Monthly Archives: November 2010

The big story this month — other than 4,500 cruise ship passengers having to eat peanut butter instead of lobster as their powerless boat was tugged back to San Diego — was the midterm elections. The cruise ship story would … Continue reading →

This was a very special Thanksgiving for me, and not simply because I spent it with my father in Florida who, much to my pleasant surprise, was not dead. There were a lot of close calls in August and September, … Continue reading →

A lady comes into the Ace Hardware Store on North Avenue in Burlington, tracks down a can of bug spray, and approaches Steve Audette, one of the more knowledgeable and experienced employees there. “Is this good for ants?” she asks … Continue reading →

Sixty-six years ago this autumn, Hal Mayforth was a sergeant with the U.S. 4th Armored Division, fighting his way through France. He was part of a platoon that would eat Thanksgiving dinner that month in a barnyard rank with manure … Continue reading →