Word: connecticut
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...Then there's Paul Rudolph. For decades he was famous for his intricately configured offices and houses, with their long cantilevers and thrusting volumes. But lately almost anything with his name attached has become a state-of-the-art wrecking-ball magnet. In January a sizable Rudolph house in Connecticut went down. A few weeks ago, a Rudolph house in Rhode Island met the same fate...
...when he said, "If the crib is on fire, you save the baby!" American democracy is the baby, and the future of the free world is at stake. A somewhat cooler globe will be uninhabitable if the values we cherish are on fire. Run, Al, run! Sheenu Srinivasan, GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT, U.S. 400 Years It's taken me three-fourths of a century to realize that history is really composed of a large collection of absolutely fascinating stories such as the pieces on Jamestown [May 7], which included pictures and wonderful graphics. Why do textbooks have to be so miserably boring...
...next three months, I will be stuffing envelopes and calling donors, all in the belief that I am working for my cause. Besides, a Republican upset in the “blue” state of Connecticut would make the politicos’ heads turn...
...minority is extremely frustrating, but it reinforces my Republican values. The arrogance of heavy-hearted liberalism leads to heavy-handed laws that kill individual freedom. Meeting other Republicans comforts me in knowing that I am not the only one who opposes big, obtrusive government. Most importantly, working for the Connecticut Republicans invigorates my belief in individual freedom...
...most rewarding aspect of this experience is meeting other Connecticut Republicans, who actually exist outside of my cubicle. On a trip to the State Capitol, I met Representative John Harkins, who fumed over Democrats’ attempt to offer instate college tuition to illegal immigrants; but not to their legal counterparts. At a brunch in Waterbury, I heard Congressman Murphy’s challenger, State Senator David Cappiello, slam a Democratic State Senator’s naive remark that the only reason businesses were leaving Connecticut was because they wanted to make money. In my native Manchester, I helped...