It Happened in Middlebury – The Benson family in WW I
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
No one responded to last month’s request for information on Middleburians who served in World War I, but that it is not unusual. Called ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Feb. 13, 2017
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Editor’s Note: This is the last Poem A Day available to us. The column is no longer in syndication.
Alas
Walter de la Mare
One moment take thy rest.
Out of mere nought ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Feb. 12, 2017
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Heavy
Hieu Minh Nguyen
The narrow clearing down to the river
I walk alone, out of breath
my body catching on each branch.
Small children maneuver around me.
Often, I want ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Feb. 11, 2017
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Elegy for a Year
Joseph Fasano
Before I watched you die, I watched the dying
falter, their hearts curled and purring in them
like kitfoxes asleep
beside their shadows, their ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Feb. 10, 2017
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Children of Aleppo
Chard deNiord
The children were asking
a thousand questions about why
the sky was blue and grass was green
when suddenly their tongues
were stilled by ... Continue Reading →
Diversified Tax Tidbits – Medical expenses and your taxes, Part 2
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by Mark A. Burns
Last month, we provided an overview of this topic. This month we will discuss some more specific aspects of this topic.
Health insurance premiums are deductible, ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Feb. 9, 2017
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Sea Garden
Rosamond S. King
Dead man’s fingers –
short and still
or waving spindles
brain coral,
mountain coral
ground small – they
would be pebbles
if ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – Remembering Middlebury’s WW I veterans
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
As a town of grateful citizens, we can never afford to forget any of our veterans. In addition, we should from time to time strive ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Feb. 8, 2017
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Who Makes Love to Us After We Die
Diana Marie Delgado
I turn on the radio and hear horses, girls becoming women after tragedy. Talk about dreams! His heart was covered in ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Feb. 7, 2017
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After Ch’u Yuan
Ezra Pound
I will get me to the wood
Where the gods walk garlanded in wisteria,
By the silver-blue flood move others with ivory cars.
There come forth ... Continue Reading →
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