01/25/2024 Weirs Times by The Weirs Publishing Company

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Started in 2021, the renovation of this 200-year old schoolhouse at Canterbury Shaker Village should be completed this spring.

200 Year Old Schoolhouse Restoration Nearly Complete

By spring, staff at Canterbury Shaker Village expect to complete restoration of the Schoolhouse (c. 1823/63), a project made possible through key financial contributions, includ-

ing a $10,000 grant from Daughters of the American Revolution. Begun in 2021, the multi-year project has included a new roof, repair and partial replacement of

deteriorated clapboards, gutters, rainwater leaders, and other exterior features, along with repainting and restoration of 26 windows. “This was a complex project that required a lot of

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HOLDERNESS - Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is offering a series of programs specifically for homeschooled students. Occurring the First Thursday of each month through April starting Thursday, February 1st from 10-11:30am. the Science Center hosts classes about the natural world for two age groups; ages 4 through 6, and ages 7 through 10. Each program about the natural world will include hands-on activities and investigations. The program wraps up with a visit with a live animal ambassador. The February topic for 4 to 6 year olds is Weather – How Organisms Respond to Seasons. The topic for 7 to 10 year olds is Be A Scientist – Ornithology. Activities take place both indoors and outdoors. Participants should dress to be outdoors with insulated boots, hats, gloves, jackets, and warm layers. Cost per session is $12/member child; $15/non-member child. An adult must participate with children at no additional cost. Each additional adult pays child fee. Advance registration required. To register and learn about upcoming programs, and membership go to www.nhnature.org or call 603-9687194.

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Antisemitism To The Editor: I find it very bothersome that so many people who regard themselves as tolerant and knowledgeable on all matters simply refuse to consider they may not be as well informed as they believe they are. As the vicious war between Israel and Hamas rages thousands of collage and university students have sided with the Hamas terrorists. “From the river to the sea Palestine shell be free” they chant and I wonder if they even know what that chant meaning is? It’s a call to kill all Jews in essence. Those in Israel first then world wide eventually even if it takes centuries then any and everyone else who does not become a Muslim. I know that because I’ve read the Koran. The Koran is not some mysterious undeciphered book no westerner can comprehend in fact it’s pretty straight forward. I’d encourage everyone to have your local library get you a copy. Spoiler alert: Islam is misogynistic, homophobic, anti-Semitic and in no way compactable with western democracy. It comes unaltered from barbaric dark aged totalitarianism and is no way peaceful. When it declares to be the “Religion of Peace” it means at peace with Allah, not humanity. Fundamentalists terror groups annually kill thousands, not only non believers but other sects in competition with each other. Now please, do not take my word for it, prove my wrong if

you can. Get and read a Koran, if you dare. Steve Earle, Gilford NH.

Politicians And Ukraine To The Editor: Representatives Gaetz of Florida and Greene of Georgia and joined by Senator Hawley of Missouri have made wild statements and taken absurd positions. The three of them want to abandon Ukraine, which will allow Russia to overrun Ukraine. Their geopolitical ignorance is astonishing. Greene stated “Under Republicans, not another penny will go to Ukraine, our country comes first”. Gaetz proposed a resolution calling for an end to aid for Ukraine and Hawley said the U.S. policy of supporting Ukraine’s survival has to stop. Governor DeSantis of Florida has joined them by saying the Ukraine War is “not a vital national interest but a territorial dispute”. These government officials put politics first to the detriment of our country. They are trying to make President Biden look bad, and don’t consider the impact of their positions on the world stage. Thankfully, the majority of our government officials understand the world situation and the need to stand up to Russian aggression. They should not allow politics to threaten our national security and the security of other countries. Vital military funding for

Ukraine is hung up in the House of Representatives because the republicans want to tie it to tightening U.S./Mexican border security. I agree we have to stop the influx of illegal immigrants entering our country. However, preventing Russia from conquering Ukraine, attacking NATO countries, and then drawing the U.S. into a major war with millions of casualties and costing hundreds of additional billions of dollars should be a very high strategic priority. Donald Moskowitz Londonderry, NH.

Why Trump? To The Editor: Trump has an abrasive personality, is under multiple indictments, and inspires viscous smears, hated, and obstruction from the Washington Establishment (Democrats, Republicans, bureaucrats, lobbyists, and other special interests, i.e., the “Swamp”). Why vote for him? Because only President Trump cared enough to fight the Swamp to restore people’s freedoms and prosperity. Most politicians ignored the decades long declining prosperity of hard-working, law-abiding middle and lower income Americans. Some Trump successes: record low unemployment; first real wage increases in decades; economic growth; increasing good manufacturing jobs; most secure border ever; energy independence and low See MAILBOAT on 27

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This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was reestablished in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication. Locally owned for 30 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories of the people

and places that make New Hampshire the best place in the world to live. No, none of the daily grind news will be found in these pages, just the good stuff. Published year round on Thursdays, we distribute 24,000 copies of the Weirs Times every week to the Lakes Region/Concord/ Seacoast area and the mountains and have an estimated 60,000 people reading this newspaper. To find out how your business or service can benefit from advertising with us please call 603-366-8463.

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“Members of Two Leading Families in Belknap County History Have Filled Scores of Elective Posts in Town and City.” That was one of the newspaper headlines after the 1939 local elections in New Hampshire which were held at town meetings in March of that year. The 2024 New Hampshire presidential primary election will be over when you read this, having been held

Second Mayor of Laconia, Samuel Smith in January instead of March to make sure that New Hampshire had the first primary. There were two things that stood out in the local elections of 1939 according to

newspaper reporting. The first had to do with what were perceived to be two family names that were prominent with elected officials in Belknap County. The other was the se-

lection of members of the opposite party by local Republicans and Democrats to place on the ballots that year. The two names that were said to dominate the election to public office in the county were Sanborn and Smith.The newspaper article from March, 1939 with the headline above began by saying, “You have to have Sanborn or Smith blood in your veins to claim to be a member of a genuine Belknap County First Family.” As a Smith I must say that there are many different branches of Smiths and I have never felt like I belonged to a Belknap County First Family even with my father being one of those successful candidates for public office in 1939. The family that Dr. Robinson Smith, the See SMITH on 24

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES “Archduke Trio” In Wolfeboro

