Winsted, CT

Send a Message — Vote Yes By David G. LaPointe, Winchester      Citizens should vote YES to lower property taxes in Winsted. Your homes, lake cottages, cars, trucks and businesses will be seriously at risk for higher taxes if the Republican selectmen of Winsted have their way. More ... Let’s Pass This Budget By Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pfaefflin, Winsted      On Saturday, July 20, voters in the Town of Winchester will vote either to lower taxes or to send the proposed budget back to the selectmen, who will then propose new tax increases. More ... Proposed Budget Will Be Devastating By Christine Rodgers, Winsted      On Saturday, July 20 the residents of Winsted will once again be asked to vote in a referendum to accept or reject the proposed budget for the next fiscal year. More ... Bartering Education in the Marketplace By Penny Owen, Winsted      I have recently been reading, with increasing concern, different opinions about "schools of choice." Since the inception of choice, most academic research has found that: "The rhetoric of choice positions parents and students as consumers of schooling; it implies that all parents are ... More ... Death by Voucher! By Ray Pavlak, Winsted      Judy and I viewed the program Point, Counterpoint on local cable TV channel 13 on Monday, July 8. After hearing the participants sing the praises of the voucher as the solution for the problems of the public schools, we wondered, "What are people who support vouchers doing on the school board?" More ...