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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, Labor Legislation, Minority Groups, Surveys, Cell Phones
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Connecticut lawmakers pass wide-ranging gun control law
Connecticut lawmakers gave final approval early Thursday to a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, a response to last year's deadly school shooting in Newtown that one lawmaker...
Tags: Gun Control, Dannel P. Malloy , U.S. Senate, Weaponry, Joan V Hartley
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How far apart are Virginians from gun control compromise?
WDBJ7 ReporterA new Roanoke College poll sheds light on how people in Virginia feel about guns. Roanoke College Professor Harry Wilson conducted the poll. he's no stranger to polling, but says it's been a while since he's asked about guns, and despite recent events,...Tags: Wayne LaPierre, Gun Control, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Cell Phones, Vice (movie)
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High School Baseball Rosters For All-Star Games In Plainville
The Connecticut High School Coaches Association senior games on Tuesday will have Distict II-IV at 5 p.m. and District I-III at 7:30 at Plainville High. The title game will be Wednesday at 5. In the junior division, the gray-blue game is Wednesday at 7:...Tags: Trumbull, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Wilton, College Baseball
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Newtown Families Push For Secretly Negotiated Bill To Block Release Of Some Investigative Records
The Hartford CourantParents of Newtown massacre victims came to the state Capitol on Friday to urge passage of a secretly negotiated bill that would block the public disclosure of crime scene photos and audiotapes of police calls from the Dec. 14 shootings at Sandy Hook...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Regional Authority, Gun Control, Government, Media Industry
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READER SUBMITTED: Edwin O. Smith High School Of Storrs Wins 22nd Annual CT High School Geography Challenge
MansfieldA team of five students from Edwin O. Smith High School in Storrs won the 22nd annual Connecticut High School Geography Challenge on Tuesday, May 21, at The University of Connecticut in Storrs. The CT High School Geography Challenge is sponsored by the...Tags: Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Geography, High Schools, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Norwich
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READER SUBMITTED: Bacon Academy Finishes Second At 22nd Annual CT High School Geography Challenge
ColchesterA team of five students from Bacon Academy in Colchester finished second in the 22nd annual Connecticut High School Geography Challenge on Tuesday, May 21 at The University of Connecticut in Storrs. The CT High School Geography Challenge is sponsored by...Tags: Geography, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), High Schools, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Norwich
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READER SUBMITTED: Manchester High School Finishes Third At 22nd Annual Connecticut High School Geography Challenge
ManchesterA team of five students from Manchester High School placed third in the 22nd annual Connecticut High School Geography Challenge on Tuesday, May 21 at The University of Connecticut in Storrs. The CT High School Geography Challenge is sponsored by the...Tags: Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Geography, High Schools, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Norwich
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Final Report On Sandy Hook School Massacre To Be Delayed
The Hartford CourantState police said Wednesday that the final investigative report on the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown may not be released until the end of September. Danbury State's Attorney Stephen Sedensky, who's in charge of the...Tags: Police Investigations, Civil Rights, Regional Authority, Gun Control, Labor Legislation
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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: Health and Safety at School, Civil Rights, Police Investigations, J Brendan Sharkey, Gun 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: Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Stamford, Fairfield County
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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: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Lazard Limited, Dannel P. Malloy , Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Firearms
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