and fall. As we neared Orange Mountains’ summit, over its open ledges we enjoyed a grand mountain vista. Mount Cardigan was big and huge right next to us. Far away we could see Lafayette and a bright white peak that at first we thought was a cloud but we are certain it was Mount Washing-

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, November 26, 2020 — tails of all the ongoing phase III COVID vaccine trials released to date, “laboratory confirmed infections even with only mild symptoms qualify as meeting the primary endpoint definition. In Pfizer and Moderna’s trials, for example, people with only a cough and positive laboratory test” qualify as COVID-19 positive cases. Astra Zeneca’s paused COVID-19 vaccine trial allowed a mere cough and fever with a positive PCR test to qualify as a positive case. Final efficacy analyses are planned after vaccine trial officials document a measly 150160 “events” (positive indications of symptomatic COVID-19, regardless of illness severity). The BMJ author,

associate editor Peter Doshi, pointed out that none of the trials underway “are designed to detect a reduction in any serious outcome such as hospital admissions, use of intensive care, or deaths. Nor are the vaccines being studied to determine whether they can interrupt transmission of the virus.” This is in stark contrast to how the trials have been marketed to the public as assessing the vaccine’s impact on preventing severe COVID-19 illness, hospitalizations and deaths. Moderna’s own chief medical officer told the BMJ that the company’s trial lacks adequate statistical power to assess severe COVID-19 outcomes. That’s because

hospital admissions and deaths from COVID-19 “are simply too uncommon in the population being studied for an effective vaccine to demonstrate statistically significant differences in a trial of 30,000 people. The same is true of its ability to save lives or prevent transmission: the trials are not designed to find out.” Bottom line: COVID-19 is too rare and too benign to permit analysis of exactly the kind of serious health outcomes that most Americans believe the vaccine will “cure.” Vaccinating billions of people to prevent a disease with a 99% survival rate for people under 70 -- all based on clinical trial efficacy analysis of less than 200 COVID-19

cases involving patients with coughs and unreliable PCR tests with significant false positive rates -- is not the triumph of science. It’s corruption and it’s the tip of the iceberg. In Part Two of this series, I’ll expose shocking revelations about the Moderna vaccine trials. Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, November 26, 2020 — METZLER from 7 United States, Canada, the Europeans, South Korea as well as the Islamic world from Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. The 9 No’s form the bedrock of authoritarian rejectionists; ranging from Burma’s longtime political patron China to Belarus, the Philippines, Russia and Zimbabwe. Why does the Manila government choose to be in such company? Abstentions are curious group too with even India, Japan, North Korea, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand and Venezuela. Interestingly neither Cuba nor Nicaragua even chose to vote at all. Crimea. Human rights in the Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula annexed and subsequently occupied by Russia in 2014 are oft forgotten. Despite the polite protests by the Obama Administration, the Russians held a “referendum” and naturally got the result they wanted. Here, the UN the vote was a more “nuanced” 63-22-85. Those supporting the resolutions included the USA and Canada, the Europeans, Australia, Japan, and Turkey. Among the 22 opposing the document included obviously Russia, and China, Belarus, Cuba, Eritrea, India, Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, the Philippines, Syria, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. But the Philippines? Among the 85 abstentions include a grand list of those not wishing to offend Moscow; Egypt, South Africa and South Korea. But this is really in-

teresting; Latin American countries largely abstained, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Most countries engage in political rationalization on some level, Japan abstains on Myanmar because of business and significant aid programs; despite recent closer ties to Washington, India still retains a Russian tilt in many specific policy issues such as Crimea. But the Philippines chooses not to condemn Islamic Iran, Myanmar, nor Russia thus setting a laughably low bar of either pure rationalization or active collaboration with tyranny. In recent years, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte who describes himself as a socialist and populist has tilted towards Russia and China and away from longtime ally the United States. This represents a dangerous deterioration in a key East Asian state once unfailingly close to the U.S. Though these UN condemnations won’t change any policies or suffering in the short term, they indicate notable and often curious political trends worth watching and closely monitoring. 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.

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there’s any scientific dissent.” Morano’s new movie, “Climate Hustle 2,” presents that dissent. My new video this week features his movie. Morano argues that politicians use fear of global warming in order to gain power. “Climate Hustle 2” features Senator Chuck Schumer shouting: “If we would do more on climate change, we’d have fewer of these hurricanes and other types of storms! Everyone knows that!” But everyone doesn’t know that. Many scientists refute it. Congress’ own hearings include testimony about how our warmer climate has not caused increases in the number of hurricanes or tornadoes. “Climate Hustle 2” includes many examples like that. “Why should we believe you?” I ask Morano. “You’re getting money from the fossil fuel industry.” After all, Daily Kos calls him “Evil Personified” and says ExxonMobil funds him. “Not at all,” he replies. “I’m paid by about 90% individual contributions from around the country. Why would ExxonMobil give me money

(when) they want to appear green?” Morano’s movie frustrates climate activists by pointing out how hypocritical some are. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio says he lives a “green lifestyle... (using) energy-efficient appliances. I drive a hybrid car.” Then he flies to Europe to attend a party. I like watching Morano point out celebrities’ hypocrisy, but think one claim in his movie goes too far. “Stopping climate change is not about saving the planet,” says narrator Kevin Sorbo. “It’s about climate elites trying to convince us to accept a future where they call all the shots.” I push back at Morano: “I think they are genuinely concerned, and they want to save us.” “Their vision of saving us is putting them in charge,” he replies. And if they’re in charge, he says, they will destroy capitalism. John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.”

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