Chris Powell has written about Connecticut government and politics for many years. He worked for the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut, and its predecessor weekly newspapers in Rockville and South Windsor from 1967 to 2023, 18 of those years as editorial page editor and 44 as managing editor. He long has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information. He can be reached at cpowell@cox.net. Unless otherwise noted, all content here is Copyright 2025 and earlier by Chris Powell. Use the mechanism at the bottom right side of the home page to subscribe. It's free.
By Chris Powell As their appearances in Connecticut become more frequent and damaging, bears become less cute and amusing. According to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in the last two weeks: — A woman sitting in her back yard in Cheshire was attacked by a bear that snuck up on her fromContinue reading “Bears become less cute; and Central blows $763,000”
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