To the Editor:The Newtown Bee, the Charter Commissions and our elected officials do not feel the elimination of the town meeting is a big deal, nor controversial. Perhaps that's because it takes the f...
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Trinity Youth Group, I would like to thank Caraluzzi's for their support of the Great Pumpkin Challenge. They generously donated pumpkins for this year's pumpkin carvin...
To the Editor:
I know how hard it is to have a small business and make it grow. I know how hard unfunded mandates affect a budget. I have seen how the failure of the state to fully fund its special ed...
To the Editor:The Newtown Bee that with the additional seventh Board of Education member the maximum number of members from one political party was four. The Newtown Charter question did not say other...
To the Editor:
I am writing to raise awareness that allowing Sharon Wicks Dornfeld to become probate judge would be a disastrous step along the path toward corruption of government and the degradation...
To the Editor:
Last year I came off my parent's health insurance. My employer did not offer health insurance that was affordable. Eva Zimmerman came to my home and helped me figure out my health care....
To The Editor:The Bee, she claimed I put our school's construction "at risk." That's a lie. Our beautiful new school was conceived as a fast-track project like no other school in Connecticut history, ...
To the Editor:
We write to urge Newtown voters to vote to return State Senator Tony Hwang to his 28th District seat.
While a loyal Republican, committed to both limited government and fiscal responsib...
To the Editor:
I am writing in support of the candidacy of Attorney Dan O'Grady to be the next regional Judge of Probate.
Last year I had the occasion to work with Attorney O'Grady regarding the care ...
To The Editor:
We endorse Eva Zimmerman as Connecticut's 106th District state representative.
As advocates for gun violence prevention, we support Eva's position on sensible gun laws and gun safety. E...
The endorsement letter isn’t the problem — the branding is.
A group calling itself the “Democratic Women’s Caucus” strongly implies a party-connected, representative body. Yet one of the co-founders wrote here in the comments that it’s “not affiliated with any political party.” If that’s true, the name is misleading to readers.
We’ve seen this movie before. The Bee described the Newtown Conservation Coalition as “a public group based on the social media platform,” and noted that its name has confused residents because it closely resembles the Newtown Conservation Commission. Words matter, especially when they borrow the credibility of established civic institutions.
If the Democratic Women’s Caucus is simply two founders speaking for themselves, that’s fine — just be transparent and wait for it ... honest...
I agree with Ms Renner. The name is misleading. If you are NOT affiliated with a political party, why have it in your title? Both Miller and Bloom are both Democrats and I am also dismayed that Michelle Ku isn't getting your endorsement. A clear case of "With friends like this, who needs enemies?" I am an independent voter, and although I haven't voted for a Democrat since Obama, I have always found Ms Ku polite and not only willing to listen to both sides of a discussion with an open mind, she is extremely helpful with a follow-up contact to see if an issue is resolved.
This is a bizarre and misleading letter to our Newtown Bee. There has not been a Democratic Women's Caucus in Newtown. If there is one now, it was recently (and quietly) formed. I had expressed interest. I wasn't invited. And it was apparently formed without the official knowledge of the Democratic Town Committee. Who are its members? And why is it endorsing Brandon Moore, especially at this stage of the election process? Is this the endorsement of an established body of active women democrats or is it the preference of the two letter signers? Nothing against Brandon Moore, but Michelle Ku is also running for Connecticut State Assembly District 106. Michelle Ku, who is well-known in Newtown for her years of dedicated public service, Michelle Ku who has been a long-time advocate for women's issues, Michelle Ku who should have been invited to be a founding member of this so-called Democratic Women's Caucus. This Women's Caucus may only speak for the two people who signed this letter. It certainly doesn't speak for me, a democratic woman in Newtown.
