09 September, 2026
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The Furniture of the Poor

By Bill Shortell I live in a beautiful apartment in a big building with 36 units. Itโ€™s in my price range and I have no plans to move, although itโ€™s going downhill. The landlord has made superficial improvements and uses that as an excuse to jack the rents up to โ€œmarket rate,โ€ i.e. more than […]

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Opinion: Reader Questions CCSU Decisions on Student Protests on Gaza

By Lily Mercado, CCSU IJC President Authorโ€™s Note: Article Originally Denied by The Recorder As a pretext, it should be known that this article was originally submitted to CCSUโ€™s school newspaper, The Recorder, on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, and denied publication. On Friday, April 26th, Managing Editor emailed me stating, โ€œWeโ€™ve come to a mutual […]

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Reader Supports Congresswoman Jahana Hayes

By Marlene WoodmanSharon, Connecticut I support Rep. Jahana Hayes โ€“ CT5-D because I know firsthand the amount of work and commitment it takes to represent constituents and communities. I was Rep. Rosa Delauroโ€™s (CTD-3) campaign manager and then district director when she was first elected. The job is demanding – it takes a personal commitment […]

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Vote Row C Democratic Town Committee Candidate Encourages Votes for ‘Dems for Change’

By Daniel Price A group of Democrats in February 2024 decided to challenge the leadership of the New Britain Democratic Party in voting wards 1 and 3. This occurred as the current leadership was unwilling to negotiate a more representative membership to open the DTC to a wider base of members. We gathered over 400 […]

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Reader Responds to Letter on Town Committee Primary; Supports Lopes/Sanchez Slates

By Sammy Villanueva It is not often that one reads something so inaccurate and disconnected from reality that it requires a clear and direct response. However, Jacob Pudlinโ€™s misguided diatribe in the New Britain Progressive (“‘Did A Slate Of Candidates Forget What They Were Running For?’ Democratic Candidate Asks“, February 9, 2024) requires just such […]