“For The Love Of Glass” In New Durham

Wolfeboro Friends of Music continues its 88th season with one of America’s most accomplished classical chamber music/ piano trio ensembles, ‘The Archduke Trio’. This premiere concert takes place at The First Congregational Church, 115 South Main Street, Wolfeboro, on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at 3:00 PM. Violinist Aaron Berofsky, cellist John Haines-Eitzen, and pianist Matthew Bengtson are each internationally acclaimed soloists and chamber musicians who have performed in major concert halls world-wide. Their recent collaboration has produced brilliant, mature renditions of the classical music repertoire. Praised as ‘Masterful’ with ‘dazzling technique’ and ‘extraordinary depth and imagination’, the ensemble is technically and artistically accomplished. Together they provide a true sense of ‘chamber music’ at the highest level. Their frequent recording projects have been praised for technical assurance and passion, apparent in their interpretations of Mozart. Beethoven and Brahms, as well as the works of lesser known, yet equally brilliant composers. Individually, in addition to their accomplished international concert careers, they serve as esteemed faculty at Cornell University, the University of Michigan, and perform in such legendary concert halls and historic landmarks as Carnegie Hall and Monticello. Tickets are available for $30 at the website: www.wfriendsofmusic.org; at Black’s Paper & Gift Store and Avery Insurance, Main St. Wolfeboro, and at the door on the day of the concert (cash and checks only for door sales). High School students with ID will be admitted free of charge. Children accompanied by an adult ticket purchaser will be admitted free of charge. For more information, visit: www.wfriendsofmusic.org

The New Durham Historical Society is pleased to announce the February 8th program entitled “For the Love of Glass,” with special guest speaker Amanda Turner, well known local gardener and weed puller at Merrymeeting Daylilies in New Durham, and maybe lesser known as a passionate glass lover who is well versed in the history of glass and glassmaking. Her talk is poised to lead one on a colorful journey through the diversity, chemistry and complexity of decorative glass. With Amanda as guide, we will experience a hands on tour through colors and techniques, used mostly through the last two centuries, with an emphasis on; ‘how did they do that?’ Drawing on a broad range of topics and personal experiences, she summarizes time spent working with glass furnaces, to tiny works of art, cremation memorials, and utilizing broken bottles. Wrapping up with a brief history and identification of your grandmother’s glass, she will offer some creative ideas on how to up-cycle, reuse, and bring it back out into the sun, literally! The program will be held at the New Durham Public Library, located at the corner of Birch Hill Road and Main Street. Beginning at 7 p.m. on February 8, 2024. For additional information, please call President Catherine Orlowicz, (603) 859-4643, or Vice President Mark McFadden, (443) 822-9787 e-mail cathyo@tds.net. Join them for this fun and interactive discussion and be sure to bring your own family pieces for everyone to enjoy and learn from!

Relive ‘Lindbergh’s Last Flight’ At Aviation Museum Of NH LONDONDERRY - -Ken Perkins was copilot of the flight that brought a dying Charles Lindbergh to Hawaii in 1974. Now, 50 years later, the public is invited to hear his remembrances of the dramatic event at the Aviation Museum of N.H. Perkins, a retired United Airlines pilot and New Hampshire resident, will speak of the flight and other adventures from a his lengthy aviation career in ‘Lindbergh’s Last Flight’ on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Aviation Museum of N.H., 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, N.H. ‘Lindbergh’s Last Flight’ will include other tales from Perkins’ many decades of experience during what is now seen as the Golden Age of Aviation. The presentation is part of the museum’s ‘Exploring Aviation’ speaker series. Admission is $10 per person; members admitted free. The Aviation Museum is open Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 age 13 and up; $5 age 6-12, seniors 65 and over, and veterans/active military; kids 5 and under free.

“Beyond The Surface” Exhibit In Dover The Art Center in Dover presents “Beyond the Surface,” an exhibition by printmaker and painter Brooke Lambert. Held in the esteemed Jim Reagan Gallery, Lambert’s showcase introduces a captivating fusion of low-relief sculptural collagraph plates and sculptural paintings. Brooke, known for her innovative approach, challenges conventional norms by spotlighting collagraph plates as finished art pieces, with an innate perception of her collagraph plates as sculptures. “ Beyond the Surface” is curated to emphasize these plates alongside her sculptural paintings. Her artistic narrative draws inspiration from the vast expanse of the ocean and its ever-changing beauty, embodying strength amidst chaos. Echoing a profound dedication to environmental preservation, Lambert’s creations encapsulate the duality between intimacy and distance, the urgency to protect nature, and the unexplored realms waiting to be discovered. Through her transformative process, Lambert breathes life into discarded materials, weaving a tale of hopefulness with elements like string, netting, and fabric, salvaged from the brink of polluting our oceans. “Beyond the Surface” will be displayed in the Jim Reagan Gallery from January 8 through the end of February. Join us for an Artist Reception on Saturday, February 3, from 6-9 pm—at the Art Center at 1 Washington Street, Suite 1177, Dover, New Hampshire.

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Don’t Need To Know One of the trendiest gifts this past holiday season was, so I’m told, DNA test kits. We have come a long way from ugly by Brendan Smith sweaters and Weirs Times Editor ties. Now we are giving the gift of finding out about genetic ethnicity, good or bad. I can hear it now, the sounds of wrapping paper being eagerly disassembled, the slight increase in breathing as the cardboard packaging itself is revealed. Then the sudden quiet as the recipient studies the unfamiliar box and then, upon realizing what they are holding in their hands exclaims: “Wow, just what I’ve always wanted, a test that, when finished, has the possibility of smashing to bits all of the important things I thought I ever knew about myself. Thank you so much.” Okay, maybe I am being a bit dramatic, but personally I don’t think I’d ever want to have my own DNA tested to find out where my distant ancestors came from. I’m pretty happy where I am right now with what I know about my recent ancestors. I am at the stage of my life right now where I feel that the less surprises the better. A leaky pipe in the basement is enough stress for me in one day and forget about all the doom and gloom on then news and Social Media. (And never mind the worry on my ride home from work that I might be greeted with yet another dozen giant political mailers stuffed inside my old, fragile, tiny mailbox attached to our porch.) Add on to it the possibility I might be somehow related to Attila the Hun or Hunter Biden and my day would be completely ruined.

