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The Only President From NH... How Did He Do? by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

I don’t think I have ever heard anyone bragging about the only United States president whose home state was New Hampshire. I seldom hear or read anything where his name is even mentioned, unless it has to do with a school. I remembered years ago hearing my Dad say that we would not see another person from New Hampshire becoming president of our country because the state was so small. Interestingly, the current president, Pres-

ident Biden, though born in Pennsylvania, represented the small state of Delaware in the United States Senate. In researching the life of President Franklin Pierce, our fourteenth President, I saw commentators on video laughing about him and writers expressing unflattering remarks about him. In comparison with other presidents Pierce is said to have been the handsomest of the bunch, but the compliments are few. He has been described as one of the worst, one of the country’s least effective, See PIERCE on 26

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To The Editor: How much longer must we suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune from the political party that hates this country and hates us? You know, those of us who continue to do the difficult work of feeding, fueling and defending this nation while the Hate America Party calls us racist, sexist, binary Neanderthals and climate deniers. Actually, no one is denying that the climate is changing. Conservatives disagree with the false premise that CO2 is causing the planet to burn baby burn. I am talking about the party that hates babies so much, they want abortion untethered to any limits whatsoever. The party that empowers criminals to terrorize us, even as some leftists have been targeted while outside their gated communities. Most GOP members act as though they have no idea that we are in a deadly game of survival with the party that embraces Marxism the way toddlers cling to their teddy bears. Dan Bongino is correct about fighting back as if our life and liberty depends on it because it does. Kurt Schlichter is correct that we must vote out of office anyone that is unwilling to lock up criminals, deport foreigners here illegally, fire government flunkies, cut off funds to commie colleges and demand that corporations decide if they want us as friends or enemies. Frederick Douglass and Mar-

tin Luther King Jr. yearned for a color-blind society with a focus on content of character rather than the color of one’s skin. Yet, the Marxist Hate America Democrat Party now embraces the Southern Poverty Law Center’s recent slogan “Colorblindness: The New Racism?” As Dennis Prager notes, “the left generally holds the Constitution in contempt -- at the very least, as a slavery-defending document.” The Democrat Party is on board with that notion. Where do you stand? Russ Wiles Tilton, NH

Time To Fix Things To The Editor: America is terribly broken and needs fixing. Each of us has to start doing what we can, right where we stand. We can pay attention to what’s being taught, and what’s not. I just learned that the Pledge of Allegiance was no longer required at some elementary schools. For shame. We will get what we vote for. We no longer have a representative government--we have a dictatorship. We are being told what to drive, what to eat, what appliances we can buy and even what light bulbs to use. Billions are being handed out in our name whether we like it or not. Millions of foreigners are walking into the country and expecting to be tended to whether we like it or not. Schools are teaching what they

please, whether we like or not. Folks, it’s time to vote to fix things. And while we’re at it, maybe it’s time to vote English as America’s official language before we’re told that’s changed, too. Mary Weston Dover, NH.

Franklin Mayoral Race To The Editor: I believe this race was full of half truths and misrepresentations by the New Mayor and past City Officials. Mayor Brown is a 22-year Veteran and has served the City with the same integrity that she served our Country. Ms. McLaughlin accused her of lying and being divisive with the only proof being out of context clips from meetings not showing the whole conversations. NOW THE FACTS 1) No vote taken during her entire term has broken the tax cap. Even the proposed $20M bond would have been allowed under the same provision that Mayor Merrifield used to correct a tax rate error. Mayor Brown followed the same tax cap procedures followed by every Mayor since its inception. 2) The $1.4M for the WhiteWater Park was approved unanimously by 2 separate councils under Mayor Guinta and authorized the financing through tax increments from the TIF district. 3) At the Candidate Forum See MAILBOAT on 28

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Off The Shelf The Great Detective And TOff he T antalizing The Shelf Mystery Army and used by the Americans to interrogate Nazi prisoners of war. The proximity of the intelligence operation and the reappearance of the downed German plane and the missing English serviceman prompt Major Thomas Hudson, the American commander, to drag Billy into the inquiry after checking his background and learning that he works as an investigator for General Eisenhower. Subsequently a local man, a veteran of WWI, is murdered and the situation becomes even more complicated. So much for a few restful days with Diana. Billy’s leave has turned up a couple of mysteries that even Hercule Poirot or Peter Wimsey might find See MONTAGUE on 16

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Proud Sorrows, James R. Benn, Soho Crime, September 2023 We collided rather than embraced, twirling each other around until we were a mix of laughing khaki madness, drawing smiles from the other departing passengers. Everybody loves a wartime reunion.

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES NH Veterans Home Art Show TILTON -

Veterans of the New Hampshire Veterans Home (NHVH) will be hosting an Art Show on Friday, November 3rd from 10 a.m. to Noon, and 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Home on 139 Winter Street in Tilton, NH. This event features free admission and will take place in the Home’s ‘Town Hall’ great room, accessible via the entrance near the corner of Winter Street and Colby Road in Tilton. In addition to veteran art displays and conversation with these artists, the Show will feature live music performances by veterans and employees, as well as displays, demonstrations and conversations with visiting artists from The Galleries at 30 Main

in Meredith. The NHVH is home to men and women veterans who have served their country and fellow New Hampshire citizens. NHVH was established in Tilton in 1890 as the Soldier’s Home for Civil War Veterans and serves its mission to provide high quality, professional long-term care services to the Granite State’s elderly and disabled veterans with dignity, honor and respect. NHVH is the State’s only long-term care facility dedicated exclusively to veterans. For more information, call (603) 5274400 or visit www.nh.gov/veterans, www.facebook.com/nhveteranshome.

