First Selectman’s Update
First Selectman’s Update
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Last month, I noted the enormous sacrifice made by our veterans to protect our right to vote. This month, I pay tribute to the courageous heroines who fought for that very right for women.
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Last month, I noted the enormous sacrifice made by our veterans to protect our right to vote. This month, I pay tribute to the courageous heroines who fought for that very right for women.
“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
About 20 years ago, I volunteered for a political campaign and put a huge campaign sign on my West Hartford lawn. Before I knew it, my yard became a magnet for every other candidate’s lawn sign and it looked like a hodgepodge of political tag sales.
On Memorial Day, we rightfully acknowledge the humbling sacrifice made by our bravest Americans to ensure our freedoms. Chief among these freedoms, the right to vote.
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – L.M. Montgomery
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.