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The Fourth of July commemorates the ideals of democracy and vision that created the Declaration of Independence. Fourteen New England residents participated in the historic signing of the document. As Regional Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), I have the responsibility for carrying on that patriotic spirit that ensures the protection of life and property by working with elected officials and citizens of the six New England states. I am proud to be a New Englander and an American. More ... A likeness of Ben Franklin can be seen above the door outside The Voice office on Main Street in Winsted. This sketch of the bust was given to us by Carl Rasmussen, who was working on a project for John Noelke's drawing class at Northwestern CT Community College. More ... When the Tyler-Seward-Kubish Post 44 American Legion gathers at the All Wars Memorial in Bantam on Saturday, July 6, they will honor one of Litchfield’s most prominent citizens, World War II Navy Commander Edward Seward Stevens, as the July 2002 Veteran of the Month. The 10 a.m. service will start with retirement of WWII and Korean War Navy veteran Joseph Altieri’s flag. Altieri was the June 2002 Veteran of the Month. More ... Just one year ago—June 26, 2001—the Washington Post reported the comment of Senator Richard C. Shelby, vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, that we had Osama bin Laden on the run. I mention this to indicate how old stories put current news in some perspective, as Senator Shelby, more recently, has reportedly been critical of our intelligence lapses concerning the activities of bin Laden. Senator Shelby acknowledged that bin Laden was trying to keep "one step ahead of our intelligence" and he also said, last June, that our CIA was "doing a lot better—I've seen it. But they've got a long way to go." More ... Getting your telephone call returned by a seller these days is like the weather—everyone complains about it, but nobody seems able to do anything about it. The domination of business callees is increasing rapidly over frustrated consumer callers. More ... There’s a lot of tension in prison. It’s an Alpha male v. Alpha male, Gorillas in the Mist kinda thing. Anthropologically, it’s a gold mine of behaviors and actions—a place where David Attenborough would love to visit (the cafeteria, perhaps) and say: "These are prison inmates," in that wonderfully inflected accent of his. More ... For some reason, the cornice on one side of my house was never closed in—providing an ideal home for a red squirrel family, it appears. Looking up from her place beside me on our recliner, my kitty cat seemed engrossed in watching something interesting up there, at the corner of the house. More ... Entries are now being accepted for the V2V bike ride on Sunday, July 21 to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. Participating cyclists, their bikes and gear will be transported by bus from Vernon, CT to Vernon, VT. Participants then have the choice of biking an 80- or 100-mile course back to Connecticut. Event organizers are expecting over 200 riders, rain or shine. Pre-registration is required; fee is $75, with a $10 discount if received before July 15. More ... John Henry was among the members of the Society for Creative Anachronism who presented demonstrations and displays of various arts and skills from the Middle Ages at the Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library in New Hartford on June 25. More ... |
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