Greenwich Free Press (https://greenwichfreepress.com/category/opinion/page/19/)
“Our politician friends in Hartford are trying to kill mass transit in Connecticut, worsen our air quality and increase traffic, all in a move that contradicts public policy.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“The State House has voted 149-1 to allow continued sale of ‘cocktails to go’ at restaurants and cafes… as if we don’t have enough impaired drivers already. That bill now moves to the State Senate, if we can get them away from their tailgating party on the roof.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Imagine a double-deck airplane with wings wider than a 747, sleeping berths, a sit-down restaurant and a separate movie theater, all designed to serve just 60 passengers crossing the Atlantic. Such a plane was built in 1949, but it never was adopted by the airlines. Continue Reading →
Bridge openings are controlled by the US Coast Guard, not Metro-North. But for the past few years Metro-North has had an agreement with the USCG to delay bridge openings when the railroad determines it may be too hot for them to close properly. Continue Reading →
Forty men and women of the Connecticut Dept of Transportation have been killed in recent years doing their jobs maintaining our highways. Continue Reading →
“Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of the Job Creators Network, has written a fantastic new book entitled ‘The Real Race Revolutionaries: How Minority Entrepreneurship Can Overcome America’s Racial and Economic Divides.’ I’m reading it and absolutely loving it.” –Kimberly Fiorello Continue Reading →
With so much to do on Long Island one wonders why it’s so hard to get there from Connecticut. Continue Reading →
“GEA is asking the town of Greenwich and the BET to support the music and arts program and NOT reduce the size of the stage or audience capacity at CMS….The recommendation to use the PAC is short sighted, impractical, and hinders the success of our students.” – GEA Continue Reading →
“Connecticut’s free bus fares are gone and lawmakers have allowed gas taxes to rise to 20 cents a gallon as of April 1. But the end of our state’s “gas tax holiday” next month isn’t the reason gasoline prices vary so much from town to town.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Last week’s column on the increase in pedestrian deaths in Connecticut (TALKING TRANSPORTATION: What’s Driving the Increase in Pedestrian Deaths? March 19, 2023) brought us a lot of comments. Here are a few for you to consider: Continue Reading →