State GOP should try to be relevant
What should Connecticut's Republican Party do, having just been so badly defeated in the election? As always, it should determine its principles and pursue the policies arising from them, even if they...
View ArticleJoan K. Kelley|Memorial service Dec. 1
GOSHEN — Joan Karl Kelley, age 76, of Woodridge Lake in Goshen, died Nov. 2, 2012, at Yale New Haven Hospital after a long battle with scleroderma. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, John M....
View ArticleElizabeth H. Benner|Active at Seymour church
WOODBRIDGE — Elizabeth Hazel (Tarby) Benner, 96, widow of William R. Benner Jr. and a 68-year resident of Woodbridge, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 at Saint Raphael's Hospital after...
View ArticleJohn Koolis|Correction
SOUTHBURY — John (Jack) Koolis, 69, of Southbury, who passed Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in upstate New York, served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. www.SpearMillerFuneralHome.com.
View ArticleHonors for a vicious anti-Semite
On Oct. 24, The Central Recorder, the student newspaper at Central Connecticut State University, reported that when the U.N. General Assembly convened in New York in late September, Professor Ghassan...
View ArticleJack Ross|Service Friday
TORRINGTON — Jack Ross, 82, of Torrington, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Funeral will be Nov. 16, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at Cook Funeral Home, 82 Litchfield St., Torrington. Burial will follow in St. Peter...
View ArticleOur children will curse us for our choices on Nov. 6
In a syndicated column published before the election, Star Parker wrote, "(Mitt) Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan should consider taking these constituencies on directly — blacks, Hispanics, singles — and...
View ArticleDemocrat appalled by abortion stance
I am a registered Democrat who is horrified by the many Christians, including Catholics, who must have voted for a president who condones partial-birth abortion and taking away religious freedoms. By...
View ArticleMost in U.S. won't be able to escape the 'fiscal cliff'
WASHINGTON -- Everyone who pays income tax -- and some who don't -- will feel it. So will doctors who accept Medicare, people who get unemployment aid, defense contractors, air traffic controllers,...
View ArticleLucy Pugliese|Loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Mrs. Lucy (DeCola) Pugliese, 85, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., formerly of Waterbury, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs after...
View ArticleClaire L. Bruni Reed|Beautician, owned Claire's Coiffures
TORRINGTON — Claire L. (Buccos) Bruni Reed, 83, of Torrington, passed away Nov. 12, 2012, in Ormond Beach, Fla. She was the wife of the late James J. Bruni and of the late Walter Reed. Claire was born...
View ArticleWanda Yost|Retired from BF Goodrich
BEACON FALLS — Wanda Yost, age 97, of Beacon Falls, entered into peaceful rest Nov. 10, 2012 at the Griffin Hospital, Derby; she was the beloved wife of the late Jacob Yost. Mrs. Yost was born Feb. 1,...
View ArticleThe inevitability of tax increases
Another Connecticut election has come and gone, followed in short order by another escalation of the state's seemingly never-ending budget crisis, now in its fifth year of record tax increases,...
View ArticleRevaluation under way in Waterbury
Waterbury's property revaluation process, commonly referred to as reval, has been under way for the past several months, with the assessor and his team of appraisers performing property inspections...
View ArticleThe indispensable officer
"The graveyards are full of indispensable men," it's often said, meaning few are genuinely indispensable. David H. Petraeus was one of the few, which is why his loss for the U.S. government, after his...
View ArticleAAA: Thanksgiving travel should increase slightly
NEW YORK -- Slightly more Americans will hit the road this Thanksgiving, according to AAA. That includes people who are choosing to drive instead of fly as household budgets remain tight. In its...
View ArticleNellie (Gelormino) Saporite|June 13, 1923-Nov. 12, 2012
TORRINGTON — Nellie (Gelormino) Saporite, age 89, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Funeral services will be private. For a complete obituary or to send online condolences visit www.rowefuneralhome.net.
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Still revolutionary, man Marijuana legalization in Washington state and Colorado has led to widespread speculation that pot tourism is about to take off pending the inevitable legal showdown over the...
View ArticleOther examples of court-ordered shaming|With Photos
A woman caught on camera driving on a sidewalk to pass a Cleveland school bus was ordered this week to hold a sign at the intersection reading, “Only an idiot would drive on the sidewalk to avoid a...
View ArticleWoman who drove on sidewalk holds 'idiot' sign|With VIDEO and Related Story
CLEVELAND — A woman caught on camera driving on a sidewalk to pass a Cleveland school bus that was unloading children stood in the cold Tuesday at an intersection holding a sign warning people about...
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