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Opinion

Americans Could Love Trump

HB Letters

I was crossing the Hudson to Nashua bridge in December and spotted a man asking for money. I thought to myself, I can help him. I pulled a $10 bill out of my wallet to give him. He walked to my car with great effort on his part. He looked me right in the eye and say “May God bless you.” I ...

Necessity, unfortunately, always may win out

Cabinet Editorials

Is there a more common phrase during local budget season than this: “Seems like a nice thing to have, but not a necessity.” Perhaps “We can’t afford it,” but they’re close. The latest use of the “Seems like a ...” phrase came from Peter Moustakis of the Amherst Ways & ...

Thumbing the Files for Jan. 24

Cabinet Editorials

71 years ago, 1948 Public Service was touting a major step in the efficiency of its repair and maintenance crrews because of the installation of a shortwave radio on one of the company trucks in Milford. A new course in driver education was added to the list of extra-curricular activities ...

March smaller, but very important

Cabinet Editorials

There were fewer than there had been two years ago, fewer than last year, but the 34 men, women and kids (three) at the Wilton Peace Action sister event – one of an estimated 350 nationwide – for the third Women’s March. The big one was in Washington but this smaller one in Wilton was ...

An open letter

Cabinet Letters

Dear Mr. Watkins, I am impressed with your empirical evidence of arrests , criminal charges, criminal convictions and overall apprehensions at the border. Does a wall make sense? The arrest data makes the case that border security does not allow people to pour into the country undetected, ...

Solution to climate change

Cabinet Letters

We have a major problem on our hands for 2019, climate change. This issue isn’t going to solve itself and will continue to get worse if we fail to act. But there is a ray of light at the end of this dark tunnel, carbon pricing. Carbon pricing is when a government places a fee or tax on ...