I Wrote This Column!
The famous philosopher Descartes once said “I think therefore I am” in order to help us understand the complicated thoughts about our own existence. Today we just take selfies. At first the concept of a…
Year: 2016
Caption Contest Photo #594
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Devil by Beara Irish Brewing Co.
The leaves are popping from buds, May flies abound and the warmth of summer is right around the corner. But as of this writing, cool breezes still whip through the yard and one could only…
Why Kayak Fishing?
by Tim Moore Contributing Writer I told my wife I was planning to write an article about kayak fishing but I didn’t know specifically what I wanted to write about. I had spent days thinking…
NH Grangers Take The Seventh Degree
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer April of this year of 2016 was designated Grange month, and the Wicwas Lake Grange in Meredith Center celebrated, having the highest membership of all present New…
Digital Estonia Sets High Tech Bar for Development
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—When I first visited Estonia over twenty years ago, the Baltic country had recently regained its independence from the Soviet Union. Tallinn, the capital and an…
The Crying Indian
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer In six months voters might decide to “Make America Great Again.” I won’t predict how that will turn out, though I suspect we would be no worse off…
No Fun Anymore
It really isn’t all that much fun running for governor this time. In years past, it was only me representing the Flatlander ticket. This year, as you may have read in a previous column, I…
Caption Contest Photo #592
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Grateful Stout from Great Rhythm Brewing Co.
You have to admit one thing about New Hampshire beer lovers; they are proud of the ability of the brewers to make such great and varied beers in a place where just over one million…
Choosing A Fishing Kayak
by Tim Moore Contributing Writer Kayak angling is the fastest growing aspect of fishing. No other area of the recreational fishing industry is seeing as many new innovations and products. While this growth is great…
Presidential Primary Circus
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer NEW YORK -The seemingly never ending presidential primary circus came through New York with the predictable partisan name calling and puerile political promises. For much of the…
Makers, Takers And Tax Day
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Speaker of the House Paul Ryan wants you to know that he’s sorry, so very sorry. Speaking to a group of House interns a few weeks ago, the…
New Hampshire’s 1933 Emergency Gardens
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer In the Spring of 1933, needy New Hampshire families agreed to plant 5,771 gardens in response to the Emergency Garden Campaign conducted by the University of…
Old And New
I had just finished doing my business in the men’s room of a building I had never been before. Being old school, I reached for the familiar handle I had known since childhood that would…