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“Remember Pearl Harbor” by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

Eighty years after the dreadful event occurred, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor still lives in the minds of Americans as President Franklin D. Roosevelt told us it would. It was on December 7, 1941 that the surprise attack at the harbor in Hawaii housing a United States Navy base took

place. The next day the President addressed the Congress of the United States and called that event a day of infamy. It certainly was not forgotten but was fresh in the minds of Americans three years later when the nation was at war and the newspapers printed the words “Remember Pearl Harbor.” New Hampshire service men were among the casualties of that See REMEMBER on 24

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In our special pull-out section we remember the life of Bob Lawton, the founder of Funspot in the Weirs and the publisher of The Weirs Times. Bob passed away on November 11th at the age of 90.

‘Making a difference one donation at a time’, Mix 94.1fm’s 35th annual Cash and Cans Money & Food Drive for the holidays is set for December 13-17. All monies and food raised stays local, benefiting several area organizations, including the Franklin Police Toys for Tots Program; the Belmont Police Santa ‘Lil Helpers program; Twin Rivers Interfaith Food Pantry; Bread & Roses Soup Kitchen; Tilton/ Northfield/Sanbornton

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To The Editor: Belknap County Commissioners Peter Spanos, Hunter Taylor and Glen Waring have proposed a budget for county operations for next year that would raise taxes by 37%. No, that is not a typo-- that is actually what they are seeking.

The huge increase in taxes on our citizens, during a period of health crises that caused people to lose their jobs and many businesses to close, is in addition to projected spending by the county of over $9 Million in so-called ARPA funds supplied by the federal government (from our federal tax dollars), would supposedly fund spending of over $33 Million on county operations. Fortunately, the county budget is examined in detail, is subject to modification, and must be finally approved by a vote of the entire county Delegation, consisting of all 18 elected state representatives. The process of severe overreach by the county commissioners is not something new. Last year, the county commissioners proposed a budget for this year that would have raised taxes by 12%, but after many hours of examination and study by the county Delegation, the Delegation finally approved a budget that actually lowered taxes by 11%. As our late beloved Governor, Meldrim Thomson, was wont to say, “Low taxes are the result of low spending.” It was true many years ago when he said it and it remains true today. Norm Silber NH. Rep. Gilford & Meredith Gilford, NH.

Debacle in D.C. To The Editor: Reading Mr. Bowers’ letter in a recent Weirs Times I became furious. Why? Because our so-called leaders here in New Hampshire are not standing up for us. Mr. Bowers wrote an intelligent and factual letter about the failing state of our economy. Every day we hear of proposals and decisions from the Whitehouse that seem incomprehensible. For example, the decision to draw down our Strategic oil reserves for sketchy benefit. Worse, they’re assigning radicals to key governmental positions. Take for example the head of Homeland Security, a rabid advocate for open borders; he’s OK with welcoming non vetted, non Covid tested people into America. Worse, he’s having hordes of these illegals covertly dumped into red states. Our Energy Secretary doesn’t even know our oil consumption rate. Our Transportation Secretary takes Two Months off while the nation’s supply chains crumble. Our President approved a nominee for Comptroller of the Currency who has called for an end to banking as we know it. Makes me wonder how soon one of the new 85 thousand IRS agents they’re hiring will be auditing us Granite Staters. It’s as if the befuddled cartoon character Mr. Magoo is running everything, with Stalin as his chief of staff. See MAILBOAT on 12

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What Are Your Financial Resolutions For 2022?

tomorrow. So, this year, resolve to cut down As you know, 2021 was full of challenges. on your existing debts and avoid taking on We were still feeling the effects of the new ones whenever possible. You can motivate COVID-19 pandemic when supply chains yourself by measuring your progress – at the shut down and inflation heated up. So, if beginning of 2022, record your total debts and you’re like many people, you might not be sorry to see the year come to a close. But now then compare this figure to your debt load at the start of 2023. If the numbers have dropped, it’s time to look ahead to a brighter 2022. you’ll know you were making the right moves. And on a personal level, you may want to • Don’t overreact to the headlines. A lot can set some New Year’s resolutions. You might happen during a year. Consider inflation – it resolve to improve your health and diet, and shot up in 2021, but it may well subside in possibly learn some new skills, but why not 2022. If you changed your investment strategy make some financial resolutions, too? last year to accommodate the rise in inflation, Here are a few ideas to consider: • Prepare for the unexpected. If you haven’t already created an emergency fund, now may be a good time to start. Ideally, you’d like to have three to six months’ worth of living expenses in this fund, with the money kept in a low-risk, liquid account. (If you’re retired, you may want your emergency fund to contain up to a year’s worth of living expenses.) Once you’ve got this fund established, you may be able to avoid dipping into long-term investments to pay for short-term needs, such as costly home or auto repairs or large medical bills. • Boost your retirement savings. The pandemic caused many us to reevaluate our ability to eventually enjoy the retirement lifestyles we’ve envisioned. In fact, 33% of those planning to retire soon said they started to contribute even more to their retirement savings during the pandemic, according to a study from Age Wave and Edward Jones. This year, if you can afford it, increase your contributions to your IRA and your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. • Reduce your debt load. The less debt you carry, the more money you’ll have available to support your lifestyle today and save and invest for

