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No time to delay on transportation issues
Millerton News Edtorial
March, 11, 2010
Transportation is a key issue in today’s mobile world. Those who do not have access to transportation are deprived of procuring basic needs and a means to get to work, to school, to medical appointments, to social services, to grocery

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North to I’ll Ask Ya
Country Curmudgeon - Bill Abrams
March, 11, 2010
Let me begin by saying that north is at the top of the map. Men do map directions using the points of the compass. Women use right turn-left turn, which changes where you actually wind up depending upon which way

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To my Republican friends: Be sensible in making decision on the health bill
A View from the Edge - Peter Riva
March, 11, 2010
If you listen carefully on the health issue, many Republican Congressmen are often making good sense (especially on tort reform). All the while they rightfully and correctly declare a difference in philosophy to the president’s plan, they say they want

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Efficiency ideas being considered for RRA plant
County Account - Michael Kelsey
March, 11, 2010
Recently there’s much ado made about the Resource Recovery Agency (RRA) in the County Legislature, and considering the cost to the county taxpayer, rightfully so. In mid-February the full Legislature met as a committee of the whole with the leadership

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Mud season
Nature's Notebook - Tim Abbott
March, 11, 2010
Ah, mud season! An unpaved road can bury you axle deep in ruts if you forget about this time of year and make a wrong turn. I made this mistake a few years ago driving through a remote section of

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Exploring the possibility of other universes
The Inventive Mind - Sidney X. Shore
March, 11, 2010
Look out of a window in your home. How far can you see? Sail up in an airplane. How far can you see? Ride up into space on a NASA shuttle. How far can you see? Park at the Hubble

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Olympics: the gold for niceness
Ranting Retiree – Barnett D. Laschever
March, 11, 2010
What’s to like about the recent Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia? Plenty. And what’s not to like? A fair amount, but then I’d lose my credentials as a professional Ranter if I didn’t find something to complain about. Trust me,

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The Greenwich monopoly
If You Ask Me - Dick Ahles
March, 11, 2010
What if Connecticut held an election this November and all the major candidates were from Greenwich? It could happen. The two parties could easily end up nominating Greenwich’s Tom Foley (R) and Ned Lamont (D) for governor and Dick Blumenthal

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