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Thank You, Superintendent Palmer!      By Christine Rodgers, Winsted More ... What Are They Thinking?      By Terry Tanner, Winsted More ... Humor, Science and Logic — Part 1 By Jeff Messenger, Barkhamsted      Hi, Mr. Carlotti. Thank you for your response in the April 12 issue of The Voice, "The Faith Agenda." This is an agenda I gladly admit to. You are absolutely right that calling you a "prayer hater" was not in keeping with the polite tone I try to maintain. It was a stupid attempt at humor (a variati... More ... Tragedy at the Altar By James Bagnaschi, Harwinton      "Bravo!" to Trinity Arts Series and your successful hosting of Shakespeare & Company's Macbeth at Trinity Episcopal Church in Torrington on Saturday, April 13. Mimi Harden, Managing Director of Trinity Arts Series, organized a wonderful Feast and Follies Medieval Banquet prior to the p... More ... The King James Bible By Wink Wilson, Goshen      Is the King James Version of the Bible the most reliable English translation? Having written on this subject quite extensively in the past, and having been printed in The Voice on it, I will pass on writing a long, updated article on it. The answer to the above question is very obviously no! I say t... More ... Canton Library Thanks Girl Scouts By Cheryl Donahue      Cheryl Donahue is Children's Librarian at Canton Public Library. More ... Get in Line Before the Food Runs Out By George P. Lemaire, Plymouth      I'm amused by Perry Gardner's cornball analogy, "Why the ‘Rich’ Won't Be Coming to Lunch" [March 29]. He assumes that all rich people are fair and play by fair rules to benefit humanity, while in actuality, most get their gains by manipulating the system. As an example: What does Gardner think of pa... More ... Reparations and Asian Elephants By Bob Davidson, Canton      It was reported in a Reuters newswire story on February 26 [Tourist Lust for Ivory Wiping Out Asian Elephants] that "Asia's wild elephants are being wiped out by the demand for ivory trinkets from wealthy tourists." The article goes on to say a charity group called "Save the Elephants" blamed the iv... More ... Recipe for Joy By Florence Vining Thomen, East Canaan      How do you feel as you realize it is time to roll out of bed? Many of you are grumpy, but some really do love to greet that brand new day, with all its adventures. More ... Nice GIs Finish Last By "Alfonso Grimm"      Someplace towards the back of my closet rests a robe with the imprint "M.D.U.S.A." Some might recognize the acronym "Medical Department, U.S. Army." But to many GIs, it translated "Many Die—U Shall Also." More ...