would you then have to modify it again when prices fall? And inflation is just one event. What about changes in interest rates? How about new legislation coming out of Washington? And don’t forget extreme weather events, such as wildfires and floods. Any or all of these occurrences can affect the financial markets in the short term, but it just doesn’t make sense for you to keep changing the way you invest in response to the news of the day. Instead, stick with a strategy that’s appropriate for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. You may need to adjust this strategy over time, in response to changes in your own life, but don’t let your decisions be dictated by external events.

These aren’t the only financial resolutions you can make – but following them may help you develop positive habits that can help you face the future with confidence.

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Life Lessons There’s an old expression that goes: “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” Being a guy that likes to live more in the moment, I by Brendan Smith am constantly Weirs Times Editor adjusting this expression to fit my needs for the particular moment I am living in. Currently I am looking at each day as the first day of this year’s Christmas shopping season. I like to look at each day as such because, psychologically, when you convince yourself that it is the first day, that means that you make yourself believe that there are many days to follow and, if you are a procrastinating person like myself, then you have plenty of time to get things done. Yes, Christmas shopping is a lot like life itself. Of course, with Christmas shopping, as in life itself, you will stop one day, look in the mirror and say to yourself: “Where in the heck did all of the time go.” It is right about at this point that you will force yourself to sit down and make a comprehensive list of your goals in life moving forward, or what gifts you will need to buy which can be purchased within a five-mile radius of each other since, well, time is now running out. Once you have written down your lists you now need to do some serious contemplation of which direction you will now move. Do you get to work on that novel that has been bouncing around in your head for the past five years? Maybe finally start taking those piano lessons or learning that language? Possibly getting to work developing an eating plan to lose that pesky ten pounds?

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Or do you focus on searching for that elusive unique gift that your wife has been hinting at she’d like for Christmas? After making these lists (a task which helped you procrastinate a little longer) you realize that now is the time to take some action, no matter how painful that might be. You know that there are dreams to realize, work to be done and time is running short. You realize that even though your intentions are good and you are getting down to the nitty gritty (whatever that is), there are still many diversions along the way that may distract you from your goals. In life, as in Christmas shopping (speaking from my own experiences) there is always going to be an electronics store (real or symbolically) that you will have to pass through on your way to the women’s clothing outlet of life. If you can keep your focus and eyes on that real prize, there may still be that 64-inch HD Smart TV, which you know in the first place you really don’t need. In Christmas shopping, as in life, you may put your nose to the proverbial grindstone, no matter how painful it may be, now that you realize time is running out and you need to no work really hard at going after what you want. You ignored the electronics store, and even those cool kiosks with all that weird stuff that seem essential for a few minutes but you know will soon be collecting dust a few weeks after you buy them, and focused on the prize of that unique piece of clothing which is now nowhere left to be seen since the racks have been picked clean by those who got an earlier start then you. You may feel defeated, realizing that you finally gave it all, but all a little too late, and let it bring you down. Or maybe you will just be complacent and settle for second best, that

not so unique piece of clothing that may be met with a less than enthusiastic reception on Christmas morning. Or, you can choose the path less taken, and use the experience as a learning tool. You realize that even though you failed in this endeavor, there will be other opportunities in life, and shopping, to grab that elusive gold ring, or blouse, and that the next time you will be ready, won’t sit back. And will take action and not fall into that “First Day” mentality again that got you into so much trouble in the first place. Next year, you vow, you will get an earlier start. As for me, I am hoping that by writing this insightful article, it will help you overcome your own procrastination in whatever it is in life, or in Christmas shopping, that has held you down over the years. Whether it is finally getting started writing that novel, or just getting it together to get down to the store to buy that item in time. After all, it did take me most of the day to write this and now it is too late for me to go Christmas shopping yet again. Oh well, tomorrow is another day. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” and his latest book “I Only Did It For The Socks and Other Tales of Aging” . All are available at BrendanTSmith. com.

