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Free yourself! We were lied to. We were sold a narrative that after the facts came to light was, without little doubt remaining, complete fiction. I am referring to, of course, the break-up of the Beatles. Since I can remember, the break-up of the Beatles was attributed to the subversive efforts of John Lennon’s girlfriend, Yoko Ono.
Happy 2022! I wish everybody a safe, healthy, and prosperous new year.
Sisters of the Resistance A Novel of Catherine Dior’s Paris Spy Network by Christine Wells.
The Lincoln Highway was a route that ran from the East Coast to California. This tale starts in Nebraska.
If every town has a story, then it stands to reason it must have a history. It is easy to dismiss the day-to-day happenings of a small town as inconsequential, but string those events together, and a picture develops of a place that people call home. Like all images, literal and figurative, that picture will be used by those in the future to imagine the past. That image of Suffield — a town that despite its quiet personality has a number of interesting, if not quirky, character traits — has been well documented in Suffield Stories from Another Half-Century, 1970-2020. The hardcover book, available for purchase locally, reflects the herculean effort by Suffield’s 350th Anniversary Committee, led by Observer Editor-in-Chief Beth Chafetz, to solicit, collect, edit and publish the Suffield stories from roughly 100 writers.
We will not be seeing my in-laws this holiday season.My wife is a dentist, and I work with her. Two of our kids are in college, one of which is in Boston. My youngest is in middle school. My parents will be visiting from Florida. I would say if there is a coronavirus strain kicking around, there’s a good chance one of us will be bringing it to the table.We are vaccinated.
“My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically.”