Winsted, CT

Taxpayers Revolt By Joe Cadrain, Winsted      It is amazing to me that Connecticut has retrogressed into a position where union greed could soon move many of our towns into bankruptcy because the taxpayers cannot or will not continue to pay the costs of government spending. More ... Yesh Gvul (There Is a Limit!) By William C. Carlotti, Vermont      I would love to have the comfort of Mr. Marvin Peyser’s unabashed support of Israel so that my view of the world would be constrained within the anti-Israel/ pro-Israel dichotomy with which he brands the various contributors to the pages of The Voice [Israel Needs a Partner-in-Peace, February 7]. More ... Continuing Our Opposition to War By Barbara Braunstein, Winsted      I have been pondering a statement made by our President recently. He said that listening to what peace activists have to say is like listening to focus groups to make policy. More ... Peacemakers Speak Out By Bob Davidson, Canton      Men and women of faith [Davida Foy Crabtree, conference minister for the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ; Robert Evans, director of Plowshares Institute in Simsbury and a Presbyterian pastor; Lowell Fewster, executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of Connecticut; an... More ... A Perfect Country We’re Not! By Frank J. Marchion, Canton      In response to J. Gerard Dupre [Don’t Let Them Brainwash You, March 14]: Mr. Dupre, I can assure you that I have not been brainwashed. My opinions and beliefs come from my life experiences, observations, upbringing, and using the mind God gave me, not from being brainwashed. More ... Help Inspire Greatness as Special Olympics Volunteer By Robert "Beau" Doherty      March is Mental Retardation Awareness Month. Unaware to most, there are approximately 170 million people with Mental Retardation worldwide, and more than 7 million in the United States, many in our own community. More ... The Label's in the Mail By Ursula B.G. Kilner, Salisbury      A letter from one of my many Illinois cousins recently included the question: "Do you get a lot of return address labels in your mail—the 'letters' looking for donations? More ... Concerned About Cuts to CICS Grant Program By Judith Greiman      On behalf of the member institutions of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges (CCIC), I must express my deepest disappointment and concern about the proposed budget cut to the Connecticut Independent College Student (CICS) Grant Program. More ...