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There Is No Vetting

Back in August, as the Biden administration prepared to dump 82,000-plus Afghan refugees onto U.S. soil, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security assured Americans that it was “working around the clock to conduct the security screening and vetting of vulnerable Afghans before they are permitted entry into the United States” and taking “mulby Michelle Malkin tiple steps to ensure that those seeking Syndicated Columnist entry do not pose a national security or public safety risk.” We were told that “the rigorous screening and vetting process, which is multi-layered and ongoing, involves biometric and biographic screenings conducted by intelligence, law enforcement, and counterterrorism professionals from DHS and DOD, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), and additional intelligence community partners.” Biden’s DHS touted a thorough review of “fingerprints, photos, and other biometric and biographic data for every single Afghan before they are cleared to travel to the United States.” Afghan nationals, we were told, “undergo a primary inspection when they arrive at a U.S. airport, and a secondary inspection is conducted as the circumstances require.” In September, thoroughly vetted Afghan refugee Bahrullah Noori, 20, was charged in Wisconsin with three counts of engaging in sexual acts with a minor, including one allegedly involving the use of force, plus a fourth count of attempting to engage in such acts with a minor while using force. The crimes were allegedly committed against 12- and 14-year-old boys in the bathroom and residential areas of Fort McCoy. It’s the same base where another thoroughly vetted Afghan refugee, Mohammad Haroon Imaad, 32, was charged in early September with assaulting, choking and suffocating his wife. Also in September, a female soldier at Fort Bliss reported being assaulted on Sept. 19 “by a small group of male evacuees at the Dona Ana Complex in New Mexico.” The military base said it was adding “better lighting” to address the attack. No arrests have been made. In October, thoroughly vetted Afghan refugee Zabihullah Mohmand, 19, was charged with raping an 18-year-old girl in Missoula, Montana. This is undoubtedly the tip See MALKIN on 28

An ‘Abundance of Caution’ Mentality Leads to Tyranny This week, governments around the globe spun into full-scale panic thanks to the revelation of the so-called omicron variant of COVID-19. As of this writing, we know that omicron is likely more transmissible than by Ben Shapiro prior variants. We have Syndicated Columnist no evidence, however, that omicron is more deadly. To the contrary, Dr. Angelique Coetzee, chairwoman of the South African Medical Association, explained that the symptoms associated with omicron were “mild,” explaining, “we don’t see severely ill patients.” Were that true, that would make omicron a cause for optimism. That’s because delta is already highly infectious and herd immunity seems to be a pipe dream -- which means that if someone has the choice between an omicron infection and a delta infection, one would wish for the omicron infection. If omicron was to crowd out a deadlier variant, that would be a positive development for global health. Yet the reaction from our institutional leaders has been completely unhinged. We have been told by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that every American above the age of 18 ought to get a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, despite scant evidence that boosters lower the hospitalization and death rates from COVID-19 for the young (they certainly do for those over age 60). Dr. Anthony Fauci has emerged to nod gravely at the possibility of vaccine mandates for air travel and new mask mandates. Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced a state of emergency allowing for the suspension of elective surgeries. The predictable result: markets have plunged. They’ve plunged not because of omicron itself, but because the private sector knows that the public sector may hammer away at economic freedom again.

Our political class has failed throughout the pandemic; perhaps their only real success was in assigning a grab bag of cash for pharmaceutical companies that developed vaccines. Other than that, nearly all public policy measures have been ineffective. The same will hold true of omicron. Omicron is already present in nations around the world. Lockdown policies were ineffective in curbing the pandemic outside of isolated countries around the globe; the return of lockdown won’t be any more successful. Mask mandates have been markedly disassociated from actual disease replication rates. And vaccines are already widely available; those who are afraid of omicron will get vaccinated, and those who aren’t won’t. Now would be a good time to take a breath. And yet our public officials are pathologically incapable of humility. This time, they suggest, will be different; this time, they’ll prevent disease from spreading. It seems that the most powerful in our society have a vested interest in the lie that they can stop disease, death and privation. They won’t let go of that lie, lest citizens see through the veil and seize back power over their own lives. Instead, we’re told that we must hand over more control to our authoritarian-minded leaders, to the self-appointed Scientific Experts (TM) -- all out of an “abundance of caution,” of course. Strangely, that abundance of caution never seems to extend to unprecedented interventions in everyday life or the global economy. In those areas, our elites throw caution to the wind. A true “abundance of caution” mentality would suggest that before we destroy our institutions again -- before we overthrow free markets in the name of welfarism, checks and balances in the name of health authoritarianism, and individual liberty in the name of safety -- we see some data. Otherwise, heavy-handed “solutions” will always be the measure of first resort, long before we even know whether a crisis has materialized.

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Fact Blockers I’ve reported how Facebook censors me. Now I’ve learned that they also censor environmentalist Michael Shellenberger, statistician Bjorn Lomby John Stossel borg and former Syndicated Columnist New York Times columnist John Tierney. Facebook’s “fact-checkers” claim we spread “misinformation.” In my new video, Tierney argues that the “people guilty of spreading misinformation are Facebook and its fact-checkers.”

