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Cele's Columns 1997 - 2004

Here they are!  All of Cele's Westfield Evening News columns, published every Saturday while she was the State Representative.  (You'll find my current blog at Tercera Edad in San Pancho, Mexico.)

You can select a year or use the search box to find a topic of interest.

Cele's 2003/04 Columns

Cele's 2003/04 Columns

A few columns from Mexico after leaving Beacon Hill in Boston.

Cele's 2002 Columns

Cele's 2002 Columns

Getting ready to leave the legislature, I wrote about eight great years. Then there was the legislation to prevent discrimination against…

Cele's 2001 Columns

Cele's 2001 Columns

Learning about lobsters and Columbia bicycles. Some peeks at what comes in the mail and what constituents complain about. On the light side…

Cele's 2000 Columns

Cele's 2000 Columns

Memories of spending billions, staying awake during an all night legislative session. Memories of cars and squirrels. And a trip to a 40th…

Cele's 1999 Columns

Cele's 1999 Columns

Sometimes, there just wasn't enough going on in the State House to write about. Try the New Year's column, "We're Buttering the Cats." Or,…

Cele's 1998 Columns

Cele's 1998 Columns

Immigration.  Then, it was a wave of Pentecostal Christians from Russia arriving in my district. They caused quite a stir, and some outrage…

Cele's 1997 Columns

Cele's 1997 Columns

It's always fun to look back at the columns I wrote long ago. And 1997 brought the light (see "That is not my pink dog") to the serious.…

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