By Chris Powell Most shootings in Hartford are followed by rallies by Mothers United Against Violence at the scenes of the crimes. The shootings two weeks ago were especially atrocious, the victims being a 20-year-old woman and her infant son, killed in what police said was a dispute over a car, with the young perpetratorContinue reading “Rallies at murder scenes aren’t stopping violence”
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Repulsive as Trump may be, his remarks weren’t racist
By Chris Powell For the sake of argument stipulate that Donald Trump is the most repulsive creature to walk the Earth since the dinosaurs. But that doesn’t mean he is always wrong or that his adversaries are always right. Contrary to what his adversaries are trying to construe from what they consider Trump’s repulsiveness, itContinue reading “Repulsive as Trump may be, his remarks weren’t racist”
If schools had discipline, they would not have racism
By Chris Powell Cromwell lately has been convulsing over a student’s at-first anonymous public complaints about racist or abusive conduct by other students in school. What was the first action taken in response by the school administration and the town’s Board of Education? Of course it was to hire a consultant — an expert inContinue reading “If schools had discipline, they would not have racism”
Was Lamont too cheery? And another racial mess
By Chris Powell Governor Lamont’s welcoming address to the new session of the General Assembly last week celebrated a state he sees improving in all respects. But even those who acknowledge that the governor is a decent guy may have begun noticing how much his remarks contrasted with recent news reports and the clamor atContinue reading “Was Lamont too cheery? And another racial mess”
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