He’s right. Facebook doesn’t do its censoring alone. It partners with groups approved by something called the Poynter Institute, a group that claims “a commitment to nonpartisanship.” But Poynter isn’t nonpartisan. It promotes progressive jargon like “decolonize the media,” and it praises left-leaning journalists. Once they even proposed blacklisting conservative news sites. One “fact-checker” Poynter approved is a Paris-based group calling itself “Science Feedback.” Science Feedback objected to an article Tierney wrote that says forcing children to wear masks can be

harmful. He cited a study, which later passed peer-review, in which parents complained about masks “giving their children headaches and making it difficult for them to concentrate.” Facebook calls Tierney’s article “partly false.” That “partly false” label is nasty because it leads Facebook to stop showing Tierney’s work to many people. But his article was accurate. Science Feedback censored it because parents’ comments are not a random sample. But it’s obvious that such comments are not random. Tierney acknowledges that in his article. What should be labeled “false” is Science Feedback’s sloppy fact-

check. It includes a “key takeaway” that says that masks are fine for children over 2. But “that’s not something that most scientists believe,” says Tierney. “Not what the World Health Organization believes.” Again, he’s right. The World Health Organization says kids under 5 should generally not be required to wear masks. “There are all kinds of well-documented effects of wearing a mask,” adds Tierney. “Workers who wear masks for a couple hours in Germany have to stop and take a half-hour break. This shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.” See STOSSEL on 29

Pearl Harbor Shadows The thunderclap came on an early Sunday morning. Amidst the idyllic and serene Pacific setting of Hawaii, Imperial Japan launched a surby John J. Metzler prise and devasSyndicated Columnist tating attack on the U.S. fleet moored at Pearl Harbor, outside Honolulu. December 7th 1941 would be the date which would live in infamy for shocked and stunned Americans first hearing the news many times zones away from California to Colorado and Connecticut. The USA was now thrust into WWII by an attack few saw coming in the outlying territory of Hawaii. Over 2,400 American servicemen,

mostly U.S. Navy were killed that day; Twenty warships were sunk including the battleship USS Arizona. Four hundred aircraft were wrecked. The U.S. Pacific fleet was badly crippled but importantly not beaten. Eighty years ago, WWII formally started for the United States. Not so well known was that nearly simultaneously after the Pearl Harbor bombing, Japanese forces carried out a coordinated, daring and strategically stunning series of attacks on American bases in the Philippines, Guam and Wake Island as well as the invasion of British Malaya. But let’s scroll back for a moment to a serious but oft overlooked events of December 7th. China was at war already for a decade as Tokyo set its sights to dismember Manchuria. Japan seized

the industrial and strategic Chinese region and turned it into vassal state called Manchukuo. Japan’s moves into Manchuria were greeted by deep concern and diplomatic pushback at the League of Nations in Geneva, but little else. Tokyo got away with it. By 1937 Japanese forces would expand deeper into China; Peking, Shanghai and Nationalist China’s capital Nanking, which would become site of the infamous six week atrocity of the Nanking Massacre. Still the war in China dragged on and the Imperial Japanese Army became bogged down. Japan’s overreach on the China Mainland, and dogged resistance by the Nationalist Chinese forces, took their toll. By Summer 1941 the Roosevelt Administration slapped an American oil and steel Embargo on

Japan which effectively shut off its petroleum jugular line necessary to Tokyo’s military machine. Japan faced a strategic conundrum; either halt offensive operations or break out and seize the oil resources in the Dutch East Indies. An attack and presumed knockout punch on the U.S. Pacific fleet moored at Pearl Harbor in far off Hawaii, became a serious military option and then a near certainty. Across the world, Europe was already in its second year of war since 1939 with the attack on Poland. France was occupied by the Nazis and Britain was under air attack. Hitler’s national socialist regime had already conquered much of Europe but was now facing military operations during its first Russian Winter. See METZLER on 28

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December 15, 2021, marks the 230th anniversary of the ratification of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution known as The Bill of Rights. When the U.S. Constitution was sent to the states for ratification, some of the ratifying delegates agreed to vote for it if states could propose amendments to the new Congress. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Noah Webster were among those that believed that a bill of rights was unnecessary since the power granted to the federal government were “few and defined.” Madison changed his position and is credited at the primary author of the Bill of Rights. States submitted 189 proposed amendments which were narrowed down to seventeen proposed by Congress, and twelve were approved by the necessary 2/3rds of the House and Senate. And on September 25, 1789, the amendments were transmitted to the states for ratification. The states ratified ten and they became effective on December 15, 1791. One of the amendments initially rejected, concerning congressional pay raises, was ratified on May 7, 1992. These ten amendments did not give the people any rights; they already had them. The amendments were more of a list of things that the U.S. Government cannot do, and a protection of rights the people already had. The most mis-

understood and misquoted amendment is the 1st. Many people think that the term “separation of church and state” is part of the amendment. It is not. It simply states that Congress cannot establish a church or prohibit the free exercise of religion. When the first amendment was ratified, several states had state churches including Massachusetts and Connecticut. One of the authors of the 1st Amendment was Fisher Ames of Dedham. This is what he said about the Bible in schools: “We have a dangerous trend beginning to take place in our education. We’re starting to put more and more textbooks into our schools. We’ve become accustomed of late of putting little books into the hands of children, containing fables and moral lessons. We’re spending less time in the classroom on the Bible, which should

