In Memoriam
In Memoriam
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Charles E. Smith
November 8, Age 96
Through the Looking Glass
Beyond the Limits of Language and Logic
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Answer truthfully the following question: Will the next word you say be ‘no’?
Columns
Where in the World is the Observer?
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Tom and Peg Carr took the Observer along when they visited the Goreme Open Air Museum in the Cappadocia region of Central Turkey, where churches and monasteries with frescoes from almost a millennium ago are carved into the soft volcanic rock. The Carrs were in Turkey visiting their children in Istanbul.
First Selectman’s Update
First Selectman’s Update
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Melissa Mack
I find it helpful every election cycle to reflect on the prior year and ask, why am I doing this job and what do I want to accomplish? The answer is always simple – to improve Suffield’s governance practices as best I can.
Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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National Cookie Day
December 3
“Friend something better than chocolate ice cream…maybe friend somebody you give up last cookie for.”
– Cookie Monster
Human Rights Day
December 10
“Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment – become the center of the universe.”
– Elie Wiesel
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society.
Suffield Observations
Don’t Spoil the Holiday by Spoiling for a Fight
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You are not going to change the world from the holiday dinner table or party.
Columns
Where in the World is the Observer?
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Mandy Presser took the Observer along on her visit to the Andasibe National Park in Madagascar, but just as the camera was about to click, a local lemur jumped on her arm, and she dropped the paper in surprise.
Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. – Arthur Ashe