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Freight rail in Connecticut suffering from neglect
A New England Central Railroad freight train delivers goods to Freeport-McMoran Copper (formerly Phelps-Dodge) in Norwich, Connecticut. Photo by Tom Mik. The Connecticut Mirror The logic seems sound: If more of Connecticut's goods were moved on freight trains instead...
Different Views on the Use of Waterfront Land
Cottage No. 31 goes down, Long Beach West, Stratford, Connecticut, Oct. 22, 2010 The Connecticut Mirror It’s not often that civilization is demolished to make way for wild birds, especially within sight of Connecticut’s largest city. That’s what’s happening on a long...
Paying a Price to Conserve Energy
written for The New York Times MARGARET DEEGAN SLYWKA knows painfully well what happened 33 years ago, the last time the clocks changed to daylight saving time in the winter. Then a 14-year-old sophomore living in Seymour, Conn., she was hit by a car while walking to...
Does a Bit of Africa Sit in Deep River?
written for The New York Times WHEN it comes to geographical lessons, Connecticut has two that it doesn't share with just anybody. Tourists often visit Dinosaur State Park, a spot where fossilized dinosaur footprints are surrounded by an arena. And they know about the...
Please Don’t: Our Obsession With Cars And Convenience Wastes Time And Energy
written for The Hartford Courant One Monday at 12:55 p.m., I parked my car and walked inside a McDonald's on a busy stretch of Route 1 in Groton. Exactly five minutes later, I returned with a Big Mac and small Coke. At 1:02 p.m., I began timing a blue Toyota Corolla...
Mom and the Girls, Taking the Upward Trail
Elizabeth and Annie's feet, April 23, 1997 written for The New York Times YEARS ago, I decided to take my two young daughters backpacking on the Appalachian Trail. If it went well, I thought, we would go again the next year. We would hike girls-only, without their...
