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Opinion: Indigenous people invented the ‘American Dream’
When President Barack Obama created Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the 2012 program that offered undocumented young people brought to the U.S. as children a path into society, for a moment the ideals of the American Dream seemed, at least for this group, real. We call these kids, many of whom are now adults, “Dreamers,”…
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Opinion: Columbus believed he would find ‘blemmyes’ and ‘sciapods’ – not people – in the New World
In 1492, when Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean in search of a fast route to East Asia and the southwest Pacific, he landed in a place that was unknown to him. There he found treasures – extraordinary trees, birds and gold. But there was one thing that Columbus expected to find that he…
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SoNo parade honors Christopher Columbus and Norwalk Italian Americans
Updated, 10:02 a.m.: Copy edit NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk marked Columbus Day with a parade Sunday through South Norwalk. “Columbus Day is a U.S. holiday that commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492, and Columbus Day 2018 occurs on Monday, October 8,” according to History.com. “It was unofficially celebrated in a…
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Norwalk roundup: Parks & Rec removes unauthorized sculpture, Hebert talks parking, and a blight complaint
Updated, 2:45 p.m.: Comment from Tim Sheehan added, regarding parking; 9:29 a.m.: Corrected photo credit; 6:40 a.m.: Copy edits, revised headline; 5:59 a.m.: Copy edits, new headline NORWALK, Conn. – Some noteworthy Norwalk happenings: Indigenous peoples’ statue quickly removed Hebert responds to Wall Street area parking concern Blight issue ‘in limbo,’ with statutory process ongoing
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Once around the city: Norwalk’s bike/walk efforts lauded; TTD gives away bulbs; P2P looks to give away coats… plus, it’s going to be raining poetry
NORWALK, Conn. — An award to Norwalk for bicycle and pedestrian efforts, Columbus Day trash pickup, a winter coat drive, free light bulbs for 100 Third Taxing District customers and poetry raining onto South Norwalk sidewalks. Norwalk Bike/Walk Task Force, Health Department, feel the love in D.C. Mayor Harry Rilling and the City of…
