A CT sheep farmer’s view from the solar field
A well-managed flock keeps vegetation under solar panels trimmed naturally, with minimal machinery, without pollution or the risk of damaged panels.
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talking transportation
P.T. Barnum’s Bridgeport was no circus
Barnum helped build Bridgeport into an industrial powerhouse.
Hot and bothered – summer’s transportation meltdown
The effect of last week’s heat wave on trains, planes and automobiles is worth remembering, and planning for, because this kind of weather will return.
The no-window-window seat suit survives
Can you imagine an aisle seat that’s not on the aisle? I can’t.
student voice
Immigration fear is reshaping patient trust inside CT hospitals
Among Connecticut residents who fear immigration enforcement, 14% have avoided medical care or know someone who has.
Addressing youth crime in New Haven County
We cannot address youth crime without addressing the conditions that shape it.
Embracing the dark
Watching horror movies has taught me that fear isn’t always the enemy.
Recent Viewpoints
What if there were no trash to pick up?
Call it waste management, trash disposal or sanitary engineering, garbage removal is still one of those unpleasant but necessary services for maintaining public health and welfare. You can ignore the men and women who do most of the dirty work for us. But trash doesn’t disappear on its own. The armies of trash haulers who…
CT must no longer delay compassion at the end of life
The role of government should not be to prescribe one universally acceptable way to die.
CT’s hypocrisy about election integrity
If leaders want credibility when they condemn Trump’s attacks on democracy, they must also be willing to confront corruption, intimidation, and election abuse in Bridgeport.
Child neglect is vast in CT and DCF may not be so bad
If DCF is measured by the breadth of child neglect and abuse in Connecticut, the agency might seem to be an almost miraculous success.
Let’s have democracy funds throughout CT
Before the next election cycle, cities and municipalities across Connecticut should join Seattle, New York, and other local democracies in building “democracy funds.”
Congress has given states new housing tools. CT is ready to make them work
Increasing production and protecting our most vulnerable residents are not competing priorities. A healthy housing system requires both.
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