Forrest Foster sold his cows this fall. This is a story about why he did it.

Finn Rooney killed himself in Walden, Vermont. This is a story about who he was and what he left.

Tara Reese and I visited Finn’s memorial and talked about the evolution of grief.

Ashton runs a concrete business and in his free time he makes community meals at the American Legion in Hardwick. He’s busy.

The Civic Standard is finding excuses to get together in Hardwick. One example…mystery dinner theater at the local Legion…

He’s always practical and always generous and these things are always the same thing.

Sitting at deer camp talking about hunting and loneliness and what to do next.

Tiana and I talk about what she has planned for her 1-year anniversary with her boyfriend.

Finn's bell finds its home at Hazen Union High School and rings in the Hardwick Memorial Day Parade.