If CT is serious about restoring election integrity, it must strengthen absentee-ballot laws — and adopt a statewide voter ID requirement.
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Why Stamford doesn’t need more asphalt
The discussion of another lane being added to our interstate is an absurd attack on our cities and societies.
We must reclaim the values of the ‘Greatest Generation’
Immigrants have always been part of America’s renewal. To vilify them is to forget our own origin story.
CT needs more, not less, action on climate change
CT should move rapidly to adopt clean technologies such as solar in many forms, solar plus battery storage, geothermal networks and wind.
American Democracy needs religion — not less
The United States may not have been founded strictly as a Christian nation, but Christian values are intrinsically linked to American democracy.
The president who cried wolf
As in Aesop’s fable, the world’s tolerance for the President’s lies appears to be running out.
AI is stunting critical thinking
We can either defend the habits of mind a robust democracy requires or preside over the automation of thinking and the training of automations.
Unhoused people are dying, right on schedule
Winter will kill some 700 unhoused people in this country. We do little to prevent this, so there is only one plausible conclusion: We are okay with it.
Why Alzheimer’s advocacy matters more than ever
The need for a strong, dementia-capable public health infrastructure is not theoretical. It is urgent.
Washington is ignoring a $362 billion chronic illness
The economic consequences of chronic fatigue syndrome are enormous. Yet federal research funding bears almost no relationship to that burden.
How New Britain is rewriting its future
At this moment, when historic industrial land is being redeveloped, New Britain has a chance to redefine itself again.
Free rides to concerts can elevate CT rail
To encourage ridership, Connecticut should start by subsidizing Metro-North rides to concerts at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport.
Transparency in schools was never optional and now the law confirms it
The public’s right to know isn’t just about process—it’s about trust. And trust in Connecticut’s schools begins with transparency.
Enough with the COP climate talks already
We need to talk about a problem that would be facing us now even if The Donald had never been born.
Choosing love after Sandy Hook
Thirteen years ago, my world shattered in ways I never imagined possible. My son Jesse was killed in the deadliest shooting at an elementary school in U.S. history, Sandy Hook.



