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Fear of walnuts and other scary things

by David Holahan October 22, 2020 @ 4:58 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:42 am

The other day while I was raking leaves beneath our black walnut tree — and picking up scads of fallen walnuts— guess what happened? Ker-plunk!
Took one right on the melon. Add them to the list of things to fear, or at least be wary of. Are you worried about sharks? Forget about them! Sharks kill a measly 10 humans a year worldwide.

Politics

FBI probes New Haven city contract; Harp wiretapped, says fraudster tried to set her up

by Paul Bass | New Haven Independent October 21, 2020 @ 7:37 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:38 am

An accused money launderer handed Toni Harp an envelope filled with cash. A city contract followed. The rest is murky.

Education

CSCU faculty and students ask for emergency funding after budget cuts

by Adria Watson October 21, 2020 @ 5:29 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:38 am

Students and faculty from the CSCU system called for provide emergency funding after budget cuts.

Health

COVID money goes out to underfunded local health departments

by Mark Pazniokas October 21, 2020 @ 4:36 pmApril 11, 2022 @ 7:23 pm

Nothing like a pandemic to get Connecticut’s underfunded local and regional health districts an influx of cash.

Justice

AG William Tong: $8.3b Purdue Pharma settlement is ‘unacceptable’

by Ana Radelat October 21, 2020 @ 1:24 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:38 am

The deal was slammed by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who is suing Purdue Pharma in state court.

Politics

Trump demands attention from suburban voters. Down-ballot Republicans wish he wouldn’t.

by Mark Pazniokas October 21, 2020 @ 5:00 amSeptember 4, 2022 @ 11:27 pm

The missing Trump sign at a suburban Republican headquarters was a sign of the times.

CT Viewpoints, Talking Transportation

A Connecticut WPA project for transportation

by Jim Cameron | Columnist October 21, 2020 @ 4:58 amMarch 26, 2022 @ 5:12 pm

Here’s a possible solution to Connecticut’s transportation and infrastructure problems and the state’s current unemployment woes: a WPA style building project. You do remember the Works Progress Administration, right?

CT Viewpoints

State must center health equity in Connecticut’s health information exchange

by Mark Abraham, Karen Wang MD, Tekisha Dwan Everette, Tara Rizzo, Dashni Sathasivam, and Marcella Nunez-Smith MD October 21, 2020 @ 4:58 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:38 am

If we are to truly understand the problem and effectively address the health inequities exacerbated by the pandemic, we need high quality, real-time data.

Board of Regents for Higher Education, Matt Fleury, chairman, Mark Ojakian, president of CSCU, and Merle Harris, board membrer

CT Viewpoints

The Board of Regents — penny wise, pound foolish, and increasingly unjust

by Christopher E. Trombly, Ph.D. October 21, 2020 @ 4:58 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:43 am

If the Board of Regents of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities is to fulfill its stated vision … ” and if it is to honor the immense trust placed in it last year at this time by the Connecticut State Conference of the NAACP, it must employ a method other than the timeworn, self-defeating one of austerity with which to confront the budgetary shortfalls that the current pandemic has caused.