Don't expect humans to 'fix' climate cycles
The author of the letter titled"Global warming exists and fixing it is critical," published May 2, states, "But if you look at the official positions ...
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Help change unfair Social Security rules
I'm a retired teacher. I'm also a person who has been employed in other capacities and has contributed more than 40 quarters worth of money ...
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Let postal service carry away food donations
Imagine going to bed hungry every night or, worse yet, not being able to provide your children with a hot meal every night. For most ...
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Pukas and most school board members must go
Just when we thought it couldn't get any worse in the North Stonington school system, the Board of Education held a special meeting last ...
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Take time this month to honor older Americans
Today, the Montville Senior Center will honor our seniors at the luncheon celebration, a tribute held during Older Americans Month.
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy ...
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Will North Stonington kids think cheating OK?
I note with concern the gutless actions of the North Stonington Board of Education in the case of the North Stonington schools superintendent.
Now that the ...
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Yes to Griswold budget, no to bifurcation
I urge Griswold voters to consider carefully the bifurcation question on the budget ballot on May 14. If we split the budget into town ...
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Clinton will be ready for a day-one impeachment
Where, oh where, is the mainstream media? For months on end, we had 24/7 coverage of the outrageous Rev. Jeremiah Wright and his views, with ...
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Courts yield to lawyers' wish for light sentences
The Cindy Cross saga continues to unfold, and yet another court case results in a very light sentence for a serious crime. ("Cross's prison term ...
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Cut kids' activities and see juvenile court fill
I was disappointed to read the article titled,"New London weighs cutting running programs," published May 6. As I read further, the Board of Education is ...
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Don't panic over recent report on plastic safety
The article titled article"Plastics chemical at center of debate regarding safety" published May 2, and several reports relweased recently may cause confusion and unnecessary alarm ...
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How about changing the driving age to 18?
We should bring more awareness to teen driving because between 1995 to 2005, the number of teen fatalities increased 4 percent. Also within these 10 ...
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New London's Toby May complex is top-notch
As a New London native I grew up enjoying the several recreational facilities New London offered, namely the Toby May recreational complex where I played ...
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Non-motorized transport needs its own lane
This is in response to the letter titled"All must keep drivers, bikers out of harm's way," published April 16.
When a bicyclist rides in traffic, ...
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Offer kids all theories about how life began
In response to the letter titled,"School is no place for intelligent design," published May 6. I caution the writer and readers to keep in mind ...
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Female troops still face bias within the ranks
I found the content of"Women face extra obstacles coping with culture clash," published May 5, intriguing and repetitive of my service and the double standards ...
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Five political regimes knew of safety issues
After reading the letter by former Montville mayoral candidate James Andriote Sr., I had to chuckle ("Montville leaders late in fixing police building," published April ...
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How much of a profit must Big Oil realize?
This is about the gas prices and the big oil companies. What I would like to know is why we are paying so much for ...
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Knee-jerk patriotism holds hidden costs
Socrates once famously remarked:"The unexamined life is not worth living." The same can be said of unexamined patriotism. It stands as one of the ...
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Obama only candidate addressing real issues
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright drama that has been played out buy our corporate media is a pointless waste of time meant to distract us from ...
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 Sad that workers won't benefit from a union 5/7/2008 |
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Sad to see slavery still continues anywhere 5/7/2008 |