As far as I know, I am a mix of Irish, English, German and Italian. A mutt so to speak. I’m good with all of that and it’s about all I can handle right now. The Italian part I didn’t know until I was in my thirties. It was a bit of a shock at first, but it did help to ease my guilt when I found myself hankering for a nice piece of lasagna and a glass of red wine over a corned beef and cabbage boiled dinner and a beer on St. Patrick’s Day. You see, my grandmother, who I always thought of and loved as my natural grandmother, was really, I was to discover later in life, actually my step-grandmother. My natural grandmother, my mother’s mother, was full blooded Italian. My natural grandmother died at a young age of consumption (which was a lung disease and not caused by overeating). My mom was just a small kid at the time. After my grandfather, who was German, remarried, or so the stories go, there was a falling out between families and the Italian faction of the family was ostracized. In high school I actually sat in front of a cousin of mine in homeroom I never knew was my cousin. It’s a long story. We were never told as kids about all of that. The story goes that the grandmother we knew and loved, never wanted us to know she wasn’t our biological grandmother. As far as we were concerned our very Irish grandmother was, well, our real grandmother (and I still feel the same way today). Finding out much later in life was, as I said, a bit of a shock. My father’s mother and father were Irish and English respectively. I take it as fact since I haven’t heard otherwise. If that wasn’t true, I’d rather not know at this point. Today, at sixty-eight years of

age, I am comfortable with all of it and don’t really need any more disruptions to the apple cart. As you get older the apple cart is fragile enough. I’m not sure how I would react if I had happened to find a DNA kit as a Christmas gift. It certainly wouldn’t be a gift I had been dropping hints about after Thanksgiving. Still, if I got one, I would be gracious enough to say something like: “Wow. What a neat gift” while glancing towards the rest of the pile to see if there was any package that even resembled the 64-inch HD TV with curved screen that I mentioned in passing more than once. I doubt I’d use the kit, but in the spirit of the season and not to hurt any feelings, I might just pretend that I have sent off my DNA to be tested. In the meantime, while waiting for the results, I would craft my own personal genetic history. “Gee, look at this. My ancestors were most likely Nordic Vikings. How cool is that?” I’m sure that there are many folks out there who have received one of these kits as a gift for Christmas and were pretty excited about it. It’s just not for me. (Possibly some aren’t feeling as excited today.) I’d gladly trade it for the ugly sweater or tie that I’ll never wear and conveniently misplace. Or maybe even a new and bigger mailbox for the house. After all, election season is only getting started. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles,” “The Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” and “I Really Only Did It For The Socks -Stories & Thoughts On Aging” available at BrendanTSmith. com

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Abortion, Sacred Truths And Politics Speaking in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 6, President Biden said that the 2024 election is about whether “democracy” is “still America’s sacred cause.” But is democracy “sacred”? Is the process by which we make choices “sacred,” or is what we choose “sacred”? This is the time of year we think about by Star Parker sanctity of life. Although Roe v. Wade is Syndicated Columnist no longer law of the land, the abortion issue is still very much before us as the U.S. Congress and as states across the nation work to crystallize what the next chapter will look like regarding abortion policy in our country. March for Life events will take place across the nation, as every year, noting the Jan. 22, 1973, Roe v. Wade decision that opened the door for more than 63 million unborn children destroyed in the womb. The abortion policy debate is defined by those who call themselves “pro-choice” and those who define their view as “pro-life.” “Pro-choice” basically says that what is most important is the process -- that women are free to choose whether to abort. What is most important, in this view, is not what is chosen, but that there is choice. Those who are “pro-life” focus on what is chosen as the key. The issue is sanctity of life. Life is what is sacred. I often note the parallel to slavery. Sen. Stephen Douglas of Illinois, in the 1850s, championed democracy as the answer to how the nation would deal with the issue of slavery for new states entering the union. New states would decide whether slavery would be permitted in their state by voting. Again, the importance was given to process -- how the choice is made -- and not to what is chosen. Abraham Lincoln’s response to Douglas’ proposition was: “God did not place good and evil before man, telling him to make his choice. On the contrary, he did tell him there was one tree, of the fruit of which he should not eat, upon pain of certain death. I should scarcely wish so strong a prohibition against slavery in Nebraska.” For Lincoln, the focus of importance was on what is chosen -- that good be chosen over evil. And, for Lincoln, slavery was clearly evil. Democracy was not the answer. Making the correct moral choice was the answer. See PARKER on 28

Why Donald Trump Won The GOP Nomination Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for president after a dominant performance in the Iowa caucuses -- a performance in which he earned over 50% of the vote and left his closby Ben Shapiro est competitors in the Syndicated Columnist dust. Trump currently leads in the polls in New Hampshire, South Carolina and every other primary state. Get ready for “Trump vs. Biden II: Electric Boogaloo.” The big question, of course, is why? Why does Trump retain such a grip on the Republican imagination after losing the 2020 election, contributing heavily to the loss of two Republican Senate seats in Georgia in 2021, and contributing heavily to the loss of the Senate in 2022 with his spate of bizarre primary picks? Why should Trump, who spends much of every day fulminating about his upcoming legal cases, have the upper hand against Republicans without such baggage? Why does Trump, who is certainly no conservative ideologue, live so large in the imagination of conservatives? There are several reasons. Primarily, Trump is lucky in his enemies. To be more precise, Trump’s very presence on the political stage -- and his victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016 -- drove his enemies out of their minds. Those enemies determined that any and all means were appropriate for undermining his presidency and his 2020 reelection bid: from Russian collusion nonsense to multiple impeachments, from nodding at historically damaging riots to blaming him for a pandemic, from changing the voting rules to lying about and then shutting down the dissemination of the Hunter Biden laptop story, anything was on the table. So when

Trump claimed in the post-2020 election landscape that he had been robbed of victory, that contention rang true, even if his contentions about outright voter fraud remained unproven. Trump has been the title character of “Trump: The Series” since 2015. In the end, the chances that Americans would allow a recasting before his reelection effort were always low. But those chances shrank to zero the moment Trump’s enemies weaponized the legal system against him. When Trump’s enemies, in the aftermath of Joe Biden’s election win, continued to come after Trump using the legal system, Trump argued that he was a stand-in for conservatives everywhere, who feel that they are targeted for destruction by America’s most powerful institutions. That argument had major purchase: by polling data, Trump’s bump to the top of the Republican 2024 heap came not with his reelection announcement, but with the announcement in March 2023 that he would be indicted in Manhattan on specious charges of campaign finance violation. The drumbeat of new legal charges against him, dropped everywhere from Florida to Washington, D.C. to Georgia, simply added fuel to the fire. Perhaps even that legal news could have been turned against Trump in a primary race. But there was one more factor Trump needed: He needed Joe Biden to be so terrible at his job, so outright awful, that Trump would suddenly look competitive. The electability argument -- the argument that Trump’s losing record since 2016 would continue into 2024 -- collapsed for Trump’s Republican opponents as Biden’s approval rating sank into the 30s. Republicans’ hearts were with Trump; now their heads could be with him, too. And so Trump is the presumptive nominee. The only See SHAPIRO on 26

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Afraid To Speak Before anyone was “canceled” for saying a “wrong” thing, actress Emily Blunt and I feared speaking. “It was terrifying ... you’re just gripped with terby John Stossel ror,” says Blunt in Syndicated Columnist my new video. I also used to wake up scared, fearing I might have to do a few seconds of live TV. We feared speaking because we are both stutterers. “Are you cured?” I ask Blunt. “Are you?” she shoots back.

