Editorial A suspicion that romaine or canteloupe or ground beef poses a threat to public health puts all hands on deck at restaurants and supermarkets to remove the suspect food. Get it off the market first and then ask questions.…
Posted: 18 September 2019 [03:13 PM] Posted: 18 September 2019 [03:13 PM] Editorial In September 2018, as the battle over the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court raged, then-Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del. struck a deal. Flake would delay confirming Kavanaugh until the FBI completed an…
Posted: 18 September 2019 [03:13 PM] To The Editor: Only 14 days in jail, (for Felicity Huffman) what a joke! Just another example of how the rich and famous get away with anything and all they can because they have the money to pay off whatever…
Posted: 18 September 2019 [03:12 PM] Special To The Washington Post On Friday, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani sentenced award-winning actress Felicity Huffman to two weeks in prison, a $30,000 fine and 250 hours of community service for her conviction for honest services fraud, specifically, paying…
Posted: 18 September 2019 [03:12 PM] To The Editor: I have owned a home in New Britain since 1990. I am amazed with the progress we are seeing in New Britain. Every where you look, from the Beehive Bridge, to our parks, Mayor Erin Stewart is…
Posted: 18 September 2019 [03:12 PM] Bloomberg Opinion Advocates for reforming the Electoral College will doubtless get a boost by a new and important paper by University of Texas economists Michael Geruso, Dean Spears and Ishaana Talesara. They find that in close presidential elections, the probability…
Posted: 17 September 2019 [08:29 PM] Items that read “Skowhegan Indians” are still selling in town, the Morning Sentinel reported this week, as are shirts that say “Indian Outlaw” - an apparent reference to the state law passed earlier this year banning public schools from using…
Posted: 17 September 2019 [08:26 PM] Dear Granddaddy, how do I keep my children on the right path? Daria. Well, Daria, that’s a very good question. First, I would say to make sure you’re spending a lot of time with every one of your children. Please,…
Posted: 17 September 2019 [08:20 PM] Testimony from people who have lost family and friends to gun violence doesn’t seem to have much influenced Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Nor have the views of nearly 90 percent of Americans, who polls show favor sensible gun-control measures…
Posted: 17 September 2019 [08:18 PM] Bloomberg Opinion It wasn’t long ago that there was talk about the automobile industry being in a slump that was tantamount to a recession. But that read didn’t take account for how consumers would respond to soaring costs for vehicle…
Posted: 17 September 2019 [08:15 PM] The Washington Post During Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings last year, I remember thinking there was a better path for him than the shouting, conspiracy-peddling one he chose. I remember thinking he should have frankly addressed how much he’d drunk as…
Posted: 16 September 2019 [07:39 PM] Bloomberg Opinion For the last seven years, the free world has been largely quiet as the Republic of Georgia has fallen under the sway of its wealthiest citizen, Bidzina Ivanishvili. There have been some warnings. Transparency International and other nongovernment…
Posted: 16 September 2019 [07:39 PM] For nearly a century, many American college and university admissions officers have given preferential treatment to the children of alumni. The policies originated in the 1920s, coinciding with an influx of Jewish and Catholic applicants to the country’s top schools.…
Posted: 16 September 2019 [07:37 PM] The final week of October looms as a fateful moment for the institutions that defined the post-World War II era. One obvious reason is British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s aspirational Halloween deadline for his country’s departure from the European Union,…
Posted: 15 September 2019 [07:38 PM] Special To The Washington Post HILLSBORO, Ohio - I worked on Sen. Rob Portman’s staff in 2011 during his first nine months in the Senate and came to respect the Ohio Republican as a devoted family man who is…
Posted: 15 September 2019 [07:37 PM] President Donald Trump seems to be setting the stage for renewed talks with Iran over its nuclear program, raising the prospect of easing U.S. sanctions in exchange for a meeting with the Iranian president. Unless he reconsiders his goals for…