be the principal text in our schools. The Bible states these great moral lessons better than any other man-made book.” The 2nd Amendment is another misunderstood amendment. It did not give the people the right to keep and bear arms. The people already had that right. It simply forbade Congress from interfering with the right of free people to be armed. All laws made by Congress that restrict the right to keep and bear arms are unconstitutional. The Constitution listed specific rights and powers. Its critics thought that the rights not listed could be infringed upon, and that is why we have the 9th and 10th Amendments which addressed the issue. It must be pointed out that Presidential executive orders are not laws and unless you are a member of the Biden Administration, you have no duty to obey an executive or-

der. And yes, like the original Constitution, the Bill of Rights has a preamble: THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution. RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any of which Articles, See RIGHTS on 26

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tendency, to not work hard and to rely on others. As a result, the leaders of that community recognized not only the failure of their design but a rediscovery of my design as revealed in my word. They initiated my plan, namely that every man would be responsible for their own land and produce, so that if they worked hard, they would prosper but if they didn’t, they would languish. No equality, no safety net but only equal opportunity so that only their efforts would determine their prosperity. As a result of not having a fall back safety net, that the previous system of guaranteed equality provided, and knowing that their life or death was dependent on personal effort and diligent labor, everything changed. The results were astonishing. The whole community flourished and from that point on the establishment of equal opportunity would be promoted for the good of the individual and of all society. That principle made you the greatest and most prosperous nation on the face of the earth. The motivation of life or death being dependent upon self-effort and individual responsibility not equality whereby everything is handed to you, has led you to greatness. But now you are dismantling it. Because of sin and the selfishness of mankind, I established, in the old covenant for my chosen people, a means to provide for the poor or needy who lack the food or resources they

needed for life. But they had to be willing to work for them. I asked those who through hard work prospered with a rich harvest, to not gather all of the produce from the land and particularly the edges of their fields when they harvested their crops (Leviticus 23:22). I asked them to do this so that the poor could collect it and have their needs met. They also had to work hard for their food and if they didn’t, they would remain impoverished and suffer as a result. I promoted equal opportunity not equality. In the new covenant I reminded my people and all who would read the book of Matthew that I, their Creator, would provide for them even as I provide for the birds of the air (Matthew 6:26). But just as I do not place the worms into the mouths of the birds, I expect mankind to awaken, preferably early, as the early birds get their worms, and with diligent labor get their food. For those who don’t, they will get little or nothing and suffer as a result. I also instructed my servant Paul to write, that if a man does not work, he shouldn’t be given food to eat (2 Thessalonians 3:10). To do otherwise will breed greater laziness and selfishness and in the end do more harm than good. You yourselves post signs in your national parks not to feed the wildlife, because to do so will make the animals dependent upon human benevolence and ultimately hurt

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QUESTION: Should We Be Pursuing Equality Or Equal Opportunity? You are on a dangerous path. That which sounds so good, just and fair is a cloak for rebellion, revolution and power grab. Many in this movement even attribute their philosophy to me, as if I endorse this movement. I do not, because I have not, and so I will not. One of the manifestations of your foolishness is the thinking that everyone, if only given equality, will be equal and society will be without prejudice or inequality. You don’t realize that because of sin, mankind is by nature lazy and looks for every opportunity to prosper, without effort, and benefit from the efforts of others. In light of this malady, to establish as a goal and to pursue equality is foolish, because the sinful tendencies of mankind will sabotage your efforts. When the Pilgrims arrived on your shores looking for the opportunity to worship me, free from the control of state-run religion, they experimented with equality. Every man was given land and then asked to share their abundance with everyone else in a common pool from which everyone could take and prosper. Their project failed miserably because of the sinful

them. Yet you establish systems to do the very thing, not realizing the damage you will do, in making people dependent upon the government and social systems instead of on personal effort. If you love your people, change your policies to reflect my will. Though it sounds hard, it is the most loving way to encourage your people to break the bondage of selfishness and laziness and to build a future that will sustain them and even help others who have genuine needs and are willing to work hard to meet them. It will also break the back of those who use this policy to hold power & influence by making people dependent on them and the government. I love you, God These letters are written by a New Hampshire pastor.

