The Office of the State Fire Marshal determined the cause of the blaze to be improper disposal of smoking materials, according to the fire chief.
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J.P. Devine: Call me when the parade starts
Not sure whether to wear a mask anymore, J.P. Devine is ready to breathe and join the party.
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J.P. Devine: Welcome home snowbirds, now watch your step
Snowbirds will notice plenty of changes around town, but J.P. Devine asks that you please get your vaccine shot before strolling the sidewalks.
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J.P. Devine: Is that all there is?
While out on parole, J.P. Devine journeys out to Starbucks while observing a few simple rules.
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J.P. Devine: And a tiny silver whistle
In order to find new material, J.P. Devine ponders a job at the front desk of a new downtown hotel.
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J.P. Devine: Hello normal, where ya been?
Fully inoculated, J.P. Devine wonders what it will be like to live “normal” again, what’s changed, and whether he can slide down the pole at the firehouse.
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Dana Wilde: Birds, music and culture
The music of birdsong speaks to important ‘soul-information’ that is mysterious and alluring, Dana Wilde writes.
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J.P. Devine: Easy come, easy go
Never getting to see or touch the stimulus money, J.P. Devine thinks about what he has and what’s in the bank.
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Liz Soares: Ken Burns documentaries are a feast of storytelling complexity
Burns’ latest, “Hemingway,” is both biography and literary analysis, illustrating once again everything that is enthralling about the landmark documentary filmmaker, Liz Soares writes.
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J.P. Devine: Apres Moderna
Life is all about the waiting game after being vaccinated, J.P. Devine writes.