Caption Contest Photo #531
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Month: February 2015
Africa’s Vulnerable Sahel Region Targeted by Terror
by John J. Metzler, Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS–The vast swath of nine countries bordering the southern reaches of the Sahara desert are marked by poverty, drought and chronic instability. Yet these oft-forgotten lands…
Doing Good Work
by Brendan Smith, Weirs Times editor Even during the harshest of winters, like this one, I try to find something nice to do for others. While some turn to the dark side and use cabin…
Play In The Snow! (After You’re Done Shoveling)
by Amy Patenaude, Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer Everyone I know is tired of shoveling snow. We’re wondering where we’re going to pile up the next snowstorm. Our walkway is now narrowed to just one shovel…
Caption Contest Photo #530
Send your best caption to contest@weirs.com within 2 weeks of posting date… (Include the photo#, your name, and town of residence). Or you can mail it to “Caption Contest, The Weirs Times, P.O. Box 5458,…
Darfur–Hell Without The Cameras
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – In recent years there’s been a dearth of media coverage of Darfur’s humanitarian crisis. What had once been a focus for both diplomatic and…
What is Your Heroic Narrative?
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Most of us don’t have a “heroic narrative.” Most of us don’t feel the need to have one, though certainly some of us would rise to the occasion…
Testing Times
by Brendan Smith, Weirs Times Editor There is currently a bill in the New Hampshire Senate that would require all high school students to pass the United States Citizenship Civics test in order to graduate. Of…
Global Freedom Recedes, Rights Under Attack
by John J. Metzler, syndicated columnist UNITED NATIONS – There’s been a disturbing decline in global freedoms over the past year with a clear erosion of political rights for the ninth consecutive year. These are…
Ice Fishing And Me
by Brendan Smith, Weirs Times Editor Now that the ice fishing derby is finally over here in Central New Hampshire, I am no longer worried about expressing my trepidations. Many members of FATSO, my winter support…
Wildcat Mountain And A White Wildcat Wedding
By Amy Patenaude, Outdoors / Ski Writer Did the Bride have cold feet? No she didn’t have cold feet. She had quickly snapped back a reply to my inquiry that her feet were quite warm.…
Carole Keller – A Color Master
By Kimberly J.B. Smith Contributing Writer Tucked in a charming gallery off Main Street in Meredith is a gallery where you will meet a very talented artist. Carole Keller, is a brilliant painter of landscapes,…
Ukraine Crisis Overlooked Amid Mid-East Flurry
by John Metzler Weirs Times Columnist UNITED NATIONS – While America seems transfixed on a spate of six separate Mid- East crises, there’s been far less attention paid on the brewing storm in Europe. Thus…