no imageAnother failure to protect the city and its citizens
I am confused and disturbed by the Mayor’s published reaction to the state DOT’s “Finding of No Significant Impact”... (Read more)
8 / 13 / 2017
Letters archive
Showing 8/13/2017 to 2/18/2017
no imageno imageBob Duff sells out his district – again
Greg Ehlers was the 2016 Republican challenger to State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-25). Every family who lives in... (Read more)
8 / 4 / 2017
The eclipse is coming! What do we do?
The Steering Committee (basically a “high counsel” of sorts) of the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County recently gathered... (Read more)
8 / 3 / 2017
no imageTo deport, or not to deport
Twenty-four years ago, in order to escape poverty and violence, Nury Chavarria left Guatemala and crossed the border into... (Read more)
7 / 30 / 2017
no imageLWV of Connecticut opposes deportation of noncriminal immigrants
Responding to the case of Nury Chavarria, a Guatemalan mother of four U.S.-born children who on July 26 was... (Read more)
7 / 27 / 2017
no imageBike share survey
To the Editor: The Mayor’s Bike/Walk Task Force with the Health Department, Rec and Parks, the Parking Authority and... (Read more)
7 / 11 / 2017
no imageStanding daily in a peace vigil, for nuclear disarmament
The un-reported United Nations Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading towards Total Elimination... (Read more)
7 / 5 / 2017
no imageArticle of Faith
The Declaration of Independence is this nation’s Founding Document . . . its Article of Faith. Penned in a... (Read more)
7 / 4 / 2017
Norwalk’s Clean Bill of Health
I am skeptical of how the city of Norwalk spends my tax dollars. I have no tolerance for senseless... (Read more)
7 / 2 / 2017
no imageConnecticut’s economy is wonderful, a man says
Somebody named Sean Goldrick has come in with a remarkable defense of Gov. Dannel Malloy’s management (or should we... (Read more)
7 / 2 / 2017
Definitions of Wicked
By the pricking of my thumbs Something wicked this way comes Yep, thanks to Shakespeare on the Sound... (Read more)
6 / 23 / 2017
no imageCutting middle school music programs would have far reaching negative impact
(This is an open letter to the Norwalk Board of Education Members and the Norwalk Public Schools Central Office.)... (Read more)
6 / 12 / 2017
no imageNorwalk ZBA should reject Firetree’s federal prisoner halfway house
Updated, 12:42 p.m.: Minor edit. Firetree, Ltd., a non-profit based in Williamsport, PA, would like to operate a Federal... (Read more)
6 / 6 / 2017
Memorial essay contest
Memorial Day is over. Not so our obligation to honor those who gave their lives to defend the values... (Read more)
6 / 4 / 2017
no imageArrogance on the left
I am increasingly alarmed by the demonizing of Republicans by urban progressives. An article on Page A17 of Friday’s... (Read more)
5 / 14 / 2017
no imageAlarming times
His name is Khizr Khan. He is a Muslim American and an immigrant who was born in Pakistan. In... (Read more)
5 / 14 / 2017
no imageFlashing/Warning light needed at the curve where West Avenue meets North Main Street
To the editor: When you have a moment, drive south on West Avenue toward Dr. Martin Luther King Drive... (Read more)
5 / 10 / 2017
Thank you, Tristan Fields, for the HELP you provide to Norwalk youth
To the editor: I attended the graduation for College Edge students held at Norwalk City Hall on Monday, May... (Read more)
5 / 9 / 2017
no image17 Quintard – 11 reasons to oppose Firetree felon halfway house
This is an open letter to the Norwalk Zoning Board of Appeals: My wife, Kathy Younkins, and I, Robert... (Read more)
5 / 4 / 2017
Norwalk has conceded enough on LDA already
This is an open letter to the Common Council members and the Redevelopment Agency, sent as public comment: Once... (Read more)
4 / 25 / 2017
no imageCouncil to weigh mall deal changes that are 90% in the developer’s favor
Updated, 2:41 p.m.: Minor revision. Mall developer GGP says it has a big problem. In June 2016, GGP won... (Read more)
4 / 24 / 2017
no imageDecisive Day: April 6, 1917
To the Editor: It came and went with very little reference. The day in question being April 6, which... (Read more)
4 / 14 / 2017
no imageYMCA Swamp Romp event provides warmth, despite the cold
To the Editor: We are beyond thankful for everyone who supported our “ROMPERS” in this year’s Swamp Romp event.... (Read more)
3 / 27 / 2017
no imagePreparing for President Pence
As our paranoid, self-absorbed president digs himself further into a hole, alienating more and more of his supporters, it... (Read more)
3 / 20 / 2017
no imageHow the third largest employer reacts to minimum wage hikes
Did everyone see another ribbon cutting hosted last week by Bob Duff and local politicians? The one celebrating 11... (Read more)
3 / 19 / 2017
Proposed Norwalk noise ordinance change
My name is Vernon Howard and I live in SoNo on Washington Street. Norwalk is in the process of updating its noise... (Read more)
3 / 12 / 2017
no imageThat knock on the door
“When you hear that knock on the door, don’t open it.” That was the advice the immigration lawyer, Ana... (Read more)
3 / 12 / 2017
no imageSupporting the Board of Education’s Plan
We strongly support the BOE’s recommended facilities plan. The BOE has done what we all expect of our elected... (Read more)
2 / 23 / 2017
Refugee
Egon Schwarz died Feb. 11. It was 3 a.m. on Valentines Day when I received the news. Egon, escaped... (Read more)
2 / 19 / 2017
no imageDrop BoE plan, use Fix it First plan to help Norwalk Public Schools students
To the editor: The Norwalk Branch of The NAACP offers the following narrative in the best interest of ALL... (Read more)
2 / 18 / 2017