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Lately I’ve been shoe shopping and have been amazed at developments in shoe technology. By “shoe technology” I don’t mean the technology of manufacturing shoes, I mean the technology of putting the shoe on your foot.
A big SHOUT-OUT to our emergency responders – especially the Highway Department – for extraordinary efforts during Tropical Storm Isaias to reopen roads and aid in restoring power. For seven days straight, they got the job done. Thank you!
My dad died. He was in an assisted living facility outside Orlando, Florida, caught the coronavirus, and nine days later his heart stopped beating. He was 77.
“Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted.” – Dr. Seuss
Although fathers have traditionally passed on their companies to their sons, in the case of the Demko clan, middle child and only daughter, Cheryl, was the one who desired to carry on the family business.
Perhaps, like me, you have found that when authors write about obscure historical figures, their work becomes more a history of the era than an actual biography.
In light of recent events taking place across our nation, a number of courageous residents opened up to me to share their experiences about what it’s like to be a person of color and live, work and raise families in the Town of Suffield.
Connecticut and the other states in the Northeast did a great job flattening the coronavirus curve and beating back the worst pandemic in 100 years. And, little by little, life feels like it’s getting back to normal – at least in this part of the country.
