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     Sofia Melian-Morse looks through the hay for prizes during Celebrate Earth's Harvest at the Holcomb Farm Learning Center in West Granby on October 5. Photo/Robin Gourd
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Public Financing Needed for State Legislative Campaigns
     Robert Marconi, who currently serves as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Connecticut, is Democratic candidate for State Senator in the 30th District, which includes the towns of Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Washington and Winchester.
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Cruising Through a Touch of Paradise
     On a recent gorgeous holiday, my son and I chose to take a leisurely ride among the "by-ways" just north of our home territory—through the hills and dirt roads and delightful scenery.
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Mom’s Oil Pan Pond
     It has been two or three years since our last cat went off to the Great Kitty Litter in the Sky. I keep eyeing those plaintive little cat faces in the pet adoption ads, but then my husband says, "Let's take a vacation first, before we get another animal!"
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New York City "Has It All"
     New York City now "has it all." Having lived in, or near, New York City for over 25 years, I have been to almost every sight-seer’s attraction, mostly because of visitors who want to go to the city.
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Prison Nurses
     All men are babies when it comes to medical care. And men in prison are no different. This is why prisons need nurses. A man can rob a half-dozen heavily armed banks and be covered in homemade tattoos, but the minute he scrapes his knee on the basketball court, he needs a mother figure.
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Free Telephone Depression Screenings
     The Mental Health Association of Connecticut, Inc. is offering free anonymous telephone depression screenings for people who think they may be suffering from depression through Friday, October 11.
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Gilbert School Alumni Homecoming Celebration
     The Gilbert School Alumni Office will host alumni and friends on Saturday, October 12 for Homecoming and the 2nd annual Alumni Get-Together.
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Sharon Audubon Holds Owl-Naming Contest
     To name its new resident education screech owl, Sharon Audubon is holding a contest for kids in grades 4-8. For the contest, each child should pick a creative name for the education screech owl based on species information, scientific names, foreign languages, Native American language, cultural aspects, etc.
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Northwestern Regional Takes Up Freedom’s Answer Campaign
     The day after the 9/11 anniversary, students at Northwestern Regional High School became part of Freedom's Answer, the national campaign to make an appropriate response to the terrorist attacks.
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W.L. Gilbert Trust’s 108th Annual Meeting
     On September 18, members of the W.L. Gilbert Trust Corporation held their 108th consecutive Annual Meeting. This year, for the first time, a reception was held prior to the meeting for trustees, former trustees and invited guests.
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CT Vaccine Information Alliance
     Two years ago, the CT Vaccine Information Alliance (CTVIA) was formed with the goal of providing information about vaccines, including state laws and exemptions, to Connecticut citizens.
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