No, is the answer. Neither of us is cured. Stutterers rarely lose our fear of some words. But we’ve found ways to cope. Blunt avoids situations that trigger her stutter. “I want to pitch a scene,” she says, “I can’t do it ... I would rather say, ‘Give me the scene and I’ll write it and then I’ll send it to you.’” On the phone, she fears trying to say her name. “If I’m calling someone and they go, ‘What’s your name?’ It’s tough.” Our stuttering was worse when we were kids. Blunt tried not to speak. She just shut up. “I didn’t want to be in any of the

school plays. I did not want to read out my poem in class.” She wanted to keep her problem secret. “You did not talk about it at all.” Her family rarely talked about it even though her grandfather, uncle, and cousin stuttered too. “We have to destigmatize this thing,” she tells me. “Nobody talks about it.” That’s why she was talking to me. Both Blunt and I work with a charity called the American Institute for Stuttering. AIS tells stutterers: go ahead and speak, even if that means stuttering in front of people. This “go ahead and stutter” treatment is probably one of the better

options. The happiest stutterers are those who speak freely, even if they stutter. But Neither Blunt nor I want to stutter in front of people. It really misrepresents you,” says Blunt. “You know what you want to say ... but you can’t convey it. It’s just imprisoning.” And embarrassing. “The shame ... that’s the hardest thing,” says Blunt. And yet she’s a hugely successful actress. Blunt doesn’t stutter when she acts. That’s not unusual. Playing another character allows many stutterers to See STOSSEL on 28

World Economy Facing “Fragile Resilience,” UN Report Warns While the world economy performed better than expected during 2023, tough times loom in the upcoming year. That’s by John J. Metzler according to the UN’s annual reSyndicated Columnist port “World Economic Situation and Pro-spects 2024.” Wider risks and uncertainties are predicted; “global GDP growth is projected to slow from an estimated 2.7 percent in 2023 to 2.4 percent in 2024.” The report cautions, “This veneer of resilience, however, masks both short-term risks and struc-tural

vulnerabilities. Underlying price pressures are still elevated in many countries.” It adds, “A further escalation of conflicts in the Middle East poses the risk of disrupting energy markets and renewing in inflationary pressures worldwide.” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns, “2024 is projected to be another tough year. Sluggish global growth is projected to slow further. Investment will remain weak. The debt crisis will continue to spiral.” Though the World Economic Report adds that the United States economy performed “remarkably well in 2023,” going forward, “growth is expected to decelerate

from an estimated 2.5 per-cent in 2023 to 1.4 percent in 2024.” Robust consumer spending helped the numbers during the past year. Yet it proffers, the “United States economy will face significant downside risks from deteriorating labor, housing and financial markets.” Such stagnating GDP growth numbers bode ill for the incumbent Biden Administration during an election year in this writer’s assessment. The European Union countries are due for a mild recovery, “GDP is projected to expand by 1.2 percent in 2024, up from 0.5 percent in 2023.” Germany however, the most powerful EU econ-omy, faces a slump with a 0.3 percent decline

in 2023. Japan too is projected to see slower growth from 1.7 percent in 2023 to 1.2 percent in 2024. China’s economy is still facing the commercial aftershocks of the COVID-19 lockdowns; during 2022 Beijing’s GDP rate fell precipitously 3 percent but growth rebounded to 5.3 per cent for 2023. For 2024 China’s growth is expected to slow down to 4.7 percent. Even the once roaring economies of East Asia will face moderate slowdowns with growth declining from 4.9 percent in 2023 to 4.6 percent in 2024. “In the Republic of Korea, real GDP growth is estimated to have decelerated from 2.6 per See METZLER on 27

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Some things just don’t seem to go together. Peanut butter and tuna fish. Flip-flops on a treadmill. And hearing a catbird when it is 25 degrees and snowing during a New England winter. I mentioned in last week’s column that I had seen a gray catbird during a recent bird walk. I returned to the same spot several days later. This time, snow was falling all around, painting the beautiful landscape in a covering of pristine white. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting to see the catbird again. I had even forgotten about it as I walked down that same trail. Usually by the time I reach the spot where the catbird was hunkered down days prior, I would have seen several species of birds already. In the winter, juncos, white-throated sparrows and cardinals usually make a showing by that point in the trail. On this day, with the snow coming down at a pretty good clip, only a single robin had made its presence known up to that point. Suddenly, I heard a familiar sound. But something was off. I’ve heard that sound many times before on that trail but always in the spring, summer and fall. Never in winter. The timing was way off. It was the namesake mewing of

A gray catbird toughs out a New England winter. a catbird coming from the thick brush. It is January, it’s freezing and snowing, and I’m listening to a catbird. The experience was all at the same time exciting, mysterious and concerning. It was exciting because, as a birdwatcher, I am always interested in finding new and rare things. It was mysterious because catbirds are only occasionally found in New England during the winter. Why was this one here? It was concerning because catbirds typically migrate and migratory birds that try to stick out a New England winter often perish in the elements. As I continued along the trail in the direction of the mewing, I caught a glimpse of the catbird as it hopped from one branch to another in the brush. I didn’t want to

linger in the area to get a better look as I did not want to stress the bird any more than it must have been already. Satisfied with the identification due to its call and the quick glimpse I had of it, I moved along the trail. To my surprise, about 100 yards later, another catbird jumped out of the brush and onto a more obvious perch in the brush. I snapped a quick photo or two and moved along, not wanting to stress this one out either. Catbirds are becoming somewhat more common sightings in New England during the winter. While most catbirds migrate to Florida, Cuba or other parts of the Tropics, some remain along the East Coast from New England to the Carolinas. Available food sources, mostly berries,

are a big factor in how many try to tough out the winter and forego the perils of migration. The mild fall and early winter likely have a lot to do with these birds remaining in the area as well. These two catbirds have plenty of food in the area of southern New England where I spotted them. Tons of leftover silky dogwood berries remain along the trail. I’ve seen robins, bluebirds, purple finches and hermit thrushes enjoying the bounty as well. While many things do not go together, birds and berries go hand-inhand. It’s always a thrill when you time it just right to see birds gobbling down the berries from trees and bushes. A little luck never hurt a birdwatcher.

