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Ukrainian Americans Protest Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort

April 23, 2016 John McNamara0Tagged Column, Connecticut, CT, Donald Trump, NB, New Britain, Paul Manafort, Ukrainian Americans

By John McNamara Contributing Columnist The Hartford area’s Ukrainian-American community, including members of three church congregations in New Britain, is speaking out against a city native with a well-known name among Republicans — Paul Manafort, the son of a former mayor, longtime Washington lobbyist and now campaign manager for the GOP’s unlikely frontrunner, Donald J. […]

Les Is More: How To Deal With Unwanted Paper

April 9, 2016 admin0Tagged Column, Les Is More, Organizing, Paper

By Leslie Jacobs Columnist One person piles it up, another tosses it in a drawer, and a third person sticks in a bag. What is the point of this? There are many ways to organize paper but none of the above are the correct way. Motivation, passion whatever you call […]

Spring is that you? Nine Ways to Kick Start Your Spring Cleaning.

March 27, 2016 admin0Tagged Column, Ordered List, Organization, Spring, Spring Cleaning

By Leslie Jacobs Columnist Growing up in New Britain, I knew when Dairy Queen opened for the season, spring was upon us. This year, when Dairy Queen opened in early March it was my signal to call Vietnam veterans (800-775-8387) and schedule an appointment for their donations pick up. It’s one of my […]