Laura Belanger, Organist In Concert The Joyful Noise Music Series is delighted to present organist, Laura Belanger in concert on Sunday, October 22nd at 4PM at the First Congregational Church in Meredith. Laura Belanger, a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, is an active organist as well as composer. She holds Choirmaster and AAGO professional certificates from the American Guild of Organists and has held multiple officer and board positions with AGO chapters throughout New England. Her performances include numerous organ recitals and dedications of organ installations throughout New England, as well as performing with the New Hampshire Master Chorale and the Plymouth State University Chorus and Orchestra. Laura also is the creator of “Organ Symphony Assistant” which promotes masterworks written for organ and orchestra.Laura is currently the organist at Sanbornton Congregational Church as well as the collaborative pianist for the Pemigewasset Choral Society. This special concert is themed “A Lotta Toccata” and will include classic and contemporary organ masterworks. It will be an afternoon of music to be enjoyed by all. Admission is free. A suggested $20 donation is appreciated to continue bringing quality performing artists to the Joyful Noise Music Series. The First Congregational Church of Meredith is located at 4 Highland Street. Parking is in the back of the church, or across the street at the Town annex and nearby public parking off of Main Street. To learn more about this event and The Joyful Noise 2023 music series please see www. fccmeredith.com or phone 603-279-6271.

Three End Of Autumn Classes At League Of NH Craftsmen Three great classes to end the Autumn season at the League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Fine Craft Gallery. Join us Saturday Oct 28th from 10am to 4pm for Silver Ring with a Bezel class. Joy Raskin will teach students to make a silver ring out of wire or sheet metal and then make a bezel to set a cabochon stone. The bezel will be soldered to the ring and the cabochon set. Students can bring a favorite stone and any silver they have. Joy will have silver and stones on hand for purchase. Tuition is $75.00 with a materials fee of $10 to $30.00 depending on what is desired. On Sunday Oct. 29th create a Picfolio with Gay Ayers. A Pic-folio is an accordion book, using paper folded in a particular way that will accommodate 10 photos. They are held together with a ribbon. These make wonderful small gifts or keepsakes! Students will use 10-11 photos, 4” x 6” that you will provide, and the instructor will guide you through cutting, gluing, arranging, and assembling to make a beautiful picfolio book of your treasured photographs. Tuition is $55.00 with a materials fee of $25.00 On November 4th make a Needle Felted Christmas Ornament with Patsy Frasier. This is a fun class for all levels of felting experience. You can make 3 different types of ornaments, a gingerbread man, a 3D toy soldier, and a bauble (approx. 3” in size). Get ready for the Holidays with these creative classes designed for a fun day. Pre registration is required. The League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Fine Craft Gallery is located at 279 DW Hwy Meredith, NH. For more information visit Meredith.nhcrafts.org To register for classes please call 603-279-7920

Franklin Opera House Presents Polter-Heist Just in time for Halloween, on October 27th & 28th at 7:00 p.m., Franklin Opera House & Franklin Footlight Theater Co. team up for another fun-filled evening of mystery, murder and mayhem to benefit Franklin Opera House, presenting, PolterHeist, a Murder Mystery Dessert Theatre. This year, the event will be at the Franklin Elks Lodge at 125 S. Main St. in Franklin. The audience is welcomed to the Mouldering Pines Inn where the Bogeyman Outreach Organization (BOO), a support group for ghosts, is holding its annual convention. This event is an audience participation murder mystery, where everyone attending is a BOO member. Participants will observe a séance, meet the Inn’s ghoul-in-residence, and learn dark secrets about every cast member. Someone will be ruthlessly murdered at the end of the show, and it’s up to the audience to solve the crime! Prizes will be awarded to the first people to correctly guess both the murderer and the motive. Each ticket includes appetizers, dessert, and non-alcoholic beverage. The Elks Lodge will also have a cash bar available. Franklin Opera House is offering a discount with the purchase of eight or more tickets. More details can be found and reservations can be made at the Opera House website FranklinOperaHouse.org

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‘Tis The Season I realize that part of the world right now are dealing with some pretty bad things, but like most humans on the face of the earth, if I’m by Brendan Smith not staring at Weirs Times Editor my TV or computer trying to understand the world’s problems from the viewpoints of a plethora of talking heads and website spewing thousands of different ideas about the pretty bad things, I’m usually thinking about what’s going on in my own little place here on earth. For example, it is what we call Leaf Peeper season here in New England, where the leaves change from green to a variety of different colors that enhance the landscape with God’s art before losing their grip on their branches and then fall to earth where those of us who live here must deal with cleaning them up. The Leaf Peepers are those from “away”- as natives like to refer to those who are only visiting. The Leaf Peepers either travel here in their own cars or get on tour busses and ride around New England taking in the beauty of the colors of the changing leaves and then hightail it out of town before the hard work begins. This year the changing and falling of the leaves coincides with the upcoming presidential primary here in New Hampshire which no one knows when it will be yet. We just know it will happen on some Tuesday when there may or may not be a massive snowstorm to keep people away from the polls. Unlike the rest of New England, we here in New Hampshire get to experience both of these marvels at the same time. Of course, one is created by a perfect God for us to be amazed at,

while the other is controlled by a bunch of flawed individuals who think they are perfect. We experience the season and its color it two ways: The magnificence of the colors in the landscape and the not so magnificent colors of the oversized political flyers stuffed in our mailboxes and the unwieldly political signs planted in the ground sometimes obscuring our views of the landscape. This year also we not only have to deal with the well-meaning visitors who, understandably, mosey along at a snail’s pace along our backroads and highways trying to catch a glimpse and, of course, take a plethora of photos of the foliage which will never look half as good as the real thing once they get back home to show friends who will politely nod at how nice the photos are while thinking about something else in their own lives. We also have to deal with the visits of various political candidates who will stop in at a local diner on a Saturday morning to shake our hands and ask for our votes as we smile politely while glancing down at our ham and cheese omelet which is growing colder by the second. Then there’s the cars driving to local political rallies that can slow things down a bit as they drive by protesters with brightly colored signs who don’t like something about the candidate that is appearing that day and think their signs might actually change someone’s mind. Even the local TV news station likes to get in on the fun on both the political and foliage fronts using the same formula. First up will be the latest poll showing which candidate is leading in the race along with an analysis of their “expert” who will say things like: “So and so has a commanding lead but whoziwhats has gained a little ground while whatshisname has seemed to slip in the polls.”

