A modest proposal
In view of last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade as well as its ruling Thursday regarding... (Read more)
6 / 29 / 2022
In view of last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade as well as its ruling Thursday regarding... (Read more)
6 / 29 / 2022
I don’t remember the faces of the children who died in Uvalde, Texas. I don’t remember the names of... (Read more)
6 / 14 / 2022
As in past mass shootings, elected officials across the nation take to the airways demanding “we do something.” Once... (Read more)
6 / 3 / 2022
On Aug. 6, 1944, Richard Kemper, my uncle, was killed while commanding a company in the Battle of the... (Read more)
5 / 30 / 2022
Why the tall grass? Something’s abuzz here in Norwalk with the signs around the city which read, “No Mow... (Read more)
5 / 22 / 2022
Many are rightfully horrified and disgusted about the Russian war in Ukraine and are vehemently opposed to it. I... (Read more)
4 / 23 / 2022
Facts: The POKO project has been in the works since 2004. It is a complicated deal and it has... (Read more)
4 / 20 / 2022
I started a photojournalism career more than 30 years ago, beginning in the darkrooms of the New School in... (Read more)
4 / 18 / 2022
Today, April 12, in states across the nation, people are participating in Thank Election Heroes Day to acknowledge and... (Read more)
4 / 7 / 2022
Many Americans of the “War Generation,” like me, are astonished that Russia, which suffered devastating losses at the hands... (Read more)
3 / 27 / 2022
Early care and education is in crisis! Even prior to Covid, childcare programs were struggling to recruit and retain... (Read more)
3 / 13 / 2022
As we all watch the crisis in Ukraine worsen, including the tragic targeting of civilian populations, I wanted to... (Read more)
3 / 4 / 2022
When I voted Tuesday, I found some interesting “I voted today stickers” on the table near the exit. Some... (Read more)
3 / 3 / 2022
Dear Readers, It’s Giving day today – the annual fundraiser for local nonprofits, supported by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation.... (Read more)
2 / 24 / 2022
Another school funding session is underway and so is the drama. Norwalk’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) upset parents over... (Read more)
2 / 18 / 2022
It has been said that universal masking is optimal, a kind of “gold standard.” And yet, I’m sure many... (Read more)
2 / 15 / 2022
Connecticut’s leaders who have long focused on using public funds to secure “green energy” may want to give attention... (Read more)
2 / 7 / 2022
On the hyperlocal social networking service Next Door West Norwalk, Bob Fosina wrote: “Sledding at Oak Hills? No more. “Our society... (Read more)
2 / 7 / 2022
How seriously should we take Sen. Blumenthal’ s clarion call to focus our attention on “domestic terrorism”? Amidst calls... (Read more)
1 / 16 / 2022
The Wilton Quaker Meeting which serves Norwalk and surrounding towns met Jan. 9. Quakers are a Christian community that... (Read more)
1 / 9 / 2022
As Omicron spreads throughout our county and state, credible information about the use and type of masks exists that... (Read more)
1 / 7 / 2022
As the New Year approaches and we encounter yet another winter facing COVID transmission spikes, I want to offer... (Read more)
12 / 31 / 2021
It’s clear that there are breakthrough infections for people fully vaccinated and boosted but what’s also very clear is... (Read more)
12 / 28 / 2021
You think you have problems? Myška and I met this guy in front of a house on Betmarlea Road... (Read more)
12 / 23 / 2021
You know how I learn about computers? I contact Dell and watch while some technician fixes mine, sometimes correcting... (Read more)
12 / 22 / 2021
Dear Reader, Most of NancyOnNorwalk’s funding comes to us in the month of December. Thanks, if you’ve given! We have... (Read more)
12 / 15 / 2021
Yesterday on a walk I encountered this strange white bearded character dressed in red and carrying a large bag... (Read more)
12 / 9 / 2021
The City of Norwalk, working with the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency (RDA), has established a lot of forward momentum in... (Read more)
11 / 17 / 2021
I have a red poppy made by disabled veterans that I bought for Remembrance Day in the UK many... (Read more)
11 / 11 / 2021
Some 30,000 post-9/11 service members and veterans have been desperate enough to take their own lives. A real day for veterans... (Read more)
11 / 11 / 2021