I may go back to my childhood roots when it comes to protecting my financial nest egg. With the stock market in free fall due to an aggressive tariff plan […]
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Federal cuts to darken library programs?
To the Editor: National Library Week is a time to highlight the role of public libraries in civic society, but recent news is nothing to celebrate. On March 14, the […]
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Education’s uneven playing field just got bumpier
My grandfather had a birthday this month. As the family historian, I was probably the only person in the world who remarked the day as he was born in 1893 […]
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Pete Rose: baseball’s haunting presence
The specter of former professional baseball player Pete Rose continues to haunt Major League Baseball. The controversy surrounding Rose is whether he should be eligible for consideration to the National […]
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Clutter vs. claustrophobia: who will win?
The Northwest Corner of Connecticut has had its share of bone-chilling cold, coupled with strong gusting winds lately. The combination that Mother Nature has thrown our way has made it […]
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Historian offers a correction about land division
To the Editor: I’m writing with one suggested correction to Karen Chase’s otherwise wonderful January “Remembering Civics” column on local government. Thank you, Karen. Keep up the good work. My […]