Through the Looking Glass

Whittaker’s Witness

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My husband and I were discussing the latest political positions taken by Alan Dershowitz, a liberal law professor whose critiques of our current president have sometimes been positive and sometimes negative.

First Selectman’s Update

First Selectman’s Update

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One of my favorite leisure activities – working on puzzles – has proven an invaluable asset in this job. The many Town initiatives I am eager to see to fruition are like a puzzle; the big picture requires all the smaller pieces to fit together.

Food for Thought

Food For Thought

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Facebook Is Launched

 February 4, 2004

“If you can’t stop thinking about someone’s update, that’s called ‘status cling’.”

– Jessica Park

“All I know is that I carried you for nine months. I fed you, I clothed you, I paid for your college education.

Now and Then

Giving Thanks and Gifts

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Giving thanks at Thanksgiving time and gifts at Christmastime, we count and share blessings. Reaching beyond unease toward peace on earth many yearn to rest, not necessarily as “merry gentlemen,” but as faithful people recalling more comfortable times.

Suffield’s Pride

Jack Patterson, Suffield’s Pride

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When Jack Patterson was shagging flies for his First Church team in the Suffield Little League, his dream was like that of young boys everywhere – to be a baseball player when he grew up. Fast forward to June 2018 and Jack’s dream is coming true as he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 32nd round of the MLB draft.

Through the Looking Glass

She Did It Her Way

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Paige’s husband called not long ago looking for anecdotes about her high school years that he could use in her eulogy. I wasn’t much help even though she and I were very close during high school.