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Sightlines

Sightlines is a monthly column written by Mercy A. Quaye that explores the issues and public policies impacting Connecticut residents today.

Posted inOpinion

For progress, FOIA laws should exempt researchers, not public servants

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye June 5, 2023 @ 1:46 pmJune 5, 2023 @ 9:57 pm

It’s wrong to think that any modification to the Freedom of Information Act poses a threat to the free press or our First Amendment rights.

Posted inOpinion

Connecticut has a gun violence problem, but it’s not just mass shootings

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye April 7, 2023 @ 8:00 amApril 6, 2023 @ 4:36 pm

Just because the gun violence deaths in CT aren’t happening in one mass shooting, should we care less about them?

Posted inOpinion, Sightlines

Should CT adopt mandatory voting? Idea has massive cons — and some pros

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye February 15, 2023 @ 1:27 pmFebruary 18, 2023 @ 5:54 am

This may be a horrible idea. But it is appealing because more people should be voting and we should be designing ways to make it easier.

Posted inOpinion

Grieving Q won’t be linear — and everyone’s grief process will be different

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye January 17, 2023 @ 12:56 pmJanuary 23, 2023 @ 10:54 am

Is grief eased when it’s collective? Or does the reality of a shared tragedy make it harder to find respite? In the case of Rep. Williams, both are true.

Posted inOpinion

Gay men are (not) the (only) ones contracting Monkeypox 

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye August 30, 2022 @ 5:00 amAugust 29, 2022 @ 8:26 pm

Sure, men who have sex with men are at risk of contracting Monkeypox. But so is anyone who shakes someone’s hand or likes hugs.

Sightlines by Mercy A. Quaye
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CT needs more political leaders from marginalized communities. Progress demands it.

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye July 26, 2022 @ 4:59 amJuly 25, 2022 @ 10:15 pm

People of color and with low-income backgrounds in Connecticut tend to vote Democratic. But they have too little representation within the party.

Sightlines by Mercy A. Quaye
Posted inOpinion

Actually, this is the perfect time to ‘politicize’ gun violence

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye June 13, 2022 @ 10:42 amJune 14, 2022 @ 11:51 am

At this rate of mass shootings, the United States doesn’t have the luxury of waiting for a lull in the gunfire to talk about gun control.

Sightlines by Mercy A. Quaye
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Young people don’t need protecting, they need a seat at the table

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye May 2, 2022 @ 9:02 amMay 2, 2022 @ 10:04 am

A sense of absolute right and wrong has, in some ways, blinded adults from meeting the needs of youth, even when they’re vocalized.

Sightlines by Mercy A. Quaye
Posted inOpinion

The voices of these three Black women were ignored. It’s time for that to end.

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye April 4, 2022 @ 1:11 pmApril 4, 2022 @ 1:55 pm

There’s a common thread between the stories about Jada Pinkett Smith, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Lauren Smith-Fields.

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Response to crisis in Ukraine proves racism prevails, even in times of war

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye March 7, 2022 @ 6:46 amMarch 7, 2022 @ 4:21 pm

International sympathy for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion should apply to all refugees, no matter their color or country.

Sightlines by Mercy A. Quaye
Posted inOpinion

Sightlines: We’re still struggling with a pandemic. It’s time to spend CT’s $2.2 billion surplus.

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye February 7, 2022 @ 12:59 pmFebruary 17, 2022 @ 12:49 pm

The surplus looks like a pile of money collecting dust when there are so many problems still to solve.

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Posted inOpinion

Sightlines: From the cities to rural areas, Connecticut has an abortion access issue

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye December 20, 2021 @ 2:22 pmMarch 23, 2022 @ 9:01 pm

Connecticut residents should realize we live in a glass house when it comes to abortion access.

Sightlines by Mercy A. Quaye
Posted inOpinion

Sightlines: The bias that found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty sends other young people to jail

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye November 22, 2021 @ 12:00 pmFebruary 17, 2022 @ 12:55 pm

The Kyle Rittenhouse not-guilty verdict illustrates our nation’s deep beliefs about who belongs in prison and who doesn’t.

Sightlines by Mercy A. Quaye
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Sightlines: It’s not critical race theory — it’s teaching for life.

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye October 25, 2021 @ 5:00 amJune 30, 2022 @ 5:01 pm

If you’re like me, you’re growing increasingly impatient with the politically motivated narrative being spun about critical race theory.

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