The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/columns/page/34/)
In 2013, workers digging a new high-speed rail underneath London unearthed a 14-century plague pit holding 25 victims of the Black Death. The discovery allowed researchers to extract DNA from the victims’ teeth and identify the deadly disease — Yersinia Pestis, which surprisingly is still around and simply treated by antibiotics.
Timothy Dunn, Age 60, Died January 23rd
Joel J. Michaud, Age 85, Died February 16th…
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett & The Watch that Ends the Night by Hugh MacLennan
I struggled this month. What is the right topic and tone during this “new normal” with worry high and residents tackling work, home, family, financial and health issues all at once?
Surrounded by pigeons who enjoy the spray from the Casablanca Courthouse fountains, Jay and Johanne Presser are pictured in Morocco during their February visit.
I usually don’t miss opportunities to vote. I view the act of voting a secular sacrament. As with other faiths that issue calls to prayer, when the sign on the green summons Suffieldians to vote, I am compelled to respond.
Following a few days of feeling unwell and unproductive, I asked the Observer to extend my October 15 deadline for the November issue. Ever gracious, the Editor invited me to take a few days off.
