Greenwich Free Press (https://greenwichfreepress.com/category/opinion/page/33/)
“I challenge my fellow Democrats, now in the driver’s seat, to be true to the Democratic goals we espoused while in the minority. And I say to my Republican friends, unused to your new role, accept with good grace that a couple of issues will now be decided against your long held positions.” – John Blankley, two term BET member Continue Reading →
“Rolling back start times to 8 a.m., as some have suggested, would be unconscionable. All the leading medical authorities and experts in the United States have spoken in one voice recommending an 8:30 start time or later. Not a single sleep expert has suggested that 8 a.m. is “good enough.” – Greenwich Schools Parent, Jim Healy Continue Reading →
“The good news Tuesday night was that charter change opponents outnumbered proponents by a factor of at least 15:1.” – James Waters Continue Reading →
“Greenwich First” and “Charter Change” are sheep’s clothing for the far right agenda to cut funding for our schools so favored neighborhoods can have their mill rate reduced. Plain and simple. This is unacceptable.” – James Waters Continue Reading →
“Our mission is civic engagement. The candidates recruited by March On are not part of a ‘slate.’ They are not part of a political organization and they are not a group with a hidden agenda.” – Karen Giannuzzi, March On Greenwich member Continue Reading →
“We urge voters to come out to the polls in droves this November and to reject the blogger’s Trump-like bullying of female candidates.” – Indivisible Greenwich Continue Reading →
“There are much more important things to concern ourselves with in Greenwich besides an instance of one man’s ill-conceived behavior.” – Berrin Snyder, RTM District 7 Continue Reading →
The YWCA’s purple purse is a metaphor for women’s power, and purple is the color of domestic abuse. Continue Reading →
“I am a registered Republican and former supporter of Peter Tesei. Yet, I believe a fresh voice is needed in Town Hall, someone with vision and experience. That man is Sandy Litvack. …Sandy wants to keep our taxes where they are and grow the tax base by attracting new businesses to Greenwich along with new, young homeowners.” – Ashley Cole, Greenwich Continue Reading →
“New Lebanon school has long been identified as the next major project in the BOE’s overall improvement plan and it is needed desperately. Overcrowding results in pre- K classes being pushed to another facility, classes being taken in hallways and no space for enrichment activities.” – John Blankley Continue Reading →