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May 10, 2017

Another “Global Warming” Beat-Down on the French Wine Crop

Regular readers may recall that the prognosis for last year’s French wine crop was not good. A series of late April freezes coated vines with ice that froze and killed new buds. Early reports from the Loire were not hopeful. “In the memory of vignerons, there are two major freezes: 1991 and 1994. This is on …

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As the House Considers Reps Behaving Badly

The day’s investigative festivities in a New Hampshire House committee bring to mind Part I, Article 38 of the New Hampshire Constitution. Social Virtues Inculcated. A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of the constitution, and a constant adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, industry, frugality, and all the social virtues, are indispensably necessary to preserve …

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