Thomas Franco was an aspiring doctor when he realized that his real passion was policy. While a premed student at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, Franco volunteered at a free health clinic outside of Cleveland. Talking to the patients helped him recognize the societal inequities that lead to poverty and, in turn, poor health outcomes. It was just like this moment where I realized,
OK, if I m going to make a difference, and I am going to change the narrative here, I have to dig deeper, Franco said. That change in direction ultimately helped lead 25-year-old Franco to Rutland, where he lives with his partner, George Hodulik. A first-time candidate, Franco is one of 17 people including three incumbents running for six at-large seats on the city s board of aldermen.
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Western Connecticut State University alumna, Laura Anderson
DANBURY, CT COVID-19 has presented a variety of challenges in almost all areas of society. As the public has tried to find creative ways to continue to work, safely obtain food and household necessities, and educate children, many less immediate needs have been temporarily pushed aside. Among them, exposure to the arts via live performances, and participation in clubs and team sports either as a participant or spectator. In many ways, while we have been able to feed our bodies, we have been unable to engage in the things that feed our spirit.
Robert Miller: The science and power behind ice storms
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Last week, while much of the state got rained on, I got iced.
I live on the northeast edge of Litchfield County. In my town, and the towns nearby, it was cold enough at ground level that the rain froze when it fell on tree limbs, railings and clotheslines. The birches in my yard were suitably bent.
A lot of this had to do with elevation and cold pockets of air when I drove east, downhill, the ice was a no-show.
Nor did the rain which forecasters first thought might glaze larger parts of Fairfield and Litchfield counties freeze much of anything there.
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