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Letters To The Editor
Thursday, October 03, 2024
Letters To The Editor
Thursday, October 03, 2024
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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...
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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 ...
A co-worker recently dialed 911 when she found a van flipped over on the exit ramp from 95 North to Vauxhall Street Extension. One dispatcher picked up and then transferr...
I was surprised to learn of the extensive and expensive measures being taken to deal with the disadvantages of hosting wild geese in our area, as reported in The Day (Sep...
I am pleased that The Day's original site will be rehabilitated and reused. But I was disappointed to read that the company will move into the Frontier building on State ...
We have two political parties in our country; one is bent on destruction. This one party is creating such disunity among the population that disorder has become a nationa...
Americans should be aware that Trump and Vance are using anti-Semitic tactics to create hate. In the early 20th century, anti-Semitics claimed that Jews were conspiring 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...
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It’s election season and the Old Lyme Democratic Town Committee strongly supports the First Amendment right to free speech and will oppose any attempts to suppress this r...
I am writing to express my strong support for Holly Cheeseman as a candidate for state Representative in November. Having followed her work in Hartford closely, I believe...
I am writing to extend my heartfelt thanks to state Representative Holly Cheeseman for her invaluable assistance in facilitating a meeting with Gov. Ned Lamont regarding ...
Cleaning out old files, I stumbled upon a bill, fall 1984, from Whittle’s Willow Spring Farm, with a handwritten note: “Just send a little whenever you can, no hurry on t...
To the more than 200 motorcyclists who took to the roads last Sunday, whether you were part of Pappy’s Run or another fundraising event on Route 2 in Stonington, please d...
It was an interesting test for Trump supporters at a small rally in Mystic last weekend. A man dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe joined their group. In their defense, the Tr...
I just watched the presidential debate. How can anybody vote for Trump? He did not answer any question put to him. He never once looked at Vice President Kamala Harris. ...
Since the beginning of this century, political debate has become a debacle, most often leaving more confusion and doubt in the minds of those the debate was supposed to i...
Concerning The Day Letters, “Joe Courtney a voice of moderation,” Sept. 13, by Stephen Negri of Waterford, I have a few misgivings as a disabled veteran draftee.
Joe Cou...
A sign on the highway says that the speed limit is 55 mph maximum, and 40 mph is the minimum. Another nearby sign warns slower traffic to stay in the right hand lane. Doe...
Having been a Connecticut Sun season ticket holder for 20 years through the highs and lows, I am a true WNBA fan. At the Sun game on Sept. 6 vs. the Las Vegas Aces, I bec...
Nick Menapace's approach to campaigning for state representative, tirelessly knocking on doors all over East Lyme, Salem and Montville, often on his bike, is a testament ...
From the mountainsides let freedom ring. Amazingly, Donald Trump, an American entrepreneur, has devoted his life to freedom, and in turn, become persecuted by those in po...
I had high hopes for the recent presidential debate hosted by ABC. The moderators showed the viewers, the former president and the current vice president the clock that w...
Within the last couple weeks, I decided to watch the iconic 1993 classic film "Jurassic Park," as I don't recall having seen it. One line of dialogue, spoken by Jeff Gold...
I'm writing to express my support for Congressman Joe Courtney. Joe has been the voice of moderation in an era of Washington gridlock. I have known Joe since his days in ...
Welcome back, David. I am so glad to see David Collins' column is back in my daily paper. I really missed reading his vitriol each day due to his infatuation with former ...
I don’t know about everyone else who reads your newspaper, but I’m tired of the constant negative articles about East Lyme Police Chief Michael Finkelstein by The Day sta...
The former Dow property on Route 12 in Gales Ferry has a new owner. One of the uses being proposed is an over 10-year rock quarry operation (heavy industrial) to blast ag...
In The Day’s Sunday edition, Sept. 8, there’s a fabulous front page photo of two great New London legay citizens: Lou Pica, with a great story, “Barber, 89, is a shear de...
How can Mystic's St. Patrick's Church plan to spend $8 million on a social hall now? The The Diosece of Norwich that St. Patrick's Church is a part of has filed for bankr...
Connecticut residents who are outraged at the size of their electricity bills should spend time on the website of the U.S. Energy Information Agency (eia.gov).
This webs...
Not only is the proposed Vineyard Offshore wind project slated to bring clean, renewable energy to New England, it will also bring needed jobs to our region. It’s a win-w...
Our vice president spoke recently from the floor of the convention in Chicago accepting her party's nomination for President of the United States. She made a point in tha...
The recent cold-blooded murder of six Israeli hostages (among them an American) is yet another example of the inhuman values of Hamas killers. Compare their bloodthirsty ...
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