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Palestinians Is Hamas, Not Israel The last time I wrote about Gaza and Hamas was 13 years ago, in 2010. The point of the column was the striking contrast between how Israelis deal with life’s challenges and how Hamas leads its Palestinian constituents in Gaza. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 and turned it over to the Palestinian Authorby Star Parker ity. Within two years, with local elections, Syndicated Columnist Hamas was in charge. Hamas claims their wish is to build an independent Palestinian state. They could have started the process then 15 years ago. But they did not because although they say the words, their priority is not a state for their people but the destruction of their Israeli neighbors to the north. In that column in 2010, I related the story of Israeli settlers who were uprooted from their homes in the Gaza region when Israel pulled out. There was resistance and protests from these families that they should be forced to abandon their homes, but they had no choice. I quoted the late television personality Art Linkletter, who observed, “Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.” This defines the Israeli mindset. It is a culture of life, of faith, of going on and building despite life’s often devastating challenges. Most know how Israel emerged from the ashes of the Holocaust, with Jews returning from the four corners of the globe to build a state in their ancient homeland. Starting from nothing except their own human capital and commitment to build anew, a modern state was built, which now has a per capita GDP higher than most European countries. Regarding the Israeli families that were moved from Gaza, I related how they moved inland to a barren patch of desert and built a new agricultural settlement. They piped in desalinated water from the Mediterranean, irrigated the desert and started planting. Within five years they were exporting $50 million a year of organic potatoes, carrots and peppers. Now this community, Halutza, boasts a medical center and dental clinic and grows 75 different varieties of fruits of vegetable, with exports worldwide. See PARKER on 28

I Am A Jew I am a Jew. Those have been the words of the Jewish people for three millennia. Those were the words of the men, women and children of Masada. Those were the words of the followers of Bar by Ben Shapiro Kochba. Syndicated Columnist Those were the words of Jews in Granada in 1066 and the Rhineland in 1096 and Khmelnytsky from 1648-1657 and Kishinev in 1903, in Hebron in 1929. Those were the words of Jews in Auschwitz and Treblinka. Those were the words of Daniel Pearl. Those are my words, too. They are the words of my parents, my wife, my children. Over the weekend, my people were attacked. Murdered. Mutilated. Our women raped. Our children kidnapped. This has happened millions of times before, to millions of Jews. Jew-hatred exists because evil exists. Because there are people who have, for all of human history, hated the Jews and sought to strike at them while they are weak. Who have blamed the Jews for their own problems, who have crafted complex conspiracy theories about the supposed power of the Jews, who have sought to destroy the Jews. From Pharoah to Haman. From Hitler to Hamas. The words of the Nazis are indistinguishable from the words of the Hamas charter. The chain is unbroken. And for two millennia, since the destruction of the last Jewish dynasty in the holy land of Israel, those Jew-haters were ascendant. No longer. That is the promise of the State of Israel. Never again. The Jews will not stand by and be murdered. They will not leave their Biblical homeland. They will not surrender. They will be strong and courageous, as Joshua said three thousand years ago.

Israel is indispensable. Its presence is a miracle, its strength a gift. Thank God for the State of Israel. There are those who say that anti-Zionism is not antisemitism. Tell that to the dead women and children in Sderot. Tell that to Hamas, who proclaim in their charter: “Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it.” There are those who say that the IsraeliArab conflict is a “cycle of violence.” Only the morally blind and obtuse could ever say such a thing. Look at the videos. Look at the pictures. That is what evil looks like. LOOK. Look, because this is what moral equivalence brings. Rape of women. Kidnapping of children. Murder of hundreds of innocents, including full families. For decades, we’ve been told that to look evil in its face was somehow unsophisticated. That to pretend evil away was an act of intellectual virtue. That to cater to evil, to concede to evil, was the pathway toward a better world. It was all a damned lie. LOOK. There are those who proclaim the complexity of it all. Those people are fools. What’s worse, they are enablers of evil, fellow travelers, justifiers of the worst human rights violations on the planet, from targeting civilians to hiding behind them. Do not turn away. LOOK. This was the worst week for Jews since the Holocaust. Do not turn away. LOOK. Look it in the face. I know that you will. I know you will because I am a Jew, and because I am an American. Americans love justice. Americans love good. Americans resonate to the book of Psalms, that says, “Hate evil, those who love the Lord.” Hate evil. And fight it. Americans always have, and they always will. I know we will.

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To Protect And Destroy What happens when police, trying to catch a bad guy, destroy your house? This happens surprisingly often. In my new video, Los Angeles print by John Stossel shop owner Carlos Syndicated Columnist Pena describes how a man running from police knocked him to the ground and then ran inside his shop. “I didn’t know what was going on until I saw the SWAT team showing up,” says Pena. They launched “31 or 32 rounds of tear gas into my

shop.” When the SWAT team finally broke in, the suspect had already escaped. When Pena was finally allowed to return to his shop, he discovered that the SWAT team’s tear gas had wrecked all his equipment. Pena assumed they would reimburse him. Federal marshals gave him a form to fill out about damages. “I got a little happy! ... I itemized everything that was damaged.” But the marshals rejected his list. They said it was because he didn’t include a precise total. So he added it up and resubmitted. “A couple months later I got an-

other letter of denial,” says Pena. This time, the marshals simply said they “were not responsible” for the damage. They told him to pursue his claim with the city. He did. But the city told him their SWAT team is “immune.” Pena thought he’d finally get paid when “the new mayor of Los Angeles’ assistant called (and said), ‘The mayor is very interested in helping you.’” Half a year later, the mayor still hasn’t helped. Pena tried the city council. “They just gave me numbers to call. When you call, they refer me to somebody else. It’s unbearable.” It is. A city destroys his business,

and then ignores him. We asked Los Angeles officials for a comment. They didn’t respond. An attorney at the Institute for Justice, Jeffrey Redfern, says what happened to Pena is unconstitutional. He’s taken Pena’s case for free. “But police sometimes do need to wreck a house to get the bad guy,” I tell Redfern. “Absolutely,” he replies. “We’re not suggesting that police did anything wrong. But if they destroy property, they must compensate innocent owners. Then the city can decide what policies it wants to adopt.” Maybe next time they’ll shoot in a See STOSSEL on 29

