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Is Yours Worth Catching?

| November 10, 2014 | Reply

Driving through Newtown on Saturday afternoon, I couldn’t help but be affected by the woman, dressed in a traffic cop uniform,  gyrating, in the middle of the street.  As I drew closer I recognized her as Kathy (Ballwig) Holick, class of 84 Newtown High School. There she stood, in the middle of Church Hill Rd, […]

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Taking the High Road

| November 3, 2014 | Reply

When I was a kid, my mother always used to tell me to “take the high road.” To a kid, especially a boy, that usually meant being a wimp and letting somebody get away with something. Clint Eastwood would ride into town with his cheroot and his pancho and exact his revenge on all the […]

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When Blowing Leaves

| October 29, 2014 | Reply

I find it interesting when people are conflicted. A lifetime of conditioning and a seemingly-endless swim against a negative current sometimes leaves us jaded and oft times even cynical about the goings on in our lives. I have a friend who was diagnosed with cancer last winter and has been going through a difficult time […]

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