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Letters From God This series of Letters From God is an attempt to put the thoughts of God as revealed in the Scriptures.

es mental diseases, called Wikipedia, they define projection as “a psychological phenomenon where feelings directed towards the self are displaced towards other people.” They go on and say, “in its malignant forms, it is a defense mechanism in which the ego defends itself against disowned and highly negative parts of self by denying their existence in themselves and attributing them to others, breeding misunderstanding and causing untold interpersonal damage. Projection incorporates blame shifting and can manifest as shame dumping.” In other words, those who project are actually accusing others of what they themselves are doing in order to disguise their own behavior as well to condemn and hurt others through false accusations. Note, the definition above describes some of the problems projection brings, including breeding misunderstanding and causing untold interpersonal damage. I would add, that the way it is being used is not only seeking to destroy those falsely accused but actually destroying your Democracy while appearing to be the defenders of Democracy. Let me site some examples. Where in the Democratic process do you remove a candidate from even being on a ballot due to accusations that have never been proven? Your President Trump has never been charged or convicted

of insurrection despite numerous attempts, yet Democratic leaders in various states seek to remove his Democratic right to be a candidate and garner votes even though he has never been convicted. This is antithetical to Democratic principles. This is particularly heinous in light of the fact that your current President Biden, and the Democratic Party have been exposed for using every non-Democratic and dishonest means of keeping President Trump from running again. This includes colluding with government agencies like the CIA and FBI as well as multiple liberal media outlets to either suppress information about a candidate or outright provide disinformation. Disinformation such as the Russian Collusion Scandal that has been clearly debunked and shown to be an effort by the Democratic party to discredit the President through lies and distortions. Other venues like the social media giant Twitter, now known as “X,” clearly colluded with government agencies to disrupt and even destroy the candidacy of the President. None of this can be deemed worthy of the title Democratic but rather is more akin to radical governments who bear the moniker of Dictatorial, Autocratic, Authoritarian and Tyrannical because of their leadership styles. I had written in my book, the Bible, an account of projection being used to discredit the leadership of King David, whom I chose to lead my people Israel.

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QUESTION: Which Political Party Is The Greater Threat To Democracy? I could understand why you would seek my insights on this issue in light of the way the accusations are flying. You must understand that I don’t support any political party but only those candidates who know me and seek to lead their constituents to follow me and my will. This will be the only way you as a Nation will prosper. I instructed Solomon to write the book of Proverbs in my book, the Bible, and say, “blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” It was true then and it remains true for you today. That being said, with respect to the accusations about who supports Democracy and who is trying to undermine it in your country, it is predominantly the Democrats who are tearing your Democracy apart. Their attacks are bold and vicious as they seek to frame the Republicans in general and Donald Trump in particular. Yet every attack of others is actually being practiced by them. This is a Psychological malady called “projection.” In one of your reference works that defines & categoriz-

His son Absalom, after killing his sibling, stewed in his sin and anger and conceived of a plan to overthrow and even attempt to kill his father, David. He sought to gather enough of a crowd to support him so that at the right time he would claim authority to rule because he had discredited his father. He would go to the city gates, usually the forum for public and political discussion and debate, to accuse his father of not caring for his people. He would use these false accusations to raise the support to attempt a coup, which he did successfully. In fact, his accusations against his father were actually his own personal problems and character traits projected on his father. Absalom was a murderer and heartless and cared nothing for the people but only for personal prosperity and privilege. His claims against his father were simply a projection of his own problems but by convincing others they were his father’s, he won them over. It would not end well for Absalom or Israel. Though he would temporarily overthrow David, he would fail and lose his life in the deceptive endeavor. Israel would suffer as well under the aftereffects of such a vicious and cruel hoax, carried out by Absalom. (2 Samuel 15). Open your eyes and be willing to look at See LETTERS on 27

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KENDER from 10 perience and wisdom, something that is often overlooked even for the most knowledgeable in their field. While we put so much credence to science, experience and wisdom can never be replaced. Even editors of The Lancet, the most prestigious medical journal in the world, state, “The case against (medical) science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue.” Today it is important to tap into a greater wisdom. So I challenge you to set a goal that per-

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for your rod it will load the rod and prevent you from controlling the lure and detecting bites. Selecting line for use in cold weather presents a unique challenge. Even the best monofilament line has memory, especially when it gets cold. When your line comes off the spool it is going to want to coil. These coils act as springs and can dampen the action you are attempting to produce with your lure. Line coils also prevent you from detecting bites by adding cushion the same way a shock absorber adds cushion to your vehicle. Your line should be light enough that your lure can straighten it out. Small jigs like the Epoxy Drop or Dingle

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It seems we are never quite satisfied with simplicity. Take the automobile for example. In its infancy, just prior to the dawn of the twentieth century, the automobile was, at its most basic, a horse drawn buggy of four wheels connected to a motor. However, by the end of the second decade of that new century things in the auto industry were becoming more refined. Chassis were lowered, wheels were smaller, motors were redesigned and fitted with transmissions. The seating and ride too were evolving, cushioned benches and upholstered loveseats were being replaced with more comfortable, purpose built seating. Why, even the basics of the thing were changing, the steering, once a tiller arm, was quickly being replaced by a steering wheel while levers were replaced by pedals for acceleration and stopping. Well, we’ve come a long way in one hundred years. Things that were once thought of as accessories or add-ons (heat, air conditioning, even lights) are now deemed necessary or “standard equipment

on all models.” And who ever thought that keyless ignition (the push button start) would ever be seen again? Mated with technology, it is once again becoming a standard feature on many makes and models. What’s old, truly is new again. Transmissions, steering, suspension, brakes, climate control, lights, windshields and wipers, radios, everything in, on, or wholly around the automobile has been advanced in some way that many would never have thought possible. But some features however, once considered standard, are now considered novelties, having been rendered nearly obsolete by innovative technology. The standard transmission for example. My dad would tell us kids, ”If you can drive a standard, you can drive anything on the road!” This, I too, had told my kids when teaching

