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The death of innocence
A nation weeps. At 9:30 a.m., a man in his 20s walks into an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., where his mother taught and proceeds to shoot and kill the equivalent of a filled classroom of people, most of them young children. It is the most...
Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Arts and Culture, Newtown, Mitt Romney
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Republicans' Hand Needed With State's Grim Finances
The Hartford CourantLife in a one-party state may require Republicans in the General Assembly to serve only as noisy spectators as Democrats wrestle with exploding budget deficits. The way forward for all remains murky and uncertain. Democrats control all the levers in...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Why Connecticut's Jobs Machine Is Sputtering
The Hartford CourantAs the year draws to a close, Connecticut, more than most states, remains hostage to the fiscal cliff talks in Washington D.C. But even without that bit of Yuletide feuding, the jobs picture here is grimmer than just about anyplace as the nation as a...Tags: Local Government, United Technologies Corporation, Pension and Welfare, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Employment
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Sandy brings economic booms, busts to Northeast
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — On a storm-battered stretch of Connecticut's shoreline, landscaping crews use heavy equipment to repair damage from Superstorm Sandy, racking up overtime pay at a time of year when many are typically looking for part-time...
Tags: Labor Markets, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Inventories, Holidays, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Crime & Punishment: Director of Connecticut SPCA Charged With 62 Counts of Animal Cruelty
Rufus Spearman, who police allegedly caught carrying drugs and a gun in his car, showed up for his court date at the New Haven Superior Court, where parole officers were waiting to arrest him on additional charges of violating his parole, reports the...
Tags: White House, Cocaine, Barack Obama, Veterans Day, Internal Revenue Service
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Flooding, Destruction in New York, NJ
All along the Eastern seaboard, places known to millions as cheery summer getaways were battered to pieces Monday by the monstrous waves and wailing winds of Hurricane Sandy. Part of Atlantic City's Boardwalk smashed into floating lumber and two people...
Tags: Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Stock Market, Brooklyn Bridge, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Manhattan (New York City)
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Good News For Homeowners With Damage: Hurricane Deductibles Not In Force
The Hartford CourantHurricane Sandy didn't serve up sustained hurricane-force winds in Connecticut, despite the storm's name, and that means that homeowners filing insurance claims will save thousands or more in lower deductibles. Those savings are the direct result of a...Tags: National Government, Barack Obama, New York City, Crime, Law and Justice, FEMA
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5 Fun Halloween-Themed Events in Connecticut
Spooktacular Science Weekend @ the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford The Connecticut Science Center hosts its 2nd annual Spooktacular Science Weekend tomorrow, 10/27! The event includes arts and crafts, face painting, science-inspired tricks and...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Science and Technology, Holidays, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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October Storm Hits Connecticut
Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...Tags: Emergency Planning, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Environmental Cleanup, Crime, Law and Justice, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Deloitte To Expand In Stamford As Latest Addition To State's First Five Program
The Hartford Courant— Deloitte, a giant international accounting, consulting and financial advising firm, will receive between $9 million and $14.5 million in state tax dollars to expand its workforce in Connecticut over the next 61/2 years, the governor announced...Tags: New York City, NBC (tv network), Economy, Business and Finance, East Hartford, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Should Governor Malloy Pardon Connecticut Witches?
Alice Young was the first to die at the end of a hangman's rope for something no longer considered a crime. Mary Barnes was the last; her life also ended with a noose around her neck. In between, nine other people were executed in Connecticut for...
Tags: LSD, Crime, Law and Justice, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Accidental Death, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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