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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
Connecticut needs EV charger installation done right
A nationally-developed training program for licensed electricians will ensure Connecticut gets what we pay for: safe, reliable, quality electric vehicle charging.
Accountability for algorithms: Moving CT’s government to transparency
As state and federal governments increasingly use algorithms that affect our lives, people should know where algorithms are used and be able to evaluate their efficacy and biases.
Talking about mental health is the difficult first step
We’re so used to being told that discussions of mental health must be private that we may not even recognize the censoring that is occurring.
It’s time to rethink how Connecticut manages its charter schools
Danbury has become a battleground over a state charter school approved in 2018.

