Letters to the Editor, Opinion columns, Editorials
no imageAnthony Allison is the Executive Director of Norwalk ACTS. Shout out to Positive Directions and Westport Young Women’s League (WYWL) for sponsoring an eight-hour Mental... (Read more)
4 / 13 / 2019
no imageAnthony Allison is the Executive Director of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to Mid-Fairfield Child Guidance Center for hosting Kids Night Out,... (Read more)
4 / 7 / 2019
Exceptions prove the rule. Extremes reveal what is indispensable. The phenomenon “Trump” is both an exception and an extreme:... (Read more)
3 / 31 / 2019
no imageThere are many instances when I am tempted to respond to an article in the Norwalk Hour but don’t... (Read more)
3 / 30 / 2019
no imageI participated in all three meetings leading to approval of the Redevelopment Agency’s Wall Street Plan: the Ordinance Committee,... (Read more)
3 / 26 / 2019
no imageTaxes are a necessary evil. They are the cost of running our government. However, raising taxes too much ultimately... (Read more)
3 / 24 / 2019
no imageThe Norwalk Republican Town Committee distributed the following statement Friday. The Norwalk Republican Town Committee on Friday,... (Read more)
3 / 23 / 2019
no imageFirst, I would like to change a misperception that seems to be running around in some circles. The Wall... (Read more)
3 / 17 / 2019
Taxes should not be raised for those who create jobs and spend their money in Connecticut. Most working people... (Read more)
3 / 16 / 2019
no imageA decade or so ago Norwalk had two vigorous political parties with a smaller independent homeowners party. Each mostly staffed... (Read more)
3 / 13 / 2019
no imageHouse Bill 7319, An Act Concerning Fiscal Independence of School Districts, was introduced by the Planning and Development Committee... (Read more)
3 / 12 / 2019
no imageSince the 2004 Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London, the nation has gone through a period... (Read more)
3 / 11 / 2019
The Norwalk Redevelopment Agency has previously proposed a plan for real estate tax incentives to spur investment in the... (Read more)
3 / 10 / 2019
no imageIn a NancyOnNorwalk story about the Wall Street Redevelopment Plan, Jason Milligan was quoted as saying: “An entire neighborhood association... (Read more)
3 / 9 / 2019
Some Norwalkers call the replacement of the Walk Bridge a “billion-dollar boondoggle.” It’s even become a talking point amongst... (Read more)
3 / 3 / 2019
Democratic societies have an oxymoronic nature: the very freedoms and protections that unite citizens make conflict inevitable. However,... (Read more)
3 / 3 / 2019
Anthony Allison is the Executive Director of Norwalk ACTS. This week’s Shout Out was suggested by City of Norwalk Early Childhood... (Read more)
3 / 2 / 2019
Dear Norwalk, What matters to every Norwalker? (or are we Norwalkians? Maybe, Norwalkletes? Whatever . . .) One... (Read more)
2 / 28 / 2019
Buck Scientific General Manager Eric Anderson calls himself “just a concerned citizen with the unique capability” to do water testing.... (Read more)
2 / 27 / 2019
no imageAccording to new research from several European economists, children of same sex parents do better in school than children... (Read more)
2 / 24 / 2019
no imageConnecticut was once the envy of the country for its low costs (no state income tax), its top education... (Read more)
2 / 23 / 2019
no imageThis is a statement read Tuesday by multiple Norwalk Branch NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)... (Read more)
2 / 20 / 2019
no imageThis statement was read by Norwalk Federation of Teachers President Mary Yordon at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. It was... (Read more)
2 / 20 / 2019
no imageThis is an open letter sent by Attorney Candace Fay to the Common Council Ordinance Committee on behalf of... (Read more)
2 / 19 / 2019
no imageCraig Hoffman With the regularity of Punxatawny Phil emerging from his burrow on Groundhog Day, the state legislature in... (Read more)
2 / 17 / 2019
no imageSen. Duff’s public rebuke of Norwalk’s Board of Education Chair for a letter has no precedent and raises disturbing... (Read more)
2 / 16 / 2019
no imageUpdated Feb. 21: Copy edits. Someone once said bad news travels faster than good, so I’d like to share... (Read more)
2 / 16 / 2019
no imageNorwalk is experiencing a demographic transformation. Its population is increasing and becoming more diversified. These changes have transformed our... (Read more)
2 / 12 / 2019
My fellow residents, friends and neighbors, First, thanks for allowing me the opportunity to govern this great state. It... (Read more)
2 / 12 / 2019
“I’m sorry.” These two words may seem simple, but the ability to express them when you’re in the wrong... (Read more)
2 / 10 / 2019