“It’s so important to make someone happyMake just one, someone happy …And you will be happy too” It is 65 years since the song, “Make Someone Happy” debuted in 1960—a long time […]
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What do we do when the view from the porch includes a bear?
Barely does a day go by when I don’t hear someone tell me about their experience with black bears. No wonder, as the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection […]
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Humble and virtuous: the clothesline’s role
Seventy-one years ago this month, my father and mother bought a house. It was definitely not my mother’s dream house. It was big and old and had been abandoned for […]
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Here’s how you can support green backyard habitats
As it has for the past several years, Kent Land Trust is embracing the wild experiment of “No Mow May.” It’s interesting to note how this movement has morphed over […]
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Neither snow nor rain …
Letter to the editor: As temperatures rise and summer routines kick in, the Kent Post Office remains a constant in our community. No matter the season, you can count on […]
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Better safe than sorry
I may go back to my childhood roots when it comes to protecting my financial nest egg. With the stock market in free fall due to an aggressive tariff plan […]
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Federal cuts to darken library programs?
To the Editor: National Library Week is a time to highlight the role of public libraries in civic society, but recent news is nothing to celebrate. On March 14, the […]
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Education’s uneven playing field just got bumpier
My grandfather had a birthday this month. As the family historian, I was probably the only person in the world who remarked the day as he was born in 1893 […]
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Pete Rose: baseball’s haunting presence
The specter of former professional baseball player Pete Rose continues to haunt Major League Baseball. The controversy surrounding Rose is whether he should be eligible for consideration to the National […]
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Clutter vs. claustrophobia: who will win?
The Northwest Corner of Connecticut has had its share of bone-chilling cold, coupled with strong gusting winds lately. The combination that Mother Nature has thrown our way has made it […]