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Are Yale Grads Richer Than UConn Grads?
The Hartford CourantFor 50 years, economists have studied how much prestigious, selective colleges contribute to higher income later in life. The latest take on this, from economists Stacy Berg Dale and Alan B. Krueger, tried to isolate the effects of the fact that...Tags: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Colleges and Universities, The Pennsylvania State University, Education, University of Michigan
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Chechnyan Experts Caution Against Seeing An International Conspiracy
The Hartford CourantA massive Russian crackdown on Chechnya's bid for independence in the 1990s and the installation of loyal leaders there pushed the Caucasus Muslim enclave from the headlines years ago. But resentment has festered and at times bled into the global holy war...Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Politics, National Government, Wars and Interventions
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Unhealthy Mercury Levels Persist In Waterways And Fish
The Hartford CourantWethersfield resident Patrice Gilbert knew that compact fluorescent bulbs contained mercury, so as they burned out, she put them aside until she could find out where to properly dispose of them. One day, she accidently knocked one off the counter and...Tags: Sales, East Haddam, North Stonington, Lyme, Coal
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Noe-Nicholas
Mr. and Mrs. Kinney Noe of Stanford announce the engagement of their daughter, Kandis Renee’ Noe, to Kyle Mitchell Nicholas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Nicholas of Naples, Fla. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hoskins of...
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Connecticut's Oscar Favorites From Those In The Know
The Hartford CourantThe Academy Awards bring out the critic in everyone. It starts when the nominations are announced — "Whaddya mean, Ben Affleck wasn't nominated?" — and lasts long after Oscar night. That annual ritual takes place Sunday night and will be...Tags: Middletown, Anna Karenina (movie), Golden Globe Awards, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Christoph Waltz
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Justices' Gay Marriage Worries Misplaced
The Hartford CourantIn their recent consideration of legislation banning same-sex marriage, some Supreme Court justices expressed uninformed concern over how little we know about the long-term impact of such unions. Justice Anthony Kennedy said that because same-sex...Tags: Marriage, Samuel A. Alito, Netherlands, Anthony Kennedy, Career and Workplace
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Developer Suggests State's Controversial Land Swap May Be Revived
The Hartford CourantLast year, conservationists celebrated the death of the so-called Haddam land swap — a controversial deal approved by the state legislature in 2011 to let private developers acquire 17 acres of state-owned land overlooking the Connecticut River in...Tags: Edward Meyer, Eileen M Daily, Politics, Regional Authority, Parties and Movements
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Orlando native Isai Jess Muņoz will be at Philarmonic's "Madama Butterfly"
Orlando native Isai Jess Muņoz will be performing the role of "Goro" in the Orlando Philarmonic upcoming production of Puccini’s opera, Madama Butterfly. Muņoz has appeared with opera companies around the country, including The New York City...Tags: Culture, Festive Events, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Alvin Ailey, Carnegie Hall
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Crime & Punishment: Manchester Gas Station Manager Caught Selling K2
The election for president of UConn' Undergraduate Student Government was marked by a surprising amount of scandal and political intrigue. Shiv Gandhi bested Edward Courchaine by 340 votes. Then Courchaine filed a complaint accusing Gandhi of violating...
Tags: Middletown, Teaching and Learning, PCP, Fairfield County, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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America's Rifle: Rise Of The AR-15
The Hartford CourantWhen his son turned 14 a year ago, Jonathan Hardy bought the teen a gift that was both a coming-of-age badge and a hot item: an AR-15 rifle. To Hardy, the matte-black weapon is not a dangerous assault rifle. His son's model shoots the same small, low-...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, West Hartford, Wars and Interventions, Fourth of July, Startups
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Rural America's political clout slipping, USDA secretary warns
MITCHELL -- Rural America is in a struggle to remain relevant. So said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in December after rural voters showed up for the November election in lackluster numbers and as Congress was letting a new farm bill slip through...Tags: Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Food Industry, Environmental Politics, Tea Party Movement
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Forget about the bad stuff
Yeah, we are all human and it's so easy for us to spend time dwelling on the past. And we have all kinds of valid reasons for feeling the way we do. You know. You've been through things that nobody deserves to go through. Perhaps you've been physically or...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education
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