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Don't scapegoat teachers

 January 29, 2012

If there is one thing that gets Mary Loftus Levine steamed it's the perception that most of the problems with the Connecticut education system, and with American public education generally, can be attributed to bad teachers.

"Teachers are...

Laboring tax free in the venture vineyard

 January 29, 2012

Trinity College should give Todd Dagres of the Class of 1982 an especially nice welcome if he shows up in Hartford for his 30th reunion this spring. He's a hot prospect for the alumni fund, having the wherewithal to endow several professorships...

New London ethics board's bizarre attempt to punish free speech

 January 15, 2012

Just when I thought things could not get any more wacky in New London, comes word that the city's Board of Ethics is threatening to find Reid Burdick in violation of a gag order and fine him up to $10,000 for talking to and sharing...

It's good that someone thinks about region's water

 January 8, 2012

As members of the editorial staff interviewed candidates in the run-up to local elections last November, we repeatedly heard concerns about an issue that most of us give little thought about - assuring the availability of drinkable...

Early education challenge

 January 1, 2012

The theory behind the drive for increasing early childhood education in Connecticut, and across the country for that matter, appears sound enough. Children from poor families typically do not get the same exposure to reading and the...

Don't block portraits that honor the office, if not the governor

 December 31, 2011

There was one graceful note as the political year ended and that was Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's gallant assurance that his predecessor's portrait will soon join her fellow former governors in the state library.

Malloy stepped in when the...

Countdown to a year of disillusion

 December 25, 2011

Those of us who love the give and take of politics should be excited about a presidential election year, but I view 2012 with as much fear as anticipation, and not because the Mayan calendar runs out.

Seeking peace at home, abroad this Christmas Eve 2011

 December 24, 2011

There could be no more poignant time than Christmas Eve to observe and appreciate the advance of peace: the end of the Iraq War, at least for Americans and, hopefully, for Iraqis.

Often, war concludes in only the most literal sense - combat...

Finizio must come to aid of library

 December 18, 2011

During his successful campaign to become mayor of New London, Daryl Justin Finizio repeatedly made the point that he would be a leader looking out for the interests of all the citizens of his city, not just those who because of status or...

Pledge to examine an allegiance possibly gone awry

 December 17, 2011

The Pledge of Allegiance has been revered, censored, rewritten and politicized. It has given refuge to the occasional scoundrel and has hardly had a peaceful moment since it was created in 1892 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus's...

The right move for Mallove's

 December 11, 2011

Jimmy Mallove knew it was the right thing to do when he moved his namesake jewelry store to the suburbs from downtown New London five years ago, but what Mallove didn't know then was just how much his business would improve at the new...

Upon further review, there is no proof of a near-poor spike

 December 10, 2011

A recent census report appeared to suggest that the nation has a huge segment of its population hovering near poverty. It was a striking piece of information, one I reported on in my column. Unfortunately, it's not accurate.

The U.S. Census...

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