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Signs of life reemerge in 2021

For the second year in a row, it’s going to be a bit of a challenge for those of us whose year-end letter-writing ritual consists of composing a thoughtful message – instead of relying on … more

Larry Kessler | 12/4/21

Vaccines, the Boston Marathon, hope and other things I’m thankful for

It’s no secret that our country is as divided, broken and far from even a semblance of unity as we’ve been in more than a half-century, since the height of the Vietnam War. We’ve … more

Larry Kessler | 11/7/21

Milestones, both big and small, pass in a flash

What began as a recent routine afternoon walk in my cul-de-sac was transformed into a trip down memory lane when I saw two families picking up their youngsters from the school bus. When I passed … more

Larry Kessler | 10/9/21

Larry Kessler and his daughter Alana share a moment after the race.

A frightening roller-coaster ride for my psyche

September is here, and if these last few weeks of summer are any indication, the outlook for getting the pandemic under control, and regaining our old lives, remains highly uncertain. The weeks … more

Larry Kessler | 9/6/21

The power of Holocaust education

Those who doubt how much Holocaust awareness will be raised by the mandate to teach about the Holocaust and genocide in Rhode Island’s middle and secondary schools should familiarize themselves … more

Larry Kessler | 8/6/21

Summer is making a comeback

The landscape for this July is much improved from a year ago – and that’s an understatement. The outlook is light years away from those dark days of last summer, when we were told to … more

Larry Kessler | 7/1/21

Luminaria, shown at a past Relay For Life of Greater Attleboro event, are typically lit around a track in honor of cancer survivors and in memory of cancer victims.

Relay For Life more important than ever this year

Back in the late 1950s and early ’60s, when I attended Hebrew School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, I don’t recall my teachers talking about the Jewish concept of tikkun olam, repairing … more

Larry Kessler | 6/3/21

Pets speak up about the pandemic

When I last wrote about my pets two years ago, the world of pets – like the world of humans – was much different than it is today. Since the start of the pandemic, my pets, like … more

Larry Kessler | 5/9/21

Reflections on COVID Passover one year later

Twelve months ago, when the coronavirus pandemic had just changed our world and led to a lockdown, I wrote what proved to be my first of many columns about COVID-19: “No matter how long the … more

Larry Kessler | 3/4/21

The adoption reunion went virtual – but was still so worth it

Compared to the two most recent reunions of our older daughter’s adoption group, the Zoom gathering that we had to settle for on the Saturday night after New Year’s Day might have been … more

Larry Kessler | 2/5/21