no imageOpinion: Shout out to Cradle to Career conference
Anthony Allison is the Chief Initiative Officer for Norwalk ACTS. Save the Date: Cradle to Career Regional Conference –... (Read more)
8 / 25 / 2019
Opinion archive
Letters to the Editor, Opinion columns, Editorials
Showing 8/25/2019 to 5/26/2019
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Opinion: Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more
Chris Free is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and was a Ph.D. student at Rutgers University... (Read more)
8 / 24 / 2019
Opinion: Greenland is melting and that ain’t good
We Americans believe in perpetual progress. We want our children and grandchildren to be better off than we are.... (Read more)
8 / 18 / 2019
no imageOpinion: Want tolls? Ditch the gross receipts tax on gasoline
In his recent op-ed in support of highway tolls, Richard DeLuca fails to mention or makes just a passing mention of... (Read more)
8 / 17 / 2019
no imageOpinion: The violence paradox
It is a deeply uncomfortable fact that inside some humans lies the ability to rationalize the decision to walk... (Read more)
8 / 11 / 2019
no imageOpinion: We needed highway tolls before, and we need them again
How did we get here? Recognizing that “transportation is the backbone of our economy,” Gov. Dannel Malloy in 2014... (Read more)
8 / 4 / 2019
no imageOpinion: Shout out to accreditation
Anthony Allison is the Chief Initiative Officer of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to the staff at Growing Seeds Too, Child Development... (Read more)
7 / 28 / 2019
no imageOpinion: Shout out to summertime efforts
Anthony Allison is the Chief Initiative Officer of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to the Norwalk Health Department for providing affordable school physical... (Read more)
7 / 21 / 2019
no imageLet’s talk alternatives to Wall Street Place proposal
The upcoming proposal by Citibank/McClutchy for the rescue of the POKO project “Wall Street Place – Phase 1” leaves... (Read more)
7 / 17 / 2019
Opinion: How much is your data worth to tech companies?
New proposed legislation by U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Josh Hawley seeks to protect privacy by forcing tech... (Read more)
7 / 14 / 2019
no imageOpinion: Shoutout to a Norwalk ACTS milestone
Anthony Allison is the Chief Initiative Officer of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to Norwalk ACTS for receiving its 501(c)3... (Read more)
7 / 14 / 2019
no imageOpinion: Keep waste tire rubber away from playing children
Connecticut landscape architects came out against a bill that would have protected our smallest children from dangerous playgrounds. Proposed... (Read more)
7 / 7 / 2019
no imageLatest POKO ‘deal’ will hurt Norwalk
There are so many issues and basic questions associated with the stalled POKO Phase I project that residents... (Read more)
6 / 30 / 2019
no imageSome are more equal than others in CT
The state legislature very recently approved a new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which will allow covered employees to... (Read more)
6 / 30 / 2019
no imageOpinion: Promises made, promises broken — Part 2
“You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.” — Yogi Berra. Businesses and high wage... (Read more)
6 / 23 / 2019
Opinion: Promises made, promises broken — Part 1
“We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.” —Abraham... (Read more)
6 / 22 / 2019
no imageOpinion: CT’s maritime economy is showing its great potential
Scott Bates is the departing Chairman of the Connecticut Port Authority. Connecticut taxpayers want to know they are getting... (Read more)
6 / 21 / 2019
no imageShout out to Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program
Anthony Allison is the Chief Initiative Officer of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to Norwalk ACTS TEAM Summer Member Darlene Young and... (Read more)
6 / 16 / 2019
no imageOpinion: NPS students participate in National Invention Convention Conference
Fostering a healthy spirit for competition inspires students to do their best, while providing valuable skills that will serve... (Read more)
6 / 16 / 2019
no imageOpinion: Borrowing from our children
How much money do you think is okay to borrow from your children to pay for your retirement? Gov.... (Read more)
6 / 15 / 2019
Opinion: Government needs viewpoints from all walks of life
NancyOnNorwalk asked Board of Education member Bryan Meek on Saturday what he thought of Democrat Erica DePalma stepping forward to... (Read more)
6 / 10 / 2019
no imageHigh taxes, negative migration, and a study in cause and effect
No one likes being second best, and Connecticut Democrats seem intent on ensuring that we become the number one... (Read more)
6 / 9 / 2019
no imageOpinion: True civility needed amid tribal politics, dogmatic beliefs
In these polarized times, it’s time to take a hard look at civility. We need to forget the idea... (Read more)
6 / 9 / 2019
Opinion: US lags behind most developed nations on LGBTQ+ human rights
Editor’s note: The following opinion piece originally appeared on TheConversation.com in 2017. Ordinarily NoN would prioritize more recent opinions, but we... (Read more)
6 / 8 / 2019
no imagePride is about love
The designation of June as LGBTQ+ Pride month sometimes seems like a misnomer to me. True, I know all... (Read more)
6 / 7 / 2019
no imageHeart-wrenching D-Day memories
Most folks over sixty-five years of age remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard... (Read more)
6 / 6 / 2019
no imageI’m a Republican now, and glad of it
Attorney and former NAACP head Darnell Crosland recently changed his party registration to Republican, and has filed papers to... (Read more)
6 / 2 / 2019
no imageOpinion: Restricting the cruelty pipeline into Connecticut
Mark Bailey is an advisory board member of Connecticut Votes for Animals and is the former chairman of the Humane Commission... (Read more)
6 / 2 / 2019
no imageOpinion: The DOT must bring more love to trees
Diane Hoffman and Melinda Tuhus are members of the Hamden Alliance for Trees. This op-ed originally appeared on CTViewpoints.org. The CT... (Read more)
6 / 2 / 2019
no imageOpinion: NPS students to attend National History Day conference
Fostering a healthy spirit for competition inspires students to do their best, while providing valuable skills that will serve... (Read more)
5 / 26 / 2019