The lesson of Connecticut’s unclaimed property saga is clear: a trusting, incurious press fosters bad government, while a skeptical, challenging press fosters good government.
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Sikorsky Airport sale: Another state-supported, economic kamikaze move
Certainly, a square mile of land on Long Island Sound, in Fairfield County is worth several times more than $10 Million — for any commercial use, including as an airport!
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Connecticut needs comprehensive sex education
Our kids will one day be adults who will have to make decisions about sex. Let’s give them the resources they need to make good ones.
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Shall we give the Russian model a whirl?
There are people in this country who wish things could be done easier and quicker. They think America would be better off if their party were in charge all the time.
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Extreme nationalism — in all forms — is a threat to humanity
We must put the health and love for our planet first, and return to the centrality of checks and balances in all forms of government.
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Fairfield County’s housing shortage is an economic time bomb
Fairfield County is facing a housing crisis that threatens our community’s short- and long-term economic health.
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In rebuilding Hartford’s infrastructure honor Olmsted, Hepburn with legacy parkways
Hartford has a unique opportunity to assign new meaning to the city’s identity through public infrastructure by celebrating 19th century park planner Frederick Law Olmsted, and the late Katharine Hepburn.
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Response to ‘The 2nd Amendment doesn’t say that:’ Actually, it does
This piece is in response to Mark Robinson’s Viewpoint on April 25 “The 2nd Amendment doesn’t say that.” My response to Robinson is that it sure as hell does. In his piece, Robinson states that we need to “adjust” our understanding of the Second Amendment in that it was not written for an individual to […]
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Closing CT’s digital divide starts with public internet
Closing the digital divide and homework gap ultimately provides a foundation for the children, adults, and seniors in our community to thrive.
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Sens. Blumenthal and Murphy: Tell Iran and Biden, ‘Never again!’
Signals from Washington, Tehran, and Vienna indicate that the Biden administration is still considering signing a catastrophically flawed agreement with Iran.
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CT Republicans need primaries to have a chance of winning in November
Republicans should allow primaries to increase the name recognition of potential nominees rather that allowing party insiders to rubber stamp another hopeless cause.
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A better way for CT Democrats to nominate candidates
Having three open seats is unusual for the Democratic ticket. The most hotly contested this weekend is the race for Secretary of the State.
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Oppose ALL war, not just Russian wars
Martin Luther King was correct when he said that we must learn to live together as brothers and sisters or perish together as fools.
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There are ways to improve safety in Connecticut’s schools
Among the keys to school safety are improved communication, clear positive rules and consistency among all adults in enforcing rules and treating students positively.
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988 –A new mental health resource is coming to Connecticut
In October 2020, Congress passed legislation which designated 988 as the universal number to access the national mental health crisis hotline system, including the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) and Veterans Crisis Line. Since then, Connecticut has spent time planning for the implementation of this system, which will soft launch this summer, with a full-scale […]