Winsted, CT

In the Public Interest Marketing Bad Food By Ralph Nader, Washington, DC      Dr. Roberto J. Gonzalez, an anthropologist who teaches at San Jose State University, recently completed a study entitled "Latino Overweight and Obesity: Marketing Disease to Minorities." Among his findings are that "Immigrants once came to the U.S. and watched their children grow taller and stronger... More ... This Raggie Loves Her Litter By "Momma Kitty" – AKA Briana Wall      How times have changed. Years ago there was a group of people in northwestern Connecticut who were referred to as "raggies." They existed in little cabins and tarpaper shacks tucked away in mountain coves. A typical raggie farm was a half acre of land, the rest nature. They lived in squalor, interma... More ... Welcome to Hell On Defending a Rapist By D.P. O’Keefe      Sitting in a courtroom holding cell, I stopped a beating from happening. I didn’t so much stop it from happening, as I threatened a group of men by telling them I’d defend a person who was about to be beaten. More ... The Seven-Ten Cap By Bud Stefanski, Adams, MA      The other day I was in the local auto parts store. A lady comes in and asks for a seven-ten cap. We all look at each other and ask, "What's a seven-ten cap?" More ... Amateur Radio Field Day at Johnnycake Airport      Hundreds of American amateur radio operators, or "hams," will work around the clock during the weekend of June 22-23 to set up field radio communication stations, get on the air, and contact thousands of other operators in the U.S., Canada, South America and the Caribbean as part of partic... More ... Volunteers Needed to Monitor the Naugatuck River      Litchfield County Soil and Water Conservation District holds a Naugatuck River Streamwalk Volunteer Training at the UConn Torrington campus, 843 University Dr. in Torrington and at Sunnybrook State Park on Saturday, June 29 from 8:30 a.m.-noon. Spend a fun morning on the river with a team of volunte... More ... Ralph Nader’s "People Have the Power Tour"      On Sunday, June 30, Ralph Nader will bring his "People Have the Power Tour" to the New Haven Coliseum to support public financing of campaigns, worker’s rights, corporate reform, environmental protection, living wages and single-payer health care in Connecticut. Sponsors include Campus Gre... More ... Parenting Classes at McCall Foundation      The McCall Foundation, 58 High St. in Torrington offers the following classes: More ...      This VW bus owned by Ron and Becky Maxon from Washington, NJ was at the Litchfield Bug-In on June 16. Photo/Robin Gourd More ...