them to drive. And I’ve lost count of the times my Dad yelled, “Clutch. Clutch! CLUTCH!”, just before the truck stalled and died when coming to a stop. Now, the standard transmission is nearly impossible to find on a domestic made new vehicle. One thing I am glad to see gone from the modern vehicle is the dimmer switch on the floor. In fact the combination of a standard transmission and the floor dimmer switch was the stuff of nightmares. My personal horror was being stuck at the top of Jenness Street in Dover. There I sat, it was the height of evening commuter traffic, I was at the precipice of what seemed the steepest hill in town waiting to execute my right turn onto Stark Avenue. With traffic backing up behind me, I played that delicate balancing act of clutch, brake, gas trying not to

stall, as the guy behind me crept closer to my rear bumper. From somewhere dad’s voice shouts like a drill sergeant, “YOUR HIGH BEAMS ARE ON! TURN ‘EM DOWN! YOU”RE BLINDING THE GUY TRYING TO TURN! TURN ‘EM DOWN! TURN THEM DOWN!” In a frenzied panic I stalled the truck. Distracted by the little old lady I blinded while she was trying to make her turn in front of me, she slowly cruised by in her honkin’ huge 1960’s land yacht while casting one of those bone chilling scowls over pointy thick black rimmed half glasses. It’s the kind of look that only librarians and the well-seasoned octogenarian have mastered. My foot off the clutch, I’m feverishly stomping on the dimmer switch, my lights flicker an S-O-S in high and low beams to heaven above as the truck rolls back down the 90 degree hill into the guy behind me. On impact, I wake with a jolt in a cold sweat. Well, that which we have done to the automobile we have done to just about everything else in life. We just can not seem to find satisfaction with the simple, the mundane, and the most utterly basic. As anyone who has ever attended a car show can attest, in our quest for bigger, bolder, better, the simple is often rendered more complex. Take Marinara Sauce for instance, not that I am in any way belittling Marinara, but it is, by See FEAST on 21

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painting and restoring the Schoolhouse windows, Farmer said he started each window by first removing the sash around it. He then scraped the old paint off the window, which included the removal of old glazing, and then covered the bare wood with linseed oil. “Some panes were re-bedded in glazing that needed it,” said Farmer. “I repointed with glazing tacks, reglazed the windows, and primed and painted after they dried…I also cleaned the locks and oiled them.” The entire process, according to Farmer, took a substantial amount of time due in part to his methodology. “The quality of the construction of these windows was impressive, and so it was possible to repair and not just replace them,” he said. “I appreciate the Village’s approach to preservation.” This attention to preservation was par-

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SMITH from 3 state veterinarian, belonged to might have had more of a claim to that title with its influence in the county. Dr. Smith was elected as Mayor of Laconia in that 1939 election. His father, Joseph F. Smith, had previously served as a selectman, school board member and county commissioner, and his brother Joe was beginning a fourth term as a county commissioner. Another brother, Fred Smith was the headmaster of New Hampton School, and brother Maurice was a

Raymond C. Smith and Dorothea G. Smith ( my parents) who, years before this picture was taken, for a short time both held town offices at the same time in New Hampton in the 1930’s. He was a selectman and she was on the School Board.

member of the faculty at the same school. Robinson Smith became the second Smith to serve as Laconia’s mayor, the first being Samuel B. Smith, a banker and businessman, who was mayor in 1895 and 1896. My information for this article comes from newspaper clippings from an old scrapbook which indicate that the Sanborns had scores of their clan who had been elected by Belknap County towns as representatives to the state legislature or to town offices. The Sanborns were said to have been “..

Ansel Sanborn who represented Wakefield and served as speaker of the NH House of Representatives before becoming a state senator.

Winona Joe Smith of New Hampton- Democrat prominent in one up on the Smiths in having a town in the county named after them.” Going back in time a little bit to the end of the 19th century we find that a Sanborn from Gilmanton made a name for himself in and outside of his native state. His name is Jeremiah Wilson Sanborn and his fame was not in politics, but in agricultural education.

He had honorary degrees bestowed upon him by the Universities of New Hampshire and Utah. He became the dean of the agricultural department of the University of Missouri before organizing and becoming president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Utah. Upon returning to New Hampshire in 1894 Jeremiah Sanborn be-

came the agricultural editor of the Mirror and Farmer publication and engaged in large scale farming in Gilmanton. The oft seen presence of Sanborns and Smiths on the ballots at election time helped to draw attention to the town election in New Hampton in 1939 when elections were held by ballot on the annual town meeting day. Sometime before the March election day, though, the Democrats and Republicans would hold separate caucuses to pick their candidates for town offices. A former postmaster and the tax collector in New Hampton for a few years, Fred Sanborn, was the presiding officer at the Republican caucus, but he, and I suppose the whole town, would be surprised at the Republican’s choice of candidates. Two Smiths, both of whom were Democrats, were nominated for town offices by the Republicans. The moderator at the caucus, Sanborn, was replaced for the position of tax collector See SMITH on 25

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LHS Granite State Challenge team takes serving overseer, MarOff that same elec- both parties or being was the top vote gettha Gallagher. tion the newspaper elected without oppo- ter in Meredith. a run at the championship this weekend I pass on the names stated, “There were sition.”

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because some readers may still remember the people, and the names show that Sanborns and Smiths didn’t really dominate the town officers in 1939. Having said that, the newspaper at the time reported, “It’s got so in New Hampton, that Smith runs against Smith.” There was in New Hampton a Joseph W. Smith, who lived in the Winona part of town and had been the station agent at the Winona Railroad Station. 1932 Town of New Hampton Ballot with vote totals He was a Democrat who ran for the state penciled in. legislature against Elsie Linn Smith and won the contest over her by three votes. He should not be mistaken for the County Commissioner, Joseph Smith, who made his home in Meredith and Laconia. Elsie Linn Smith was the wife of Maurice Smith of the New Hampton School faculty, and would become my teacher for five years at the In New Hampshire, it’s easy to get Hanaford School on Dana Hill Road in New connected to resources that help Hampton. you become theCounty you youAdeserve. few years later Shoe-in primary candidates in Belknap when voting took place including a Smith and a Sanborn from the 1943 for seats in the New NH Manual of the General Court. Hampshire legislature SMITH from 24 they nominated to two a newspaper account by Leslie Smith, who Smiths and the fol- began with this senwas a respected apple lowing Republicans: tence, “Only upset in grower on Dana Hill, Chaloner Bickford for t h e c o u n t y l e g i s l a and the other nominee, town clerk, Anna Irene tive contests yesteralso living on Dana Shaw for treasurer, day occurred in New Hill, was my Dad, Ray- E. Clinton Wallace, Hampton, where Rayand Crisis Lifeline mond C. Smith, Suicide Sr. for police officer, and mond C. Smith, Lawho was nominated Millard Blake for road conia Evening Citizen for selectman. agent. reporter, Democrat, The Republicans also The overseer of the edged Rep. Archibald decided to nominate poor had been, in pre- H. Matthews, RepubliDemocrat Eva Seaver vious years, an ap- can, by four votes, 177 as one of two audi- pointed office, but the to 173.” tors, with Republican Democrats decided to My Dad served one A ST R O N G E R YO U . Martina O. Dearborn add the name of Ar- term in the 1949 legisRONG NEW H A M P Sand HIRE . as the other. I guess thur AF.S TDow toE Rtheir lature then spent all being in the spirit t i c k e t f o r o v e r s e e r many years reporting of unity, the Demo- of the poor, prompt- on the political scene crat party nominated ing the Republicans rather than running the same persons for to launch a write-in for office. each office except one; campaign for the then

