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Real infrastructure, please; not babysitting subsidies

The infrastructure of day care? It never ceases to amaze me how “infrastructure” is an excuse for digging a bottomless money pit in some people’s minds. First and foremost, the illustrious Sens. Richard Blumenthal...

Don't blame workers for burrito price hike

Robert Reich wrote an interesting column in The Day, “Republican claims about price increases don’t hold up,”...

Operation Warp Speed? Don't make me laugh.

The cartoon regarding Operation Warp Speed, (June 8), made me laugh. Well not really, because you would think, for all the credit Trump claims for COVID-19 vaccine...

Commentary retracted

The Day is retracting the June 11 commentary that was critical of the decision by the Mystic Aquarium to import beluga whales from Canada. The commentary was submitted by a purported animal rights activist and scientist. We sought to verify its...

Upbeat Day articles a pleasing formula

We recently renewed our subscription to The Day. Even before reading Karen Florin's column, I...

Mystic Art Association is irresponsible homeowner

For those of us who see the eyesore every day, the lack of...

Keep Seaside State Park, even if it means losing historic buildings

It is time for Senator Paul Formica, R-East Lyme, to forget about developing the former Seaside Sanatorium ("For...

Republicans wake up, Trump threatens our democracy

I majored in social science in college and then went on to teach social studies for 37 years. For most of my life I was a registered Republican. Never did I think I would witness what I have seen since the wannabee dictator was elected. Former...

Biden: So much damage in just 4 short months

President Biden has accomplished so much. In his first four months he canceled the Keystone Pipeline project, potentially destroying thousands of American jobs. He effectively opened our southern border, inviting illegal migrants to flood our...

Town of Groton deeply involved in Mystic River Bluffs project

The massive Mystic River Bluffs project will have a significantly negative impact on the entire Mystic River Valley. Jon Reiner, Planning and Development director for the Town of Groton, recently announced that the project has not moved...

Firefighter volunteers a great Norwich bargain

When will Norwich officials learn? Currently, taxpayers in the town district pay their own taxes, .32 mills for volunteer fire protection, and another $3,299,876 for the overbudget Norwich Fire Department, which directly violates the...

Return to work by train: an environmental and logistical mess

Last month I learned that there is vastly less train service between my home in New London and my work in New Haven: two very early morning trains to New Haven, and one returning at the end of the afternoon. The problem is made worse...

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