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High profiles athletes often make “public service announcements” (PSAs) for this or that. Don’t use drugs. Get vaccinated. Stay in school. Then there is Boston Celtic center Enes Kanter, who perhaps issued the “Mother of all PSAs” when he warned that the Chinese Communist regime’s leader, Xi Jinping, was a “brutal dictator.” Which of course is quite true—though uncomfortable for many NBA folks to hear. The Chinese retaliated by stopping the streaming of Celtic games. But they’ve done far worse, to include infecting the world with COVID viruses, quashing freedom in Hong Kong, committing genocide against its Uyghur Muslim minority, and threatening world war over its Taiwan policies. And certainly the forced abortions of millions of female Chinese fetuses were quite “brutal”—to use Kanter’s word. But the NBA has extensive financial arrangements with the Chinese. And Nike and other companies profit from exploiting China’s workforce. So one criticizes China at one’s own peril. Former Houston Rocket executive Daryl Morey found out the hard way when he tweeted his support for

Enes Kanter Freedom Hong Kong residents victimized by Chinese thuggery. With no appreciation or understanding of free speech, the Chinese raised hell and NBA toadies came down hard on …. Daryl Morey! NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, superstar LeBron James and others showed their true colors, which were greenish in nature— not Celtic green but the color of money. They clearly sought to placate their Communist friends in China, as they later did with BLM Marxists. But the negative public response to its horrific appeasement caused the NBA to try to walk things back. Silver acknowledged that “our initial statement left people angered, confused, or unclear on who we are or what the NBA

stands for.” Duh! Many folks seek to separate politics from sports. Celtic fans of all ideological stripes go to the Garden to see the world’s best hoopsters— not BLM logos. But sometimes players and fans must open their eyes to things beyond box scores, standings, or trading deadlines. Are the likes of the NBA, Nike, et al morally complicit by partnering with the vile Chinese regime? Many think so. And some say so. Like Enes Kanter. Kanter, who once grabbed 30 rebounds in a game, has also taken shots at Turkish strongman Recep Erdogan, another thug. The problem for Kanter is that he is of Turkish descent. So the Turks put out an arrest warrant for him.

But of far more concern is the fact that Kanter has innocent family and friends in Turkey who are now at risk. If nothing else, all this should help remind us of the precious freedom we have in America. And speaking of “Freedom,” that’s Kanter’s new name. When he became an American citizen on November 29, he legally changed his name to Enes Kanter Freedom. Pro athletes are often cited for their “courage,” whether it involves playing on a sprained ankle or admitting to a substance abuse problem. But if you want to ponder a real sports “Profile in Courage” then look no further than Enes Kanter Freedom. The Boston Celtics have retired a record 23 numbers, and I can name the player associated with each number. They’re my heroes. But the next time I’m at the Garden I’ll purchase a shirt with the unretired number of “13.” That’s Freedom’s number. COACH McDONNELL Sean Patrick McDonnell—the head football coach at UNH since before the turn of the century—has retired at age 66. His gridiron success with the Wildcats is welldocumented and I won’t include his impressive numbers here. My recollections of McDonnell, interestingly, involve basketball and housepainting in Manchester. See MOFFETT on 27

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Picture of Pearl Harbor from a Pier on Dec. 7, 1941. Japanese losses were light in comparison with 64 men, 29 aircraft, and 4 midget submarines counted as their casualties. Ja-

pan thus declared war upon the United States of America, and, at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Congress responded with the same on the day after the attack, Dec. 8, 1941. Germany and Italy declared war on the United States a few days later on December 11th. As the war unfolded and American servicemen went to the seas and over the seas to fight for the survival of their country, Americans at home went about their normal activities as well as they could while adjusting their lives to do whatever they could to support the troops. Nearly three years after “Pearl Harbor” the November 30, 1944 issue of the Bristol Enterprise included a number of items of Thanksgiving gatherings at different homes. There were some names I recognized, including some who attended a four-way celebration at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dow in Winona. Besides celebrating Thanksgiving with

a bountiful meal, a birthday cake was enjoyed along with cards and gifts for Mrs. Lillian Plummer, another cake was provided in recognition of Mr. & Mrs. Dow’s 35th wedding anniversary, and Pfc Howard Dow was home on furlough. Lillian Plummer’s husband, Gordon, and ther children, Pauline and Freeman, were among those attending that gathering. During the war, including that year of 1944, newspapers included letters sent home by the servicemen who were fighting for the United States. Mrs. Lawrence A. McKinley of Bristol received a letter from her son, Sgt. Lawrence A. McKinley Jr., which was dated Nov. 14, 1944, coming from Italy. It read: “Dear Mom: How goes the battle? I am coming along O.K. And I hope you are also. You have probably received a notice from the War Department that I am seriously wounded. Well, Mom, I am still in one piece. I got hit in my See REMEMBER on 25

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, December 9, 2021 — could not buy liquor. Chet predicted that the town would soon have a liquor store. Not long ago I received a phone call from a person who appeared to be calling under false pretenses, to use an older phrase. After I advised him to get an honest job he replied that he

wasn’t doing what he was doing because he liked it. Though many Americans have gone to war, doing so bravely and honorably, I don’t imagine that many persons go into battle because they like it. Most probably hate it, but when something like the attack on Pearl

Harbor is launched by a nation that wants to destroy and conquer, then responding with might seems right. Heroes are made and the folk at home sacrifice in an effort to bear some of the load. Remember Pearl Harbor!

