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Join The Conversation About The Abuse Of Children

By Nicole Sabel

Published: Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM

To the Editor: The news media provides us with daily reminders that child sexual abuse is real, and it happens close to home. It is difficult to accept that sexual abuse is a problem in our community,...

The Good Guy / Bad Guy Trope

By Lynda DeLuryea

Published: Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM

To the Editor: “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” said Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association. Based on interviews with peop...

A 10-year-old boy from the Newtown Pine Tree Hill Road area was found after wandering through acres and acres of woodland. Newtown Police Officers Maryhelen McCarthy and John McClusky walked down our laneway toward our bridge and saw the frightened b

By CURT CLARK

Published: Jul 01, 2011 12:00 AM

A 10-year-old boy from the Newtown Pine Tree Hill Road area was found after wandering through acres and acres of woodland. Newtown Police Officers Maryhelen McCarthy and John McClusky walked down our ...

A 10-year-old boy from the Newtown Pine Tree Hill Road area was found after wandering through acres and acres of woodland. Newtown Police Officers Maryhelen McCarthy and John McClusky walked down our laneway toward our bridge and saw the frightened b

By CURT CLARK

Published: Jul 01, 2011 12:00 AM

The Best Things In Newtown

By Paul Lux

Published: Nov 12, 2004 12:00 AM

To the Editor: I thought it would be fun to submit a list of “you haven’t done the best things in Newtown until you have…” Climbed the interior stairs to the roof of the Trinity Church tower to look a...

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Says ‘There Is A Better Way’

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...

Democratic Women’s Caucus Endorses Moore

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.

The Democratic Women’s Caucus is not affiliated with any political party.

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.

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Join The Conversation About The Abuse Of Children

The Good Guy / Bad Guy Trope

A 10-year-old boy from the Newtown Pine Tree Hill Road area was found after wandering through acres and acres of woodland. Newtown Police Officers Maryhelen McCarthy and John McClusky walked down our laneway toward our bridge and saw the frightened b

A 10-year-old boy from the Newtown Pine Tree Hill Road area was found after wandering through acres and acres of woodland. Newtown Police Officers Maryhelen McCarthy and John McClusky walked down our laneway toward our bridge and saw the frightened b

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