Wednesday, May 23, 2012
TV tips for Wednesday, May 23, 2012
American Idol, 8 p.m., Fox And the winner is … Modern Family, 9 p.m., ABC Lots to wrap up in tonight’s season finale – the new baby, Haley’s future, and whether Gloria can get any more beautiful. Don’t Trust the B …, 9:30 p.m., ABC Season finale. I will miss this over the summer. Tonight, James finds out Dean Cain has a bigger dressing room than he does on DWTS. I love this show.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Avon and Canton Democrats endorsed David Peña to run for 17th District of the state House of Representatives.
The only Democrat on the Avon Town Council received his party's endorsement at a convention Tuesday night to run for 17th District against state Rep. Tim LeGeyt. David Peña, who was just re-elected for his third term to the council last November, pledges accessibility to Avon and Canton residents and bipartisanship. "It's an honor to accept the nomination," Peña said after the Democratic convention at Canton Community Center. He made the decision to run when his party approached him about it couple months ago, not long before his mother, Bertha passed away from a stroke. Peña said that his parents and family continue to be an inspiration to him. Bertha was still driving and keeping the books at his brother's Texas business, Kleen Supply …
State will add the portraits of those killed in Afghanistan in a ceremony on May 24.
The state will hold its 5th annual ceremony on Thursday to add the portraits of seven Connecticut soldiers killed in Afghanistan to its Wall of Honor. The ceremony is open to the public. The families of the honorees — as well as the families of 56 others lost in Iraq and Afghanistan and already represented on the wall — are expected to attend. The event will take place at 4 p.m., Thursday, May 24, in the Atrium of the Legislative Office Building at 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford. During the ceremony — which will be hosted by Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and radio broadcaster Brad Davis — the names of the troops on the Wall of Honor will be read and those present will have the opportunity to speak. The honorees being added to the wall are: Army Spec. …
Today's obituaries
David Truman Randolph, 62, of Canton and West Barnet, VT, died Friday, May 18, 2012 peacefully from brain cancer.
College graduates now owe more than $1 trillion for their education — debt that some experts say is crippling the economy. What do you think? Take our poll and add your thoughts in the comments.
College loans have topped $1 trillion, and defaults are on the rise. "Outstanding student loans topped $1 trillion last year, exceeding the total amount of credit card debt. Thousands of borrowers are postponing getting married, buying a home or having children until their debts are paid off. Defaults are rising, which typically leads to larger loan balances. And the problem isn't limited to young adults. Some borrowers are older adults who went back to school. Others are parents who co-signed loans for their children," USA Today reports. What do you think? Does the way we pay for higher education in this country need to be overhauled? Are you buried under a mountain of student debt? Take our poll and add your thoughts in the comments.
Bill would designate the lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Granby as Wild and Scenic Rivers.
Community activists and federal lawmakers are hoping for the passage of a new bill that will designate the lower Farmington River and the Salmon Brook tributary as National Wild and Scenic Rivers. On Monday, national and local leaders gathered with community advocates in Tariffville to announce a new bill that has been introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House of Represenatives that would designate the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Granby as protected under the U.S. National Park Service Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The main goal of the act is to keep rivers free-flowing and preserve their natural resources. "This is the culmination of a very long process," Congressman Chris Murphy said. "They have put together a document which …
Granby's Dan Reisel of the Tutor Doctor explains how summer lessons can blunt the loss of academic skills and knowledge over the course of a long vacation.
Just because the school year is winding down doesn’t mean that the necessity for academics wanes. Indeed, the phenomenon of “summer learning loss” - the loss of academic skills and knowledge during the summer months - is real, according to Granby’s Dan Reisel of the Tutor Doctor. “You can look it up and you will see that if you take a couple of months off for summer vacation, you’ll not coincidentally lose a couple of months worth of knowledge,” Reisel said in a telephone interview. That’s where Reisel’s Tutor Doctor franchise comes in. Serving Granby, East Granby, Windsor, Bloomfield, Simsbury, Canton and other surrounding areas, Tutor Doctor provides tutors and other programs to prevent summer learning loss. Reisel said that he has …
“The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy."
Göring: “Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship.” Military psychologist Gustave Gilbert: “There is one difference. In a democracy, the people have some say in the matter through their elected representatives, and in the …
Canton businessman to challenge Witkos
Canton resident Dan Seger is now the official Democratic choice to challenge 8th District state Sen. Kevin Witkos. Seger received a unanimous nod from roughly 50 delegates who gathered at the Canton Community Center Monday night. Seger reiterated his emphasis on creating jobs in the district, a major talking point of his campaign so far. “I’ve seen my children and their friends struggle to find good jobs,” he said. “We can change that with proper legislation.” Earlier this year, Avon Democrat Houston P. Lowry had announced his intention to seek the nomination but Wednesday night he said he withdrew to support Seger rather than cause a contested process. “I endorse him,” Lowry said. “I wish him the very best and I look forward to assisting …
Readers are welcome to add their own photos from the event.
The Canton High School junior prom was held at Crystal Peak in Winsted on May 11, 2012. Robby Grillo and Taylor Gnazzo were selected as prom king and prom queen. These photos are courtesy of Luke Wayne Photography. Readers are welcome to add their own by clicking the upload button under the existing ones.
Andrew Ziemba
8:55 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Sounds like he has good friends in the education system. I think I'll vote against him just for that. more ›