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Friday, April 26, 2024
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Proponents of a legislative proposal that would exempt from public disclosure all research, data and reports produced by public colleges and universities have adopted a s...
In his recent column about possible changes to Ford's in Noank, David Collins characterized the evolution to what it became as "organic" which is misleading. The evolutio...
It has just been brought to my attention by a Democrat friend of mine that I have been accused of desecrating the United States by saying that “elections are bull….” Unfo...
When the governor arrives at his offices in the State Capitol these days, he may notice some changes next door. There among the bandstand and statues of Bushnell Park are...
Connecticut’s first ever early-ballot elections had extremely low turnout; just 1% of voters registered with either major party. Many people have blamed this on the low u...
Recent headlines highlight affordable housing shortages, skyrocketing rents and home prices, and demands for rent control, but no one is addressing the real cause of thes...
As is usually the case, in this part of the country, new endeavors that include change are often viewed with an oversized dose of skepticism. This may or may not be a bad...
Maybe the flooding rains, earthquake and partial solar eclipse of the last few months have jolted you awake to the forces of nature since the start of 2024.
These are dra...
The Community Health Center of New London, Inc. has been serving the immigrant community for more than five decades. Its mission is not just to provide healthcare, but to...
Overdose deaths aren't going down. It's the deadliest crisis in American history. According to the CDC, the age-adjusted overdose death rate increased by 14% between 2020...
With a large data center proposed to be built on the Millstone nuclear power plant’s property and many unanswered questions about the plan, my constituents in East Lyme a...
I’ve grown up in New London County. I went to high school in the Northwest Corner, and now attend Connecticut College in New London. I love it here: the people, the towns...
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From lobster rolls to fried clam strips and chowder, nothing says summer in New England like seafood. And there's no better place to get a taste of coastal New England th...
Stream conditions are now much better than they were in the 1970s, yet the numbers of river herring have been in a downward spiral since then and are now at risk.
The strong storms and flooding this past summer in the Northeast that decimated Leominster, Mass. and the state of Vermont have certainly raised awareness of climate-rela...
I am addressing the elephant in the room that I don't see anyone talking about except attorneys and those who are not Realtors. An opinion piece in The Day recently fired...
This first appeared in the Connecticut Mirror:
The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut welcomes the “119K Commission,” the newly established initiative by th...
In the hustling halls of hospitals and the quiet havens of clinics, nurses are the backbone of healthcare systems worldwide. They are compassionate caregivers who work ti...
As a political scientist, I’ve long believed political competition to be the keystone of representative democracy. Yet in the 2024 election cycle, I’m consciously limitin...
In Southeastern Connecticut, discussions regarding municipal affordable housing plans have ignited a critical conversation about housing equity and inclusion in our regio...
“The state of Connecticut has always been governed by an aristocracy.”
That is what former President John Adams wrote in 1808 to describe Connecticut. This system of poli...
Since President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination in July 2021, Haiti has seen a total breakdown in security and political systems.
Haiti’s security services are no match for...
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