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New Gun Law Exposes State GOP Divide
The Hartford CourantThe historic votes on gun control during the last few weeks — in the General Assembly and in the U.S. Senate — have exposed deep fissures among Connecticut Republicans strugging to define their moderate brand of politics. Some Republicans...Tags: Republican Party, Social Media, Westport, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013), Danbury
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Jimmy Greene, Father Of Newtown Victim, To Play In Benefit Jazz Fest
Jimmy Greene, the celebrated jazz musician whose daughter was one of the 26 victims of the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, joins noted jazz friends, fellow faculty members and students Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the...
Tags: The Hartt School, Arts and Culture, Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Music, Education
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Bombings Bring Back Bad Memories
The Hartford CourantThe deafening blast 50 feet behind Boston Marathon runner Tami Hughes jolted her right back to Sept. 11, 2001. "In the three seconds that it took me to turn around [last Monday], at first I'm like, 'Oh God, did a plane crash into a building?'" said...Tags: Social Media, Copley Square, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Health and Medical Professionals, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013)
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What's Left For Gun-Control Advocates After Crash-And-Burn In U.S. Senate?
The Hartford CourantOne of the phrases repeated often by advocates of stricter gun laws since the Dec. 14 Newtown school massacre has been: "If not now, when?" That rhetorical question became a literal one Wednesday when a federal gun-control bill crashed and burned in the...Tags: Republican Party, Michael Bloomberg, Personal Weapon Control, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Toby Moffett
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An Angry Obama Lashes Out At Senate's Rejection Of Gun Measures
The Hartford CourantAngered by a resounding defeat Wednesday of proposed gun control legislation that grew out of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, President Barack Obama stood outside the White House with parents of murdered Newtown first-graders and vowed: "This...Tags: Republican Party, Elizabeth Esty, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013), Personal Weapon Control, Health and Safety at School
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New Sandy Hook School Could Cost $47.5M to $65.4M, As Task Force Considers Possible Sites
The Hartford CourantA new Sandy Hook Elementary School could cost between $47.5 million and $65.4 million. A planning process has narrowed the future location to five possible sites, including the existing school where 20 children and six adults were killed in a mass... -
Sandy Hook Mother Pleads For New Gun Laws In Obama Weekly Address
The Hartford CourantDelivering the weekly White House address in place of President Barack Obama, the mother of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings said the nation needs new gun laws "before our tragedy becomes your tragedy." Francine Wheeler,...Tags: Republican Party, Personal Weapon Control, Lobbying, Elections, Washington, DC
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Sandy Hook Tattoos, More Than Skin Deep
The Hartford CourantA day after the Newtown school shootings, people already were requesting Sandy Hook-related tattoos. "It's a reminder of something you went through — good or bad. We do a lot of memorial tattoos. To this day, we do 9-11 tattoos," said Filipe...Tags: Human Interest, New Milford, Danbury, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Shootings
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Prisoners' Art On Display At Charter Oak
The Hartford Courant"Art for me is my peace of mind, a sancturay, a release. When I create, I leave these four walls and go to my inner being and enjoy." Those are the words of artist Bev Martin. The "four walls" she refers to in her artist statement is her prison cell...Tags: Artists, Prisons, Arts and Culture, Arts, Charter Oak Cultural Center
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Resolute, but with an asterisk
WASHINGTON -- The nation demonstrated again last week how resolute it can be when threatened by murderous terrorists -- and how helpless when ordered to heel by smug lobbyists for the gun industry. Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's deadly rampage through...
Tags: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, FBI, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Religion and Belief
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Plan to sell gun maker needs a background check
What with the terrorist attack in Boston, the deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas and the inane vote against gun control in the U.S. Senate, you may have missed the news late last week about Stephen Feinberg. The reclusive co-founder of the...Tags: Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Personal Weapon Control, Evercore Partners, Lazard Limited, Economy, Business and Finance
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