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Health Care Provisions, New Taxes, and Cuts
After hearing from many of my friends and family members, I decided to put together a summary of when the new provisions of the health bill go into effect. This is a list based on a series of articles...
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The Real Gift of Relay
“Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ‐ Margaret Mead This quote keeps coming to mind as I reflect about the first ever...
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Train Folks
There is something really cool about standing on a train platform and waiting for a train to arrive. The smells, the sights, the sounds are all distinct and unique. After ten years of life in northern...
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Disruption on the Rails!
Just when this commuting thing was getting good, the VRE threw me a curve ball this morning. As I arrived at the VRE station, I was so happy to see so many available parking spaces – and the really...
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Punishing our Enemies…What?
I have had the privilege of spending some time in the “field” over the last few days and the feeling on the ground is very different from anything I have witnessed during any other election season....
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Second Chances…the Difference a Day Makes!
Our country is at a crossroads. Today is a new day. I think it is an opportunity that might have been missed after the 2006 election of a Democratically controlled Congress or the 2008 election of...
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The Craziest Rollercoaster ever built…
Each and everyone of us have ups and downs in life, that’s part of being human and it’s something we can’t change. We all know too well the emotional rollercoaster we ride when life throws us a single...
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The Story that Wasn’t Covered at West Springfield High
As I went to bed on Thursday evening, the night before the second annual Relay for Life of Springfield Burke, I was surprised that area journalists saw fit to report on a senior prank that got out of...
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Transitions
Life is full of transitions. For our family, this seems to be a season of transitions – and I am sure we are not alone. The good news is that our transitions are exciting, they are good transitions,...
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Compelling Theatre Just Down the Street at your Local High School
Sometimes we overlook our local high school as venues for compelling theatre and once again West Springfield High School did not disappoint. Last night I saw “Nerdicus (My Brother With Autism)” and I...
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The ABLE Act – A Rare and Welcome Example of Bipartisanship
Tonight the efforts of countless advocates, legislators, former colleagues and congressional staffers converge as the U.S. House is poised to consider the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013...
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The Hunger Games – Musical Theatre Edition
A few years back, I applied to five colleges when trying to decide my future. I wanted a school that would prepare me for what I knew would be my graduate work – law school. The process was simple....
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College – a new beginning, or has it all ended?
And so without too much ceremony, the “end” that we have been planning for and talking about for the last two years has arrived. The last of “the last high school (fill in the blank)” for all our...
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It Should be about Accountability….
Once again, I wish we could just get to the heart of the matter and strip away the comments that tend to color our arguments and incite the opposition unnecessarily. I am certain I do not have all the...
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