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The week in thumbs up and down
The week in thumbs up (a milder flu season) and down (a shortage of substitute teachers in Connecticut). By Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
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Walsh’s Wonderings: The holidays in Connecticut
It’s easy to forget how lucky we are to celebrate the holiday season in Connecticut. This week’s incessant warnings of impending blizzards sent many of us scrambling to fill up the gas tank and dig out the mittens instead of appreciating the...
Opinion
Tolls: ‘Time to fix the Connecticut economy’‘structure’
The writer of this letter is also the founder of the website, No Tolls CT.org, who gives an idea about the machines, and gas taxes. By Patrick Sasser
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Opinion: When civil discourse is lost in the debate
First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick said she was disheartened by counter-protesters at a Monday news conference about a state bill on police reform legislation. By First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick
Opinion
Networks of senior support must be maintained
In a time of sickness, the most vulnerable are at heightened risk By Marie Allen
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Racial cancer gaps persist in CT
Recently, the American Cancer Society provided a briefing called Report of Cancer 2018. The article documented that over the past decade, the cancer incidence rate was stable for women and declined by approximately 2 percent annually for men,... By James E. Rawlings
Opinion
Joe Markley: Noncompete clauses can help protect home care
I’m afraid that the recent article on noncompete contracts gave only one side of the story. Beginning with the headline — “Connecticut moves to help low-paid workers hurt by noncompete rules” — the article did little to suggest that... By Joe Markley
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Walter Shapiro: In his White House drama, Trump’s favorite word is ‘acting’
Henry Ford, famous for both revolutionizing the auto industry and his anti-Semitism, declared more than a century ago, “History is more or less bunk.” Donald Trump doesn’t even think history is that important. He remains a bit shaky about... By Walter Shapiro
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Judy Benson: Road flooding becoming the ‘new normal’
“We don’t have to be heroes, but we can’t be cowards.” In the middle of this rainy winter when coastal roads were flooding every other week in some towns, Sidney Gale’s soothsaying statement to a roomful of land use...
Opinion
Economic driver steps on the gas
Fairfield County has long been recognized as an economic driver for Connecticut. This month, five municipalities in the county have proposed legislation to rev up that reputation. Fairfield, Greenwich, Norwalk, Stamford and...