CT’s current absentee ballot process allows those with special circumstances to vote, while no-excuse absentee ballots could erode confidence in vote integrity and add to the costs of administering elections.

Arguments for wind and solar would go much further if in the process they included an expansion of nuclear power.

One would hope we’ll someday reclaim our self-respect and sell Connecticut on its real merits, not with some cheap cynical pitch that exploits a woman’s soul-wrenching decisions.

Trust, Leadership, Results: three words often used in political campaigns of both major political parties.   I propose two more: “common sense.” Keith Phaneuf’s article about taxes (CT Mirror, 22 December,  “Are Lamont and his fellow Democrats headed for a showdown over Taxes?”) makes no references to cutting costs.  Instead, it focuses entirely on how much more the “rich” should pay.  Connecticut taxpayers, regardless of wealth, have every right to question how our leaders are allocating our tax dollars.