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Search for savings

 March 11, 2010

In Griswold, the Board of Finance is preparing to take a close look at combining or reducing to part-time several positions in the land-use department responsible for planning, zoning and building permits. The town is also considering...

Inspiring response

 March 11, 2010

Soon after the initial alarms were sounded for the Parkside West apartment fire in New London Tuesday night, the American Red Cross was there to help. And so were city officials.
"They stepped right...

Viable Dempsey

 March 10, 2010

This newspaper has persistently backed proposals to renovate Dempsey Hospital at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. Expanding and improving the hospital is critical to the goal of making the UConn School of Medicine a...

Routing al-Qaida

 March 10, 2010

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. Some critics are of the opinion that the Obama administration is soft on terrorism, its use of civilian courts to deal with suspected domestic terrorists ineffective.

STD a crisis NL and Groton cannot ignore

 March 9, 2010

It is disturbing that young people in New London and Groton, mostly teenage girls, are infected as part of what is being described as "an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases."

Time coming to reconsider ROTC bans

 March 8, 2010

So what is going to be the justification now? At the height of the Vietnam War and the corresponding student protests calling for an end to both it and the draft, some of the nation's most prestigious universities ordered Reserve Officers' Training...

Hail Mohegan chief

 March 7, 2010

Women have always played an important role in the Mohegan Tribe. So news last week that Lynn Malerba will be inducted as the Mohegan's new chief for life later this year really shouldn't have come as such a surprise.

Sound investment

 March 7, 2010

Connecticut's bold bid to be the first state to collaborate with the federal government in improving facilities on a military base is paying dividends. Of course, the best proof that the investment was a wise one will come if the Naval...

Keno, cynical solution to budget woes

 March 6, 2010

Connecticut may be desperate, but not so desperate that it has to plug a considerable chunk of its budget shortfall with a new game of chance.

Whether keno is determined to be a lottery or casino pastime - a debate under way between the...

Time to conclude health care debate

 March 5, 2010

President Obama is correct. It is time for an up or down vote on health care reform. He has challenged Democrats in the House and Senate to bridge the differences in their two bills, pass those changes through the reconciliation process,...

Building community confidence

 March 4, 2010

Professionalism. That word came to mind watching Tuesday's meeting of the New London Police Community Relations Committee.
The committee has gone through big changes in the past year. Wayne Vendetto,...

Foundation expansion will increase donations

 March 4, 2010

The Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut
(CFSECT), having well served the region for 26 years through both sunny and rainy days, announces today that it is extending its umbrella over the eastern one-third of...

Medicare madness

 March 3, 2010

Yes, Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky was responsible for holding up a bill intended to stop a 21-percent reduction in Medicare payments to doctors on March 1, but it is not the irascible Republican's fault that the funding problem was left...

Medical disclosure

 March 3, 2010

It's commonplace to check reviews and references before booking a vacation, buying a car or joining a health club, so why not do the same before undergoing gallbladder surgery?
A legislative measure...

Promoting trade

 March 2, 2010

The news seemed good. The 2009 U.S. trade deficit was $380.7 billion, down nearly half from the punishing deficit of $695 billion in 2008. That "progress," however, was more the result of reduced U.S. consumer spending on...

Open review process

 March 2, 2010

The New London Police Community Relations Committee should seize the opportunity tonight to continue its commitment of the past year to a more open and community-friendly approach to the handling of citizen complaints filed against the...

Big, bad and silly - so long, Hummer

 March 1, 2010

Perhaps nothing better symbolized the nation's overindulgent, often misguided, credit-backed pre-Great Recession consumerism than the Hummer. Appropriate then that it appears the Hummer will not survive the economic downtown.

NL should not pass on tax-reform chance

 February 28, 2010

New London has come too far to abandon a proposal that would allow it to experiment with a different property tax system, one that would reward property improvements, not penalize them, and motivate commercial property owners to renovate...

The wacky world of Ledyard zoning

 February 27, 2010

Every so often there's a controversial application or egregious violation, but for the most part municipal zoning is pretty dry stuff.
It's typically about setbacks, lot coverage, height restrictions...

Saving kids and the hot dog

 February 26, 2010

Pediatricians are raising legitimate concerns about choking hazards for children, but the American Academy of Pediatrics may have hurt its own good cause by going so far as to suggest a new shape for an American favorite food staple.

Less political mail would upset few

 February 26, 2010

Cutting the money spent on legislative mail to constituents may be a small thing in terms of overall state spending. It will certainly not fix the current $500 million budget deficit, or the shortfall of a few billion dollars that looms...

Another gender barrier falls

 February 25, 2010

The Navy should proceed slowly with its plan to begin integrating women into the submarine service. Women make up 14 percent of the Navy's 370,000 personnel. It's only right to provide them the opportunity, if they can meet the...

Brown backs jobs

 February 24, 2010

After his upset victory in a special Massachusetts election last month, Republican Sen. Scott Brown said he would base his Senate votes on the needs of the people of his state, not the desires of party leadership. In his first critical...

A bad mistake

 February 24, 2010

It's not an easy thing to admit you've made a mistake, but that is what the New London Housing Authority has done in the case of a Gordon Court tenant facing eviction for nonpayment of rent.
The...

Seeking respect

 February 23, 2010

Fort Hill will never be Mystic or Noank or Groton Long Point, nor should it want to be.
Every neighborhood is unique with its own distinct look and personality, and Fort Hill is no exception. A...

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