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LEORA LEVY: Don’t Use Labels and Oversimplifications to Address Republicans

“In Alma Rutgers’ opinion piece of January 21, she decried the ‘nasty, partisan acrimony on the RTM.’ Her antidote: dehumanize Republicans by labeling them MAGA and calling them aa virus.’ In her own words, ‘MAGA is infecting the Greenwich Representative Town Meeting…the virus reached fever pitch.’” – Leora Levy Continue Reading →

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Social Security payments are going up. Watch for scammers taking advantage

From the Better Business Bureau: Each year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) approves a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for recipients of Social Security benefits and Supplementary Security Income (SSI). Due to inflation, payments will increase by 8.7% this year. It’s a significant increase – the highest COLA approved in more than 40 years – and scammers are taking advantage. If you or a loved one receive Social Security benefits, stay alert to the signs of a scam. How this scam worksScammers contact you by phone, text, or email. Continue Reading →

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Stone McGuigan: A resolution for the new year

“Meanwhile I resolve to continue to reflect on the following insight by Darwin: It is not the smartest nor the strongest species that survives, but the one best able to adapt and adjust to its changing environment. After visiting the place that inspired his theory, I hope I have come away a little more evolved.” – Janet Stone McGuigan Continue Reading →

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LETTER: Witherell Board Chair is a Boss, Not a Leader

“Larry Simon is a boss, not a leader. His relentless squeeze on expenses, for example, has a direct correlation to Witherell’s poor performance. It’s easy to take a knife to expenses but instead of cutting excess, he cut into the muscle of the organization as the saying goes, sending the organization into a downward spiral.” – Barrett Burns Continue Reading →

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TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Building Great (And Really Expensive) Things

During construction of Grand Central Maison, 200 of the 900 construction workers digging the huge tunnels were being paid $1000 a day but effectively doing nothing. This was discovered in 2010 and the excess workers were laid off, but the incident was not reported to the public which is paying for the project. – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →

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