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Kudos to Elissa Wright

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

As My Left Nutmeg reports, our state representative Elissa Wright has a 100% rating from the League of Conservation Voters. Elissa has done a great job since she became a member of the House. What’s with the Republicans outscoring the Democrats in the Senate?

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Remembering the Battle of Groton Heights

Sunday, September 2, 2007

On September 6, 1781 Benedict Arnold burned New London to the ground, and then turned his attention to Groton, where he stormed Fort Griswold, on Groton Bank, and the troops under his command massacred the Fort’s defenders. Today we attended a memorial wreath laying for the men and women who fought that day. (The women […]

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An Earthshaking Question: Should the RTM be abolished?

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

This post will be of interest, if at all, to my readers in Groton. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a member of the Groton Charter Revision Commission. We are charged with suggesting changes to the Groton Charter. At our next meeting (September 10th) we will be voting on whether the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) should […]

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Downey withdraws his nomination

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Sometimes things happen too fast. Here I was, intending to write about Judge Downey’s nomination to the Appellate Court, which was foundering after it was discovered that he had taken the absurd legal position that illegal immigrants can’t have access to the courts (presumably they still have the right to be sued), when I find […]

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Keeping politics out of it

Monday, July 30, 2007

Tonight we held a public hearing for our Charter Revision Commission, meaning we heard from citizens who has suggestions for possible charter changes. One speaker, who was otherwise quite reasonable, admonished us to “keep politics out of it”. This has become a standard piece of rhetoric in the debased —(get ready, here it comes)–politics of […]

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Getting to No

Monday, July 16, 2007

There are times when one wonders why we have come to the point where we are sometimes unable to just say no. Here in Groton a developer has been building yet another tacky looking hotel, scheduled for completion in 2008. Halfway through construction he asks the town for a tax break. Kiran Parekh, managing partner […]

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Charter revision commission meets

Sunday, July 8, 2007

There’s a good chance I won’t post tomorrow, since we are holding our first Charter Revision Commission meeting tomorrow at 7:00. Among other things, we’ll be setting a date for a public hearing. As always, the big issue is the referendum. If you’re opposed to instituting a referendum, please come to the hearing. Here’s one […]

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The 4th in Groton

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

I have posted a page of pictures from the Groton Parade, which you can access at the link on the upper right hand side of the homepage. Sad to say, good parades are among the many indirect victims of television. Since people do not have to look to other folks in their community for entertainment […]

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Home Depot says no to Griswold-maybe

Thursday, June 28, 2007

It is with some chagrin, that I must issue a provisional correction to a charge of environmental depredation that I made against Home Depot recently. Home Depot has pleaded “not interested” to the charge of wishing to cover a Griswold farm with asphalt and ugliness, according to the Norwich Bulletin (Home Depot Refutes Rumor) I […]

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One less farm, one more big box

Friday, June 22, 2007

This article in the Norwich Bulletin caught my eye this morning as I dutifully trooped off to the Y to put in my daily mile of swimming. The Northeast Corner of Connecticut, the so called “Quiet Corner” is apparently well suited for distribution centers. Lowes just built one, and now Home Depot wants to follow […]

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