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(Opinion) New Haven has a chance to make three deals that could benefit the entire city. Will it seize the opportunity?
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(Opinion) When it comes to promoting government corruption, Donald Trump, Democratic and Republican state lawmakers, and a disgraced former governor found common ground this week.
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(Opinion) — Legislators are having a ball. Which means the rest of us lose.
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(Opinion) — New Haven reconsidered, reset, and made some history this week, from its handling of memorials to its communal approach to helping people struggling with mental illness.
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(Opinion) New Haveners took a stand this week on issues ranging from visiting state outlaws to alternative modes of transportation to …
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(Opinion) Flight? Or Fight?
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(Opinion) Brick buildings don’t generally catch fire. But burning community passion can sometimes douse free-thought-burning and Dumpster-fire federal cutbacks.
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(Opinion) Suitcases are packed, and tax math is wack.
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(Opinion) Yogi Berra may or may not have famously said, “It’s deja vu all over again.”
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(Opinion) Envelope, please.
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(Opinion) Some real estate maneuvers spark mystery. Others just reek of rip-offs.
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(Opinion) Psst … wanna buy some cannabis … eggs?
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(Opinion) From movie madness to slumlord fails to dictators issuing bonkers decrees … sometimes it can feel like the world’s going bananas.
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(Opinion) Bathrooms on Orange Street. Bongs on East. Butterflies on Grand …
Is nowhere in New Haven safe?
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(Opinion) Who really wants to de-fund the police?
Compost Heap News: Zoning In
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(Opinion) The Trump administration has “flooded the zone.” From protecting immigrants and trans people to health care and municipal budgets, New Haven is on zone defense.
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(Opinion) New Haven got a cold, cold feeling this past week, followed by a determination to maintain warm hearts.
Elicker ≠ Trump
by | Jan 20, 2025 9:09 am | Comments (17)
(Opinion) — Despite what Yale students and other protesters insisted at City Hall, our mayor is not the same as our new president. Not even close.
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by | Jan 10, 2025 11:12 am | Comments (2)
(Opinion) How about this New Haven T‑shirt slogan?: “We’re round and flat.” Decorated with New Haven-crafted frisbees, pizzas, burgers, clocks, and lollipops?
Tropical Storm Biden Drenches New Haven
by | Jul 26, 2024 11:01 am | Comments (0)
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News From The Compost Heap -- Independence Day Edition
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Merry Xmas Holiday Season Compost Heap News
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The latest opinionated vlog news summary direct from the Independent assignment desk — er, compost heap …
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Compost Heap News: Talking T(of)urkey
by | Nov 22, 2023 10:58 am | Comments (1)
From Loaves and Fishes to the state’s elections “enforcement” arm to New Haven’s voter-confusion complex, a lot of news has been cooking this Thanksgiving season.