An ‘ops center’ for rescues in Kabul was a study in Connecticut across from the bedroom of 7-year-old twin girls.
Escapes from Afghanistan, coordinated from a home office in Connecticut
Posted inHousing
After court ends federal evictions moratorium, CT officials mull next steps
Connecticut legislators must decide soon whether to act to protect tens of thousands of at-risk renters.
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‘Spark for your life’: For 20 years, a Hartford grocery store has served a diverse population
Some would call Appletree a world market. But for customers, many of whom are immigrants, Appletree offers flavors of home.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Power outages suck. Clean energy can change that.
For electric power, this century has been a saga of innovation. Today, utility companies like Con Edison are equipping buildings with smart electricity meters. Tech companies are redesigning homes around solar panels, batteries, and smart devices. Utility regulators are experimenting with new electric delivery rates and rebate programs. And grid operators are bringing them all together.
Posted inMoney
Some schools need better air control systems. But who will pay?
For years Connecticut hasn’t helped towns fund many air system upgrades in schools. Does that work in times of COVID?
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Polarized politics: A reason to get vaccinated, not to refuse to
Politics has become so polarized that people are refusing a highly effective vaccine for COVID – risking their lives and others. First some facts:
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A new job for Gitmo
The race is on to exfiltrate the Afghans who helped us fight the Taliban, now that our 20-year effort to re-invent Afghanistan has ended. It’s a race, because if the Taliban finds and identifies them in Afghanistan, their throats will be slit.
Posted inPolitics
CT House speaker: Lawmakers should get COVID vaccinations or weekly tests
The House speaker says lawmakers and legislative employees should expect to meet the same standard as executive branch employees.
Posted inHealth
Pandemic unveils growing suicide crisis for communities of color
During the pandemic’s first year, suicides among white residents decreased compared with previous years, while they increased among Black residents.
Posted inNews
Nursing homes share best practices, challenges in vaccinating staff
Vaccine mandates, education cited as helping to get the most buy-in.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
We should choose to protect Connecticut families from housing insecurity
While the drop in childhood poverty is the largest we have seen in decades, if more permanent measures are not put in place, it might be only temporary.
Posted inCT Viewpoints, Talking Transportation
Railway to the moon
New England is home to many railroad “firsts,” but none is more impressive than the Mount Washington Cog Railway, the world’s first cog rail line.
Posted inNews
A barber’s deal in Hartford: Get a COVID shot, and the haircut is free
Popsicles and haircuts were the lure Wednesday at COVID vaccination clinic in Hartford, which badly lags the statewide vaccination rate.
Posted inEducation
Anti-mask protesters disrupt back-to-school roundtable
Gov. Ned Lamont and other state officials abruptly left a back-to-school roundtable after anti-mask protesters disrupted the speakers.
Posted inTransportation
CT needs federal transportation money, but spending it could be the challenge
The Department of Transportation expects to lose key employees soon, and CT has had persistent problems funding its transportation needs.