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A must read: Dr. Loretta Brady shares a personal story of her own destructive thoughts, and explores the fine line that separates normal suicidal thoughts from those that lead to devastating action.
Please consider joining Relay for Life on June 13-14 at Livingston Park in Manchester, and regain some Hope.
Sure, I knew the unwritten rule in adoption – no contact with the pet’s former people — and I did hesitate to break it. But I decided to act like a reporter and discover Charlie’s past. This time it mattered, because I had only a handful of memories, a couple of photos and few clues.
“No community is immune. No tragedy is mundane. No small-minded gesture will disable what lays in our path. Alcoholism and drug addiction destroys all kinds of relationships. I hope we have not gone too far. I hope you will help us as we seek to stem the tide.”
Term limits: ‘It’s my opinion that we need to fire those officials who would serve themselves at the expense of The People whom they’re elected to serve. So many of us, sadly, have been brainwashed into supporting the same failures and their reckless policies over and over again!’
‘I am not sure this could happen today. It’s no longer possible to pay for tuition with a summer job. The application process and the FAFSA forms are inscrutable. And most importantly, the adults are not as optimistic about higher education opportunities as they were when I was a kid.’
Rescuing Ralphie: ‘His tiny paws were stuck like glue, and he couldn’t free himself. But Ralphie put up a howl. He kept up the racket until a Good Samaritan in a nearby apartment heard the cries and went out to investigate.’
This is one of the painful aspects of being human; an awareness and desire for connection with others and a deep well of need that never stays satisfied for long.
Things we carry: Although I can’t find the store credit I got from Target in January for a gift return, I have carried the joy and the weight of these two cherished friendships with me for 40 uninterrupted years, tucked in an inconspicuous fold of my wallet.
The Blizzard of 2015 couldn’t defeat her spirit. Now Juno the cat is looking for a place to call her own.