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Family

Holidays and Tragedy

Thoughts from a parent of loss to Newtown, CT and our towns.

Warren Citizens Need to Understand, React to Budget Talks

An additional $624,567 from the town of Warren for the School Department would increase taxes by approximately $0.45 per thousand dollars.

Missing a Lost Loved One on Halloween

Grieving happens when you least expect it.

Goodnight Irene, and Thank You Local Heros

Our communities' response to natural disaster shows the best of the best.

You Can Make a Difference

Still think your vote does not matter? Think again.

Working Out Relieves My Stress

There has been more stress than I would care to admit to over the last nine months, and all the physical presentations of stress were happening to me. I knew I had to go back to the gym.

A Backyard Intruder Puts a Jolt in the Morning

Thanks to a coyote's visit this norning, nature is never dull.

Remembering My Daughter on Mother's Day

I thought Easter was difficult. I thought her birthday was unbearable. Then comes Mother's Day to whack you upside the head, and tell you, you ain't seen nothing yet.

It Used to Break My Heart to See Someone Litter. Now It Just Makes Me Angry.

It seems such a simple thing, to wait to get home or where you are going to dispose of your trash. Am I wrong?

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