OP-ED | All Aboard the Right-Wing Nightmare Bus
Opinion writer Susan Bigelow says the takeover of the House of Representatives by a small number of hard-right revolutionaries has been compared to inmates running the asylum ... But it’s more like being stuck on a bus driven by a guy who hates buses and wants nothing more than to plunge one over a cliff.
In Connecticut, Frustration Grows Over Lack of Access to Canadian Hydropower
New England’s reliance on natural gas for electricity generation is expected to cost the region dearly this winter. And in Connecticut, political leaders
OP-ED | What the World Needs Now Is ‘Mudita’ – My Word of the Year for 2023
Opinion writer Bark Keck is unimpressed with the 2022 Word of the Year winners from the world's major dictionaries. "Goblin mode"? Come on.
Attorneys Report Successful First Year for ‘Right to Counsel’ Program
The state’s Right To Counsel program was not only successful in helping many tenants with avoiding eviction in 2022, but it also saved nearly $6 million in emergency shelter services and child welfare costs, program coordinators reported.
OP-ED | The Danger of Acclimating While The Virus Is Still, Growing, Changing, Spreading
Opinion writer Susan Campbell says the myth of the frog staying in a pot of room-temperature water until it boils to death is probably false, but it’s worth considering the drawbacks to acclimation as we enter a new phase of this extended pandemic.
Lawmakers Ready To Tackle Unfinished Business
State lawmakers will be sworn in Wednesday at the start of the 2023 legislative session during which they are expected to tackle issues ranging from passing a two-year state operating budget to crafting an early in-person voting policy.
OP-ED | Will Winsted Embrace ‘Citizen’ Ralph’s Newspaper Venture?
Opinion writer Terry Cowgill discusses Ralph Nader's latest project – a newspaper to be launched in the coming weeks in Winsted, Connecticut, with the help of longtime journalist Andy Thibault.
Safety, Hiring Top Agenda For Cities and Towns
Facing declining ranks of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians, Connecticut municipal leaders hope lawmakers will explore strategies for attracting and retaining emergency responders, according to legislative priorities announced Tuesday by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.
OP-ED | A To-Do List for the 2023 Legislative Session
The election is over, and the work is about to begin. Gov. Ned Lamont will be inaugurated for his second term on Wednesday, and the 2023 session of the new General Assembly will begin. Democrats hold large majorities in both chambers once again, so the question is: what are they going to do with them?
OP-ED | Hoboken Shows Vehicular Violence Not Inevitable
The city of Hoboken, New Jersey has had no traffic deaths in the last four years. Here in Connecticut, three pedestrians were killed in West Hartford – a comparably-sized city – last year alone. Add to that the three people killed in a two-car crash on Christmas morning, the truck driver who perished in a seven-vehicle collision on I-84 at the beginning of December, and a motorcyclist left dead back in March after he struck a car at the intersection of Trout Brook Drive and Lawler Road.
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