By Chris Powell While downtown Hartford’s Dunkin’ Park, which opened in 2017, may be the most beautiful minor-league baseball stadium in the country, it will be a long time before it can be considered a success. For the Hartford Courant reported the other day that city government is losing more than $3.7 million per year on theContinue reading “Baseball stadium isn’t crucial for turning Hartford around; housing is”
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Coach’s loyalty comes easy; and a one-man crime wave
By Chris Powell Connecticut is not just thrilled that UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley has declined a lucrative offer from the Los Angeles Lakers. People are also moved by the expressions of loyalty from the coach and his wife, Andrea — not just loyalty to the state but, as Mrs. Hurley noted in aContinue reading “Coach’s loyalty comes easy; and a one-man crime wave”
State treasurer repudiates parental and women’s rights
By Chris Powell According to state Treasurer Erick Russell, a wave of fascism is sweeping over Connecticut. In an essay in the Hartford Courant last week, Russell wrote that several state legislators have “proposed legislation targeting transgender children,” legislation signifying “fanaticism” and an “extreme vision” that would deny rights to people. What exactly is theContinue reading “State treasurer repudiates parental and women’s rights”
‘Dollar’ stores don’t cause poverty but just reflect it
By Chris Powell Like the rest of the country, Connecticut is seeing an explosion of “dollar” stores — Dollar General, Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree, discount retailers that are causing alarm in some quarters because, while they sell food and consumer goods, they don’t offer fresh meat, fruit, and vegetables and they are feared toContinue reading “‘Dollar’ stores don’t cause poverty but just reflect it”
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