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FREEDOM WEEKS Reprise
I first posted this essay in July of 1920, a different time for our country. A lot was going on then: COVID was spreading across the country and around the ...
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The End of the Ice
It’s March 17, and a small patch of ice remains afloat on the 1860 Reservoir in Wethersfield. Just two days ago, 80% of the pond was covered with ice but ...
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UConn-Michigan for the Championship
I gotta say, that was a helluva basketball game. Michigan and UConn played for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Monday night. They are two of the early winners in the ...
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The First District Endorsement Game
Last year, on December 3 and again on December 5, the Hartford Courant ran an article headed “Larson, Bronin battle for endorsements.” The article described the state of the race ...
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