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The Connecticut State Capitol on opening day of the 2018 legislative session in Hartford, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

OPINION: Candidate against raising the minimum wage

Editor’s note: Candidates for office in the November election are invited to submit opinion pieces about their platforms.Connectic ...
 
FILE PHOTO – Wallingford Town Councilor Stephen Knight picks up an order in the kitchen while waiting tables to help raise funds for the American Red Cross at Gaetano
I have been absent from these pages for seven months (except for one entry, in May). My wife Cathy and I traveled 37,000 miles on ...
City Hall in Meriden, April 3, 2012. (Sarah Nathan/Record-Journal)
For the first time in history, Meriden voters approved a budget referendum sending the city budget back to the Meriden City Counci ...
Rep. Craig Fishbein, R-Wallingford, at his seat during opening day of the 2018 legislative session in Hartford, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Some people believe that, whenever practical, government should be run like a private business. One striving, not to make a profit ...
Hartford Yard Goats pitcher Yency Almonte throws the first official pitch at Hartford
This past weekend, the weather forecast called for a “perfect, sunny, 80 degrees, low-humidity day.”So, thinking “outside of the ...
Connecticut head coach Randy Edsall gives instructions against Cincinnati during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
Questions surrounding the hiring of UConn football head coach Randy Edsall’s son Corey as an assistant coach have been in the news ...
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Kelly Hudson of Meriden picks out corn Saturday at the Meriden Farmers Market on the Meriden Green in Meriden October 7, 2017 | Justin Weekes / For the Record-Journal
It’s official: Summer is here, and many long-awaited summer activities are happening in Meriden. The annual Lions Club Duck Race ...
Joe Markley, speaks after being nominated by the Republican party as their chosen candidate for lieutenant governor at the State Republican Convention, Saturday, May 12, 2018, in Mashantucket, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Too many political leaders in Connecticut have yet to accept this reality: More government is not the answer. Needless laws, regul ...
Rep. Craig Fishbein, R-Wallingford, applauds during opening day of the 2018 legislative session in Hartford, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Recently, there has been much written about modifications to the Town of Wallingford’s 2018-19 budget. Some of it inaccurate. This ...
It was a beautiful day to play some golf at Hunter Golf Club which played host to the 31st Annual Ray Parmentier Classic Golf Tournament in Meriden on June 6, 2018 | Andrew Baxter, Special to the Record-Journal
This spring I got a senior golf pass at Hunter Golf Club in Meriden. I really love the game of golf but, due to advancing age and ...
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy speaks during a meeting at the Meriden Public Library, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal visited Meriden to discuss legislation that would create opportunities for children in low-income neighborhoods. | Dave Zajac / Record-Journal
Last weekend, I attended the Democratic State Convention in Hartford. In a sea of energetic sign-waving Democrats from 169 cities ...
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