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  • Desks are in place at a safe social distance in a classroom of Johnson School, in Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. 27, 2020.
    Opinion
    Editorial: Is it time to remove phones from classrooms?
    Conversations about addressing appropriate screen usage were overdue even before the pandemic exacerbated the problem.
    By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Donors and customers at the Hartford Really Really Free Market.
    Opinion
    Susan Campbell (opinion): Amid world’s madness, acts of human...
  • A view of a home with tall grass and a sign promoting No Mow May in Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday May 11, 2022. The No Mow May movement, which is prominent in at least five other states in the country, is where people decline to mow their lawns for the month to encourage the emergence of bees and other pollinators. Mally Cox-Chapman, a resident who has been leading the No Mow May charge, lives around the corner from this home.
    Opinion
    Editorial: Save some bees, and some gas, and skip mowing in May
  • A pediatric vaccine clinic at St. Raphael Academy in Bridgeport in January.
    Opinion
    Editorial: Vaccination decline in children raises worries
  • A facsimile of Abraham Lincoln’s draft copy of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
    Opinion
    Fiorello (opinion): Why I voted Yes for Juneteenth Day
  • Former Connecticut Chief State Attorney Richard Colangelo.
    Opinion
    Editorial: A reboot of holding prosecutors accountable
  • A survey concluded that 72 percent of people get their best ideas in the shower.
    Opinion
    Pisani: Pulling back (shower) curtain on creative thinking
  • Opinion
    Chris Powell (opinion): Dems escalate culture war with hysteria
    U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy listen as Gov. Ned Lamont speaks during a news conference at the rail station in Ansonia, Conn. Nov. 8, 2021. Fanning the flames compromises a reasonable discourse. By Chris Powell
  • Opinion
    Editorial: Should girls lacrosse players wear helmets? Of course
    Darien celebrates its 14-6 win over Ludlowe in the CIAC Class L girls lacrosse championship on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Bunnell High School in Stratford, Conn. Many sports take decades too long to take appropriate safety measures By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Opinion: China’s tightrope act with Ukraine
    Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during their meeting in Beijing, on Feb. 4. China’s response to the Ukrainian crisis has been at times contradictory. By Joanna M. Gwozdziowski
  • Opinion
    Opinion: An ovation for CT’s Rock & Roll Hall of Famers
    Musician Carly Simon attends the “You’re So Vain” after-party during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Simon grew up in Stamford Carly Simon joins all-star lineup of musicians with ties to Connecticut. By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Susan Campbell (opinion): Grim history shaped CT’s abortion laws
    A clipping from the front page of the New Haven Register of June 8, 1965, shows Estelle Griswold (left in foreground) and Cornelia Jahncke (right in foreground), president of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut, celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision of Griswold vs. Connecticut. Griswoldv. Connecticut in 1960s was a foundational court case for Roe v. Wade. By Susan Campbell
OPED
  • Stamford Health president/CEO (opinion): The future of health...
  • Opinion: Arguments over nation’s founding continue
  • Opinion: Taking on the real cause of high drug prices
  • Susan Campbell (opinion): Amid world’s madness, acts of human...
  • Woog’s World: Everyone is a champ at the Day of Champions
  • Opinion: Using ‘science’ to market backfires with consumers
  • Opinion: Helping a ’60s kid crash Shubert dressing room
  • Vahey (opinion): New tools to help our emotional well-being
  • Opinion: Sikorsky Airport sale another bad move
  • Opinion: State government must protect our trees
  • Fiorello (opinion): Why I voted Yes for Juneteenth Day
  • Opinion: An innovative way to clean up CT litter
  • Opinion
    Opinion: A doctor recalls changing her mind on abortion
    Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 4, 2022, in Washington. Retired doctor says terminating a pregnancy has no place in politics. By Beth Bromberg, M.D.
