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    Friday, June 09, 2023
    Letters To The Editor
    Friday, June 09, 2023
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    YOUR LETTERS

    A country can no more survive without borders than a person can live without skin. When borders break down, our personal safety suffers along with our national integrity....
    I have been reading stories in The Day profiling the many outstanding high school seniors graduating this year. I am moved to write this letter to applaud these accomplis...
    Without the generation of a single watt of offshore electricity, Eversource’s sudden and surprising exit from New England offshore wind is an indication of corporate, sta...
    A 9% registered voter turnout for the East Lyme budget is very disappointing: 1,238 out of 13,756. As disappointing as that is, it is still 100 times greater than the pro...
    As we celebrate Pride Month, I am disappointed by the silence of the Connecticut Republican Party on the attack on LGBTQ+ rights going on in Connecticut and around the co...
    This letter is regarding the two politicians who refused to stand behind the bill to honor fallen police. I do not believe in their ideas, but because I believe in the co...
    To varying degrees and from varying perspectives, news media cover many boilerplate issues: the economy, immigration, abortion, racism, foreign policy, defense, crime, ge...
    David Collins's article dated May 27: "Stonington won’t enforce deeded public waterfront access in Mystic," and HEAR HEAR to Scott Matson's on-line comment, "I think ther...
    Here is what might be a good idea for rescuing our democracy in 2024. Elect team Liz Cheney and Paul Ryan! The motto could be HONESTY & COMMON SENSE, both of which seem ...
    You have to be at least 30 years old to become a United States Senator and at least 35 years old to become President. There are close to 200 million Americans who fall in...
    Budget cuts to our Connecticut colleges and universities are not in the best interest of our residents. According to the National Center for Education statistics (NCES),...
    May 27 edition of The Day reported on the June 1 minimum wage increase to $15 per hour. The article focused on the "subminimum wage" of $6.38 per hour for wait staff and ...

    MORE LETTERS

    One of the unfortunate operational shortcomings of the Haberek years in Stonington was the failure to fund for a period of time the Director of Town Planning position. Th...
    Related to The Day article, “‘Monster’ tourism season may be about to hit Mystic,” (May, 25), I have to say, Mr. Flax’s words are more apt than he realizes. The “monster”...
    Am I the only one who frowns in irritation every time he sees 'Lawrence + Memorial Hospital' in print and automatically reads it as 'Lawrence Plus Memorial,' rather than ...
    Gov. Lamont’s budget cuts to the Shore Line East (SLE) will reduce service from 23 to 14 trains per day. This is penny-wise and dollar-foolish. Cutting service will decim...
    Leadership is about protecting the health and safety of U.S citizens by thoroughly securing and managing a country’s borders to only those legally authorized, vetted and ...
    On Friday, May 12, I had the opportunity to attended the Groton Town Police awards ceremony. During my 30-year police career, I had the honor and pleasure of working fo...
    I have written to Congressman Courtney three times! I have called his office three times. I received one letter back stating the party line. That letter did not address m...
    Commercial investors invest in Mystic, but the town and state government ignore Mystic's infrastructure. Pawcatuck recently approved a one million dollar Route 1 sidewalk...
    With regard to John Sutherland's Letter to the Editor (May 22, 2023), he referred to a town hall meeting with Donald Trump as reported on CNN. I stopped watching or belie...
    Thank you Mike Buscetto and partners for putting a bid for St Bernard’s. May you save the legacy of St. B. As a graduate from the three buildings and a lot of smelly wool...
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