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  • State Sen. Kevin Kelly, center, with state Sen. Tony Hwang, second from left, and others in 2019.
    Opinion
    Opinion: The Republican solution on affordable health care
    Connecticut Senate Republicans have a real, detailed, achievable solution to make our health care more affordable for everyone.
    By state Sens. Kevin Kelly and Tony Hwang
  • A seasonal Spirit Halloween shop posted a “Now Hiring” sign in Danbury in 2018.
    Opinion
    Opinion: Predictable scheduling a must for workers
  • Adama Sanogo #21 of the Connecticut Huskies drives to the basket during the second half against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  
    Opinion
    Editorial: Let international players join NIL lineup
  • Gloria Swanson in the film "Sunset Boulevard."
    Opinion
    Joe Pisani (opinion): A new wrinkle to the art of aging well
  • Construction continues on a residential-retail development in Darien last month.
    Opinion
    Editorial: The threat of a stagnant population
  • Connecticut Gov. Ella Grasso on Oct. 15, 1975. Grasso served as governor from 1975 to 1980 and spearheaded Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act.
    Opinion
    Opinion: The erosion of Freedom of Information in CT
  • Officials believe President Donald Trump’s lawyers provided false information about buying the silence of porn actress Stormy Daniels. above.
    Opinion
    Opinion: The perils of the Trump 'hush money' case
  • Opinion
    Opinion: The time is now for ranked choice voting in CT
    Voters cast their ballots in a special election in Stamford last month. Increasing the power of voters is critical to restoring the trust that is essential to preserving our democracy. By John L. Williams
  • Opinion
    Editorial: Hate can grow like a weed in CT
    Culture war between right and wrong. Ignoring propaganda and messages of bigotry distributed in Connecticut towns and cities won't make them go away. By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Hopeful about expansion plans at Tweed
    Tweed New Haven Regional Airport as photographed on October 25, 2022. Tweed’s expansion is not just about the airport itself. It serves as a gateway to the entire region. By Lewis Langella
  • Opinion
    John Breunig (opinion): A 93-year-old's secrets to living well
    Third-graders hold up signs for office support specialist Carolyn Lowe during a surprise assembly in celebration of her retirement at Hart Magnet Elementary School in Stamford, Conn., Wednesday, March 1, 2023. After a 37-year career, Lowe received a grand exit with each grade performing original songs, poetry, chants, interviews, and sharing their top reasons for loving Mrs. Lowe. Carolyn Lowe retired as Stamford's oldest employee at age 93, then went right back to her school as a volunteer. By John Breunig
  • Opinion
    Fred McKinney (opinion): The market for lies
    Advertisements featuring Fox News personalities, including Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity, adorn the front of the News Corporation building in New York City. We will always have a demand for lies, but if we are to survive as a democratic society, the cost of supplying and broadcasting those lies must be grave. By Fred McKinney

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  • Opinion: The Republican solution on affordable health care
  • Opinion: Predictable scheduling a must for workers
  • Woog's World: A Better Chance Westport gives more opportunites
  • Joe Pisani (opinion): A new wrinkle to the art of aging well
  • In the Suburbs: We live in a mecca of future Broadway talent
  • Opinion: The erosion of Freedom of Information in CT
  • Art Town: Library and artist collective team up for music exhibit
  • Editorial: CT trash talk better than no talk at all
  • Opinion: The perils of the Trump 'hush money' case
  • Opinion: The time is now for ranked choice voting in CT
  • Susan Campbell (opinion): CT's rich aren't going anywhere
  • Opinion: Hopeful about expansion plans at Tweed
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Universities must be open to diversity of ideas
    A student from the University of Iowa chapter of Turning Point USA hands out information about their group in 2020. The arrogance of the protesters and their enablers on the CCSU faculty is staggering. By Jay Bergman
  • Opinion
    Jonathan L. Wharton (opinion): Transit-oriented madness
    The South Norwalk train station, which is the center of a transit-oriented development plan. Without county government, we depend on towns and cities to work together. But that’s not always easy. By Jonathan L. Wharton
  • Opinion
    Editorial: CT needs to address drinking problem
    Handing over the car keys Connecticut is considering a bill to lower the blood alcohol limit for driving to .05, which would mirror much of the rest of the world.   By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Red Jahncke (opinion): Reckoning looms if Dems don’t rein in debt
    President Joe Biden speaks about the February jobs report from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, March 10, 2023, in Washington. Republicans and Democrats have been dancing around each other about the need to raise the government's legal borrowing authority. Biden tried to edge closer on Thursday, March 9, by releasing his budget plan that cuts deficits by $2.9 trillion over 10 years, an offer that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif, quickly dismissed as woefully insufficient.  Greenwich consultant Red Jahncke writes that 'the massive increase in debt since the outbreak of COVID-19 has made the matter urgent.' By Red Jahncke
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Support passage of medical aid-in-dying laws
    In this Sept. 11, 2015, file photo, Debbie Ziegler, mother of Brittany Maynard, speaks to the media after the passage of legislation, which would allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives, at the state Capitol, in Sacramento, Calif. Medical aid in dying and hospice care are complementary, not mutually exclusive. By Dr. Laura Belland

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  • Opinion
    Joe Pisani (opinion): The scoop on the dog poop crisis
    Illustration of the emotions of dogs - nervous, happy and sad. T  I  believe rampant canine defecation is a public health epidemic in our times, and I’m not alone.
  • Opinion
    Editorial: The wrong way forward on health insurance
    State Sen Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, at the Capitol in 2019. The General Assembly needs to put aside overly complicated half-measures and work toward better coverage for all, regardless of whose bottom line is affected. By Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Opinion: An obvious reform, 50 years in the making
    A speaker talks about the methods The Innocence Project uses to exonerate wrongly convicted people during a program in Greenwich in 2018. Under current Connecticut law, it is still legal for police to lie to children during interrogations to extract false confessions. By Peter Reilly
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Honor Sunshine Week by requiring hybrid access to government meetings
    A Zoom call hosted by Connecticut Education Association shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been few silver linings to emerge from COVID-19. Remote access to government meetings is one of them. By Justin Silverman
  • Opinion
    Susan Campbell (opinion): From Jan. 6 mob to mayor?
    Gino DiGiovanni Jr., facing the camera as insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Gino DiGiovanni Jr. says he 'didn't have a game plan' when he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now he wants to be a Connecticut mayor. 
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Garden tools and crafts: A novel approach to community gun violence
    A garden grows on a lot in New Haven. Taking on the community-level trauma that is a very real consequence of violence. By Jennifer Vollmer
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Prepare now for coming recession
    Commuters and travelers await the arrival and departures of Metro North commuter trains in Stamford in 2020. The key is to start planning and taking steps to address it now, before it actually begins. By Joel Johnson
  • Opinion
    State Sen. Herron Gaston (opinion): Doing what’s right for our police forces
    Newly elected state Sen. Herron Gaston, D-Bridgeport, attends the opening legislative session at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn. on Wednesday, Jan. 4. I am proud of the steps we are taking to explore ways to boost retention and attract new officers. By state Sen. Herron Gaston
  • Opinion
    Editorial: Assembly giving mental health the attention it deserves
    The legislative chamber at the state Capitol in Hartford. Mental health has never received the same money and attention as physical health. Maybe that is starting to change. By Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    John Breunig (opinion): Why I hate exclamation points
    Help keyboard button with exclamation point The controversial history of the exclamation point in "Batman," Beatles songs, "Schoolhouse Rock" and on the Opinion page.  By John Breunig
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