Suffield Salutes

On Tuesday, September 12, U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Dustin Louis Doyon was laid to rest in his hometown of Suffield.

Paradise Found

The sea lions, pelicans, iguanas, sea turtles, giant tortoises, and many other creatures on the Galapagos Islands live in peace together with “most” human beings.

Icelandic Adventure

Peggy and I have recently returned from a wondrous trip to Iceland, an island nation of 350,000 people with two million annual visitors.

Thank You, Jeanne

Martin Luther King said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

A True Community

What is a community? The dictionary defines it as “a feeling of fellowship with others”; in biology, it encompasses “all of the organisms that inhabit a particular area.”

Penny Wise Pound Foolish

Well, another month goes by and Kent Memorial Library is still not open.

Summer Opportunities

Small towns. John Mellencamp wrote a song about them.

Fond Farewell to Principal Dunn

The staff of the Observer sends a fond farewell to Scott Dunn, Principal of A. Ward Spaulding Elementary School.