no imageRepublican lawsuit to overturn the ACA is as inexplicable as it is unforgivable
America is in the midst of unprecedented public health and economic crises that have shaken the foundations of our... (Read more)
9 / 22 / 2020
Opinion archive
Letters to the Editor, Opinion columns, Editorials
Showing 9/22/2020 to 6/9/2020
no imageno imageComments Policy: 2020 Edition
Many readers of NancyOnNorwalk will recall that last year we contemplated killing our comments section as the tone and tenor of... (Read more)
9 / 21 / 2020
no imageRuth Bader Ginsburg helped shape the modern era of women’s rights – even before she went on the Supreme Court
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, the Supreme Court announced. Chief Justice John Roberts said in a... (Read more)
9 / 19 / 2020
Unions can revive the American Dream
As an executive board member of the Greater New Haven Labor History Association, I find it extremely important to know... (Read more)
9 / 19 / 2020
no imageVideo may clarify harmful misperceptions
This statement was issued Tuesday in response to video being released to NancyOnNorwalk through a Freedom of Information Act... (Read more)
9 / 16 / 2020
no imageHow Central American migrants helped revive the US labor movement
In the United States’ heated immigration debate, two views have predominated about Central American migrants: President Donald Trump portrays... (Read more)
9 / 7 / 2020
no imageHurricane Laura was the latest storm to strengthen fast, but is rapid intensification really becoming more common?
Hurricane Laura blew up quickly as it headed for the Louisiana coast, intensifying from a tropical storm to a... (Read more)
9 / 6 / 2020
no imageNearly two centuries ago, a QAnon-like conspiracy theory propelled candidates to Congress
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Republican congressional primary win in Georgia ensures, in all likelihood, that the heavily Republican district will... (Read more)
9 / 5 / 2020
no imageIf Trump refuses to accept defeat in November, the republic will survive intact, as it has 5 out of 6 times in the past
During the 2016 presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump refused to promise to accept the results of the election. Likewise,... (Read more)
9 / 5 / 2020
no imageAffordable housing requires State support beyond Zoning reform
Three recent opinion pieces, “Let’s tax Connecticut’s segregation” by New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, “Connecticut property taxes define structural... (Read more)
8 / 29 / 2020
Opinion: Ending segregation will stimulate Connecticut’s economy
Throughout the last decade, I’ve worked in several capacities within the affordable housing sector, and one thing has stayed... (Read more)
8 / 15 / 2020
no imageSafe voting in the time of COVID-19
More than 6,000 Norwalk Democrats and Republicans will be voting by Absentee Ballot in the August 11, 2020 Presidential... (Read more)
8 / 11 / 2020
Norwalk responding to widespread reports of damage from Isaias
NORWALK, Conn. — The City continues cleanup and recovery activities from Isaias. DPW crews continue to clear city streets... (Read more)
8 / 6 / 2020
Is classroom teaching advisable during COVID-19? Response: Absolutely not.
On July 17, Dr. Sten Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH), published a piece outlining his support for... (Read more)
8 / 1 / 2020
Every vote matters
Every vote matters. That is the lesson from the recent Connecticut State House passage of the Police reform bill... (Read more)
7 / 29 / 2020
Ned the Enforcer
Following the lead of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has now unveiled the sanctions he... (Read more)
7 / 25 / 2020
no imageWe need mail-in absentee ballots now in Connecticut!
Today, the House of Representatives took up a critical bill that will help protect the right to vote for... (Read more)
7 / 24 / 2020
no imageFederal agents should not be operating on City streets without local approval
This is an open letter to the Connecticut Congressional Delegation. We are profoundly concerned by the actions of federal... (Read more)
7 / 24 / 2020
no imageMoving on with pride, disappointment in ‘underhanded’ NHS process
NancyOnNorwalk asked Nora King for her thoughts on not being reappointed to the Norwalk Planning Commission. This is her... (Read more)
7 / 14 / 2020
no imageIs the COVID-19 pandemic cure really worse than the disease? Here’s what our research found
The big idea The coronavirus pandemic catapulted the country into one of the deepest recessions in U.S. history, leaving... (Read more)
7 / 11 / 2020
Breaking news: Chapman takes a (mostly) vacation
For the first time since anyone can recall, Nancy Chapman is taking a week off. Sort of. Chapman, who... (Read more)
7 / 6 / 2020
no imageThe ‘new norm’ — permanent or temporary? — a reality check
The “new norm” implies both that it is here (and indeed it is) and that it is permanent. However,... (Read more)
7 / 5 / 2020
no imageWhy are so many people lighting off fireworks?
The number of fireworks being lit off at night is out of control this year. While people often light... (Read more)
7 / 3 / 2020
no imageHow do we keep getting here?
Another City Development Plan. Another Neighborhood Concerned How does Norwalk do it? How is it that large-scale development plans... (Read more)
6 / 30 / 2020
no imageDevil in the detail of SCOTUS ruling on workplace bias puts LGBTQ rights and religious freedom on collision course
The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling extending workplace discrimination protection to cover sexual orientation and gender identity was cheered by... (Read more)
6 / 23 / 2020
no imageSupreme Court ruling on Dreamers sends a clear message to the White House: You have to tell the truth
When it came down to it, the fate of 700,000 immigrants brought to U.S. as children hung on a... (Read more)
6 / 20 / 2020
no imageIs it time to look again at ‘black commons’ and collective ownership?
Underlying the recent unrest sweeping U.S. cities over police brutality is a fundamental inequity in wealth, land and power... (Read more)
6 / 19 / 2020
no imageSave Old Saugatuck
The need for affordable housing in our communities is urgent. For too long, Connecticut has been a segregated state,... (Read more)
6 / 17 / 2020
A new civil rights movement is a foreign policy win
Just as the world today is consumed with images of American law enforcement officers pepper-spraying peaceful protesters in front... (Read more)
6 / 14 / 2020
Norwalk DTC releases statement on Floyd, Arbery, Taylor ‘and more’
It is a sad state of American society that we continue to struggle with the centuries-old cancers of systemic... (Read more)
6 / 9 / 2020