An Effective Human Rights Council Needed Now More Than Ever Over the past year human rights abuses in places ranging from Afghanistan to Ukraine, and to Myanmar/ Burma, Xinjiang by John J. Metzler China, the Middle Syndicated Columnist East, to name a few sordid cases, have splashed across the headlines. Just in the past month, ethnic cleansing of Christian Armenians from Muslim Azerbaijan, and the loathsome Hamas terrorist attacks on the Jewish State of Israel, have stunned our sensitivities and shocked our humanity. Human Rights violations abound from North Korea to the Middle East

and Central Africa. Clearly, now more than ever the world needs an effective and focused Human Rights Council; instead we have a deeply flawed body hamstrung and dominated by authoritarian regimes and often supervised by some of the world’s worst rights offenders. Recently the UN General Assembly held its annual elections, or actually selections via closed slates, of largely unopposed countries to fill vacancies on the 47 member Geneva-based Council. During this annual ritual the full Assembly of 193 picks from various geographic groups who presented their candidates for election, or affirmation from usually preselected lists. New York’s respected Human Rights Foundation (HRF) stated, “We call

upon member states to refrain from voting in favor of Russia, China, Cuba, Burundi, and Kuwait. These candidates’ records, on respecting human rights at home and in UN voting, fail to meet the UN criteria for Council membership.” Africa. There were four vacant seats filled by Burundi, Cote d’ Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana and Malawi. Burundi stands out as one of the African continent’s most repressive societies. According to the human rights monitor Freedom House, who employs a comparative methodology data, Burundi scored a combined total of 14 out of 100 for civil and political rights. That’s just slightly above Sudan. The three other choices rank much better as party free with Malawi at 66 and Ghana standing at 80.

Asia-Pacific. Here again four vacant seats filled by four pre-selected candidates. China, Indonesia, Japan and Kuwait won places. The People’s Republic of China needs no introduction, It’s the world’s largest dictatorship with a score of 9. Contrast that with the Republic of China on Taiwan whose 94 ranks as among Asia’s freest! The only consolation is that China gained 154 votes, the lowest in the group while Indonesia garnered 186, the highest. In other words almost forty UN members refused to back Beijing despite the unopposed ballot and doubtless coercion. Japan one of Asia’s notable democracies with a score of 96, Indonesia with 58, and Kuwait standing at 37 See METZLER on 29

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Letters From God Letters From God

This series of Letters From God is an attempt to put the thoughts of God as revealed in the Scriptures. QUESTION: Will You Have Faith When You Stand In My Presence?

You will stand in my presence one day! I created you and gave you life. During your lifetime on earth I have given you the opportunity to either trust me as your God and rely on my resources for life now and for eternity or continue to rely on yourself or other people or things as idols. Idols can never give life, for there is no other God and all idols will fail you when you stand before me and are judged. In view of this certainty it is appropriate for you to evaluate yourself and make decisions now to make sure you do have faith and do trust me alone, during your lifetime before you stand in my presence and judgement. Let me remind you of what faith is and why you need it. Faith is trusting someone to do what you can’t do. You can’t deliver yourself from judgment that will cast you away from my presence at your death. My standard for acceptance was being perfect, without even one sin, thought or action contrary to my will. I created you to be holy as I am holy, and I cannot co-exist with any sin. You can’t deliver yourself from this condition, you must have a Savior

who will pay your penalty of sin and remove the debt that looms over you as a death sentence for violating my laws (John 3:36). Only by returning to me, admitting your sin and accepting my son Jesus, and his payment for your sins, can you stand in my judgment. This is done only by faith, by asking me and Jesus to do what you can’t do, that is to remove the guilt of sin, so you are restored to me and my resources for life. You may think this is easy. It is in one way, in that all you must do is to turn to me and my Son and ask us to pay your penalty, through his sacrificial and substitutionary death on your behalf. But at the same time, it is exceedingly hard because it will require you to humble yourself in order to receive this gift of grace, which is unmerited favor. You must humbly confess your sin of making yourself God and rejecting me. You must admit sins of innumerable transgressions of my will and laws. You must be willing to turn from these thoughts and actions, which is repentance. You must be willing to walk through life trusting me to empower you and give you everything you need for life, including the final journey into my presence in heaven at death. If you walk in humility, at that time, I will accept you as though you were perfect because of your faith which removed all your sins. (2 Corin-

thians 5:21). The question is will you have faith? When my son walked the earth and before he died to pay for your sins, he witnessed so many reject him and his gracious gift of dying in their place. It was then that he asked, “when the son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8). In other words since at the first coming when, he would die for their sins and yours, there were so few who were willing to humble themselves and give up self-deification in order to be saved, he legitimately asked will there be those who will express faith at his second coming. The second coming will be one of two events. One, is when those of his day, and you of your day, die and stand before him in judgment. The other is when he returns as he promised, (Matthew 16:27) not as the sacrificial lamb meekly paying for sins but as the Lion King who will return to consummate human history and bring all, the living and the dead into final and eternal judgment (Book or Revelation). In either case you will stand before me and my Son and it will only be if you have faith, that your sins will not be counted against you and you will enter into my eternal, sinless realm of heaven. So, this day is coming! When it comes, will he find faith in you? You are closer to this day than ever. If you ever hope to live

now and forever, you must choose to humble yourself and trust me and my Son to give you life and deliver you from death. Will you continue to cling to your dead-end faith in yourself or others or will you humble yourself and trust me and my Son to deliver you from your futile faith in self-deification. I want to remind you, that I have written of those last days before my Son returns, in my Book the Bible. They will be dark days, and few will turn to me in faith, in time for salvation. Read and be warned! “There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power.” (2 Timothy 3:1-5). If you are one of them, without faith and a Savior to change your sinful condition and your eternal destiny, you will not stand in judgement. Your decisions now, about faith, will determine your destiny then. Choose life! I love you, God

