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Candlelight Vigil for Health Care Reform at Senator Lieberman's Front Door

Mary Ann West | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stamford, Health Care, Dan Malloy, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Public Option, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News
Mary Ann West

People continue to die because of senators like Lieberman, who have determined that their convictions are more important than their constituents' lives. Go figure.

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The Mustache Movement

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Aclu, St. Louis, Ronald Reagan, Humor, Mustache, Thomas E. Dewey, Robert Goulet, Bill Geist, Groucho Marx, George Clooney, Cbs, Eric Holder, Brad Pitt, Stamford, Harry S. Truman, Attorney General, Humorist, Walter Cronkite, Banks, Lincoln Tunnel, William Howard Taft, Family, Fashion, Living News
Jerry Zezima

I may not be British, but for the past three decades, I have kept a stiff upper lip. Now, after all these years of hair-raising adventure, I am celebrating the 30th anniversary of my mustache.

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Poverty: A Discussion Among the Seven Sisters

Martha St Jean | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Seven Sisters, Smith, Radcliffe, Vassar, Bryn Mawr, Mayor Dannel Malloy, Harvard, Poverty Initiative, Onleilove Alston, Mount Holyoke, Dr. John O. Fox, Dr. Shirley Johnson-Lans, Fairfield County, Seven Sisters Colleges, Dannel Malloy, Poverty, Stamford, Barnard, Wellesley, Politics News
Martha St Jean

In the current recession far too much of the focus has fallen on the Middle Class and their woes. But what about the Lower Class? For them, this has been more of a continuation than a crisis.

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Dodd's Bill Protects Customers From Abusive Overdraft Fees

Mary Ann West | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Carolyn Maloney, Checking Account, Maximize Penalties, The Fairness and Accountability in Receiving (FAIR) Overdraft Coverage Act, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Chris Dodd, Overdraft Protection, Overdraft Coverage Act of 2009, Stamford, Connecticut, Senate Committee on Banking, Overdraft Fees, Housing, Ben Bernanke, Customer Protection, Mario Livieri, Business News
Mary Ann West

Ninety percent of bank overdraft fees happen to only ten percent of checking account holders, comprising those people who are also the most vulnerable.

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What to Do With a Cantankerous Caiman and Other Exotics That No Longer "Fit" In

Mary Ann West | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Tarp, Exotic Animal Trade, Exotic Animals, Sugar Gliders, Rainforest, Parrot, Charla Nash and Travis the Chimp, Conservation, Black Market, Ct, Everglades, Toddler Strangled, Alligators, Boa Constrictor, Python, Anaconda, Connecticut, Beardsley-Zoo, Florida, Albino-Burmese-Python, Stamford, Chimpanzee, Caiman, Paca, Dep, Green News
Mary Ann West

Connecticut's Exotic Animal Amnesty Day received a total of 135 exotic and potentially dangerous pets within the course of only a few hours.

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Stamford Schools Mix It Up

New York Times | WINNIE HU | Posted 07.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Stamford School System, Schools, Stamford Connecticut, Stamford, Connecticut Schools, New York, Stamford Schools, Connecticut, New York News

STAMFORD, Conn. -- The school system is experimenting with mixed-ability classes that have so far reported fewer behavior problems and better grades f...

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Why Must We Still Wait Months To See First-Run Movies On DVD?

John Farr | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Kate Winslet, Avon Theatre, Rachel Getting Married, Academy Awards, Gene Wilder, Doubt-Movie-Review, Angelina Jolie, DVD Rentals, I've Loved You So Long, Dvds, DVD Sales, Movie Theaters, The Reader, First Run Exhibition, Lasse Hallstrom, Anne Hathaway, Slumdog Millionaire, Tim Robbins, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Multiplexes, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Changeling, Stamford, The Changeling, Chevy Chase, Meryl Streep, Best Movies of 2008, Robert Altman, Arthur Penn, Tell No One, Entertainment News
John Farr

The conventional thinking that a movie is best appreciated on a huge screen and in an assemblage of strangers no longer holds true when compared to a high-definition home theater.

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Paul Newman: Favorite Story to Tell

Jon Chattman | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul Newman, Jon Chattman, Robert Benton, Cheerleader, Joanne Woodward, Stamford Film Festival, Stamford, Nobody's Fool, Filmmaking, Film Journalism, Entertainment Journalism, Parenting, Celebrity Journalism, Journalism, Celebrity Interviews, Director's View Film Festival, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Newman was my first real movie star interview, but it was so much more than that. For me, it made me realize just how far I had come at the time.

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Flailing Dailies: Bye Bye Urban Newspapers?

Harry Moroz | Posted 01.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Tribune Company, Mayors, Bridges, Sewer Systems, Schools, Cities, Dallas, Infrastructure, Journalism, Governors, State of the News Media, New York Times, Roads, Newspapers, Honolulu, Providence, Stamford, Media News
Harry Moroz

Indeed, city dailies in a tenuous economic state would likely not close their doors completely, but instead would provide only online content or eliminate weekend service.

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