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The E's and the snails have been quieter since the last column. How about some news? There certainly is some future news ahead of us, with the reunion just one year ahead. I recently heard the observation that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. One year is not a long time. John Engelman's recent class newsletter shared all the details on our June 2003 gathering. It will be a fabulous time, and I hope you can all make it. But don't hold your news 'til then: Write! (or call, drop in, add me to your Christmas letters...whatever).

Parker Beverage and David Peck (your humble secretary) both had to skip the May class meeting, due to important weekend conflicts for each. Parker, in his role as dean of admissions at Colby, had to be in Waterville, Maine, for the weekend. And I was running for school committee in Plymouth, Massachusetts; the election was to be that day. It was cause for reflection that many of us are at a point of peak activity in our lives right now, with barely time to breathe among the responsibilities and obligations (some work related, some voluntary but willingly chosen) that fill our lives. This might be something we ponder at the reunion (feel free to contact Steve Calvert at s.calvert@neu.edu with ideas). And speaking of elections, the Bob Reich campaign for governor fills at least the Massachusetts news. By the time you read this, the Democratic state convention will have occurred, a necessary hurdle to get on the primaiy election ballot in September. One of five candidates, Reich's in an energy-filled primary with five other candidates right now. He held his own at a St. Patricks Days political breakfast (Bob O'Reich?), and recently got evaluated, with the others, on the quality of his handshake. Firmness, dryness, length and sincerity were informally evaluated; Bob came in a close second to Mitt Romney. But he'll come out on top in the one that matters. Good luck, Bob.

David King made the news in Connecticut. He was recently elected chairman of the regional planning commission of the South Central Regional Council of Governments. This group reviews issues of zoning and subdivision across 15 cities and towns. David is interim dean of the Quinnipiac University School of Law, where he has taught since 1978. After Dartmouth he received a master's at Harvard, and his law degree from Cleveland State University. And I received a nice letter from Anne Meyers, the widow of Allan Meyers. The family is organizing an Allan Meyers Fund for the Advancement of Careers in Disability at the Boston Foundation. Their goal is to raise an endowment that can support students at the BU School of Public Health as they enter the field of disability-related services. Contact Anne at ameyers468@aol.com. And contact me with some news! Hope you all had a great spring.

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