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Published the first Friday of each month by the SilverStringers of Melrose, Massachusetts -- July 6, 2001
IT'S A U.S.A. THING: 'tis the season for all patriotic Americans to step forward and rejoice in the heritage that our parents, their parents and all those pioneers before them, left to us here in the land of plenty. It is time to pay homage, a time to pay respect, to honor the memory of all those good people who had the courage to defend that near-perfect system the forefathers had the wisdom to create 225 years ago. It is the Fourth of July, our collective birthday. So Happy Birthday, all you Americans, wherever you are. The SilverStringers salute you. (The picture is of the Veterans Plot in our cit's beautiful Wyoming Cemetery. It is a SilverStringer photo.)
One of our SilverStringers, Barbara Chandler, died peacefully in her sleep on a recent Monday night. "She was a happy person, enjoyed the little things of life, and had a lovely garden with many colorful flowers," a friend wrote of her. "She enjoyed cooking and would set a pretty table for her guests." A Melrose High School graduate, Barbara discovered the SilverStringers only last year, yet had become a dedicated member. We shall miss her. (Barbara's picture is linked to a poem in her honor, read at a recent Stringer meeting.)
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... the SilverStringers' second foreign correspondent
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... A remarkable lady.
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... Launching rockets at school
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by Jack Driscoll
... biased non-review discovers that his story is ours
Enough is enuff.
by Russ Priestley
... are you ready for this?
Open mike poetry, guitar pickin', a fine evening
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... Bookmarkit sponsors an unusual but delightful event
Photo essay: Beebe School oil tank removal
by Frances Bertulli
... It all happened behind the Milano Senior Center.
Provincialisms
by Russ Priestley
... Regional pronounciations
Finer points of baking
by O'Callaghan
...Well, I tried