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Florida sets up a witch hunt for liberal professors

College isn’t what it used to be, that’s for sure. Although long-ignored voices of people of color are finally more likely to be heard, college is overall less welcoming ...

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Shinzo Abe’s assassination was an extraordinarily rare firearm fatality for Japan

With two shots from a homemade firearm, a disturbed individual cut down Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, as he campaigned for his political party ahead...

Will Emmett Till’s accuser learn you can’t outlive justice?

It has been an important year for the memory and impact of Emmett Till’s life and terrible death. That alone shows how slow justice can be for people of color in America....

Not the time for majority to keep silent

There is no missing the fact that troubles have proliferated in many aspects of American society, nor that the country has entered an uncharted era. Anxiety and anger ove...

SCOTUS ruling has impact beyond environment

The Supreme Court's ruling last week that the Environmental Protection Agency lacks broad authority to issue stringent regulations on power plants is about far more than ...

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Vote for a safer, healthier planet
Human activities have resulted in greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet. All of us can do our part in using energy more efficiently and with less air and w...

Lyme-Old Lyme Refugee Resettlement Committee
Our community has time and again displayed its generosity in time, funds and even housing as we continue our mission to help families who have escaped danger find safety ...

The Day’s online digital archive certainly not free
As an online subscriber with an interest in history, I was very happy and excited to read "The Day's digital archive 142 years of history at your fingertips. Search for F...

A dream becomes reality
After participating in the East Lyme Board of Education/STARS to STEM, Inc. ad hoc committee meeting this past Oct. 24, I was extremely pleased to witness and support the...

Ugly box building on Bank Street
It breaks my heart every time I drive past the new box building on Bank Street. What an abomination! It stands out like a sore thumb among the surrounding older, historic...

Christmas magic in Niantic
I've been fortunate to have lived in Niantic for approximately 20 years. I am writing this to suggest to everyone, between now and the new year, to take a leisurely drive...

Don’t let Crystal Mall wither away
It is no secret that the Crystal Mall is in serious need of redevelopment. Many ideas have been floated around on what the future may hold for the mall, but one of the be...

Changes needed to reduce correctional spending and recidivism
The state of New York recently enacted legislation designed to assist formerly incarcerated citizens. The new law will automatically seal some criminal records. This prov...

Support legislation that reduces carbon emissions and pollution
I am a Connecticut constituent and voter who is concerned about democracy, clean air and climate change. I am writing to urge every member of the Regulation Review Commit...

Fields Memorial School a bright light in Bozrah
An editorial in The Day by Chris Powell, entitled, “Education isn’t improving, but who is accountable?” laments that student performance statewide remains lower than befo...

Thankful to be in Connecticut
As we approach Thanksgiving, I'd just like to say that I'm very thankful to be in Connecticut, where our politicians are comparatively sane, especially with that income t...

Only one race: the human race
So watching the 11 o’clock news Wednesday Nov. 15, I heard them say hate crimes are increasing in this country and state by neo-Nazis and others that call themselves patr...

VFW Post 5849 garners generous Poppy donations
Our local VFW Post #5849 in Niantic recently conducted a donation drive over the recent Veterans Day weekend to support veterans in distress and/or need by soliciting don...

What brings a veteran to tears?
November 11, Veterans Day, was a crisp clear morning and Chester Veterans and community groups were organizing for a parade and ceremony on the same place the ceremonies ...

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COLUMNS

Tossing Lines: Writing can lead to unexpected journeys

Community Editor Lee Howard often invites the public to write for the Times, and I highly recommend it, as 10 years of writing Tossing Lines has led me on an unexpected ...

Teachers’ Circle: Teachers need your support from the beginning

Fall. Change. Fresh beginnings. Pumpkin spice. Is there anybody out there who doesn’t perk up this time of year? Yes, we may mourn the end of summer, absolutely, but FA...

History Revisited: Groton’s summer resort hotels a thing of the past

Editor’s Note: This is the second of two articles providing some historical information about four large summer resort hotels once located in the Eastern Point area ...

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OP-ED

What happens if anti-vaxxers just face the consequences?

"Medical Freedom" crusaders are trying to end vaccination requirements for schoolchildren. Places where they succeed, epidemiologists warn, will, for starters, become ov...

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Over the river, over the rails

Replacement of the aged railroad bridge over the Connecticut River between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme will start next year with the exact same purpose as the last one, in ...

All food on the table comes from a farm, right?

I asked ChatGPT, "What is meant by 'farm to table'?" The artificial intelligence site answered: "'Farm to table' refers to a food production and consumption model that e...

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