A New Friend
You never know what the day will bring. A corny enough saying, but so very true. Working at the Weirs Times presents me with great opportunities. One, of course, is having the freedom to express…
Year: 2017
Storm Clouds Swirl Over Korean Peninsula
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS -Thunder clouds are swirling over the Korean peninsula as a perfect storm of political instability and regional geopolitical challenges rumble through South Korea. North Korea’s…
1923 NH Legislature… “Lots Of Fun But No Laws”
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer It was the year that Robert Frost’s book of poems titled “ New Hampshire” was published, the Laconia Car Company manufactured its last railway cars, and Governor…
Middlebury March Madness
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer March roared in like a lion at Vermont’s Middlebury college, where students chose to riot rather than debate the estimable political scientist Dr. Charles Murray. If only we…
Disconnected
Last week I gave some ideas in using famous movie quotes to help new transplants, otherwise known as Flatlanders, in adjusting to their first winters here. I had no idea at the time what was…
Stella Tells Spring, “Not So Fast!”
Late Winter Storm Brings Smiles To Fans of Snow… by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Winter hasn’t given up yet and there’s proof! We’re still shoveling the snow that winter storm Stella left behind as she…
Double Black IPA from 603 brewery
Recently, this column gave you two related articles on ‘Attack of the DIPA’s’ or Double IPA’s which spoke of that beer style as well as the magnitude of DIPA beers flooding the market each week.…
Dysphoria Euphoria
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer When Sir Walter Scott wrote of tangled webs woven to deceive, he could not have imagined the tangle of Gordian knots modern man would create trying to fool…
Saving Daylight In New Hampshire
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer Daylight Savings Time, though perhaps never considered a major political or social issue, seems to have always been a controversial idea, particularly when we realize that we…
Berry Interesting
I’m sure I’ll take some grief for this, but if I don’t say something, who will? Back about ten years ago I took a lot of heat for questioning the state legislature in quickly…
Still Rocking Winter
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer The Fat Lady has not begun singing yet. There is still plenty of snow on the mountaintops and on the ski slopes. Don’t give up on Winter! Keep skiing, snowboarding,…
Single Speed IPL from Moat Mountain Brewing Co.
Usually by this time in the winter months of New Hampshire, you are either loving the snow (skiing, snowmobiling, xc skiing, etc) or you are VERY ready for spring! I must admit, I could be…
A NH Child’s Winter In The 1940’S
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer In past columns I’ve written about scenes from my childhood during the spring, summer, and fall, so it seems advisable now to share some of the winter…
“At Large” – Women’s Caucus Show
Wen Redmond’s “Breaking the Surface” at the Women’s Caucus For Art show Great Bay Community College at the Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth. By Kimberly J.B. SmithContributing Writer A spectacular show of large artworks is…
Some Things
A couple of weeks back I confessed that I didn’t have many ideas to write about. This week it’s a different story. It seems that being outside in the fresh air, cleaning up after…