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As a reporter for Channel 7 in Boston for 31 years, I was witness to most of the major events affecting the region. I met a lot of people ... politicians, actors, moguls, criminals and many regular folks caught up in extraordinary situations. Sometimes, I write about the people I've met and places I've been. Sometimes, I write about life, my family, my dogs and me. Or what might otherwise be called Life.
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TO PROTECT AND SERVE – Garry Armstrong
Policing in the United States is a hot button issue, particularly policing in minority communities. The George Floyd case is but one of many police-involved incidents that has cast a harsh light on the disparate way law and order is… Read More ›
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RANDOM THOUGHTS ALONG THE WAY by GARRY ARMSTRONG
Cue up Sinatra’s “My Way” for this one. It’s applicable for some of the random thoughts that I’ll float your way. It’s perfect for some of the bonehead things that rest in my past. My way is how I did… Read More ›
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PRINTING THE LEGEND WON’T MAKE IT RIGHT – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I don’t believe we can look at the sound and fury of the past week and a half while still clinging to the idyllic notion that we’re “the cradle of liberty.” Not anymore. The phlegm from my nasty head cold… Read More ›
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LEAVES AND LAST FOLIAGE IN DECEMBER
#CFFC: Leaves and Trees by the Blackstone – Garry Armstrong Good thing we take a lot of pictures when we are out taking pictures. It was all Marilyn’s idea, so she can’t complain. She told me to shoot more. You… Read More ›
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GARRY ARMSTONG’S FOLIAGE IN DECEMBER
FOTD – December 13 – Down By The Blackstone in December Marilyn felt that posting our pictures in one group wasn’t fair to me, so these are my pictures from our couple of hours down by Blackstone in Rhode Island…. Read More ›
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LOST AUTUMN DAYS – GARRY ARMSTRONG
In the process of downloading a camera, Marilyn discovered a whole bunch of pictures she had never before downloaded — and they are all mine. So, lets take a look at early autumn. September, down by the Blackstone at River… Read More ›
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THE WEEK THAT WAS – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Just about everyone is shaking their heads as if they’ve just awoken from a long and troubling dream. We have a President-Elect and his name is NOT Trump. If we try to tunnel back through our dreams which began on… Read More ›
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MOMENTS TO REMEMBER – GARRY ARMSTRONG
So, I pull into the parking lot of our little Supermarket, bank, pizza, Chinese food parking lot. I was there for two simple reasons: 1) To deposit a check at the bank, and 2) to pick up some prescriptions at… Read More ›
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ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A GUILIANI – Garry Armstrong
Once upon a time, there lived a mildly entertaining New York political suit. He did reoccurring cameo bits on “Law And Order” during its prime years. Not exactly a Lennie Briscoe, but his “Rudy” character” had legs. The character has… Read More ›
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I HAVE A DREAM – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I have a dream that, come November 4th: The White House Squatter will be dragged out in cuffs and chains, his orange face turned red as he rants about how “It was rigged. A faked election. A fraud by those… Read More ›
