Frank Harris III: Overcoming Fear Of Cowards Who Bomb
I have long thought bombers cowardly beings. To set a bomb to explode to wound, maim and kill -- just a gutless, spineless, dastardly thing.
Opinion
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Restore Autonomy Of CT Watchdog Agencies — And Save Money, Too
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CT Collegiate Ice Hockey Is Hot, With Quinnipiac, Yale In Big Dance
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Students Succumb To Rash Of 'Senioritis'
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I Was Castro's Prisoner: Obama's Visit Rewards Brutal Oppressors
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Feds Wrong To Block California Newspaper Sale
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CT's Approach To Opioid Overdoses Far Too Measured
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Trump, Leftists Must End Campaign Menace
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Breaking My Church's Silence About A Pedophile
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Muslim Group Condemns Brussels Terrorism
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA strongly condemns the terrorist attack at Brussels airport that left at least 31 dead and dozens injured. "This is a tragic loss of human life," said Nasim Rehmatullah, senior vice president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. "The Quran teaches us to save...
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Ag Professor Wrong About Abusive Practices
When I read UConn Professor Michael Darre's comments about Rep. Rosa DeLauro's efforts to improve food safety and farming practices in the United States, I was appalled [March 21, Page 1, "DeLauro Out Front On Food Safety"]. The story reports that Darre does not support "many of DeLauro's calls...
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State Must Help Hartford Regain Control Of Finances
No wonder taxpayers are fed up. The retirement benefits that the city of Hartford will likely pay a controversial fire chief are outrageous — but required by contract. Carlos M. Huertas is only 56, but on top of his yearly pension of $104,000, he's expected to get $182,000 for unused time and free...
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Cutting CT Legislators' Pay A Welcome Gesture — And Deserved, To Boot
For legislators to take a pay cut would save the state very little money. They ought to talk about it anyway. The symbolism matters at a time when leaders are desperate for concessions from state employees to help cover a titanic budget hole. Besides, they deserve a pay cut. They helped put the...
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Expand CT-N's State Government Coverage For $5 A Year
It's said that information is the currency of democracy. One key source of information for state residents is the Connecticut Network, or CT-N. An in-state C-SPAN, CT-N has been funded up till now by the General Assembly, which supports its coverage of legislative meetings, court hearings, gubernatorial...
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Good Bill Would Prevent Bloomfield's Niagara Secrecy
The controversy involving Niagara Bottling Co.'s plan to build and operate a water bottling plant in Bloomfield has generated two bills now before the General Assembly. One makes a good deal of sense and ought to pass. The other is more problematical. At the heart of the first measure, Senate Bill...
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Bronin: Hartford Needs State Power To Right Sinking Ship
Hartford is facing a Category 5 fiscal hurricane. In only a few years, the problem will be so big that even eliminating the entire police department and the entire fire department would not close the deficits. The longer we let the problem go, the worse it will be. Hartford's small businesses already...
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Why Republicans Might Confirm Merrick Garland For Supreme Court
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced that Merrick Garland is his nominee to fill the seat of the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. This pick is something of a surprise, given Garland's reputation as a moderate, and most important, his age — Garland is 63, meaning he would likely...
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'Affirmative Consent' Law Would Cut Down On Campus Sex Assaults
A bill before the General Assembly would require that colleges across the state implement a policy that students engaging in sexual relations must have affirmative consent from their partners. This bill (No. 5376), which I supported at a recent legislative hearing, would significantly clarify campus...
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Why Democrats' Plans To Soak The Rich Won't Help Nation's Finances
There's no subtlety about Democrats' tax plans. Between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, details differ, but the central themes are identical: Soak the rich. To hear Democrats tell it, the country's main budget problem is that the rich don't pay their "fair share." If they did, the fiscal outlook...
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