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Letters To The Editor
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Letters To The Editor
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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The sale of 6.1 acres of property in Fort Trumbull for $500,000 raises concerns about the alignment with the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Kelo v. City of New L...
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I am a member of the League of Women Voters of Southeastern Connecticut. The LWV is a 104-year-old nonpartisan organization dedicated to voter services.
One of those serv...
As a former state representative from the 37th House district, I am writing this letter in support of state Rep. Holly Cheeseman’s reelection.
I have closely observed Ho...
As a longtime resident of East Lyme, I am very excited about Nick Menapace and his desire to become the next state Representative of the 37th district.
As a teacher, Nic...
The Day editorial page has endorsed Kamala Harris for president three weeks before election. That figures. The Day is a liberal newspaper whose editorial page has gon...
The Connecticut Tourism Coalition (CTC) has spent years working to make Connecticut a premier tourism destination. Through this group's initiatives and legislative effort...
I was the Town Clerk in Stonington for 24 years before retiring in January 2022. Prior to being Town Clerk, I was the Assistant Town Clerk for 19 years.
Sally Duplice, t...
What do I, as an unaffiliated voter, consider when choosing our congressional representative? My decision process is the same as an employee performance review. If the ex...
Thank you to The Day for endorsing Kamala Harris for President. The country needs a reboot, fresh ideas and bipartisan cooperation. And if you’re blaming Harris for $6 eg...
As we head into the final days before our national election, I am struck with how proud I am to live in this country. While many of us are concerned with what we may beli...
We want elected leaders who care about us, who hear our concerns. The two-party system leads many voters to feel disenfranchised, but here is another option for Nutmegger...
Our service members and military families in Connecticut’s 2nd Congressional District are fortunate to have Joe Courtney as their representative. And as the former mayor ...
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As a former elected union leader, I have closely followed Nick Menapace’s campaign for state Representative of the Connecticut 37th district and am impressed by his stead...
I’m frustrated with Congressman Joe Courtney’s office and their lack of support.
My family’s property faced unjust tax burdens due to IRS errors, and despite clear evide...
Living in eastern Connecticut where submarines are built, I frequently write on defense topics and am a naval historian who once was a submariner. Talking about naval top...
I attended the recent debate between two state Representative candidates held at the East Lyme Community Center Friday, Oct. 4. There I met two individuals who presented ...
I am writing to express my strong support for Nick Menapace in his bid for the state legislature. We need more “common folk" like Nick in our government — people who live...
Every election cycle the Democrats march out another trope to scare the electorate into not voting Republican.
In the past we were racists, homophobes, anti-women and an...
If the report, "United Way: Nearly 40% of Conn. households faced poverty in 2022," (The Day, Oct. 10, by Keith M. Phaneuf, The Connecticut Mirror) is accurate, the econom...
This Halloween, there's a lot to be afraid of, between mummies, vampires and were-wolves. But the spookiest menace of all is as insidious as it is a very tangible danger:...
I lost my wallet today after leaving Goodfriends Veterinary Clinic in East Lyme. I realized this when I got home and called the office, but no one had turned in a wallet....
Another death due to a wrong way driver! Mark Palumbo died Wednesday evening, Oct. 9, on I-95 in Westbrook. Something has to be done. I believe the state should install t...
The recent predatory rent increases at the Windward Village Apartments in Niantic left me shocked and disappointed. This exemplifies the urgent need for effective advocac...
Since early winter, I have been volunteering time to help the Norwich Golf Course Authority address an increase in the frequency of flooding it experiences on the second ...
Columbus Day, on Oct. 14, is an integral part of Italian American heritage. It allows us to collectively celebrate our ancestors’ voyage, arrival, adversity and persevera...
The Day article from Bloomberg News (Sept. 20), “Sub Program $17B Over Budget,” emphasizes the “surprise” of the Virginia Class budget shortfall to Congress, an overrun r...
I do not believe that installing parking meters is "an effective parking strategy to improve parking conditions in Mystic.” That strategy will not increase parking availa...
New London property reassessment and tax increase is destroying a dream. In 2010, I started out in bed no. 36 in the basement of St. James Church, the homeless shelter.
I...
Nick Menapace is an exceptional candidate for state representative in Connecticut’s 37th district, which includes Montville, Salem and East Lyme.
His forward-thinking ap...
As a retired educator with over 40 years experience in the public school setting, I am proud to endorse Kathleen McCarty for state representative for the 38th district se...
Although the headline reads "Israel lowers hope for halt to fighting," AP (The Day, Sept. 27) the reality is the opposite. For 18 years, the United Nations and United Nat...
Why are Norwich taxpayers still paying the Norwich Community Development Corporation (NCDC) hundreds of thousands of dollars each year? In the 1960s, the NCDC, along with...
Among the most valuable assets possessed by a U.S. congressman are responsiveness to and access by their constituency. Joe Courtney possesses both in spades.
As a Marine...
The Athletic Fields Task Force in Groton proposed synthetic turf for all sports at Fitch High School; at Claude Chester, two full-size synthetic turf fields and one natur...
With early voting starting soon, Connecticut voters have two candidates for president, four candidates for the U.S. Senate and several choices for Congress. I’m for endin...
Large "Mike France for Congress" signs that say “Build More Subs!” have popped up in the region, with the outline of a submarine in the middle. There are other places Fra...
I’ve read many novels set in Europe in the years before and during the Second World War. It seems its own sub-genre. The Dutch writer Harry Mulisch’s “The Assault” is my ...
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