Every year, my colleagues in the General Assembly descend upon the Capitol with lofty ideas and high minded rhetoric about how to change the world.
Unfortunately, the pursuit of making Connecticut a better place too often leads lawmakers to over-legislate and pass one-size-fits-all mandates that are handed down to municipalities without any regard to what actually [...]

Dear Neighbor,
Tomorrow’s Election Day is a first in Ridgefield – there are no candidates for the Board of Selectmen running as they now have four year terms. For that reason, it hasn’t generated the interest that is typical for a municipal election year.
That certainly doesn’t minimize the importance of getting to the polls and [...]

THE CLEAR CHOICE
We live in unprecedented times.  Often it seems there is so much in modern American life that is beyond our control.  Fortunately, we are all privileged to live in a terrific town and this Tuesday you can take action to positively affect the future of Ridgefield.
The Ridgefield Republican Town Committee is proud to [...]

RIDGEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
70 Prospect Street, Ridgefield, Connecticut  06877
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 14, 2009
Re:   RIDGEFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION/ NEA-RIDGEFIELD
The Ridgefield Board of Education is pleased to announce a new three-year agreement with the Ridgefield teachers union, the NEA-R.
Richard Steinhart, Chairman of the Board’s Negotiation Committee, commented, “We were pleased to have [...]

Dear Congressman Himes:
We have probably shared the same train and walked up those same subway steps that you mentioned when you wrote, “Remembering the way we felt on 9/12″. Those days and memories have affected all of us, and indeed some more than others and I commend your government service that has come as a [...]

Recently, a viral email was widely distributed, outlining the sections of HR 3200 which many on the right find offensive and alarming. It involved, (to name just a few), the interpretation of line items relative to the illegal immigrant question of coverage, providing certain coverage to retirees of non-profits and community organizations (such as Acorn!), [...]

Healthcare reform is a critical issue both for the middle class and for the uninsured.  Unfortunately, the recent plans coming out of Washington are not the right way to address these issues.  The latest Democratic plan calls for a “public option” in which a new government-run healthcare plan will cover the uninsured.  However, this plan [...]

March 26, 2009
To The Editors:
“A conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling, ‘Stop’!”
So said William F. Buckley, observing history’s tendencies towards greater governmental power. Our own country is not immune and we would be foolish not to heed the warning. We have moved from the New Deal to the Great Society to [...]

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