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3 / 24 / 2020
Letters archive
Showing 3/24/2020 to 11/3/2019
no imageno imageBest friends during our worst times: Consider fostering a shelter pet
For thousands of years, our companion animals have been our best friends in good times and bad. Now, as... (Read more)
3 / 21 / 2020
no imageStop the carbon adding menace
Updated, 2:30 p.m.: Text added; it had been omitted in error With all the recent talk about the need... (Read more)
3 / 7 / 2020
no imageThe pall hanging over us
The stock market plunge shows how financial giants and stock analysts view the economic impact of a corona virus... (Read more)
3 / 3 / 2020
no imageWake up America. Insurance companies prescribe your medications
Prior authorization (PA) is a term most of us have heard before ―medical professionals and patients alike. We associate... (Read more)
2 / 29 / 2020
no imageAdam Schiff is Atticus Finch
Having seen “To Kill a Mockingbird” on Broadway and now the impeachment trial at the Senate, I find both... (Read more)
2 / 29 / 2020
no imageReligious exemption for vaccinations must end
Medical quacks like chiropractor Jason Jenkins should not be guiding public health policies in my State. Period. Real experts... (Read more)
2 / 22 / 2020
no imageWhy I oppose HB-5044
H.B. No. 5044 (Raised), An Act Concerning Immunizations (the “Bill”), proposes to eliminate the religious exemption to vaccination. This... (Read more)
2 / 22 / 2020
no imageSign our petition to support education funding
Norwalk is a diverse city on many levels, and faces the challenges any city faces when dealing with fluid... (Read more)
2 / 22 / 2020
no imageWanted: Honest conversations about Norwalk’s finances
This is an open letter to the Norwalk Board of Education. I am unable to make the BOE meeting... (Read more)
2 / 18 / 2020
no imageFirst ‘Discuss Norwalk’ session showed challenges and progress
Discuss Norwalk, a gathering of citizens for a civil, non-political conversations about key city issues, launched Wednesday with the... (Read more)
2 / 17 / 2020
no imageToll money will go up in smoke
I noted in the Jan. 15th podcast with Heather from Good Morning Wilton that State Sen. Will Haskell wants... (Read more)
2 / 16 / 2020
no imageIn support of Bill 5044
As I have discussed publicly in the past as a disabled, chronically ill constituent residing in State Sen. Will... (Read more)
2 / 15 / 2020
no imageYes to tolling trucks and getting the roads and rails fixed
I support the draft tolling legislation, LCO No. 373, because it makes the big (Class 8 and above) trucks... (Read more)
2 / 8 / 2020
no imageAny hate crime is hate crime
Late last month, our Senator Bob Duff and Senate President Pro Tempore Looney announced “A Just Connecticut,” one of... (Read more)
2 / 7 / 2020
no imageCan new tax assessor help Norwalk keep pace with spending?
Last week, I attended the Common Council meeting when Norwalk’s newest employee, Tax Assessor William Ford, was confirmed. After... (Read more)
2 / 4 / 2020
no imageAs a vision, perhaps we should call it CT 20/200
On an unseasonably warm Sunday, on Jan. 12, I managed to find a room even more full of hot... (Read more)
1 / 19 / 2020
no imageSupport Dathan over Wilms in District 142 State Rep. race
The voters of the 142nd rejected Fred Wilms two years ago for his failure to take on critical issues... (Read more)
1 / 9 / 2020
no imageYour vote is your voice – now
The League of Women Voters wants all voters to know that between Jan. 7 and Jan. 14, the Democratic... (Read more)
1 / 5 / 2020
no imageKeeping the light burning at NancyOnNorwalk
Dear NoN Reader, First off, thank you for your continued support in 2019. We had a great year, which... (Read more)
12 / 29 / 2019
no imageAn important message for Norwalk and Westport residents
This message is about a developer’s application to build a housing project in Westport that would affect residents in... (Read more)
12 / 10 / 2019
no imageBarbis is needed on Norwalk Board of Education
Mike Barbis is a valuable member of Norwalk’s Board of Education. With 99 percent of the staff at Norwalk... (Read more)
11 / 24 / 2019
no imageCharging for parking in the Wall Street area
The Wall Street Neighborhood Association strongly recommends that the Norwalk Parking Authority (NPA) should not charge for parking in... (Read more)
11 / 20 / 2019
no imageKeep NoN going with a donation during NewsMatch
NancyOnNorwalk had a banner year last year, much of it due to the success of our NewsMatch campaign. Your support enabled... (Read more)
11 / 17 / 2019
Plastic recycling clarified
One word: “Plastics.” Turns out, there are two plastics: One that is recyclable and one that is not. Plastic... (Read more)
11 / 17 / 2019
no imageNo matter how you voted, you made an informed decision
The election’s over, the results are in. No matter who you voted for, as a NancyOnNorwalk reader, you made... (Read more)
11 / 7 / 2019
no imageApathy yields unsurprising results
Another Norwalk city election is over and to the surprise of no one, the results were the same as... (Read more)
11 / 7 / 2019
no imageOpen letter to the Third Taxing District: The privilege of serving
As the dust settles from this year’s municipal elections, I wanted to take a moment and offer my thanks... (Read more)
11 / 6 / 2019
no imageTo the Candidates: Shaping a model city, Norwalk
May I offer a reminder to all candidates—for Mayor, Board of Education, and Common Council—that among the biggest topics... (Read more)
11 / 4 / 2019
no imageWhy everyone should vote in a local election
Election Day is tomorrow, and it’s time to make a plan so that your vote gets counted. Too often,... (Read more)
11 / 3 / 2019