The view from Robin Hill in Lakeville toward Racoon Hill in Salisbury was eerily padded with low-lying clouds this morning around sunrise. [scenic photo taken bleary-eyed from my driveway by yours truly]
Entries from June 2006
A Vision Clouded By Reality
June 30th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Main, Scenic Photos
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The ‘Burning’ Issue of Flag Desecration
June 30th, 2006 · 6 Comments · Main, National
[Photo Courtesy of Political News]
Note: I was editor of The Millerton News from 1998 to 2001. In the wake of the U.S. Senate’s narrow June 27 vote against amending the Constitution to prohibit the desecration of Old Glory, I was reminded of this editorial I wrote in The Millerton News of April 6, 2000, which [...]
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Stop & Shop Revisited: Olives and SUVs
June 28th, 2006 · 6 Comments · Local, Main
Note: I promised myself I wouldn’t write another entry about the new Canaan Stop & Shop for awhile, but so many people continue to talk about the store that I just couldn’t resist.
The image on page B1 in the June 29 Lakeville Journal [see photo at left by Karen Bartomioli] said it all. A [...]
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The Big Heart of The White Hart
June 26th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Local, Main
There was good news and bad news Saturday in Salisbury.
First the good … It’s amazing how many people will come out for a party when there’s free food and drink to be had, to say nothing of entertainment and good company.
But I suspect most everyone who turned out for the White Hart Inn’s 200th anniversary [...]
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Stop & Be Shocked
June 23rd, 2006 · 8 Comments · Local, Main
“You’re travelling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind … a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead…your next stop, the Super Stop & Shop!”
It seems like we’ve been hearing for years that a new Super Stop & Shop [...]
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Lamont Drinks In A Cup of Joe
June 21st, 2006 · 3 Comments · Main, State
Much to the delight of challenger Ned Lamont, it was one step forward and a few more backwards this week for Sen. Joe Lieberman in his quest for reelection.
The good news is that Lieberman finally stopped waffling and stated categorically he would not pull out of the Democratic primary with Lamont. That sends a clear [...]
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Reunion Ruminations …
June 17th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Local, Main
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. — I write from the Boston area, where I am attending my 30th high school reunion. It has not been a good turnout for my particular class (less than 10 out of a graduating class of about 60), which got me to thinking about reunions in general. Are they worthwhile? Are they a [...]
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Going Helmetless? Get Your Head Examined!
June 14th, 2006 · 7 Comments · Local, Main
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about motorcylces — which is a little strange since the last time I was on a cycle it was in college as a passenger.
The recent accident involving Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger might have something to do with it. Or maybe it was the loud complaints — [...]
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Joe Must Go
June 11th, 2006 · 10 Comments · Main, State
Is there a more arrogant and thin-skinned politician on the planet than Joe Lieberman?
The latest Quinnipiac University poll shows Lieberman challenger Ned Lamont has pulled within striking distance of the three-term senator. This has no doubt sent Lieberman into fits of apoplexy. You see, Lieberman just doesn’t think we Nutmeggers should be deprived of the [...]
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Huffing and Puffing About Sharon Hospital
June 8th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Local, Main
Last week’s disclosure that Sharon Hospital solicted its medical staff for donations to the re-election campaign of Rep. Nancy Johnson struck a chord with some members of the community. In researching the news article I wrote about the subject last week, I communicated with several physicians at the hospital — some off the record, some [...]
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