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no contests for the There wereprospect no Sanwas much more enticing. AdAm drApcho House ofBy Representab o r n s o r S m i t h s currently R o b e rhas t Haa team n a f o rof d Laconia THE LACONIA DAILY SUN tives in Laconia, all among those elected Smith your eight players, whichwelcomes is larger than candidates re- from Laconia. Joseph at danahillmuch of the comments competition, and it’s LACONIA either — This weekend, a strong squad. The ceiving F . earn S m iits t h , proven h o w e v eto r , besmiths@yahoo.com Laconianominations High School of could third championship in the NH PBS first challenge arrived in the fall, quiz show “Granite State Chal- with a timed paper test the team lenge.” It’s somewhere the team completed together. They scored didn’t expect to be, as there hasn’t well enough for ninth place out of been a Laconia team for several the 31 total entrants, which gained them access to the field of 16. years. LHS’s first head-to-head was last LHS has a history of success at the competition, which tests high weekend, in the NH PBS studio, school teams on trivia questions. where they faced off against InterThe Sachems took home the title in Lakes, and won handily. This 1990 and 1995, but then the local coming weekend will start with the quarter-final round and will end team fizzled. It was jump-started this school with one of the teams taking home year, though, when NH PBS sent an the title. February 17th The television broadcasts will be email to LHS Principal Lisa Hinds, who then distributed the invitation aired later this winter and spring, to her staff, asking if anyone was but fans can watch a livestream online; the link will be posted to interested in forming a team. website and Facebook Taylor Osborne, social stud- the school’s E T and E Rone ofEthe RB E R page.Door Opens at 9:30 ies teacher team’s Snow will Dateface Feb.Hopkinton 18, 1-5 at Laconia GALL E R Ywas. S H In O Wfact, O P he E Nhad ING coaches, sure Show thru March 2 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20. previously attempted to start a F E B RUA RY 1 7 , 2 0 2 4 trivia club last year, but it “was Should the Sachems succeed, they move on to the an utter failure no one showed Original Art—▪ Limited Edition will Prints ▪ Framed Artsemi-final ▪ Maps at up.” But with the promise of inter- 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, and 9 North Main Street Wolfeboro 603-569-6159 school competition, and the Downtown chance See next page to do so in a television studio, the

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MOORE from 14 Predator Tip Up or Jaw Jacker, a fiberglass rod is sometimes preferred for its even parabolic bend. With today’s rod construction you can tailor your rod to the lure you’re using and fish species you’re after. My favorite allaround rod and line combo for Lake Winnipesaukee ice fishing is the Clam Outdoors 30inch Scepter Carbon rod with their Misago spinning reel. I spool it up with 3-pound Frost ice monofilament line, and you’ll usually find a 1/8-ounce Clam Blade Spoon or ¼-ounce Leech Flutter Spoon on the end. This setup gives me great action and sensitivity for the presentation and will handle most of the white perch, lake trout, and smallmouth bass we find in the lake. Sure, there are some very large lake trout in Winni, that would surely snap that line like it was thread, but most of the fish we see are around the 4-pound range, so that setup works great. One of the best ways to gain an appreciation for a matched setup is to fish with

one that isn’t matched well. It won’t take long to realize how much of an advantage the right match gives you. When I taught ice fishing classes, we put out a few mismatched rod and lure set ups without telling anyone which was which. Everyone always appreciated and noticed the difference when they went back to a properly matched set up. When you change the size of your lure, be sure you make the necessary adjustments to the rest of your gear. A properly matched setup allows you to maximize the potential of your equipment, which means better sensitivity, better lure control, and more success. More success means more confidence, more confidence means more fish, and more fish means more fun. On a side note: I will be conducting a free ice fishing seminar on January 25, 2024 at 7PM at the NH Fish and Game Headquarters in Concord, NH. I will be discussing my three favorite species to target through the ice, white perch, lake trout, and black crappie. Tim Moore is a fulltime licensed professional fishing guide in New Hampshire. He owns and operates Tim Moore Outdoors, LLC. He is a member of the New England Outdoors Writers Association, and the producer of TMO Fishing on YouTube and the Hooked with TMO Fishing Podcast. Visit www.TimMooreOutdoors.com for more information.

— THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, January 25, 2024 — METZLER from 7 cent in 2022 to 1.4 per cent in 2023, largely due to the slowdown in private consumption, but is expected to accelerate to 2.4 per cent in 2024,” the survey adds. The outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean “remains challenging, with GDP growth expected to slow from 2.2 percent in 2023 to 1.6 percent in 2024.” The Report cautions, “The economic outlook in Latin America and the Caribbean is deteriorating. Growth is slowing.” The enduring bane of inflation has moderated but is hardly past. “After surging for two years, global inflation eased in 2023 but remained above the 2010-2019 average.” Global headline inflation fell from 8.1 per cent in 2022, the highest value in almost three decades, to an estimated 5.7 per cent in 2023. A further decline to 3.9 percent in 2024 is projected.” Nonetheless the Report cautions, “Despite these promising developments, food prices showed signs of an uptick in the second half of 2023.” Moreover high food prices have been a significant driver of food insecurity in developing countries, disproportionately affecting the poorest households. The Report advises, “Global investment growth is likely to remain subdued.” Moreover, “In 2023, global trade growth weakened significantly to an estimated 0.6 per cent, a sharp de-cline from 5.7 per cent in 2022.” The slump is due to falls in merchandise trade. On the positive side the survey states,

