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Letters to the editor: Oklahoma tornado, public school chiefs, and assault rifles
Once again, teachers protected their students. It happened at Sandy Hook Elementary in December, and it happened in Monroe, Okla., this week. Stories are being reported of teachers placing their bodies over their students, and as one child said, "Our...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Weight, Teachers, Salt, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records
The Hartford CourantThe staffs of the state's top prosecutor and the governor's office have been working in secret with General Assembly leaders on legislation to withhold records related to the police investigation into the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre —...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Dannel P. Malloy
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Soccer Clubs Plan Fundraiser For Newtown
The Hartford CourantSoccer Clubs Plan Fundraiser For Newtown It has been a while since John Barata, the general manager of the Real Boston Rams soccer club of the Premier Development League, played soccer in Newtown. But he's never forgotten. "It is a very close connection,...Tags: Golf, Services and Shopping, New England Revolution, Baseball, Soccer
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Somerset Borough police welcomed in area schools
Staff writer, @DA_AmberRA police officer is now monitoring the halls of the Somerset Area School District. Somerset Borough police Chief Randy Cox told council members during Monday’s meeting that the officer-in-school program is being implemented successfully. The... -
Sandy Hook parents help Illinois high-capacity magazine ban
— Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois....
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Soccer Teams Will Play Benefit For Newtown
The Hartford CourantIt has been awhile since John Barata, the general manager of the Real Boston Rams soccer club of the Premier Development League, played soccer in Newtown. But he's never forgotten. "It is a very close connection," Barata said Monday. "I spent seven to...Tags: Services and Shopping, New England Revolution, Soccer, Sports, Major League Soccer
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Lawmakers Push Bill On Child Mental Health
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD -- Jennifer Maksel is a single mother who is seeking help because her family has been directly impacted by the tragedy of the Newtown school shootings. "My youngest son escaped from his first grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary after seeing...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Insurance, Abusive Behavior, Diabetes, Dannel P. Malloy
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Lawmaker: OK To Disobey Law So Long As Legislature Is Debating Changes
The Hartford CourantImagine there were a bill under consideration in the legislature that, if approved, would legalize marijuana use in Connecticut. Would the existence of that debate mean we’re all free to spend the next few days firing up joints, without waiting...Tags: Justice System, Danbury, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Coats defends his vote on guns
Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that....
Tags: Parties and Movements, Immigration, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Personal Weapon Control, Joe Manchin III
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More guns used in suicides than homicides
When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Suicide, Shootings, Murder, Winter Park
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No More 'Corrupticut' — But Openness, Oversight Under Siege
The Hartford CourantAbout a year ago, The Center for Public Integrity in Washington enlisted 50 journalists, including me, in a massive project measuring the degree to which state governments were accountable and open to public scrutiny. To my surprise, Connecticut...Tags: Public Officials, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, John G. Rowland, Dannel P. Malloy
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Hartford Police Officer Plans 26-Hour Bike Ride To Honor Sandy Hook Victims
The Hartford CourantWhen he's not working, it is likely Hartford Police Sgt. James Elliott can be found on a bicycle. He rides up to 18,000 miles a year, maintains a busy race schedule and does a couple of 12- or 24-hour races. In the aftermath of the tragedy at Sandy Hook...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Human Interest
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