Posted: 15 September 2019 [07:37 PM] The Bahamas needs help. Hurricane Dorian hovered for about two days over the archipelago of islands a hop from Miami, causing massive damage yet to be calculated. Dorian clocked in as the second strongest Atlantic storm on record, with winds…
Posted: 13 September 2019 [02:29 PM] Editorial The departure of John Bolton as national security adviser on Tuesday - President Trump said he fired him, and Mr. Bolton maintained that he quit - was logical and overdue. A rigid ideologue, Mr. Bolton has a long record…
Posted: 13 September 2019 [02:29 PM] The Washington Post Christopher Columbus had been in the New World only a few days when he watched from the deck of his flagship as a native paddled toward him in a canoe laden with “some dried leaves, which…
Posted: 13 September 2019 [02:28 PM] Editorial The number of Americans without health insurance rose last year, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, and Democrats say this justifies more government control. Yet the reality is more complicated - in particular, note that having a Medicaid card is…
Posted: 12 September 2019 [01:48 PM] Special To The Washington Post In 2017, the “Vineyard Wind 1” project off the coast of Massachusetts was submitted for federal approval to become the nation’s first major offshore wind project. Its 84 turbines could replace an estimated 1.6 million…
Posted: 12 September 2019 [01:47 PM] Bloomberg Opinion Before calling it quits Tuesday with his national security adviser, John Bolton, President Donald Trump reportedly spent months phoning Bolton’s predecessor, H.R. McMaster, seeking advice. During those calls, NBC News noted, Trump told McMaster “that he missed him.”…
Posted: 12 September 2019 [01:47 PM] Editorial As lawmakers do nothing, businesses adopt gun control measures If it seems like we just wrote about this a few weeks ago, it's because we did. Following the back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton,…
Posted: 12 September 2019 [01:46 PM] Editorial He blew it by inviting Taliban to Camp David and not including Afghans in a peace deal. The process and product of President Donald Trump’s policy on Afghanistan is deeply flawed. Most of the focus is…
Posted: 11 September 2019 [02:36 PM] The Washington Post CNN spent a good chunk of Monday touting its exclusive story by chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto: that the United States in 2017 had pulled out “one of its highest-level covert sources inside the Russian government.”…
Posted: 11 September 2019 [02:36 PM] Bloomberg Opinion Not so long ago, the economy was President Donald Trump’s greatest strength. Now it is becoming his greatest liability. At the end of spring, the data were mostly strong but with some ominous signs for the president: A…
Posted: 11 September 2019 [02:34 PM] Editorial With Maine facing a workforce shortage that is only going to get worse, employers can’t afford to sit back and wait for good employees to come their way - they have to help produce them. Many companies have already…
Posted: 11 September 2019 [02:34 PM] Editorial President Donald Trump is going to get his wall on our nation’s border with Mexico -- or at least some sections of replacement fencing -- even if he has to stick it to the U.S. military to secure the…
Posted: 10 September 2019 [02:06 PM] Editorial What’s a repressive government to do when the Internet gives protesters new ways to speak up? That’s easy: shut the whole thing down. The New York Times reports that more than a quarter of countries in the world have…
Posted: 10 September 2019 [02:03 PM] Special To The Washington Post That CNN aired a seven-hour town hall last week on the climate crisis with 10 Democratic presidential candidates is a measure of the stunning sea change in the politics of climate change. In 2016, the…
Posted: 10 September 2019 [02:02 PM] The Washington Post Democrats know they have a winning issue. When the entire country is convulsed by back-to-back massacres in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, and 90 percent or so of Americans favor an array of gun measures, they have…
Posted: 10 September 2019 [01:55 PM] Granddaddy’s Secrets Dear Granddaddy, why have boys fallen behind girls in U.S. education? Macey. Well, Macey, I remember when I graduated from the University of Hartford in 1995. I was shocked by how outnumbered I was by the females. I…
Posted: 10 September 2019 [01:52 PM] Editorial When a trio of Friendly’s restaurants vanished from the Connecticut landscape in the spring, it was easier to notice than when most companies vanish or downsize. Chances are, you hadn’t been to Friendly’s in a while (don’t blame yourself…