“Research and Development investment (R&D) remained highly resilient during the pandemic.” Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic “R&D investments in OECD countries expanded by about 37 per cent between 2015 and 2020,” among them Germany, Japan and the Republic of Korea showing the largest increase. U.S. growth R&D exceeds 3 percent. South Korea’s R&D growth has been dramatic reaching nearly 5 percent in 2020. In China R&D investment as a percentage of GDP increased from 1.7 percent in 2010 to 2.6 percent in 2022. Inflation surges fuel and food costs in developed countries remaining an albatross to consumers and the economy, but poses a dire threat in developing lands. Inflation remains a hidden tax which mercilessly erodes purchasing power, slows growth and raises mortgage interest rates. Rampant Inflation has done serious damage to the global economy; above all creating a cycle of despair and helplessness which then often translates politically into overdue calls for change. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues.He is the author of Divided Dynamism the Diplomacy of Separated Nations; Germany, Korea, China.

MAILBOAT from 2 prices; weakened our enemies; strengthened our country; remedied anti-American worker and taxpayer treaties; destroyed ISIS; created “impossible” MiddleEast Peace Treaties; minimized military use; and prevented new wars, saving lives, property, and many billions of dollars. One wonders, why is Washington, DC surrounded by five of the ten richest US counties? Because the Swamp taxes people and businesses, takes a big cut for itself, and redistributes the rest where it benefits the Swamp. To protect it’s power and wealth, the Swamp created bogus indictments against President Trump carefully timed to interfere with the election (contrary to Justice Department policy). The Swamp is trying to do to Trump what it did to falsely smeared and convicted Alaskan Senator Stevens who was exonerated, because of prosecutorial misconduct, after losing his re-election. Trump was a media darling before he suspended his successful, pleasant life to solve the long ignored problems that especially harm middle and lower income Americans. No one anticipated how hard and dirty the Swamp would fight to protect its power and the trillions of dollars it distributes for its own benefit. We’re fortunate that Trump continues to fight for us. Trump deserves your vote and to be reelected. Don Ewing Meredith, NH.

LETTERS from 9 the truth that is staring you in the face. Don’t blindly follow leaders as “sheeple,” but test the candidates and test the media which so often can be biased in order to keep their “status quo.” No nation will every flourish when they practice behavior, I have deemed sinful and wrong. Regardless of which side of the isle your candidates reside, judge them by their integrity and honesty and not by projecting on others, what they practice themselves. As I close, may I remind you that deception and falling for deception will only increase as you grow farther from me, your Creator God and Savior. Exalt me and I will exalt you. Exalt me and your nation will be blessed. I love you, God These letters are written by Rev. Dr. Sam Hollo of Alton, NH.

MOFFETT from 15 forgotten in attics and basements across this favored land. (Alert readers know that “this favored land” is from Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s wonderful baseball poem “Casey at the Bat.”) The day may someday come when I too must “downsize.” But regardless of wherever I might head to when I inevitably someday leave my beloved Loudon villa, I want The Love of Baseball to accompany me. Sports Quiz Who are the four MLB pitchers with over 4000 career strikeouts? (Answer follows) Born Today That is to say, sports standouts born on January 25 include legendary Detroit Tiger broadcaster Ernie Harwell (1918) and American running great Steve Prefontaine (1951). Sports Quote “I believe the joy of getting paid as a man to play a boys’ game

kept me going longer than many other players.” – MLB Hall-ofFamer Stan Musial Sports Quiz Answer Nolan Ryan (5714), Roger Clemens (4604), Randy Johnson (4544), and Steve Carlton (4136.) State Representative Mike Moffett was a Sports Management Professor for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He coauthored the awardwinning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A WarriorActor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available on Amazon. com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast. net.

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PARKER from 6 In Biden’s remarks on Jan. 6, he cited Gen. George Washington’s leadership during the American war of independence, and Washington’s calling the values for which they were struggling “sacred.” Was Washington talking about a struggle for a political process or a struggle for sacred truths? We can answer this by noting Washington’s famous remarks in his farewell address to the nation in 1796. “It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government,” said Washington. “Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in courts of

justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.” Latest Gallup polling says 28% are satisfied with the way democracy is working in our country -- an all-time low. Only 22% are satisfied with the direction of the country. I think what is really bothering Americans is not about the state of our political processes but that we have lost touch with the core principles and truths that define our country. Slow economic growth, inflation, breakdown of the American family, massive government spending and debt all point to a breakdown of sacred truths, not political processes. It’s not about how we choose but what we choose.

And to return to the abortion issue, I don’t see how a nation can see itself as free, with control over its destiny, without appreciation for the sanctity of life. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show “Cure America with Star Parker.” Her recent book, “What Is the CURE for America?” is available now. To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

STOSSEL from 7 be fluent. It why you probably don’t know that Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and James Earl Jones stutter, too. They just don’t stutter on stage. Blunt discovered the benefit of “acting another part” when she was 12. Doing impressions, she became fluent. “I could mess around in the playground and do silly voices,” she says. A teacher noticed that. He encouraged her to act in a class play. “I did a really stupid Northern English accent. It did allow for great fluency!” Did that start her movie career? “It would make a great sound bite, but I wouldn’t say it became the moment where I decided to be an actress. But it did free up my speech in a huge way.” But while actors

can do other voices, I couldn’t do that when I got a job as a TV reporter. I didn’t choose that job. I fell into it, never imagining that I’d go on the air. Seattle Magazine had offered me work in their circulation department, but the magazine closed before I got there. “Want to work in our TV station?” a manager asked. “OK,” said young me. I did research for anchors and avoided speaking myself. Then they forced me to cover a story. I’d get a film editor to cut out my blocks. I dreaded speaking. What finally helped me was intensive therapy at a clinic in Virginia. They used computers to reward us stutterers if we initiated sounds ... gently. They also slowed

our speech to two seconds per syllable. That was really tedious. We sounded like cows mooing. But it helped me. Soon I learned to speak without blocking. It was as if a cork had been removed from my throat. You couldn’t shut me up. That treatment allowed me to have a TV career. I assumed that treatment would work for everyone, but it didn’t. Maybe other stutterers, less motivated than I, didn’t spend as much time practicing. In any case, that company is now out of business. “I don’t think one method will work for everyone,” says Blunt. It won’t. It’s good that we have choices. More information about that here: www. StutteringHelp.org x

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