Printed message from Bristol Enterprise-Dec. 7,1944. REMEMBER from 24 side and some shrapnel went in my stomach. The doctors have fixed me up O.K. and say that I’ll be like new again in a while. My combat days are over, Mom, and my chances of coming home are very high. Every one here is pretty sure I’ll make it to the U.S.A. soon. It may be many months though. I am in an evacuation hospital now, will be in a general hospital by the time you receive this letter. Well Mom, I’ll close now because I am sort of tired. But I am O.K. And will see you soon. Lots of Love and Kisses. Nig. (Sgt. Lawrence A. McKinley, Jr.)” Many husbands and wives were separated during World War II as the husbands served overseas, but some of the men who were stationed in the U.S.A. were able to have their wives with them. George C. Woodward of Bristol, and his wife, who was the daughter of Mr.& Mrs. Guy Davis of New Hampton were among the latter group. He was stationed at San Pedro in California and she worked for the Navy Department there.” The Dec. 7, 1944 issue of The Bristol Enter-

prise came out on Pearl Harbor Day and Mrs. Flora Libby, one of the New Hampton correspondents, noted that “This is one day we are working hard to avenge. As long as we continue to co-operate a victorious end is in view.” Some of the servicemen stationed in “the States” were guarding prisoners of war. Such was the case with Sgt. Chester (Chet) Wells of Bristol. In a letter to Rev. A.B. Thompson he revealed that he had received a letter from his “...old unit and they are now in the Philippines and some of them have already been killed and I often think how lucky we fellows are and we should not find fault with our work here.” He continued, “I’m stationed a couple of miles from the town of Houlton and a five minutes walk from the Canadian border. I’m working in the stockade as supply sergeant for one of the companies of German prisoners. I have a 20-year old German working with me. He does most of the work and can speak very good English. I’m supposed to see that they have clothing, and supplies to keep their barracks clean. This

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26 RIGHTS from 8 when ratified by three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution; viz. ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution. Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an es-

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, December 9, 2021 — tablishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Amendment II A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment III No Soldier shall, in time

of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to

be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Amendment V No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be com-

pelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Amendment VI In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense. Amendment VII In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States,

then according to the rules of the common law. Amendment VIII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. The Bill of Rights have survived wars, depressions, and pandemics, but since the Covid 19 or the Chinese Communist Party virus, it has been under attack. Houses of Worship were ordered closed and the few courageous clergy who refused to obey unconstitutional mandates were arrested and jailed. Media platforms canceled all who dared question the Lords and Ladies of Lockdown, the WHO, and the CDC. Thankfully, there has been, albeit belated, pushback. We saw some of that manifested itself in the gubernatorial elections in Virginia, and the angry parents around the nation who are finally taking their government school board members to task for promoting the racist Critical Race Theory. Happy Birthday Bill of Rights. May you have many more. Readers who would like a free pocket U.S. Constitution may contact me at campconstitution1@gmail.com

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, December 9, 2021 — MOFFETT from 10 I was teaching and coaching at Trinity High School while McDonnell was an assistant football coach at West High School. We both played on separate teams in a couple local basketball leagues. Our respective teammates were like us, in their mid-twenties, at their physical peaks, and extraordinarily competitive. Our hardcourt battles were bitterly contested. As a basketball player, McDonnell deployed many of the gridiron skills that made him a UNH star a few years earlier—if you get my drift. No quarter was asked or given and city league basketball became a contact sport. But mutual respect developed and one of McDonnell’s teammates hired us to paint houses during the summer of 1982. While doing various paint projects

McDonnell shared his dream of becoming a collegiate head football coach. I was skeptical but he eventually pulled it off and UNH and the Granite State are the better for it. Thanks for the memories … Sports Quiz Did Enes Kanter Freedom play college basketball? (Answer follows) Born Today That is to say, sports standouts born on December 9 include star NBA guard World B. Free (1953). Sports Quote “I am devastated and shocked to hear about the news of my peer, Peng Shuai. I hope she is safe and found as soon as possible.” – Women’s tennis star Serena Williams on the

disappearance of her Chinese counterpart Sports Quiz Answer Freedom signed on to attend the University of Kentucky in 2010. But the NCAA ruled he’d received too much compensation from a Turkish youth league team and ruled him to be permanently ineligible for college basketball in America. State Representative Mike Moffett was a Sports Management Professor for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He coauthored the award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available on Amazon. com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast. net.

