COMMENTARY: Dreaming of a good night’s sleep in adulthood

Written by Joe Pisani
Monday, 30 January 2012 22:46

All my adult life, one pleasure has eluded me — it’s not what you think, this is a PG column — and that pleasure is a good night’s sleep.

COMMENTARY: The five biggest lies about highway tolls — and why bringing tolls back in Connecticut makes sense

Written by Jim Cameron
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 16:17

Like it or not, get ready to pay tolls on our interstates and parkways. Transportation officials in Hartford say there’s just no other way to raise badly needed money for overdue infrastructure repairs.

COMMENTARY: Protecting life through tighter gun control

Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:37

As the ball fell in Times Square, and our clocks struck midnight, ‘Happy New Year!’ was the call heard in homes and streets all over. Turning to friends and family in phone calls, text messages and Facebook updates, “may it be a year of health and happiness” is a blessing that I offer to many at this time of year.

EDITORIAL: Online gambling by the state is a bad idea

Written by Monroe Courier Editorial Board
Monday, 09 January 2012 23:01

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling will make it easier for states to offer online gambling. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy already is jumping at the bit to get Connecticut into this field as a way to increase gambling revenue to the state.

COMMENTARY: Rediscovering downtown Bridgeport for a new wedding anniversary celebration

Written by Nancy Doniger
Friday, 06 January 2012 21:11

For 30 years my husband Paul and I celebrated our anniversary at the Cobb’s Mill Inn in Weston, after having our wedding reception there on Dec. 23, 1979.

We expected to continue the tradition indefinitely. Then, in July 2010, my co-worker John Kovach, who also had his wedding reception at the Cobb’s Mill Inn, delivered sad news: The Cobb’s Mill Inn had gone out of business.

COMMENTARY: How to get storm-related credit on your cable and phone bills

Written by State Sen. Kevin Kelly
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 16:34

Many of you have asked how you can get appropriate credit from cable, satellite television and telecommunications companies after experiencing storm-related service interruptions.

Here's how: Check your bills closely and compare them to the days you were without service because monthly bills must be based on actual consumption. Call the company's service unit to detail the days you were out of service and to ask for an adjustment.

LOCAL COMMENTARY ON PENN STATE: ‘Every time anyone knows about a sexual attack or domestic abuse, they need to come forward’

Written by Debra A. Greenwood
Thursday, 17 November 2011 17:30

If we learn anything from the current debacle at Penn State University, it should be that covering up any sexual abuse is never a good idea. As the debate wages at the university over who knew what when, it just hammers home the point that anyone can become a victim of sexual abuse, and it is up to all of us to come forward if we know abuse is happening.