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 archive
Letters to the Editor, Opinion columns, Editorials
Showing 8/29/2020 to 5/3/2020
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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
no image5 ways eating in a pandemic is improving your relationship with food – and why you should stick with them
It’s 5 p.m. on who can tell which day, and instead of rushing from work to kids’ activities, I’m... (Read more)
6 / 7 / 2020
no imageA statement from the Norwalk Board of Education and Norwalk Public Schools
The Norwalk Board of Education and Norwalk Public Schools strongly support the international movement to condemn racial violence and... (Read more)
6 / 6 / 2020
no imageGeorge Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery deaths: Racism causes life-threatening conditions for black men every day
High-profile police shootings and deaths of black men in custody – or even while out jogging – bring cries... (Read more)
6 / 2 / 2020
no imageTrump has been a great president for China. For America amid coronavirus, not so much.
Chinese diplomacy has never been more aggressive. It has never had such sweeping objectives. It has never been served... (Read more)
5 / 24 / 2020
Let’s have a successful, sustainable reopening! (And wear masks outdoors)
We can all enjoy a sigh of relief that Connecticut is slowly opening up businesses and parks again. To... (Read more)
5 / 17 / 2020
Nursing homes: Society gets what it (and the government) pays for
A former nursing home administrator reflects on the realities of nursing home fatalities during the pandemic Americans want to... (Read more)
5 / 17 / 2020
Negative interest rates: A cure for the coronavirus recession?
We are in the age of the coronavirus, the perfect storm that will reign terror on our fragile economy.... (Read more)
5 / 17 / 2020
#GivingTuesdayNow – Share some acts of kindness
Like everything else that’s going on in the world, this one’s different. #GivingTuesdayNow has been scheduled as an emergency... (Read more)
5 / 5 / 2020
no imageThe coronavirus isn’t just a health story. It’s a press freedom story, in the US and the world.
“A healthy society should not have just one voice.” — Dr. Li Wenliang, persecuted by the Chinese government after warning about the... (Read more)
5 / 3 / 2020