No matter what time you leave work and jump on a highway today, it will seem as though everybody you know will be there, too. Wave hello. The rush to get where we are going for Thanksgiving is on.   Read More »

Dear Madam: Well "beep, beep, beep" right back at you lady. I know that is a rude way to start a letter, but I'm sorry, you beeped first. Also, I want to apologize for not writing to you directly.   Read More »

By John Ready Thanksgiving is often a time most recognized for food drives and collaborative efforts to help the less fortunate. Corporate offices and compassionate families feel a seasonal   Read More »

"The public sector has never done anything well. Never, ever done anything well." Those were the words of Bridgeport Republican Rick Torres, the latest in a long line of People Not Named John   Read More »

Just what does the term "physically helpless" mean? You may have your own idea, but read on. It may indeed be that we have a fine system of justice, but every once in a while a case comes along that   Read More »

In the string of amazing decisions made during the first year of the Obama administration, nothing seems more like sheer insanity than the decision to try foreign terrorists, who have committed acts   Read More »

By Jeff Butler Finding affordable housing is one of Connecticut's most troubling problems. As David Fink, policy and communications director for the Partnership for Strong Communities in Hartford,   Read More »

Nearly every Republican these days calls for tax cuts and lower deficits, and in the same sentence. Point out that these goals clash -- that taxes pay for government and not paying for government   Read More »

Calm. That's not a word one hears much these days, but calm is what some are urging in the wake of a new federal report on breast cancer screening. Released Monday, the report has caused a stir with   Read More »

By Keith C. Burris Ralph Nader recently asked a powerful committee chairman why Congress is not moving more swiftly and boldly to re-regulate banks. The chairman replied that "Congress reacts to   Read More »