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Educated A Memoir by Tara Westover & The Republic of Love by Carol Shields
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Educated A Memoir by Tara Westover & The Republic of Love by Carol Shields
Happy and healthy 2021! I hope the holidays proved a time to connect, relax and recharge. 2020 ended on some high notes worth sharing.
“Seventy years ago today, a bright Sunday morning was darkened by the unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor…We salute the veterans and survivors of Pearl Harbor who inspire us still. Despite overwhelming odds, they fought back heroically, inspiring our nation and putting us on the path to victory.” – President Barack Obama (2011)
Early in November, three Suffield Observer volunteers and I were scheduled to speak to fifth graders at McAlister Intermediate School for a unit on journalism. Because of the pandemic, the show would be virtual.
My recent Coronavirus Update stated: “Suffield is at a crossroads. We must double-down on our efforts and work in partnership with our neighbors to flatten the curve of this new, arguably more dire, wave of the pandemic.”
“An extra yawn in one morning in the springtime, an extra snooze one night in the autumn is all we ask in return for dazzling gifts.”
– Winston Churchill
Question: Is Philadelphia the capital of Pennsylvania? How certain are you?