It’s the bridge we love to hate. Congested and expensive, the George Washington Bridge is best to be avoided. But often you can’t.
Opinion
The U.S. must intervene in Haiti
The United States should lead an international peace keeping force to stabilize the country.
The Rafah problem
The international community needs to do better than simply tell Israel, in effect, ‘Don’t you dare’ invade Rafah.
No mandates needed to create transit-oriented development in CT
Many CT municipalities have created transit-oriented development areas without removing local voices, as called for by ‘Work Live Ride.’
Prudence Crandall’s influence continues today
This Women’s History Month, I am issuing a challenge for everyone to devote at least 15 minutes to studying her life and legacy.
Connecticut should not treat homeless people like a contagion
Unhoused people are not a threat to all that is good and wholesome here in the Land of Steady Habits.
Connecticut should not bar the Independent Party’s name
How ironic that Democrats and Republicans might destroy a minor party in Connecticut, just as we strengthen our name recognition.
Doctor, heal thyself — by getting the law changed!
When people with mobility disabilities try to access health care, they routinely cannot get essential services. CT needs to change that.
Would Aquinas prefer Connecticut or Alabama on beginning of life?
Whatever Aquinas and Augustine may have thought about the sanctity of life, they most definitely did not agree with Alabama that life begins at conception.
Working together toward a brighter future for CT’s young people
There is both a moral obligation and economic urgency for Connecticut to address its estimated 119,000 disconnected youths.
Community colleges in CT are being dismantled
The community college system in Connecticut is being dismantled, with many of the resources that directly help students being reduced or eliminated in order to fund the large unnecessary bureaucracy to run the system.
Ethnic enclaves enable cultural inclusion. Let’s embrace them
We should take advantage of the existence of different ethnic and cultural communities that make our country a true melting pot.
Should CT tax electric cars?
EVs are harder on our roads than gasoline-fueled cars, but pay no gas taxes that fund our highways.
CT SB299 — afraid of the future, data centers and AI
Some lawmakers don’t think Connecticut is able to transition into being a modern, data-driven, digitally dependent economy and manage the demand for electrical power that AI demands.
Why Greater New Haven’s high-quality, abundant water is an economic asset
Available water to our homes and businesses is something that most of us take for granted. In Greater New Haven, our water system can help grow our economy.
