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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: Gun Control, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control, National Rifle Association of America
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Secretly Drafted Bill Would Leave Release of Some Newtown Investigative Records Up To Families
The Hartford CourantA secretly drafted bill to block release of photos, tapes of 911 calls and death certificates related to the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre could be acted on in the General Assembly as early as the end of the week, officials said Wednesday....Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Gun Control, American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, Freedom of Information Laws, Personal Weapon Control
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Best of Fairfield County 2013: Best Cigar Shop/Bar
1) Connecticut Cigar Company 43 Bank St. Stamford (203) 425-9668 ctcigarco.com 2) Beans and Leaves 1565 Black Rock Tnpke. Fairfield (203) 870-9843 3) Big Buddha Cigar Lounge 27 Hawleyville Road Newtown (203) 304-1857
Tags: Stamford, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Fairfield County
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Connecticut Moms Take Lead On Social, Political Causes
The Hartford CourantFar from the Hallmark holiday it's turned into, Mother's Day was conceived in the U.S. by female activists interested in expanding women's impact in society. In Connecticut and across the county, women are carrying on that tradition, incorporating their...Tags: Gun Control, Lobbying, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Personal Weapon Control, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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Rob Labritz Shoots 68 In Local U.S. Open Qualifier
Rob Labritz shot a 2-under par 68 to lead six players who advanced from a U.S. Open local qualifier at the Country Club of Fairfield. Brian Williams (69), Grant Sturgeon (70), Cameron Chottiner of Westport (70), Andrew Gai of Westport (70) and Peter...Tags: Stamford, West Hartford, Wilton, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Rockaway Park
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LETTER: Anti-Violence March Overlooked
During the last week of March, three young men were shot and killed in Hartford. Two others were seriously wounded. The violence of our culture is close at hand. On Saturday, March 30, Mothers United Against Violence led a march of over 600 people...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Prosecution, Pedro E. Segarra, Witnesses
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Sturm, Ruger Booming, But What Happened To Freedom Group Sale?
The Hartford CourantNo one should be surprised that Sturm, Ruger & Co. reported record sales for the first three months of 2013. Even before the Newtown tragedy, in early 2012, the Fairfield-based gunmaker had to halt new sales for a few weeks just to keep up with the...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Marlin Firearms Co., Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Firearms, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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READER SUBMITTED: Take Me Out To The Ballgame - And Paint The Skies Green
West HartfordJake Rosenkranz, a West Hartford resident will have his Bar Mitzvah on June 1. A custom at his synagogue, Beth El is to do a Mitzvah (a good deed). To celebrate his special event, Jake wanted to do something special to remember the children of Newtown....Tags: West Hartford, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Death and Dying Customs, Fairfield County
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Roanoke College posts poll results about Virginians and hot-button issues
There are some interesting results from a new Roanoke College poll. It asked respondents about important social issues nationally, and polled people across Virginia. On immigration reform, when offered a choice of how to deal with immigrants in the U....
Tags: Gun Control, Research, Surveys, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Migration
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A Lawsuit Could Test the Limits of the Rights of the Disabled in the Bedroom
Caroline Kendall Kortner led a brief and often hellish life. Born in 1970, Kendall, as she was called, lived out her childhood in the Cos Cob neighborhood of Greenwich. When she was eight, a neighborhood boy began sexually molesting her. Soon after, she...
Tags: Stamford, Symptoms, Punishment, Lawyers, Sexual Assault
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In Connecticut, Obama makes emotional appeal for gun legislation
HARTFORD, Conn. – President Obama drew the families of the Newtown school shooting victims into an emotional call to pass gun control measures on Monday, urging that the displays of solidarity and grief in the aftermath not be the end of the...
Tags: Gun Control, Barack Obama, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Personal Weapon Control, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Newtown families help Obama press for gun reform
HARTFORD, Conn. — President Obama sought Monday to use the emotional pull of the Newtown school massacre to galvanize public support for his drive to pass stricter gun control measures, even as more than a dozen Republican senators promised to...
Tags: Gun Control, Patrick J. Toomey, Republican Party, Lobbying, Barack Obama
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