“Just when you thought flying couldn’t get any more unpleasant, our atmosphere has joined the airlines in trying to shake you down.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Talking Transportation: Coffee, Tea or Turbulence?
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Opinion
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Notice on the Oak Tree: A Brief Picture of the History of Government in Greenwich
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It began with English wool. In July 1640, on a salt-bitten neck its Wiechquaesqueek inhabitants called Monakewego, Robert Feake and Daniel Patrick traded “twentie five coats” for the land between two brooks. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Andrew Melillo
Talking Transportation: Drone Deliveries Debate
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Jim Cameron asks, Do we really want drones flying over our homes, delivering packages for Amazon? Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Amazon, drones, Jim Cameron, NIMBY, NOMH
Talking Transportation: Your Next Car Will Be a Luxury
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The US Dept of Transportation is rolling back Biden-era plans to require automakers to increase their fleet’s MPG. Rather than the goal of 50.4 mpg, the new rules will settle for 34.9 mpg by 2031. The White House claims this may save you $1,300 on the cost of a new car. But savings on the sticker price won’t be free. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Brightline, CT Dept of Transportation, Elvin Hernandez, Jim Cameron
YWCA Greenwich Releases Statement on Cornell Rape Case
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The Board and staff of YWCA Greenwich stand with survivors of sexual violence and with all those who have had the courage to seek justice, accountability, and healing. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Cornell, sexual assault, sexual violence, YWCA Greenwich
The Voting Moms: Exactly what is “winning” in the Town vs. Board of Education lawsuit?
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“The legal fees for this lawsuit are on track to be over $700,000, and there is no end in sight. Court motions continue to be filed, and a trial date is set. At this pace, Greenwich is on the hook for a million dollars plus. Painful? Yes. But made even more painful because of the very serious budget cuts that were being made to our schools at the same time that this lawsuit was escalating.” – Emily Goodman and Jenna Lowe, The Voting Moms Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Opinion, Emily Goodman and Jenna Lowe, Greenwich Board of Education, The Voting Moms
Talking Transportation: The Vernon Rumble Mumble Grumble
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There may be a solution that warns wayward drivers without waking the neighbors from their slumber: not rumble strips but “mumble strips.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
A Renewed Plea to Safeguard SNAP in the Farm Bill
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SNAP is the nation’s most effective food security safety-net and is therefore invaluable to the health and well-being of society, including state economies. – Ali Ghiorse, Executive Director, The Foodshed Network and Karen Saggese, Site Director, Food Rescue US – Fairfield County (Co-leaders, Greenwich Foodshed Alliance) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
What Happens When Gasoline Costs $10 a Gallon?
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What happens when gas costs $10 a gallon? Reviewing a column I wrote in 2008 I realized that some of my “horror story” predictions have almost come true, Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
Metro-North on 9-11, The Longest Commute
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No single event in my lifetime had a greater impact than 9-11. And for veteran commuters it is still fresh in their minds. So I asked them to share some of those memories. Continue Reading →