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By John Mauer Last night, the Board of Education presented their budget to the Board of Finance, although only half of the Board of Finance attended. The overall budget showed less than 1% increase, largely due to the response of Anthem health care insurance dropping their rate increase from an astronomical 32.5% to a really rotten 19%. By John Mauer While Kent was slumbering during winter, Tracy Horosky joined with a few other townspeople to form an education foundation for Kent, KELF. What is an education foundation? By Dave Dunleavy Some people go to great lengths to get back at the Internal Revenue Service. Heck, one guy was so upset that he flew his plane into a federal building in Texas where the IRS had its offices. Besides blowing himself up and causing extensive damage to the building, what did he prove? Continue Reading By State Senator Kevin Witkos “Where does all the casino money go?” It is perhaps the one question that I am asked more than any other. With the state continuing to face a substantial budget deficit, people are even more interested in finding out exactly how much revenue the state receives from its two casinos and how these funds are allocated. The purpose of this week’s column is to give you some background about Connecticut’s agreement with the casinos and how money is distributed. Continue Reading By John Mauer Global warming is in retreat at the moment, even as CO2 concentration increases. If one looks at the data, increased CO2 concentration does not cause, and has not caused, a large world-wide increase in temperature. The greenhouse effect, however real, is neither large enough nor independent of other effects to cause substantial warming. Continue Reading Recently, Sarah Chase took the opportunity during her busy professional day to try out filming a series of screen tests for the new host for a live show. Although she grew up in Kent, she works for RURAL TV in Great Britain; and her impromptu subject was the stone walls of New England. Put that together with another famous New Englander and… By Dave Dunleavy Talk isn’t so cheap anymore in some Connecticut school districts these days, as administrators, tired of foul-mouthed students, are issuing tickets that come with a price tag. Windsor High School is the latest to join a growing list of state schools that have had it with teenagers, who simply think with their mouths instead of their heads. I love the idea and wish other school systems, including local regional school districts, would embrace the idea. Continue Reading
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By Dave Dunleavy I’ve got a radical idea to try to pull the vast majority of people out of debt. This might sound ludicrous and downright crazy but why don’t we make everyone pay in cash for what they buy. Yes cash. Continue Reading By John Mauer Today, every news show seems to talk about carbon dioxide (CO2), but usually with very little reference to actual data. Much of the news is dominated by political scare tactics or abject rejection of all science. So, here we describe, in a series of articles, the actual data as available on-line with references and some added science discussion. Continue Reading |
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