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Ex-MLB commissioner recalls childhood in CT
    Fay Vincent, former commissioner of Major League Baseball, speaks at the 2010 dedication ceremony of James O’Rourke’s statue in front of the Ballpark at Harbor Yard, in Bridgeport, Conn., Friday. O'Rourke (1850-1919), a Bridgeport native, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. Behind Vincent is former Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, and keynote speaker Michael Bielawa. Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent recalls a lesson from his mother that has lasted a lifetime. By Fay Vincent
  • Opinion
    Opinion: The fading song of the wood thrush
    The wood thrush is one of the 389 bird species in North American threatened by extinction due to climate change. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is an unprecedented opportunity that is good for wildlife and people By Patrick Comins
  • Opinion
    Editorial: COVID ‘swell’ to 10% no reason to panic
    A 5-year-old child receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for 5-11 year old kids at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 2, 2021. Positivity rate in Connecticut hits magic 10 percent. By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Joe Pisani (opinion): I should have listened to my mother
    This artwork by Mark Weber relates to Mother's Day. A mother’s life lessons. By Joe Pisani
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  1. Proposed Darien fast food hot chicken place gets a first nod from Zoning Commission
  2. Police: $18,800 worth of bronze vases stolen from mausoleum at Darien cemetery
  3. CT women in NBA, NFL leadership roles say to work in sports, you ‘have to be gutsy’
  4. Beaches in Stamford: Lifeguards, parking, passes and everything else you need to know for summer 2022
  5. Darien’s teen mental health survey reveals stark differences across genders, experts say
  6. Jeff Jacobs: Jimmy McGrath’s memory needs to be honored, but after the grieving process
  7. Investigators seek cause behind Norwalk house fire that killed 7-year-old girl
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Anti-abortion laws violate my religious rights
    Congregation B’nai Israel holds its annual Bonim Preschool Hanukkah Show in Bridgeport, Conn., on Wednesday Dec. 21, 2016. I read the same Old Testament that they do, and I see a markedly different perspective. By Rabbi Sarah Marion
  • Opinion
    Editorial: CT positions itself as an abortion sanctuary
    The Connecticut state Capitol building in Hartford, Conn. Connecticut has long history in resisting, and then defending, the right to an abortion. By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Campbell (opinion): Roe v Wade proves ‘settled law’ is fairy tale
    Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2021. Seated from left: Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Standing from left: Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. A call to arms over abortion rights. By Susan Campbell
  • Opinion
    Campbell (opinion): We owe a debt to generation drowning in them
    This artwork by Michael Osbun relates to students graduating with enormous debts. Addressing the arguments against addressing student debt. By Susan Campbell
  • Opinion
    Editorial: Drinking alcohol in passenger seats still OK in CT
    Open containers of alcohol. The week in thumbs up and down By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Rick Magee (opinion): The siren song of empty pages
    A moleskin notebook Columnist Rick Magee admires son’s fearlessness in filling the blank page. By Rick Magee
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Why we need paid parental leave in the U.S.
    This artwork is by Donna Grethen. Two Connecticut nurses outline value of paid parental leave. By Jennifer Pereira, BSN-RN and Wioletta Skrodzka, BSN-RN
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Tips to guide adolescents into post-COVID world
    This artwork by Donna Grethen refers to preserving health care for our neediest and for children. Nurse practitioner and clinical social worker report adolescents are more anxious, more socially awkward, more overstimulated and feeling more insecure. By Ivy Braun and Ariana Richards
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Let’s go over ground rules for civic engagement in CT
    Students walked out of New Milford High School in response to the announcement last week of the resignation of principal Raymond Manka. Monday morning, April 25, 2022, New Milford, Conn. In-person meetings may see bigger audiences, but are they ready? By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Letter: Hey Elon Musk, spend your money better
    FILE - Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020, in Washington. A federal judge in New York has denied Musk's request to scrap his settlement with securities regulators over 2018 tweets about having the money to take Tesla private. Judge Lewis Liman on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, also denied a motion to nullify subpoenas of Musk seeking information about possible violations of his settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Imagining how many hungry people could be fed by a fraction of Musk’s Twitter purchase. By Richard Lee
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