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Reader critical of Dumpster ruling

 February 4, 2012

I am writing in response to David Collin's Feb. 1 commentary, "$7,600 in property taxes, to look at a Dumpster," that now, due to the bad decision making of the New London Planning and Zoning Commission, is allowed to remain where it is across...

Law change better than just an apology

 February 4, 2012

It was good to see that Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio apologized on behalf of the city and the New London Development Corp. for abusing the power of eminent domain in the disastrous Fort Trumbull project ("NLDC Gets a New Identity," Feb. 1). But if...

Medicare treats doctors unfairly

 February 4, 2012

Your Feb. 1 article, "More Medicare patients being refused," demonstrates how desperate and disgusted doctors have become with the unprofessional way that Medicare has been treating them over the past several years. Medicare's strategy of...

Help vets while broadening NL fire ranks

 February 4, 2012

Concerning the situation with the New London Fire Department not having any minorities that qualify for a position: I would think that with all the highly trained men and women in our military that have come back from serving our country, there...

Little steps can help water quality

 February 4, 2012

Water conservation in Connecticut is not a topic that receives much press, but I believe that more people should have access to information on water conservation and what they can do to support clean water.

Connecticut has aging sewer...

Voices of experience helped her choices

 February 3, 2012

Having read the Jan. 18 article, "Complaint about 'criminal' speaking in school fielded by attorney, Groton superintendent," I was dismayed at the parents' attitude.

Conn. NAACP has its priorities wrong

 February 3, 2012

I agree that the city of New London should have a corps of firefighters who reflect the racial make up of the city. I also think it is absolutely horrible that a city police officer would plant drugs on someone. There are enough people out there...

Atheist needs lesson in Christian belief

 February 3, 2012

The saddest aspect of Jessica Ahlquist's lawsuit to have a prayer removed from her high school auditorium ("Rhode Island city enraged," Jan. 27) is not the removal of the banner (I doubt it did much to enrich the spiritual lives of students), but...

Montville resident sees WPCA shenanigans

 February 3, 2012

Here we go again. Montville's WPCA assistant superintendent and Republican Town Committee chairperson, Thomas McNally, went on administrative leave for about three weeks. The Democrats are right back where they left off two years ago, when they...

Coutu will stop out-of-control spending

 February 2, 2012

Regarding the article, "Moody's lowers state's credit rating" published Jan. 21, there is an alarming trend in out-of-control spending that has not only been a federal...

Highway tolls no solution to funding woes

 February 2, 2012

Recently The Day ran a piece, "More talk of tolls down the road for state legislature," about the proposition of tolls and the gas tax in Connecticut, (Jan. 22). The...

Day editorial on pics totally out of focus

 February 2, 2012

I wonder if your Jan. 28 editorial, "Stonington must distance itself from Haberek case" was too focused on the possibility of Stonington being sued and not on where is...

Waterford can host Coast Guard museum

 February 1, 2012

Wouldn't the state-owned Seaside property in Waterford make a great place for the Coast Guard Museum? I imagine the historic main building restored to house the indoor displays with outdoor exhibits along the waterfront including a restored (or...

Pro-choice position is logically flawed

 February 1, 2012

Consider this pro-choice argument:

"I would never abuse animals, but I won't stop someone else from having the choice to abuse an animal"

What's wrong with this logic? Isn't it obvious? Then why do people see logic in the following...

Narrow vision led to Riverside rejection

 February 1, 2012

Narrow vision by the council and voters of New London caused the sale of Riverside Park to be rejected. I am not certain The Day promoted the sale with enthusiasm. The Coast Guard asked for one-half of the park contiguous to the academy for...

Basic math points to a Creator God

 February 1, 2012

I write in response to "Physicist writes how universe evolved from nothing" (Jan. 15).

A "Universe from Nothing"?

The review of the book, "A Universe from Nothing," by Lawrence Krauss, featured in The Day exhorts us who believe in God...

A slap in the face to disabled motorists

 January 31, 2012

Handicapped sign-users are punished and inconvenienced because of inconsiderate, non-handicapped people who illegally use someone else's decal.

If you have not heard about this yet, let me inform you that when a handicapped driver's license...

Beware the perils of online gambling

 January 31, 2012

In response to David Collins' Jan. 15 column, "When gambling is a click away," my understanding from people who are addicted to gambling is that Internet gambling is...

Romney paid his fair share in taxes

 January 31, 2012

The attacks on Mitt Romney and his tax bill are ridiculous. They are based on one key bit of propaganda: that the average taxpayer pays 15 percent of his or her income in taxes.

The first thing is 47 percent of Americans pay an effective...

Stop childlike behavior in Washington

 January 31, 2012

What's in a name? As of right now the names seem to be either Democrats or Republicans. They may be good Americans, but many, like spoiled children, are not willing to give an inch if it isn't their idea. It is so childlike.

As our...

Why not protest Apple's profits?

 January 30, 2012

To all the occupiers on Wall Street, the self-titled 99 percent, and the "anonymous" griping about corporate greed while sitting down in New York or wherever with your MacBook, iPod, or iPad, check out the latest Apple Corporation profits.

Tax laws unfair to working class

 January 30, 2012

The release of Mitt Romney's 2010 tax return did not offer up any real surprises. It appears that everything was on the up and up. We can only assume that his prior unreleased returns are also up to snuff, which leads one to wonder why they...

Opposition to pipeline will cost U.S. jobs

 January 30, 2012

The middle class of America should be outraged at the president's rejection of the proposed Keystone pipeline.

He was spouting about "shovel-ready jobs" when he was looking to pass the stimulus. Now private industry has shovel-ready jobs...

Writer urges people to open hearts, minds

 January 30, 2012

Each day brings another opportunity to open our minds to differences in people. One major area of misunderstanding is homosexuality. In this regard there are people using their religious values to do what they're not supposed to do - judge...

Negative candidates don't get her vote

 January 29, 2012

Politics, which has always fascinated me, now disgusts me so much that for the first time, I am ashamed to admit, I didn't even bother to vote in the last election.

Now with the primaries in the news it is even worse. Newt Gingrich, who...

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