Lucky Sanborn Jr., 9 It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Lucky Sanborn Jr. passed away on Tuesday, November 30th, after a sudden illness. Lucky was 9 years old. Born on October 1, 2012, Lucky was a ham from day one. Always ready with a regal pose and a love for the spotlight, Lucky was clearly bound for stardom. The camera loved him and he loved his fame, which brought him thousands of fans, both locally and across the nation. It became apparent that, with his gentle and quiet demeanor, Lucky was naturally destined to become a service animal. He loved to visit Roger Cabana and his other friends at the NH Veterans Home. He traveled to cancer centers and ICU's from the Lakes Region to Boston and places in between, comforting those who needed comfort and bringing joy and laughter to everyone he had the pleasure of meeting. Nurses on the front lines of the pandemic, looked forward to Lucky's visits, as he brought happiness and comic relief to their stressful environment. Because of his devastatingly good looks and spirit of cooperation with the camera, Lucky's fame grew as he became a regular on the pages of The Laconia Daily Sun. Graphic artist, Patty, and copywriter, Karin, helped to introduce the many facets of Lucky's personality to fans across the country. Huggins Hospital was a fan club on it's own, and Lucky so appreciated his friends there. Eventually, as the demand for more Lucky grew, the annual calendar was born. Each month would bring a new, entertaining scene, photographed by Lucky's dear friend and personal photographer, Ian Raymond. The calendar allowed Lucky to forge lasting friendships with many local celebrities, including Laconia's

beloved Mayor, Ed Engler, Funspot's Bob Lawton and Governor Chris Sununu. Both developed special bonds with Lucky. One of Lucky's favorite things to do was to ring the Salvation Army bell with his close friend, Ed Engler. They would compete to see who could get more people to donate. Lucky usually won, but they both treasured that special time together.

Lucky was always on the lookout for a camera. At the Governor's Annual Easter Egg Roll in front of the State Capitol, while parade characters were posing for a news photographer, Lucky waltzed up and plopped himself down in front of them as if to say "here I am!" This great, impromptu shot landed in the calendar. On another occasion, while photographer Ian and Lucky were doing a calendar photoshoot at Heritage Farm Pancake House in Sanbornton, they stumbled upon Governor Sununu. Never to pass a great photoop by, Lucky began posing with the Governor while a group of national reporters snapped away. That was Lucky, and every one of the thousands of pictures taken of him had a story behind it. On September 21, 2021, after several years of trying, Lucky and his lovely bride Daisy became the proud parents of 5 beautiful little ones. Every single one of the babies looks exactly like their father. It remains to be seen if any of the wee ones will have the patience and discipline to carry on their father's service to others. At this stage, they have enough trouble containing their boundless energy. Lucky leaves behind his wife Daisy Day Sanborn whom he married at the Belknap Mill in their first ever doggie wedding ceremony; his three sons, Bear, Diamond and Smoky; his two daughters, Duchess & Dusty; Mum Ginny, and a multitude of other family and friends from the Lakes Region and beyond. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, December 18, from 11am 2pm, at Funspot. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Lucky's memory to the NH Veterans Home (www.nh.gov/ veterans/support), Happy Tails Dog Park (htdpnh.org/donations) or FUNds4Paws (funds4paws.org) or your local shelter. Condolences can be emailed to lucky@laconiadailysun.com

“Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs your heart is very big.” – Erica Jong

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MALKIN from 6 of the iceberg, given my past reporting on more than 60 refugee-jihadists (“refujihadis”) who slipped past our “rigorous” and “thorough” vetting system over the past decade. In my long experience, independent efforts to track criminal arrests of refugees and immigrants are stymied by politically correct media whitewashers who obscure the national origin and citizenship status of suspects. How much of an illusion is the “multilayered,” “biometric” and “biographic” vetting of Afghan refugees? Over the holidays, with almost zero news coverage outside the Washington Examiner and New York Post, a Senate Republican memo reported that

“almost none of the 82,000 people airlifted from Kabul in August were vetted before being admitted to the United States, despite claims to the contrary from the Biden administration.” The memo reportedly noted that “Afghans without any identification or records were approved for travel to the United States as long as their fingerprints or other biometrics were not already in a U.S. Government database and connected to derogatory information (e.g., a known terrorist, terrorist affiliate, or criminal). Federal officials relayed that few Afghans know their birthday, which has resulted in a number of evacuees’ date of birth logged as January 1.” In October, The Wall

Street Journal reported that Republican lawmakers had been pressing the Biden administration on “how many Afghans traveled without any paperwork.” No answers yet. Tick tock. Andrew R. Arthur of the Center for Immigration Studies makes a good point about how federal officials admitted they didn’t have any training, anyway, in identifying phony Afghan documents from real ones: “What good would a requirement that evacuees provide identity documents do if those reviewing the documents cannot tell good ones from fake ones?” In early November, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, revealed in a floor speech that “there are at least 10 evacuees who made it

past all this screening into the United States prior to the national security concerns being raised and causing them currently to be detained in federal facilities as a national security threat. That’s 10. We don’t know how many more there are.” Open borders plus bleeding hearts equal a demographic nightmare. Homeland security is a joke. There is no vetting. When will you learn, America? 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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