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LR Symphony Orchestra Concert Features Two Fabulous Soloists

Pianist Benny Wang, LRSO’s 2023 concerto competition winner, performs Rachmaninoff with the LRSO on November 4th at Plymouth State University. The Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra (LRSO) is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated first concert of the 2023-2024 season, taking place on November 4, 2023 at Hanaway Theatre, Plymouth State University at 7pm. This exquisite evening of music promises an unforgettable experience for music enthusiasts of all ages. The concert, titled “Romancing the Lone Ranger” features three masterful compositions – Rossini’s William Tell Overture (most recognized at the theme

from the Lone Ranger television series), and two stalwarts of music’s Romantic Era, the first movement of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 and the magnificent Brahms Symphony No. 1. “We are excited to kick off our season with such a powerful and diverse program,” said Maestro Ben Greene. “The William Tell Overture’s iconic finale, the passionate melodies of Rachmaninoff’s

First Piano Concerto, and the grandeur of Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 will leave our audience both moved and inspired.” The featured soloist for Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto is the outstanding pianist Benny Wang, winner of LRSO’s 2023 concerto competition. A remarkable yet unassuming 15-year-old pianist, Benny is a freshman at Phillips Exeter Academy.

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A dozen or more eastern bluebirds, just as many yellow rumpedwarblers and a few palm warblers highlighted the walk. The fall migration does not get the attention and building excitement that the spring migration gets, but if you hit it on the right day, it can be a day worth remembering. This walk started out extremely slowly, in terms of seeing birds anyway. For the first hour, I heard a few cardinals, catbirds and eastern towhees in the brush and a few crows and blue jays “cawing” and “jaying” overhead. That was about it. Even the pond was void of any birds. I don’t think I’ve ever been there and not seen geese and mallards. Often, there is a great blue heron or two and some American black ducks. Not this time. On my way back to the parking lot, I decided to take the path through the fields instead of the usual path through the brush. It turned out to be a good call. The fields on either side of the path are maintained for bobolinks and other grassland birds and are not mowed until October. It had been mowed recently and some of the haying equipment remained in the middle of the field. A tractor with its hay mower behind it made

A palm warbler looks for insects in a recently mowed field in New England. for a quintessential New England farm scene. It also made for a convenient perching spot for birds in an otherwise wide-open area. I noticed the birds flying onto and off the hay mower from a fair distance away and even training my binoculars on the equipment could not yield a positive identification. As I got closer, I could tell even without the binoculars that they were bluebirds, and lots of them. I had suspected all along that they were bluebirds because this area of the park often has bluebirds perched in the outlining trees. When I got back to the parking lot, instead of going home, I decided to walk along the road and cut through the sliver of trees and brush that separates the field from the road. The branches overhanging the field featured a nice assort-

ment of birds. This is where there were more than a dozen bluebirds and the aforementioned warblers. The palm warblers were mostly in the field eating the insects exposed by the recent mowing. The bluebirds and yellow-rumped warblers went back and forth from the field and branches. The yellowrumped warblers also had a feast on the fall berries growing in the brush. A small flock of starlings, two eastern phoebes and a lone female rose-breasted grosbeak joined the insect and berry party as well at the newly mowed field. Other than the grosbeak, the birds I saw were fairly typical of a mid-autumn walk. Birds that I surprisingly did not see were common yellowthroats and rubycrowned kinglets. Yellowthroats, another type

of warbler, are common fall migration sightings, and I had seen them during a different walk earlier in the week. I almost always see rubycrowned kinglets on my autumn walks, but have been largely shut out this year, including on this walk. I saw a lone monarch on the walk as well. It seems like yesterday that the field was covered in monarchs, swallowtails and other butterflies. The color is gone, and wildlife variety is dwindling in the fields. It is New England and the year is getting old, after all. It’s still a great time to be out there, whatever “there” means to you: woods, fields, ponds, parks, your backyard. There is no off-season when it comes to wildlife in New England.

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Spoons Aren’t Just For Ice Cream by Tim Moore Contributing Writer

There was once a time when a spoon would rot in my tackle box until there was nothing left except a rust stain. I found them in the bushes alongside rivers and ponds, bought them because of the packaging, or received them as gifts. I never caught anything on spoons, or so I thought, except maybe a resentment. I had zero confidence in them. I viewed them as a cheaply made, inexpensive option for kids, who were

Spoons, such as the Leech Flutter Spoon, creates the perfect wobble to attract fall time crappies and other fish. likely to lose them in the trees anyway. I believed they were a marketing scheme to make money and that no one ever really caught fish with them. The truth is, I never caught anything using spoons because I didn’t know when to fish them. A spoon is any flat-ish lure with an independent hook attached to one end, designed to flutter when it swims or falls. The Blade Spoon from Clam Pro Tackle is one such lure. I began using it the year it was introduced with great results on Lake Winnipesaukee. The irony is that, despite its name, I never considered the Blade Spoon a spoon. Probably because they catch fish, and I didn’t believe spoons caught

many fish. I had been using it for years, all the while thinking spoons were useless. Today it is one of my favorite spoons for white perch, black crappie, and even ice fishing for lake trout. because its profile resembles that of the rainbow smelt the perch feed on, and it sinks fast, allowing me to get it back down to schools of fish before they move on. I became (consciously) sold on spoons the year Clam Pro Tackle released the Leech Flutter Spoon. This spoon was designed to mimic a live leech, which most fish gobble up like candy. When the Leech Flutter Spoon was introduced to me, my first thought was, “Hmm, if Clam is making spoons there must be more to them

than I realized.” So, I decided to give them a shot. My first two trips produced results I wasn’t expecting. To make a long story short, the Leech Flutter Spoon so impressed me that it has earned a permanent place in my tackle box, year-round. If you know the primary forage base in the water you’re fishing, try a spoon that closely resembles the forage. In stained water, a larger spoon creates vibration that mimics a wounded baitfish and will often call in fish from a distance greater than they can see. Spoons that slowly flutter as they sink will appeal to predatory fish in lakes with high fishing pressure, such as lake trout which can become lure shy. Color comes into play the same way it does with any other lure. On sunny days, spoons that flash will often attract fish as they reflect the sun’s rays, getting the attention of your target species. Spoons painted with UV-paint will (literally) shine on cloudy days. Even though it doesn’t look like the sun is out on a cloudy day, UV rays penetrate cloud cover and cause UV-painted (fluorescent) spoons to glow, making them more visible to fish. Spoons are versatile. They’re made to fit a variety of fishing scenarios for almost any species that swims. If you doubt the efficacy of spoons, See MOORE on 29

