Our own American complicity in supporting this oppression and stifling Palestinian voices is morally indefensible.
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Stand firm against Hamas. Demand the hostages be returned.
For the sake of the hostages, and for our own long term safety, we need to insist there be no pause and no goods of any kind transferred to Gaza until all the hostages are released without further harm.
Miles to go on CT transportation improvements
At a time when the state is trying – however belatedly – to capitalize on federal funding and grow Connecticut employment rolls, a major stone has been left unturned.
Judge William Clark, who ordered a new Bridgeport primary, is an American hero
Judge William Clark made a huge step forward in reassuring voters of the sanctity of our elections by throwing out a fixed Bridgeport Democratic mayoral primary and ordering a new one.
Connecticut should be a leader on solar energy and clean heat
Connecticut has set ambitious goals to achieve greenhouse gas reductions and decarbonize our electric grid. But goals are meaningless without a robust strategy to meet them.
Connecticut must prioritize climate action — and there’s a lot we can do
The problem can seem overwhelming, but there is much we can do — and the Capitol Region Council of Governments has begun doing it.
Why municipal elections – and your vote on Tuesday — are important
Your vote is your voice, and your voice is essential to effective municipal management. VOTE on November 7!
Ranked Choice Voting would assure majority rule in CT municipal elections
In times when confidence in our democratic process is shaky, embracing RCV could revitalize faith in the election system.
The amazing work of transportation engineers
As a young man I wanted to become a civil engineer and design the railroads of the future. So I went to one of the nation’s best engineering schools, Lehigh University, only to find out in my freshman year that I’d need calculus, physics and chemistry. So I ran quickly to the Arts College and […]
ECSU and UConn are causing a housing shortage in Willimantic
ESCU and UConn students outnumber Willimantic residents, so landlords favoring student rentals have an outsized impact on the housing market.
Modernizing Avon’s Old Farms Road is a bad idea
As time goes by, small remaining enclaves of natural beauty — like Avon’s Old Farms Road — will be taken from future generations to enjoy.
Most Americans view the Department of Justice negatively. That’s a problem.
The FBI has detractors; that’s the nature of law enforcement. But when more people distrust the FBI than trust it, this is a sobering concern.
Ridding Middletown of racism is a ‘work in progress’
When systemic racism rears its ugly head, our community and our leaders should act as quickly as we did in Jose Martin’s situation.
Connecticut, vote for your community by voting local on Nov. 7
We know why it’s important to shop local and eat local; Connecticut, the Nov. 7 elections are your chance to VOTE local.
Medical-assisted suicide endangers our most vulnerable
Those who stand for economic and social justice must stand with equal conviction against medically assisted suicide and its inevitable successor, active euthanasia.
