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Magic, Misery But Miracles Too! Let's Keep Hope and Advocacy Alive and Well!

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on Sat, 05/13/2023 - 13:12
catherine paton <cppaton@yahoo.com>
To:Janet Manko
Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 10:05 AM
 
To The Editor:
 
With the season of harvest and Halloween prompting Trick/Trunk-Or-Treats, costume parades, parties, and walks at dusk and in the dark, traditions spread, mainly bringing joy but not preventing all risks.
 
Costumes and events dreamed up and pieced together over weeks or days help kids, teens and plenty of grown-ups step into the realm of the playful, wild and woolly. 
 
Hopefully the result is big fun and a sense of friendship. It's a time also to reflect on ancestors and life from over the decades.
 
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Keeping the Circle of Care
Faith and Friendship Strong in Dire Times and Good Ones too!

Difficult Headlines with Violence and Loss, Connecticut Protective Moms Help Prevent and Alert Folks Near and Far!

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on Sat, 05/13/2023 - 13:07
To the Editor:
 
As we reverently recount the loss of lives a decade ago at Sandy Hook, we are facing a terrible problem protecting victims even when victims or their families clearly seek legal help. Tragically that includes the loss of 11- month -old Camilla Francisquini on Nov. 25th and a mother of a 3-year-old son, Julie Minogue, age 40, on Dec.7th, 2022, even since the passing of Jennifers' Law in CT to protect victims with their children in custody cases.
 
The recent loss of Athena Strand, age 7, near her home to a stranger strikes valid fear, yet many families are in crisis and
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Sharing the Difficult News but Hopeful Ways to Prevent Harm and Fatalities

Whose Driving The BUS for US-All? We Are so Let's Open Our Eyes, Hearts and Minds and sense of Team!

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on Sat, 05/13/2023 - 12:47

 

To The Editor (published in The Lakeville Journal of CT in Jan. '23)
 
With the New Year of 2023 off to a warm weather start, more people can enjoy a 'mini-vacation' and remember that 'spring and time to plan for gardens and outdoor events, walks and fundraisers' is just around the corner. I have enjoyed thinking of ways more people could feel connected to the seasons and months of the year in wider circles.
 
 For instance dividing the 50 states of American by twelve and placing them on a calendar grid of four across and three deep, we can recognize and learn more about the states if
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Where are you on the map of the US (use this handy locator device to 'map your Month Region' and jumpstart your collaboration any time of year

The Gifts Of One Another...Giving and Receiving Key for the One and the Many

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on Sat, 05/13/2023 - 12:44

To The Editor: (This was in the 12/15/22 issue of The Lakeville Journal of CT)

The ongoing festive events to celebrate family, community and care around the world with gatherings and gifts is something we can carry into the coming years. The gift of every life as evolving into wiser, more caring beings is shared by many traditions and more help online and hopefully in our communities.
 
The digital divide is closing in ways due to cell phone coverage.
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Open Hearts and Minds Can Bring Great Finds
Thinking of the Next Gen

Pulling Together For Success (Letter to the Editor, Lakeville Journal of CT, April '23)

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on Sat, 05/13/2023 - 12:39
To the Editor:
 
Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty by America, asserts in an Apple Podcast that the systems to provide help to elderly or low-income family are poorly designed and not readily supported or easy to use for many who need that help.
 
 About 1 in 5 people do not get one or more kinds of help who qualify for aid and funds (TANF--Temporary Aid to Needy Families) from the government for food, monetary support, insurance, tax credits, disability and more.

 Some people need practical support to access programs, fill out paperwork or forms on a laptop or even on an iPhone or
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EndPoverty.org and Poverty
by US book by Matthew Desmond
Helping Locally and With Bigger Issues too

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