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Sports Betting, Las Vegas, And Pleasant Dreams by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

When the Powerball Jackpot hit $1.5 billion last week, I splurged and spent two bucks on a ticket. I usually only play when the jackpot is over a billion dollars. Why waste $2 on a measly half-billion-dollar jackpot? But the $2 ticket did buy a license to dream. Beth bought one too. We both agreed if either of us won, then we’d split the winnings with the other. Then followed an increasingly animated conversation as to what we’d do if we won. “We absolutely can’t tell anyone,” I emphasized. “People will be jealous and hate us. Our lives will be ruined. Every salesman in New Hampshire will be calling. Not to mentioned previously estranged friends and relatives.” “But when we buy that big estate on Lake Winnipesaukee, people will make assumptions,” Beth responded. “Especially when everyone knows the winning ticket was bought at Loudon’s Beanstalk store.” “We’ll wait a while and get a lawyer and establish a blind LLC,” I explained. “No one will know.” “We’ll only tell the kids.” “No!” I exclaimed. “Loose lips sink ships.” “You don’t trust the kids?” I laughed. Our conversation was becoming

The sports columnist was greeted with enthusiasm by some Las Vegas sports fans before he and Beth successfully bet on the Denver Broncos in the 2016 Super Bowl a bit prickly. And we hadn’t even won the billion bucks yet. But the two tickets gave us that license to dream. Winning the lottery is pretty much blind luck. As opposed to sports betting, where a football expert like me can “parlay” his vast sports knowledge into real “dinero!” An understanding of player personnel, sports stats, home field advantage, coaching predilections, trends, momentum, and intangibles matters. They’re variables in my football equation which yields

the NFL “Lock of the Week” (LOTW)—i.e., the SURE BET that can’t miss. (Until a couple quick turnovers or a key injury throw the SURE BET/ LOTW out the window.) Sports betting is now legal in New Hampshire, largely due to the amazing efforts of State Senator Tim Lang (R—Sanbornton) who somehow got a bill to the Governor Sununu’s desk four years ago, leaving the other New England States far behind. Lang and Sununu then simultaneously made the historic first legal Granite State sports bets at

a Manchester event on January 1, 2020. (Lang claims he was actually first.) Many millions of dollars have since filled Granite State coffers. Thanks Tim! The pros and cons of gaming and lotteries have long been debated and such discussions will long continue. As an advocate of freedom and personal responsibility I support legal betting so that charities and citizens may benefit, as opposed to shadowy underworld figures. So, with sports betting now legal over much of the country, might that ruin Las Vegas, which once had a monopoly on legal sports betting? We’ll see. With the Raiders now an NFL franchise in Sin City, perhaps that metropolis will parlay pro football in See MOFFETT on 14

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such a way as to survive the new competition. (But woe to any Raiders caught betting on sports there.) And Las Vegas will host the next Super Bowl there in February. Pete Rozelle must be turning over in his grave. The former NFL Commissioner earlier suspended several top pro stars for gambling. Beth and I watched the Broncos beat the Panthers in Super Bowl L (50) in Las Vegas in 2016. As Beth is from greater Denver, we bet on the Broncs, although Carolina was favored. Denver (and Beth and I) won. That payoff came about due to an emotional tie, not a complicated LOTW formula. So as an experiment, I put some thought into updating my LOTW formula, and will bravely go public with three parlay picks for this Sunday. Three-part parlays pay 6-1. So, if all three teams win, then a $50 wager yields $300. Three such parlays would thus yield $900. Bucs/Bears/Browns Giants/Lions/Patriots

N.H. State Senator Tim Lang (R) with Boston Bruins anthem singer Todd Angilly at the most recent Plymouth State Homecoming. Lang is considered by many to be the “Father of Legal N.H. Sports Betting Cardinals/Rams/ Chiefs You’re welcome to join this sports journey to “pay dirt.” That extra $900 could help fill a gas tank and more. Yes? And then maybe I could somehow “parlay” my LOTW formula into, well, I’m not sure what yet. Let’s see what happens Sunday. And if the LOTW doesn’t work out, one can always buy a license to dream by spending only $2 on a Powerball Ticket. But only if the Jackpot is over $1 Billion. Sports Quiz When did Nevada become the first—and for decades the only—state to legalize gambling? (Answer follows) Born Today That is to say, sports standouts born on October 19 include legendary MLB/HOF pitcher

Modecai “Three Finger” Brown (1876) and boxing champ Evander Holyfield (1962). Sports Quote “Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least expect it you will catch a fish.” – Ovid (Roman poet, philosopher, and presumed angler) Sports Quiz Answer In 1931. 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.

