Thoughts about the strength, vitality and growth of our community
Carolyn and I love our house. We had lived in Glastonbury for close to 20 years when our daughter, our youngest child, went off to college. We began talking about downsizing to what Carolyn once dubbed our “terminal house.” We’ve Continue reading CAROLYN’S QUESTION
When will Hartford abandon its dysfunctional, balkanized local governance structure in favor of a unified collection of systems that optimizes efficiency and effectiveness while controlling cost? That is, if you believe how we manage the region doesn’t work, when are Continue reading BE PROACTIVE
A couple of months ago, the Connecticut MIrror published a lengthy article about Connecticut’s “struggle to move into the 21st century” with respect to the disposal of trash. The article was prompted by concerns that the waste-to-energy plant in the Continue reading TRASH
We are living through difficult times. COVID-19 threatens the lives of many of us. Our institutions, our systems, our governments and our people are struggling to respond to the threat. What I find most unsettling is that the future has Continue reading START WITH THE END IN MIND