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Mansfield Residents Want to Know More About UConn's Chemical Tests
The University of Connecticut is so worried about clean water supplies for its Storrs campus that it’s considering sucking H2O from as far away as the Farmington River Valley. Some of UConn’s closest neighbors are more worried about...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Safety at School, Environmental Politics, Water, Environmental Issues
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Hartford Residents Must Be Part Of Revival
A quick look around downtown Hartford shows that changes are underway. The "Butt Ugly" building at the mouth of the city's core has been torn down, along with deconstruction projects all around the area. Construction of high-end apartments downtown...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Trinity College, Rentals, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Dog Lane Cafe: European American Arrives In Storrs
The Hartford CourantDespite its location literally steps from the University of Connecticut, the owners of new Storrs restaurant Dog Lane Café say they're not necessarily trying to attract students. The rest of the town has that covered. "[We] did a study…and at the...Tags: Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, Chinese Restaurants, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Steaks, Bars and Clubs
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UConn's Sandy Hook Scholarship Fund Gets Boost From CEA
The Hartford CourantThe University of Connecticut's Sandy Hook Memorial Scholarship Fund got a boost Thursday when the Connecticut Education Association announced plans to raise at least $1 million for the fund and also to create a permanent monument to those who died in the...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Sculpture, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Arts
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Mayor Ed Koch — He Was Doin' Fine
The Hartford CourantI lived in Manhattan when Ed Koch was running it in the 1980s. I met the mayor, who died Friday, a dozen times but not at fundraisers, book parties or political conventions. I was putting myself through graduate school and working two part-time jobs. I...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Local Government, New York City, Ed Koch, Greenwich Village
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Law Dean's Obscene Salary Raises Questions
You wonder why the cost of higher education is going through the roof? The Boston Globe recently reported that John F. O'Brien, dean of New England Law, Boston — formerly the New England School of Law — rakes in $867,000 a year in salary and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Markets, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, CEO Pay
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Long Hours And Sharp Elbows
Hartford Courant / Fox CTÂ For much of his life, Dannel Malloy has been an avid fan of hockey and rugby. Â Â Â Both rough-and-tumble sports are highly physical and require quick movements, sharp elbows and fast decisions. A rugby player for 22 years, Malloy finally quit when his...Tags: U.S. Senate, Len Suzio, Political Fundraising, Moody's Corporation, Politics
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ESPN Completes Decades-Long Expansion of Bristol Campus
The Hartford CourantWhen ESPN went on the air in 1979, there was no running water for the couple of dozen employees at the Bristol headquarters, and they used port-a-johns and worked long hours fueled only by vendor carts at the construction site. The entire operation...Tags: ESPN (tv network), National Collegiate Athletic Association, Networking, Hearst Corporation, Television Industry
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Francis X. Hennessy, Jurist For 36 Years, Dies at 82
Francis X. Hennessy, a judge who rose to the state's second-highest court and a political adviser to Democrat Ella Grasso in her campaign for governor, died Tuesday at the age of 82. During a 36-year career in the state courts, Hennessy was a juvenile...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Korean War (1950-1953), Tom Knight, Government
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UConn Should Live Sustainably Within Its Watershed
The Hartford Courant"Unquenchable" is the title of Robert Glennon's scorching critique of U.S. historical water policy. The word also applies to the University of Connecticut's seemingly unlimited thirst for water. To ensure the growth of its Technology Park, hedge against...Tags: Environmental Politics, Conservation, Water, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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Expanding UConn Must Tap Fresh Water Supply
The Hartford CourantThe University of Connecticut and the town of Mansfield need additional reliable long-term sources of water. That's a well-documented fact, and one borne out by years of review and planning. But that's not because UConn isn't a good steward. On the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Environmental Politics, Conservation, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Mansfield
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Scientists seek clues in kids who outgrow autism symptoms
It’s the dream of any parent whose child is diagnosed with autism: The symptoms will fade away over time. What keeps the dream alive is that in rare cases it comes true. Several studies over the years have documented cases in which children have...
Tags: Autism, Culture, Arts and Culture, Psychiatry, Science and Technology
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