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As Weapons Ban Movement Grows, Some Perspective Is In Order
The Hartford CourantIf the reactions of the past three days hold up, we're likely to see some kind of ban on assault weapons or on the ammo magazines of the sort used by the Newtown shooter. That's good news for people who have been pushing for this since forever, many...Tags: Politics, MoveOn, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Weaponry, Interior Policy
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Connecticut town tries to cope with shooting massacre at elementary school
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A gunman wearing a bullet-proof vest and toting several weapons stormed through two rooms of a suburban Connecticut elementary school on Friday, firing at staffers and pupils and killing at least 20 children before apparently turning a...Tags: Los Angeles Times, CNN (tv network), Alana Semuels, Virginia Tech, Danbury
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The death of innocence
A nation weeps. At 9:30 a.m., a man in his 20s walks into an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., where his mother taught and proceeds to shoot and kill the equivalent of a filled classroom of people, most of them young children. It is the most...
Tags: Politics, Columbine High School, Interior Policy, White House, Barack Obama
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Crime & Punishment: Director of Connecticut SPCA Charged With 62 Counts of Animal Cruelty
Rufus Spearman, who police allegedly caught carrying drugs and a gun in his car, showed up for his court date at the New Haven Superior Court, where parole officers were waiting to arrest him on additional charges of violating his parole, reports the...
Tags: New Milford, Veterans Day, PCP, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Police Arrests
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Mourners gather as Connecticut shooting investigation continues
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- One loved to play and build things and the other loved his New York Giants football. Grief-stricken relatives buried them separately on Monday, the first of a series of funerals tugging at a nation’s sensibilities. Twenty...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, LEGO Group, Brookfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Michael Muskal, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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Green Wheels: Connecticut's EV Plan Moves Forward
I was front and center in Fairfield when the Green Coast Awards (www.greencoastawards.com) were handed out last week, recognizing area companies such as Xerox and Sikorsky Aircraft for their commitment to sustainability. Also in that packed,...
Tags: Politics, Tesla Motors, Inc., Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Nissan, Government
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Paper Snowflakes For Sandy Hook Arrive From As Far Away As Iraq, Hong Kong
The Hartford Courant— Snowflakes made of coiled copy paper, Post-it notes and even Swarovski crystal pile into a business-park office like an indoor blizzard. They arrive by mail in envelopes and boxes. Some are dumped off by hand, others hauled in by UPS and FedEx...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Teachers, FedEx Corporation, Hong Kong, Teaching and Learning
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Guns, Budget To Take Center Stage
The Hartford CourantThe New Year marks the start of the 2013 regular session of the General Assembly on Jan. 9 as well as the beginning of the second half of Gov. Dannel Malloy's term. Events have imposed an urgent expectation of serious action on the lawmakers. What to...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Politics, East Hartford, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Government
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Republicans' Hand Needed With State's Grim Finances
The Hartford CourantLife in a one-party state may require Republicans in the General Assembly to serve only as noisy spectators as Democrats wrestle with exploding budget deficits. The way forward for all remains murky and uncertain. Democrats control all the levers in...Tags: Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Economy, Business and Finance
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Sandy Hook's Aftermath: Offering Support, Finding Help
IF YOU WANT TO HELP: The Newtown Bee reports that Newtown town officials and community leaders asked Wednesday that people "temporarily halt any further dispatching of goods to the community, its schools, churches and nonprofit organizations." They said...Tags: Monroe (Fairfield, Connecticut), Suicide, Danbury, Fairfield County, Health
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Why Connecticut's Jobs Machine Is Sputtering
The Hartford CourantAs the year draws to a close, Connecticut, more than most states, remains hostage to the fiscal cliff talks in Washington D.C. But even without that bit of Yuletide feuding, the jobs picture here is grimmer than just about anyplace as the nation as a...Tags: Politics, Employment, Career and Workplace, Consumer Confidence, Stamford
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Sandy brings economic booms, busts to Northeast
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — On a storm-battered stretch of Connecticut's shoreline, landscaping crews use heavy equipment to repair damage from Superstorm Sandy, racking up overtime pay at a time of year when many are typically looking for part-time...
Tags: Long Island, Holidays, Casino and Gambling Industry, Merrick, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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