The 103rd Airlift Wing, known as “the Flying Yankees,” is sending eight airmen and a C-130 Hercules cargo plane to help in supply efforts.
August 28, 2017 @ 3:50 pm
Five charter schools line up hoping for state nod
It’s been nearly four years since the State Board of Education last approved a new charter. The board has 90 days to decide whether to approve the application and grant an initial certificate. The General Assembly has the final say.
The big bang of journalism in America
The demise of objective journalism is less a result of a news source trying to push an agenda and more about economics. A leading research organization covering the media industry published a summary of a well-known media survey from a few years ago by describing the media as “Biased, Frivolous, And Liberal.” Unfortunately, this is correct.
Budget debate: It’s not how much, but what kind of revenue to raise
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has been sparring with his fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives over how much new tax and fee revenue should be raised for the budget. But the real debate is over what type of revenue should be raised — not how much.
To be a trauma-informed city takes a cultural shift and partnership
New Britain is beginning to shift it’s culture to become a trauma-informed city. In other words, it is working to recognize that 25 percent of children under 17 have suffered some form of trauma in their life, and to help them heal and move on rather than punish them for how they have responded.