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“It’s like eating a hot Chocolate Chip Cookie and French Toast at the same time!” Nothing says home like a warm Chocolate Chip Cookie. Crisp on the outside, warm and gooey on the inside with that delicious warm chocolate taste, the combination of both sweet and salty, this strata has it all. This foray into strata started with a trip up to the Fryeburg Fair a few weeks ago. The fair was enjoyable but, as I lamented to a friend recently, “it was expensive!” Not even through the gate and we were already $20.00 bucks into it; $5.00 for parking (not too bad considering all the residents within walking distance were charging $10.00), and $15.00 for the customary stop in Ossipee to “off load” and “take on” more sustenance to make the second leg of our journey, one that could potentially have us sitting in traffic mere yards from the entrance, a more pleasant respite. By the time we were through the gate it was another $30.00 for me and my better half. Then $8.00 for fried dough as our blood sugar was falling fast from all the

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preferably overnight before arranging. Recut the stems on a 45º angle to the desired length when creating your arrangements. The angled cut prevents stems from sitting flat on the bottom of the vase, exposing more surface area to absorb water. Remove the lower leaves that would otherwise end up submerged in the water in the vase. Foliage in the water encourages microbial growth that can shorten the vase life of your cut flowers. Always use a clean vase filled with fresh water. Add a floral preservative to the water to further extend the vase life of your flowers. Change the water often to keep flowers looking good for as long as possible. Remove individual flower stems as they fade and rearrange the remaining ones that still look fresh. Recut the stems as needed to keep the flowers absorbing water and lasting longer. Add your own peren-

nial flower favorites and evaluate how they perform as cut flowers. Make a few notes on those that worked well and do a bit of research to improve the vase life of those that did not. Even a shortlived arrangement will generate a smile and brighten your mood when bringing a bit of your garden indoors. Melinda Myers has written more than 20 gardening books, including the recently released Midwest Gardener’s Handbook, 2nd Edition and Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” instant video and DVD series and the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio program. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. Myers’ website is www. MelindaMyers.com.

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Chocolate Chip French Toast Strata Yield: About 12 Portion Time: About 70 Minutes INGREDIENTS 1 Loaf Chocolate Chip Brioche (sliced thick) 8 Eggs ½ Cup Sugar 1 Cup ½ and ½ ½ Cup Milk 1+ tsp. Vanilla Extract

2 tsp. Cinnamon ½ tsp. Ground Cloves TT Salt (dash) 2 oz.(+/-) Maple Syrup ½ Stick (2 oz.) Salted Butter plus butter to grease the pan

— Preparation — - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. - Grease a 9x13 baking pan with butter - Cut the brioche slices into cubes and place into a large bowl. Dust cubes with the ground cinnamon and cloves and toss to mix. Spread the bread cubes evenly into the greased 9x13 pan. - Combine eggs, sugar, milk, dash of salt, and half and half in a mixing bowl and lightly beat until the eggs are incorporated with the other ingredients. - Pour egg mixture over the bread cubes and gently press down for the bread to soak up the egg mixture. - Zig-zag maple syrup over the top of the bread cubes in a crisscross pattern. - Slice the two ounces of stick butter into 20 pieces and lay them out over the top of the cubes in a 4x5 pattern. - Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees F for about 45 minutes. Remove the foil and return to the oven for 10-15 minutes so the top peaks with crisp. Finished internal temperature should be above 165 degrees F. - Remove from the oven and serve immediately with warm chocolate sauce or warm maple syrup. Not to worry if the strata deflates as it cools.

FEAST from 15 a cute little mischief maker, sat eating his bucket of popcorn. It was almost mechanical, his head scanning from side to side the field before us, while his hand was in constant motion from bucket to mouth, stuffing popcorn into his muzzle with marathon speed. His sister meanwhile, was more interested in her caramel apple with rainbow sprinkles, than she was at the events on the field. Eating contentedly for quite some time, she managed to

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what we wanted to see, and had our fill of the fair for another season. So, bidding the fair “adieu” and “au revoir” we put Fryeburg Maine in the rearview mirror and headed down Route 16 toward home, stopping once again in Ossipee, only this time at Job Lots. Now, I do not typically name stores by name as I do not endorse one over another, but I name this one because I have yet to find this bread in my local grocery stores. Perusing the food section in these stores is always a treat. Along with their extensive herb and spice section and the Bob’s Red Mill products, there is always something different just around the next corner. On this day it was a Chocolate

Chip Brioche loaf by St. Pierre that caught my eye. It looked for all the world like a Texas Toast loaf dotted with chocolate chips. And the sweet treat smell from cases upon cases of it was simply intoxicating! Immediately my mind started think-

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Franklin, the soldier. Served in the MexicanAmerican War. Title: General. later in life became a General in the army, sheriff of Hillsborough County and the Governor of New Hampshire. Franklin was born on November 23, 1804 at Hillsborough (or Hillsboro), attended

Bowdoin College in Maine, and married the college president’s daughter, Jane Means Appleton. He became a lawyer and served in the New Hampshire State Legislature followed by terms in the

United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Pierce was a Democrat and had been a strong supporter of President Andrew Jackson which earned him the nickname of “Young Hickory” after Jackson’s of “Old Hickory.” He was said to have been a friendly and popular person in Washington but isn’t given credit for accomplishing much as a representative or Senator with one writer stating that he had little influence. Another’s summary of Pierce was that he liked social events and alcohol.” The then still future President also served in the MexicanAmerican War before being summoned by the Democratic Party to be their candidate for President of the United States in 1853. He became a darkhorse candidate when there was a deadlock between candidates Cass, Douglass, and Buchanan, being nominated on the 49th ballot. Pierce easily won the national election and served as President from 1853-1857. He

Franklin Pierce’s wife, Jane. was not nominated for a second term, apparently having been a President who tried to please everybody but succeeded in pleasing practically nobody. So what was it that made Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire such an unpopular president? I am no expert on the life of Franklin Pierce, but it was obviously his views about slavery and the rights of individual States and maybe even his desire to compromise that contributed to his fall from the grace of the people. As already noted Pierce was a well-liked friendly man whose friendship extended to southern, slave owning congressmen from the south. Personally, Pierce was opposed to slavery and expressed the desire that it had never existed, but he did not think that there was anything in the country’s constitution forbidding it. Some writers insist that he was a northerner who was

pro-slavery. He was in favor of expanding the nation’s territory, so he signed the KansasNebraska Act making those territories part of the nation. Pierce felt that the inhabitants of the territories and not the federal government could decide if the territory would accept slavery. This displeased the northerners because it allowed slavery, thus nullifying the Missouri Compromise and upset the southerners because it didn’t authorize the same. Furthermore, it caused a regional civil war between the abolitionists and those who were in favor of slavery, a dispute that President Pierce was said to have done nothing to resolve. The resulting unrest was thought to be a major cause of the Civil War with President Pierce being held accountable. So the question is “What good did President Pierce do for the United States of America?” He was reported to have been a hard-working official responsible also for the Gadsden See SMITH on 27

