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At This Race, All Who Run Or Walk Are Winners
The Hartford CourantSue Brown and Valerie Small and Claudia O'Connell meet to run three or four times a week, usually in the early morning. They run and they talk. And talk. Sometimes loudly. Sometimes so loudly that people tell them to pipe down (since it's 5:30 a.m.)....Tags: Cheshire, Diseases and Illnesses, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Human Interest
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Chemical odor could have many possible sources
Q: I have a 2003 Lexus ES300. I have noticed a mild chemical odor on and off, usually when the air conditioner or heat is on. Do you know what may be the cause? — J.W., Baltimore, Md. A: Since you didn't describe the odors in more detail (e.g....
Tags: Lexus, Ford, Radio Industry
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Yankee Ingenuity Vs. Gun Ban: Effort To Redesign AR-15 Underway
The Hartford CourantWhen Stag Arms president Mark Malkowski held a black rifle in his office last week and showed the sawed-off pistol grip, it seemed as much a protest against the state's new gun ban as an effort to redesign a military-style firearm that's legal for sale in...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Dannel P. Malloy , AFL-CIO, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013)
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Dealership no match for Net
Q: I have a 2007 Ford 150 pickup. While accelerating to about 30 or 40 mph the third gear in the automatic transmission blew out. I have never plowed or towed with this truck. I went to a transmission shop, told them how it happened, allowed them to...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, Renovation, Chicago Tribune
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Consumer Advocate Took Handicapped Space
The Hartford CourantIf you believe some dings and scratches on your car are indignities to avoid by flouting the law, you have something in common with the state's public utility consumer advocate, Elin Katz. If, however, you join the rest of us in honoring the reservation...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Consumers, Justice System, West Hartford
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Obama's "Champion of Change" Visits New Britain
A woman called a "Champion of Change" by President Barack Obama has visited New Britian to lend advice about the problem of chronic absenteeism in school. On March 20th, national school attendance authority Hedy Chang, in cooperation with the New...
Tags: Barack Obama
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PTR In Bristol Is First Firearms Maker To Declare It's Exiting Connecticut
The Hartford CourantDuring the three-month debate over gun control in Connecticut, the name PTR Industries Inc. barely came up, but the Bristol manufacturer with 50 employees has become the first maker of military-style rifles to announce its exit from Connecticut since...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Dannel P. Malloy , Target
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Gun Industry Dilemma: Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now?
The Hartford CourantAt the moment when Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law what might be the nation's strictest gun controls, Jonathan Scalise was on the phone with his accountant. It's not that Scalise didn't care what Malloy was up to. On the contrary, the sweeping...Tags: Elections, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, United Nations, Dannel P. Malloy
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At Firearms Firms, A Last-Minute Rush To Fill Orders Amid Confusion
The Hartford CourantWorkers at Stag Arms in New Britain have been in a rush to finish orders and ship to Connecticut stores for customers to buy before Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signs the historic gun control law at noon. Stag was able to ship more than 500 of the soon-to-be...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Interior Policy, Dannel P. Malloy , Photography and Video
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America's Rifle: Rise Of The AR-15
The Hartford CourantWhen his son turned 14 a year ago, Jonathan Hardy bought the teen a gift that was both a coming-of-age badge and a hot item: an AR-15 rifle. To Hardy, the matte-black weapon is not a dangerous assault rifle. His son's model shoots the same small, low-...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Newtown, Personal Weapon Control, Afghanistan, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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St. Patrick's Day Dining Specials In Connecticut
Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day, especially with these dining and beverage specials. Here's a sampling of what local restaurants are offering for the holiday. A St. Patrick's Day prix-fixe at Max Fish, 110 Glastonbury Boulevard, Glastonbury,...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Irish Soda Bread, Carrots, Pies and Tarts, Holidays
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Region's Firearm Factories Invested Heavily To Build AR-15
The Hartford CourantIt doesn't take long to see the effects of massive investment at the Connecticut factories that make the AR-15 military-style rifle. Deep in the heart of the sprawling Colt firearms plant in West Hartford, Bobby Craddock sets up rifle barrels in an...Tags: Newtown, Personal Weapon Control, Economy, Business and Finance, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Companies and Corporations
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