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Almost four years after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, many of the victims and their families are still healing from that horror. Well, the daughter of the school's late principal feels that Donald...
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President Donald Trump continues to argue with athletes on Twitter. After a weekend criticizing the UCLA players released from a Chinese prison recently, Trump returns to attacking NFL player protesters. Early Monday, Trump issues a Twitter...
As someone with a mental illness, I don't like the terms being thrown around. People throw around these terms too easily. We all know Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is not very stable. However, throwing...
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It was April, 2013. Just 4 months after the shocking massacre of innocent little children in the elementary classrooms of Sandy Hook Elementary School. President Obama was hopeful that at last we might move toward comprehensive background checks...
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It has been nearly four years since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. To make us never forget, Sandy Hook Promise has released a gun violence PSA that tells us we should know...
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There has been increased speculation in recent weeks that Donald Trump's campaign may be faltering. There are many who have attested he may lose the election. While I'm not entirely convinced he will experience defeat...
A 12-year-old Jewish boy in New Haven, Connecticut, was attacked and brutally beaten by classmates, one of whom shouted, "Kill the Jew!" as he assaulted the young boy. Orit Avizov says that her son was "physically attacked...
A Facebook hoax claiming a Detroit woman gave birth to 14 kids from 14 different men, has caused Karena Bennet, 21, a lot of hurt. In January 2015, Bennet delivered her first and only child...
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One of the most horrifying racially-motivated incidents in recent years unfolded last month at a small college in Connecticut. A white freshman there wanted to get rid of her roommate, apparently because she didn't want...
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All Pez wanted was "to do good for the local community" and "create a fun, free activity for everyone to enjoy." Unfortunately, parents in Orange, Conn. didn't grasp Pez's intentions. Instead, Pez's Easter egg hunt descended into...
The families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims scored a key victory against the manufacturer, distributor and dealer of the rifle used in the shooting. A Connecticut judge ruled on Thursday that the families will now have...
We live in interesting times. We may not stop too often to consider it, but as we speak we are at the mercy of a global pandemic the likes of which the world has not seen...
Lately, we have been bombarded with conservative fear-mongering over transgender people using public restrooms, especially in North Carolina. Now, the bathroom wars have begun and they are spreading. There was already a case of a woman...
The city of Boston has a new temporary shelter for young adults ages 18-24. The Youth 2 Youth  (Y2Y) shelter services young adults who have aged out of youth services programs, but are in need...
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Police officers Connecticut really screwed the pooch. When Connecticut state police officers set up DUI checkpoints around Hatford, Michael Picard took to protesting what he believes is an "unconstitutional" policy and a "waste of money." The state police didn't...
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There have been a lot of cringe-worthy moments during the confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's cabinet. But one of the worst--if not THE worst--came on Tuesday. Betsy DeVos, Trump's pick for Secretary of Education, revealed that...
The New York Daily News published a ripper piece on Bernie Sanders about his stance on suing gun manufacturers for the actions of mass shooters. People are having difficulty understanding how Sanders can say he is...
Last week, Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis allowed a suit brought against gun manufacturer, Remington Arms, to move forward. That seemingly routine step, was no small feat. The plaintiffs, survivors and family members of the...
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Senate Democrats are pledging to bring business as usual in Congress to a screeching halt unless something is done about gun laws in the United States. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) launched a filibuster this morning, and before he...
  Remember when suburban, white, Christian parents didn't want their kids to participate in Halloween, because it encouraged "devil worship" and "interest in the occult?" Yep, I do too. Now it seems like those same parents...