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Pierce homestead in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. SMITH from 26 Purchase along the southern border which provided a path for railroad transportation across the southern part of the country. American trade was improved during his term in office and governmental reforms were instituted by the President who apparently governed with high ethical standards

and appointed qualified people to offices, even though some were considered extremists. Two months before becoming the president Pierce and his wife were witnesses to their 11-year old son’s death in a train accident. Their other two children had also died at an early age so this left them

childless and grieving as Franklin assumed the presidency. Mrs. Pierce suffered from ill health and depression and did not like life in Washington and when Franklin left office they returned to New Hampshire. Franklin suffered from alcoholism and joined the temperance movement after his term in the

Portrait of Pierce’s friend from Bowdoin College days and biographer, Nathaniel Hawthorne.

church. Though generally being given low grades as a president, Pierce is not usually described as a bad person, but as one who made some bad choices while attempting to bring about the reconciliation of two sides in a divided country. Certainly his reputation has not been enhanced by his later criticism of and opposition to President Lincoln. He was one of the Presidents of our country who was probably, at least in part, a victim of circumstances, grief, and alcohol, but deserves to be remembered as the President from New Hampshire. Robert Hanaford

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PARKER from 6 Meanwhile, in Gaza, under Hamas leadership, zero has been accomplished. Things are exactly as they were 20 years ago. Their only accomplishments have been the casualties, Palestinian and Israeli, as a result of the never-ending state of war, totally the result of Hamas refusing to recognize Israel and vowing its destruction. They have wasted their sovereignty growing hate rather than a state and an economy. When I wrote the column back in 2010, Israel’s per capita GDP was $31,267. By 2022, it was up to $54,660 Per Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum, the Palestinians living under the Hamas totalitarian regime are not happy,

but expressing opposition amounts to a death sentence. Polls, per Pipes, show that the local population supports the statement “Palestinians should push harder to replace their own political leaders with more effective and less corrupt ones.” He notes that since Hamas took over, “an estimated 250,000 to 350,000 young adults” have left Gaza. The horrors and atrocities committed by these purveyors of death have been captured on video for all to see. Women, children and elderly civilians murdered in cold blood. Corpses desecrated. Unfortunately, now, young Israelis are pulled out of universities and places of work and mobilized once again to fight. More parents will lose their children;

more young wives will become widows. Israelis fight in order to survive. Hamas fights because they want to kill. For the sake of Israel, for the sake of the Palestinian people, for the sake of the world, we must pray that this time is the last time that Israeli and Palestinian lives are lost because of this evil regime. The status quo is no longer an option. Hamas must be removed for good, once and for all. 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.

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school,” explains Redfern, “you get compensation because it’s not fair for you to bear that burden alone.” But Pena and his family must bear the burden of his lost business alone. He now works out of his garage, but he’s lost most of his customers. His wife had to go back to work as a house cleaner to try to make ends meet. “It sickens me to know that this can happen to you when you are doing everything right,” says Pena. It sickens me, too. Please join me in donating to this GoFundMe page for Pena. The Institute for Justice says it will keep suing on behalf of people like Pena. “We want to make it clear,” says Redfern, “When police destroy innocent people’s property, they have to pay for the damage that they did.”

it’s most likely the result of low confidence from not spending enough time fishing them. Give them a fair shot. Fish with a friend who does well with them to see how they fish them, and copy what they do until you develop your own confidence with them. Spend more time fishing spoons and you will improve your skill set, expanding the amount and type of fish you catch, and broadening your fishing experience. Tim Moore is a fulltime professional fishing guide in New Hampshire. He owns and operates Tim Moore Outdoors Guide Service. He is a member of the New England Outdoors Writers Association and the producer of Tim Moore Outdoors TV. Visit www. TimMooreOutdoors.com for more information.

METZLER from 7 were equally chosen. Eastern Europe. Good news here. Three states contested two seats; Russia was back in the running but lost its bid with a dismal vote count of 83. Albania and Bulgaria won; Albania’s standing is 67 of partly free while Bulgaria rates at 79. Russia’s freedom score is a mere 16 making the country Not Free. Moscow’s setback is significant as Russia often served on the Council but has been diplomatically shunned since its Ukraine invasion. Actually Russia held the seat but given Moscow’s appalling human rights record and its war in Ukraine, the General Assembly expelled Russia from the Council in 2022. The Czech Republic replaced Russia. Latin America & Caribbean. Here we saw four countries selected for three seats; Brazil,

Cuba, and Dominican Republic. Peru lost the race with a mere 108 votes. Yet communist Cuba got back on the Council with 146 votes, to Brazil’s 144, and 137 for the Dominican Republic. Cuba’s regime needs no introduction, the country gets a mere 12 ranking for political and civil rights. Yet, Havana edged out Brazil for the top tally. Brazil remains Free with a 72 while the Dominican Republic rates 68. Western Europe. No contest or worry here with two countries vying for two seats; France and The Kingdom of the Netherlands. Netherlands won 169 votes and scores 97 in the Freedom ratings while France with 153 votes rates 89. The new members join the Council in January 2024 for three year terms. Sitting in Geneva,

Switzerland on a beautiful leafy UN campus, the Council stands literally a world away from forgotten and besieged villages in Ukraine, Burma, Sudan or Syria where heinous violations of human and civil rights often continue unabated. There’s a stark metaphysical gap between wealthy Geneva and what transpires in communist states such as North Korea or China or thuggish regimes globally. The Council with its near majority of authoritarian regimes, ironically reflects today’s world more than we wish to realize. It’s increasingly difficult for the outnumbered democracies to push back. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations; Germany, Korea, China.

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