Laurie Bayer
Next stint
It's going to be a hard day. I'm trying to be extra kind with myself today. I set this day aside from work, so that I may follow wherever it takes me.
One year ago today, I catapulted off my horse Ruby in a barrel race and, today, she leaves for her next stint, as a therapeutic riding horse.
Sharing the road
Drivers of cars, horse riders can take steps to use public ways safely
Two horseback riders were struck by a pickup truck in South Woodstock last month, leaving one horse dead. The driver of the truck, Lawrence Allen, 64, of Bridgewater, has been cited on a charge of gross negligent operation and was issued a traffic ticket for control in the presence...
Komen has many positive consequences
RE: “Komen should be shut down” [Letters, Aug. 1]: My sister Joanie and her daughter recently walked the Susan G. Komen three-day fundraiser in Cleveland. Pledges toward their commitment surpassed their goal, at $4,737. I'm sorry, Steve Morgan, but I know that my sister would not have had 12...
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Condolences on the death of columnist’s mother
Sending love and condolences to Joyce Marcel [“The death of Rose Kagan,” Voices, Jan. 4]. I always loved reading her essays about her mother, Rose, in the paper and in her book, A Thousand Words or Less. I love that her mom was buried with her red dance shoes. Funerals are for the survivors, and everyone knew Rose for her spunk and as a dancer. May Rose's memory be for a blessing.