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  • People they take part in a march against antisemitism, at Republique square in Paris, on Feb. 19, 2019.
    Opinion
    Opinion: Why don’t Jews march against antisemitism?
    A variety of factors contribute to Jews not holding demonstrations on their own behalf.
    By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
  • Residents say that the bear fatally shot in Newtown Thursday was Bobbi. Bobbi’s whereabouts have been tracked through photos on a Facebook group followed by 1,800 people in the last five years.
    Opinion
    Editorial: The mystery and legacy of Bobbi the bear
  • A marker in the lobby of Frontier’s main building in New Haven, Conn., commemorating the city as the site of the world’s first commercial telephone exchange in 1878.
    Opinion
    Opinion: Fiber revives CT as communications leader
  • This artwork by Michael Osbun refers to the death of truth in America.
    Opinion
    Joe Pisani (opinion): How I’ll get politicians to tell the truth
  • Desks are in place at a safe social distance in a classroom of Johnson School, in Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. 27, 2020.
    Opinion
    Editorial: Is it time to remove phones from classrooms?
  • Donors and customers at the Hartford Really Really Free Market.
    Opinion
    Susan Campbell (opinion): Amid world’s madness, acts of human...
  • A view of a home with tall grass and a sign promoting No Mow May in Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday May 11, 2022. The No Mow May movement, which is prominent in at least five other states in the country, is where people decline to mow their lawns for the month to encourage the emergence of bees and other pollinators. Mally Cox-Chapman, a resident who has been leading the No Mow May charge, lives around the corner from this home.
    Opinion
    Editorial: Save some bees, and some gas, and skip mowing in May
  • Opinion
    Letter: Union busting likely to prove costly to taxpayers
    Letters to the editor should be emailed to editor@sheltonherald.com To the Editor: Several judgments against the City have resulted in Shelton taxpayers assuming unnecessary financial burdens. The first was a recent ruling by the State Labor Relations Board regarding three separate actions involving the Shelton...
  • Opinion
    Editorial: Vaccination decline in children raises worries
    A pediatric vaccine clinic at St. Raphael Academy in Bridgeport in January. The worry has always been that demonizing vaccines could have repercussions far beyond the coronavirus, and we may be headed toward that point. By Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Fiorello (opinion): Why I voted Yes for Juneteenth Day
    A facsimile of Abraham Lincoln’s draft copy of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth Day can be unifying. By state Rep. Kimberly Fiorello
  • Opinion
    Editorial: A reboot of holding prosecutors accountable
    Former Connecticut Chief State Attorney Richard Colangelo. Lawmakers can do more in wake of scandal involving chief state’s attorney. By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Pisani: Pulling back (shower) curtain on creative thinking
    A survey concluded that 72 percent of people get their best ideas in the shower. Shower inspires brilliant steam of consciousness. By Joe Pisani
OPED
  • Opinion: Mobilize CT toward racially equitable zoning
  • Opinion: The bird in the basket
  • Opinion: Why don’t Jews march against antisemitism?
  • Opinion: What aid-in-dying arguments leave out
  • Opinion: Financial education needed now
  • Jerry Zezima (opinion): There are 3 sides to my musical story
  • Opinion: Urging grass over synthetic fields in Fairfield
  • In the Suburbs: Fairfield U. student tries to solve social issues
  • Opinion: Fiber revives CT as communications leader
  • Joe Pisani (opinion): How I’ll get politicians to tell the truth
  • Stamford Health president/CEO (opinion): The future of health...
  • Opinion: Arguments over nation’s founding continue
  • Opinion
    Letter: Union busting likely to prove costly to taxpayers
    Letters to the editor should be emailed to editor@sheltonherald.com To the Editor: Several judgments against the City have resulted in Shelton taxpayers assuming unnecessary financial burdens. The first was a recent ruling by the State Labor Relations Board regarding three separate actions involving the Shelton...
