Guest Essays
Talking Transportation: The Inevitable Fare Increase
Sorry. You’re too late. You missed your chance: the deadline has passed for offering “public comment” on the upcoming fare hikes on Metro-North.
Not that anything you might have said...
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Retail Politics
When I was a junior in college, I worked at a small dress shop in Texas for the summer. This was quite a step...
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Notes From Beyond The Pale: Feel, Baby, Feel!
I bought a ball from The Dollar Tree last week. It’s soft and squishy, about the size of a newborn’s head, lime green and...
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SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Politically Controversial News
How many of us really understand SNAP? We know it is used to buy food. We know that benefits arrive, like Social Security, Medicare,...
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Talking Transportation: Connecticut and Monorails: A One Track Mind
While taking a summertime break this week, here’s a column I wrote awhile back.
What is this fascination that people have with monorails? I can’t tell...
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Stratford’s Budget Doesn’t Add Up: A Case for New Leadership
I'm running for Mayor because Stratford keeps coming up short. Year after year, we don't have enough money to pay our bills. So, taxes...
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Talking Transportation: The Health Risks While Flying
Think air travel is just about delays and lost luggage? Your body has other plans.
Forget plane crashes and fights about who gets the armrest....
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Talking Transportation: Unfinished Business
The end of June has a sense of finality. School wraps up, celebratory parties are held and everyone looks forward to the summer. But...
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Stratford’s Other Lighthouse
Stratford: The Stories We Tell
Stratford has, of course, its lighthouse at Stratford Point, which was erected in 1881. But, did you know Stratford has...
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Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
The Convenient Scapegoat Undermining the Public
In nearly every budget debate or campaign season, some politician inevitably resorts to the same rhetorical cudgel: “We need...
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Talking Transportation: Overnight Travel–From Worst To First
There’s something very satisfying about the efficiency of overnight travel. In the best ofconditions, you make your journey and arrive awake, refreshed, and at...