Winsted, CT

Time to Repeal the Taft-Hartley Act By Ralph Nader, Washington, DC      This year marks the 55th anniversary of the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act, one of the great blows to American democracy. The Act, which was drafted by employers, fundamentally infringed on workers' human rights. More ... Jesus and The Green Mile By Jeff Messenger, Barkhamsted      In the story The Green Mile, an innocent and child-like man with incredible healing power is sent to the electric chair. Through a sympathetic prison guard, this healer named John Coffey had an opportunity to escape his capital sentence. More ... U.S. Foreign Policy on Iraq and Prospects for War      The Community Forum Project continues its series of free community education forums with speaker Chris Doucot on Sunday, August 4 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Richmond Citizens Center, on the Green at 40 Main St. More ... Representative Willis States Concerns About Proposed Cement Plant      State Representative Roberta Willis (D-64th District) has written to New York Governor George Pataki for his help and assistance regarding the proposed St. More ... Candlelight Vigil to Commemorate Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki      Winsted Area Peace Action will hold a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, August 6 in East End Park from 7:30-9 p.m. to commemorate the anniversary of the 1945 bombings of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. More ... File of Life Comes to New Hartford      The File of Life is a card which contains vital personal medical information and is kept on the outside of the resident's refrigerator in a bright red magnetic pocket, readily accessible to EMTs or other emergency personnel when they arrive on an emergency call. More ... Local AIDS Project to Air Weekly Radio Show      Can you get AIDS from a mosquito bite? What and how much should you tell your children about AIDS? Is AIDS prevention being taught in your child's classroom? If you or someone you know has AIDS, can you get help? More ... Volunteers Needed for Horseback Riding Program      Equistrides Therapeutic Riding Center, 160 Granville Rd. in North Granby is seeking volunteers for its horseback riding program for individuals with special needs; experience is not required. More ... Watch Out for Poison Ivy      Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is a perennial plant that is detrimental to most humans. The entire plant is poisonous because of the oil that it exudes. More ...