The content was political; the delivery, from the heart. It was as though Barack Obama entered each and every living room to say, in a quiet and normal voice, “Same-sex couples should be able to marry.” No trumpet sounding here.
Ten days later, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People voted 66-2 in agreement with President Obama's sentiment.
His heart into our hearts, the uplift, catches the current of the wind, winging out into the world.
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I appreciate The Commons reporting on recent proposed cuts to senior meal programs in Windham County. I am one of dozens of volunteer drivers who get mid-day meals out to seniors in the more rural areas of our county. I deliver to clients in Townshend, Brookline, and Newfane. The Dam Diner in Townshend prepares and distributes meals for recipients in these towns and many others, at the behest of Senior Solutions of Windham and Windsor Counties, based in Springfield. Senior...
At the Poetry Studio in Marlboro, young people from age six to 15 have taken the opportunity to slow down and listen to their imaginations. The results - poems, artwork, and beautiful handmade books from the past two years - will be on exhibit in the Gallery at the River Garden, 157 Main St., for the month of May. The exhibit is called “Creative Visions: Poetry, Art, and Beautiful Handmade Books by Young People from The Poetry Studio in Marlboro,
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