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Longstanding health disparities have amplified during the pandemic, creating 'heightened levels of mistrust.'
The last thing I expected to see on the day after my fourth State Senate election was Marcia Biederman's Nov.4 Op-Ed confession about white supremacy in my high school 56 years post-graduation. Black people have faced every form of injustice imagined throughout history, but we are a resilient people and I have the DNA of my ancestors. That DNA has carried me for 72 years to stand in my truth, even as a young girl.
Connecticut’s constituents have had both their personal and professional lives flipped upside down since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March. During that time we have seen our frontline workers -- our hospital staff, municipal and state workers, along with many others -- put their lives on the line day after day to keep all of us safe while ensuring our public services continue running uninterrupted.
For decades, Connecticut and other states have used a fee-for-service model to pay for health care: the provider bills for each service, every consult, every procedure, every test, every pill. State Comptroller Kevin Lembo and many others have come to view that system as seriously flawed. It not only contributes to skyrocketing medical costs but […]
In 2010, we were recovering from the Great Recession; now there’s a pandemic.
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In this time of Thanksgiving throughout our nation, we want to pause to thank and express appreciation for the direct support professionals working daily with people with intellectual disabilities in the community.
Shea is a story about race and social inequalities that plague America. It is a narrative that prompts the question, “Do you know what it’s like to wake up in new skin?” Anthony Valentine lives in Bloomfield
Through my artwork I strive to create an example of ideas that reflect my desire to raise social consciousness, and cultural awareness. Jazz music is the catalyst to all my work, and plays a major influence in each piece of work.”
During times like these it’s often fun to revisit something familiar and approach things with a different slant. I have been taking some Pop culture and Art masterpieces and applying the vintage 1960’s and 70’s classic figures (Fisher Price, little people) to the make an amusing pieces. Here is my homage to Fisher -Price, Yellow […]
About the art: This was a local landmark on Marion Road in Cheshire. I have painted this old cider mill and farm over many years and felt it was a part of Connecticut’s history. Ellen Pliskin lives in Cheshire.
