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  • Opinion
    Letter — We are tearing our community apart
    Derision of thoughts and opinions sets a poor example for children, and betrays the community’s trust.
  • Opinion
    Letter — Social media posts violate basic human decency
  • Opinion
    Letter — Former school board chairman calls financial decisions...
  • Opinion
    Letter — Don’t let keyboard warriors dominate diversity task force...
  • In this Aug. 30, 2020 file photo, an unidentified man participates in a Blue Lives Matter rally in Kenosha, Wis.
    Opinion
    Opinion: Blue Lives Matter row presents false dichotomy
  • Opinion
    Letter — Sorely disappointed in Trumbull
  • Opinion
    Letter — Thin Blue Line flag has divisive history
  • Opinion
    Letter — Committee chair must be removed
    To the editor; I was recently contacted by families of law enforcement regarding divisive Facebook postings made by the chairperson of the diversity task force about the thin blue line flag, a symbol of support for our police officers. This...
  • Opinion
    Joe Pisani: The perils of the selfie
    Pope Francis poses with youth in the Church of Saint Augustine in downtown Rome on Aug. 28, 2013. Columnist Joe Pisani wonders if people don’t get a clear picture of the world when they insist on focusing on the selfie. By Joe Pisani
  • Opinion
    Letter — Democrats aim to make CT the Mansion State
    To the editor; Connecticut keeps moving up in the rankings…but not in a good way. We are now ranked the eighth worst state to retire in economically. So, if there are any retirees still left here, now is the time to “get...
  • Opinion
    Joe Pisani: How to save the world
    Person in front of swirly tv screen, illustration. Columnist Joe Pisani explores how the entertainment industry has robbed children of their lives. By Joe Pisani
  • Opinion
    Trumbull did itself proud at vaccine clinic
    Trumbull did itself proud To the editor: “Thank you” is a very small word for the extraordinary care we received at the COVID clinic at the...
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  • Opinion: Long-term care insurance is bankrupting seniors
  • Opinion: Solutions from Hartford won’t help our towns
  • Gary Franks: Save my high school
  • Rick Magee: When your dog has veto power
  • Stacy Graham-Hunt: Call me Black, not BIPOC
  • Fred Camillo (opinion): The future of the Round Hill Fire Station
  • Opinion: A needed discourse on Greenwich schools
  • Lou Ursone (opinion): ‘We are blessed’
  • Opinion: Desegregation used as red herring
  • Opinion: ‘Crass’ to renegotiate college contracts
  • Juan Negroni: The February of our discontent
  • Opinion: What do you know about rare diseases?
  • Opinion: Zoning reform a step forward for state
  • Opinion: Vaccination efforts ostracize the most vulnerable
  • Opinion: A plea to reconsider altered vaccine schedule
  • Opinion
    Editorial: Defining CT’s place in history
    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont delivers his 2021 state of the state address from his office on Jan. 6. Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board considers how Gov. Ned Lamont’s 2021 pandemic-era state of state address might appear in 50 years. By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    The week in thumbs up and down
    A plow makes its way on Dec. 16. The week in thumbs up (a milder flu season) and down (a shortage of substitute teachers in Connecticut). By Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Walsh’s Wonderings: The holidays in Connecticut
    Robert F. Walsh It’s easy to forget how lucky we are to celebrate the holiday season in Connecticut. This week’s incessant warnings of impending blizzards sent many of us scrambling to fill up the gas tank and dig out the mittens instead of appreciating the...
  • Opinion
    Tolls: ‘Time to fix the Connecticut economy’‘structure’
    The President of the non-partisan environmental group, Planet New Canaan, writes this letter about the group's recent "treecycling" event program, that helped the residents of the town recently recycle their Christmas trees. The writer of this letter is also the founder of the website, No Tolls CT.org, who gives an idea about the machines, and gas taxes. By Patrick Sasser
  • Opinion
    Preventive Medicine: Be careful and patient, COVID is not over
    NO MASK NO SERVICE signs are displayed at the food truck area on Long Wharf Drive in New Haven on December 4, 2020. New York City and the Northeast, including Connecticut, are not currently experiencing excess demand on hospital, and in particular, ICU beds as happened last spring. By Dr. David L Katz
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  1. Letter — Former school board chairman calls financial decisions ‘shameful’
  2. Restaurateur John Vazzano seeks probation in alleged bribery case
  3. Letter — We are tearing our community apart
  4. Trumbull’s Nero Hawley rose from slavery, became a businessman
  5. Gary Franks (opinion): Can my high school be saved?
  6. Barbato hits from long range, Trumbull girls basketball tops Westhill
  7. Trumbull schools mulls in-person classes Wednesdays
  • Opinion
    Letter —Time to speak up and speak out
    Speak up and speak out To the editor; I’m not sure it is a coincidence that budget season falls in the midst of a one of the busiest times of the year for families. Of course, this was decided eons ago. But I bet there was a great...
  • Opinion
    Hamilton the prophet
    Robert F. Walsh Today’s date, Dec. 3, is no stranger to tragedy. On this day in 1971, Pakistan launched strikes against India that instigated a full-scale war (and eventually resulted in millions of deaths in Bangladesh); eight years later on this date, 11...
  • Opinion
    Letter — Owed an apology from first selectman
    To the editor: I find it hard to fathom my getting a warning ticket from a Trumbull park ranger for taking some leaves to Beach Pool’s parking lot this past Saturday. For years the good folks around...
  • Opinion
    Letter — What bipartisanship looks like
    To the editor; One of the reasons why I decided to run for town council in Trumbull is that I really believed I could work with members of both parties to bring compromise and bipartisanship to a council that I felt was much too divided and...
  • Opinion
    Letter — Why is one party promoting charter change?
    To the editor; Any changes to the Town of Trumbull charter must be passed by the town council and then taken to the voters as a referendum to be passed or denied. This is to ensure that the changes to our town charter are not...
  • Opinion
    Letter — Volpe stands by her words
    To the editor; Growing up in a multi-generation Italian household in Fairfield taught Carla Volpe an important lesson, “Speak up for yourself or you won’t be heard.” She’s been doing just that since we met in our...
  • Opinion
    Letter — Gadkar-Wilcox demonstrates lack of ethics
    To the editor; The definition of hypocrisy is “the practice of claiming to have moral standards or belief to which one’s own behavior does not conform.” David Rutigliano’s opponent in the race for state representative for the 123rd...
  • Opinion
    Letter — Trumbull needs someone like Sujata
    To the editor; As a local realtor and member of a family with long and strong ties to Trumbull, I have a unique view of Trumbull and the families who choose this wonderful town. For this reason, I support the candidacy of Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox...
  • Opinion
    Letter — Sujata made the difference
    To the editor; I am writing this letter in support of Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox. Several weeks ago, I was walking in my neighborhood with a great friend. As we walked past my house, she noticed the campaign signs...
  • Opinion
    Letter — Sujata will be a potent force in Hartford
    To the editor; One of the best aspects of politics is the opportunity to meet people you might not otherwise have the opportunity to meet. I have been blessed in that respect in meeting so many wonderful people here in Trumbull. One of those...
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