As the summer months approach, Hartford faces a significant challenge: a dramatic increase in food insecurity.
Opinion
Let’s have fair compensation for Charter Oak State College faculty
We deserve teachers who can dedicate their time and energy to us without the stress of financial insecurity. Investing in teachers is investing in students.
How CT is leading the charge in sustainable wind energy
Connecticutās role as a leader in clean energy goes far beyond government initiatives.
The Inflation Reduction Act is not what it was promised to be for seniors
There are troubling changes ahead for Medicare, brought about by the Inflation Reduction Act.
The birth of U.S. commercial aviation had its ups and downs
The first transcontinental flight from New York to Los Angeles, took off, not with an airplane, but on a train
How community land trusts can fight green gentrification
Some climate solutions risk increasing inequities between Connecticut’s communities. Land trusts are a great tool to tackle the problem.
How CT would benefit from NYC congestion pricing
Generating more Metro-North trips and removing cars from I-95 during rush hour would have done much to alleviate traffic in Fairfield County.
CT special session was a wake up call on water. Will we learn from it?
This is a wake-up call for our general assembly that our water must remain in the public trust and that there is an incredible amount of work to be done to ensure that our water remains a public trust resource.
Dear parents of queer childrenā¦
I understand how hard it is to grapple with the fact that this person youāve known for so long is not who you thought they were.
PURA can unleash the benefits of community solar in CT
A robust community solar policy is an important part of CT’s path to a sustainable future āĀ and time is of the essence. PURA must adopt one.
NJ’s commuter train meltdown is a warning to CT
The problems vexing the New Jersey commuter railroad system should serve as a warning to Connecticut.
A stunning misreading of the Fair Share housing proposal
Fair Share, based on an active, successful program in New Jersey, treats affordable housing as a community asset and an obligation.
Jamaican transplant finds a way to give back at home
During the uncertainties that plagued the entire world due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the non profit organization of Bless Back Jamdown Missions was launched, to be a beacon of hope to those who are in need and underserved populations on the island of Jamaica. The organization’s mission was birthed out of the desire […]
The Columbus monument removed from Wooster Square represents true courage
Unlike Italians of the past, members of the Monument Committee appeared to have bowed to pressure to remove the Columbus statue from Wooster Square.
CSDE belatedly notices Hartford’s school mess
At last the Connecticut State Department of Education has noticed that long after Hartford’s school system was designated an ‘alliance district’ performance has not improved and the school system itself is falling apart.
