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Opinion 02/21/12

Suburban Dad: Tiptoe Through the Scholarships

by Marek Fuchs   Comment

My ninth grade daughter has been obsessively playing the ukulele. Just my luck, huh? My kid picks up the only obscure instrument that doesn't potentially lead to a college scholarship. 

What, ... Read More

Opinion 02/13/12

Suburban Dad: Keep Peace, One Politician at a Time

by Marek Fuchs   Comments (4)

This is the way it usually works: politicians treat us all as if we just fell of the turnip truck. When anything even slightly disconcerting happens, they start flapping their gums about how they are sure to save ... Read More

Opinion 02/10/12

Watching the Super Bowl (Between Innings)

by Ellen Ring   Comment

Super Bowl Sunday is a very exciting time for people who actually understand football; all of the macho men wearing tights and slapping each other’s rear ends cater true delight to the big fans. But for those of ... Read More

Opinion 02/09/12

Letter: Shays Opposes Contraceptives Mandate

by Chris Shays, U.S. Senate Candidate   Comment

This is an open letter to Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, from Christopher Shays, Republican candidate for United States Senate, regarding the department’s recent mandate that religious-affiliated institutions offer their employees contraceptive products.

Dear Secretary Sebelius:

I write to you as a former ... Read More

Opinion 02/06/12

How Not to Behave During a Child's Concert

by Marek Fuchs   Comments (5)

What was that blue glow during my kid's fifth grade winter band concert? It was the telltale light of a collective failure of manners. During the winter concert, held last week, more fellow parents that I could ... Read More

Opinion 02/03/12

Adversity Can Elicit Great Strength

by Linda Soper-Kolton   Comment

I can't really blame anyone but myself for not living on easy street. Those born under the sign of Aquarius can sometimes see the future. (Really. No... really, it's true.) And yet I don't play ... Read More

Opinion 02/03/12

Reporter's Notebook: It Will Get Better

by Erin Lynch   Comment

When I graduated high school from Notre Dame in Fairfield it was 1997. And as a teenager, my only outlet for gay culture, as sad as it sounds, was the infamous coming out episode on the “Ellen” show and Melissa ... Read More

Opinion 01/30/12

Suburban Dad: Will Tumbleweed Mall Ever Populate?

by Marek Fuchs   Comments (4)

Ridge Hill, the vast new outdoor mall, a public common of commerce perched on a hillside overlooking the New York Thruway in Yonkers, is a study in contrasts and ironies.

Long billed as both a ... Read More

Opinion 01/30/12

Letter: Human Trafficking Hits the Super Bowl

by Carly Cordovano and Nina Raffio, Brien McMahon High School Center for Youth Leadership   Comment
Opinion 01/27/12

Make Decisions Based on Your Values

by Linda Soper-Kolton   Comment

A close friend of mine told me she was admonished by an acquaintance recently for not doing more to bring money into the household. My friend had been complaining of her money woes and this person said she ... Read More

Opinion 01/26/12

Piece by Piece: iPhones Give the Gift of Heart

by Patrice E. Athanasidy   Comment

Claims have been made that the iPad is a wonderful tool for those on the autistic spectrum, and if my iPhone is any indication, the claims are correct.

Peter is in love with my iPhone. He has learned how ... Read More

Opinion 01/25/12

Letter: OT Was No. 1 Issue in Easton Union Deal

by First Selectman Thomas Herrmann and Fire Commission Chairman Robert Monda   Comment

EASTON, Conn. — This letter was written by Easton First Selectman Thomas Herrmann and Fire Commission Chairman Robert Monda.

We are writing in response to an open letter from the members of the Local 1426 International Association of Firefighters AFL-CIO that appeared in The Daily Easton last week.  While we feel it is inappropriate for us to comment on ... Read More

Opinion 01/23/12

Letter: Conn. Train Riders Get Service Pledge

by State Sen. Toni Boucher   Comment

WILTON, Conn. — The criticisms that commuters have voiced over the years are finally being heard. After months of negotiations, we finally have a "Customer Service Pledge." This pledge was a unified team ... Read More

Opinion 01/23/12

College Chat: Standardized Torture

by Ellen Ring   Comments (1)

At a certain point in every student’s life, he or she is forced to take the most dreaded kind of test—standardized. By my definition, a standardized test is when some unknown money-hungry establishment convinces ... Read More

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