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An estimated 11,500 consumers in Connecticut filed for bankruptcy in 2001. But, if numbers of bankruptcy filings is an indication, Connecticut is still faring better than the nation as a whole in the current economic downturn. Consumer bankruptcies in Connecticut went up only 10% in 2001 compared to 19.5% nationally. This is based on figures released in December by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, for the first three quarters of 2001. More ... The Christmas season will soon be over and the year 2001 will become old news. We have made our New Year resolutions and most of us are trying to get back to where we think normal is. While we ponder normal, reality steps in, and here we are involved in the business of life, today and now. More ... I am writing in response to the article "Second Homes, Second Choices" by Chris Wright [September 7]. I live in the building whose ad for an apartment Mr. Wright described as "a cheap marketing shot at expensive clientele … with costs ranging from $150 a day to $900 per week!" Why such hyperbolic vitriol? If I had the option of vacationing in the beautiful Berkshires and staying in a tastefully appointed apartment or cramming my family into an over-priced, tacky roadside hotel or motel, the choice seems clear. More ... Education comes from the Latin verb educare, which means to bring up, to train, etc. It means "to develop faculties and powers by teaching, instruction, or schooling; to impart knowledge, skills, etc." To me, education also brings changes in attitudes and behavior as well as increased prestige, all of which will, in return, give us a better life. We know that the amount of education today has become a good indicator of socio-economic status, from lower class up through upper-middle class. Education, of course, leads to economic opportunity and secure higher-status jobs. More ... When a child was killed recently at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, business continued on as usual without so much as a nod of respect for the tragedy that occurred there, regardless of where responsibility lay. The mountain's multiple snow machines—one of which was the resting place, only hours before, for a dead and battered girl, an out-of-town visitor to our community—droned on into the night, insultingly dismissing any concern with their glistening spectacle. More ... |
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