Posted: 09 September 2019 [08:32 PM] Labor Day must have been grim this year at the headquarters of the United Auto Workers. Federal agents last week raided the homes of the union’s president, Gary Jones, and a former president. They haven’t been criminally charged, but it’s…
Posted: 09 September 2019 [08:30 PM] The phrase was opaque but vaguely appealing. Why would anyone want to repeal something called “net neutrality”? Neutral is inoffensive, right? So when the Federal Communications Commission debated whether to ditch the policy, many Americans joined in the energetic protests.…
Posted: 09 September 2019 [08:28 PM] By Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion It’s great news that the North Carolina Supreme Court struck down partisan gerrymandering under its state constitution. The ability of states to read their own constitutions differently from the federal constitution is part of what…
Posted: 09 September 2019 [08:26 PM] By Rachel Chrastil Special To The Washington Post In the 21st century, millions of women around the world will reach the age of 45 without having given birth. Some will experience infertility, others will choose childlessness early in life, and…
Posted: 08 September 2019 [08:49 PM] The Washington Post It’s back-to-school time. Hoorah! Or perhaps not . . . It’s a tough few days. As one of my friends says, it’s like playing Time Tetris. Parents are asked to think about all kinds of things: What’s…
Posted: 08 September 2019 [08:48 PM] The Washington Post Arthur Brooks writes a compelling column for The Washington Post identifying the prevalence of conspiracy thinking in our politics, in particular “the propagation of conspiracy theories by elites themselves.” Now, while populism exists on the right…
Posted: 08 September 2019 [08:48 PM] Editorial The United States is headed into what promises to be among the most contentious and expensive campaign cycles in modern history - with foreign and domestic actors eager to make mischief - without the chief elections cop on the…
Posted: 08 September 2019 [08:47 PM] Editorial The spark for Walmart’s action is terrible: deadly shootings at two of its stores this summer, with 24 people slaughtered. Nonetheless, the giant retailer’s realization that “the status quo is unacceptable” should be applauded. Walmart will change its gun…
Posted: 06 September 2019 [02:37 PM] Editorial The withdrawal of the extradition bill in Hong Kong could be seen as an effort to bring a semblance of calm to the city where tensions have hit breaking point. But the announcement is unlikely to end the protests…
Posted: 06 September 2019 [02:34 PM] Editorial In the post-9/11 universe, airline passengers have no choice but to subject themselves and their belongings to screening by agents of the Transportation Security Administration. Sometimes that process is intrusive; sometimes it's even worse than that. It is vital…
Posted: 06 September 2019 [02:33 PM] Mayor’s column I hope you enjoyed your summer! By the time you read this, students in the Consolidated School District of New Britain will be heading back to school for the start of new adventures. In my role as Mayor,…
Posted: 06 September 2019 [02:31 PM] Special to The Washington Post What's your backup plan for when your backup plan is underwater? That's the question we're facing as Hurricane Dorian makes its way up the Eastern Seaboard. In its path are a string of military…
Posted: 06 September 2019 [02:29 PM] Special To The Washington Post We are living through the most disruptive era since the Industrial Revolution. From lifesaving discoveries to green technologies to better ways to stay connected, the new economy's gains have been enormous. But, for too many…
Posted: 05 September 2019 [02:01 PM] Editorial Texas leaders who keep going through the motions of addressing mass shootings in this state without making significant changes should be ashamed. In the past two years, eight people were killed during a domestic dispute by a gunman…
Posted: 05 September 2019 [01:56 PM] Special To The Washington Post A mysterious lung illness that appears to be associated with vaping has swept across the country over the past few months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of the victims are…
Posted: 05 September 2019 [01:55 PM] The Washington Post Another slaughter in Texas, this time in Odessa, four hours east of El Paso, where 22 people lost their lives just four weeks prior. Together, the two death tolls contributed to an overall count of 53 killed…
Posted: 05 September 2019 [01:53 PM] Editorial Boris Johnson's attempt to sideline the British Parliament in order to force through the country's exit from the European Union seemed on Wednesday to have blown up in his face. Confronted with the prime minister's imminent imposition of a…
