On this Fourth of July Weekend, as we celebrate our country’s independence with our friends and families, I thought it would be good to take a quick moment to think a little bit more about our freedoms. First, I want to start off with a quote from the.
Topics: Connecticut, Media, Politics

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Well, New Hampshire became the sixth state to allow gay people to marry and we are now starting to see the fallout from this. My socially conservative friends warned me about how this would lead to the destruction of marriage, and now we are seeing it,..
Topics: Connecticut, Politics

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@jillmz, @sheilamc7, @jcnork Since I just put up a #followfriday post earlier today, I’ll skip the explanation. Read that post of you wonder what this is all about. @jillmz has been visiting Woodbridge and we’ve been talking about getting together.
Topics: Connecticut, FollowFriday, Social Networks

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@pistachio, @gruen, @geechee_girl Do you know what #followfriday is? Do you know why I put a pound sign or hashmark in front of #followfriday? Do you know who @pistachio, @gruen, @geechee_girl are? Do you know why there is an at-sign at the beginning.
Topics: Books, FollowFriday, Social Networks

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