  • Opinion
    Editorial: Vaccination decline in children raises worries
    A pediatric vaccine clinic at St. Raphael Academy in Bridgeport in January. The worry has always been that demonizing vaccines could have repercussions far beyond the coronavirus, and we may be headed toward that point. By Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Fiorello (opinion): Why I voted Yes for Juneteenth Day
    A facsimile of Abraham Lincoln’s draft copy of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth Day can be unifying. By state Rep. Kimberly Fiorello
  • Opinion
    Editorial: A reboot of holding prosecutors accountable
    Former Connecticut Chief State Attorney Richard Colangelo. Lawmakers can do more in wake of scandal involving chief state’s attorney. By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Pisani: Pulling back (shower) curtain on creative thinking
    A survey concluded that 72 percent of people get their best ideas in the shower. Shower inspires brilliant steam of consciousness. By Joe Pisani
Most Popular
  1. ‘It makes no sense:’ Hundreds mourn Shelton teen James McGrath
  2. Coleman Bros. Carnival returns to Shelton
  3. Torrington High School Athletic Hall of Fame to induct 26th class Sunday
  4. Staples named Shelton officer of the year, praises ‘team effort’
  5. James McGrath fatally stabbed after fight between students at rival CT schools, warrant states
  6. Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade returns with new starting point
  7. Shelton High announces high honor, honor rolls
  • Opinion
    Opinion: A doctor recalls changing her mind on abortion
    Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 4, 2022, in Washington. Retired doctor says terminating a pregnancy has no place in politics. By Beth Bromberg, M.D.
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Ex-MLB commissioner recalls childhood in CT
    Fay Vincent, former commissioner of Major League Baseball, speaks at the 2010 dedication ceremony of James O’Rourke’s statue in front of the Ballpark at Harbor Yard, in Bridgeport, Conn., Friday. O'Rourke (1850-1919), a Bridgeport native, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. Behind Vincent is former Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, and keynote speaker Michael Bielawa. Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent recalls a lesson from his mother that has lasted a lifetime. By Fay Vincent
  • Opinion
    Opinion: The fading song of the wood thrush
    The wood thrush is one of the 389 bird species in North American threatened by extinction due to climate change. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is an unprecedented opportunity that is good for wildlife and people By Patrick Comins
  • Opinion
    Editorial: COVID ‘swell’ to 10% no reason to panic
    A 5-year-old child receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for 5-11 year old kids at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 2, 2021. Positivity rate in Connecticut hits magic 10 percent. By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Joe Pisani (opinion): I should have listened to my mother
    This artwork by Mark Weber relates to Mother's Day. A mother’s life lessons. By Joe Pisani
  • Opinion
    Opinion: A doctor recalls changing her mind on abortion
    Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 4, 2022, in Washington. Retired doctor says terminating a pregnancy has no place in politics. By Beth Bromberg, M.D.
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Ex-MLB commissioner recalls childhood in CT
    Fay Vincent, former commissioner of Major League Baseball, speaks at the 2010 dedication ceremony of James O’Rourke’s statue in front of the Ballpark at Harbor Yard, in Bridgeport, Conn., Friday. O'Rourke (1850-1919), a Bridgeport native, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. Behind Vincent is former Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, and keynote speaker Michael Bielawa. Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent recalls a lesson from his mother that has lasted a lifetime. By Fay Vincent
  • Opinion
    Opinion: The fading song of the wood thrush
    The wood thrush is one of the 389 bird species in North American threatened by extinction due to climate change. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is an unprecedented opportunity that is good for wildlife and people By Patrick Comins
  • Opinion
    Editorial: COVID ‘swell’ to 10% no reason to panic
    A 5-year-old child receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for 5-11 year old kids at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 2, 2021. Positivity rate in Connecticut hits magic 10 percent. By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Joe Pisani (opinion): I should have listened to my mother
    This artwork by Mark Weber relates to Mother's Day. A mother’s life lessons. By Joe Pisani
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