It doesn't exactly answer the question of where Brown Bear went. But it raises some possibilities. The headline boasted: ``Fossil Indicates Brown Bear Went South,'' which, if you're a scientist or rationally inclined, would indicate that something big had been uncovered in nature. But I read the headline and thought, ``Brown Bear went south? Is this a clue? Is Brown Bear in the cellar? Or in South Boston, maybe, though South Boston is really north of me. Or maybe ``south'' means simply ``under something.'' Under a cushion? Under a bed? Could Brown Bear be hiding?

He wasn't raised to kill. Marine Lance Corp. Jeff Lucey grew up in Belchertown with his mother, father and two sisters. He was a Cub Scout. He played Whiffle ball and team sports. He had lots of friends but only one girl. He had a great life…