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Free the beaches

A new book chronicles efforts to desegregate Connecticut’s beaches in the 1960s

Books

The US civil rights movement to end racial segregation may have been most intense in the South, but there were also battles in the North, including in affluent beach communities in the state of Connecticut.

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Arts, Culture & Media
Two men sit on sofa with large books in laps, pointing at texts and talking

How hate and debate came to a Connecticut mosque

Conflict
This Syrian couple and their 5 year old son lauded Gov. Dannel Malloy (second from right) for personally welcoming them to Indiana last November. The family is withholding their last name due to concerns about the safety of relatives back in Syria.

Connecticut welcomed this Syrian refugee family after Indiana slammed its door on them

Justice
Poet and essayist Ocean Vuong was born in Saigon and raised in Hartford, Connecticut.

Read this brilliant new poet’s take on the US immigrant experience

Books

‘Rock of Ages’ hits the big screen with star-studded cast

Arts, Culture & Media

Rock of Ages opened Friday to generally mixed reviews. But the mixed reviews are passionate. Those who liked it, loved it. Those who weren’t so pleased did not like it at all.

Feds open investigation into Jet Blue tarmac delay over the weekend (with video)

Global Politics

The Department of Transportation will investigate Jet Blue’s tarmac delays from this weekend, which left some passengers stuck on the tarmac of an airport in Connecticut.

Do sick leave laws cause layoffs?

Business, Economics and Jobs

Some 40 million employees in the United States do not have paid sick leave. Is it a moral duty to let them get well, or will it cause job losses?

A Gun Manufacturer’s Take on Tougher Gun Laws

On Monday, lawmakers in Connecticut announced plans to overhaul the state’s gun laws. The draft legislation would, among other things, add more than 100 types of guns to the state’s list of banned assault weapons. Several gun manufacturers have their homes in Connecticut. If the new proposed gun legislation passes, how will it affect their […]

The World

Bald Eagles on the Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is one of the best places in Southern New England to see bald eagles in winter. On a recent trip on the Connecticut River Boat , writer Mark Seth Lender saw 17 Eagles, including one with an unexpected prize in her talons.