By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the Republican Convention will have wound down and the campaigns will be gearing up for more electioneering. Here in the city, we have our…
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By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, there will be the fallout from the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Nothing good comes from an action like this, especially in…
Note: The previously posted column was incomplete and had been posted inadvertently. Apologies. By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, more than once I will have heard during the week that…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the heat will have subsided with a dampening drizzle of storm, the first presidential debate will have come and gone, and Mary and I…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the heat will have tamped down a bit with a big shift coming on Monday. Part of the daily routine is a walk, but…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Father’s Day will have arrived, and along with it all the greetings from family and some friends, via text. It’s how we do things…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will have been at one recital for Grandchild No. 1 and heard about a second performance by Grandchild No. 2, both…
Come Sunday morning, we all will have had a few days to consider the Trump court case decision and what it means for and to each of us. At the…
Come Sunday morning, the American flags will be flying in the center of Forestville and on Memorial Boulevard for Memorial Day festivities. In Forestville, the Memorial Day Parade is today,…
Come Sunday morning, the oldest of our children will have celebrated his 40th birthday party–he turned 40 last week–and Mary and I will have reconnected with friends of ours, who…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will be home for Mother’s Day, while Mary is lending a hand with the new grandchild. Maybe I will decide to take a…
Come Sunday morning, a new grandchild will have joined three others. That would have been on Friday, when Mary was in session at the state capitol and I was sequestered…
Come Sunday morning, Lake Compounce will have opened for its 178th consecutive year and the Wildcat roller coast will be running, newly retracked and better than ever. And as it…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the Bristol Boys and Girls Club will have completed its second consecutive sold out gala. Something chief executive office Jay Maia pointed out in…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the UConn men’s basketball team will have rolled to its second national title in two years, a tribute to the players and coaches, and…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, UConn men’s basketball team will have defeated a feisty Alabama in a clinical, if not surgical, manner. Team is the critical term here–the starters…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, UConn men’s basketball team will have broken away from Illinois at half time and never looked back. For a while in that first half,…
Come Sunday morning, UConn men’s and women’s program will have played their first contests and come away looking good. It’s nice to see Bristol’s Donovan Clingan making a contribution. Let’s…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, St. Patrick’s Day will be here. Earlier in the week, I cheated a bit when I had a healthy helping of corned beef cabbage…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the clocks will have sprung ahead an hour. Just thinking about another change makes my head spin. I am all for cutting out the…