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• BC-NY--New York Digest, NY

  STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Despite pronouncements that Long Island doesn't appear to be in the path of a direct hit from Hurricane Earl, an expert on hurricanes says residents should remain alert should the track of the storm suddenly veer west. NEW... more »

  Associated Press1 week ago

  election | retail | rivers | water pollution | natural disasters | meteorological disaster

• Keeping faith, but losing religion

  If that was not nearly enough for atheist observers, one of whom berated her online for refusing to completely give up her "superstitious delusions," it was surely plenty for people of faith. According to a 2008 study by Trinity College,... more »

  1 month ago

  belief (faith) | voting | Bible | Islam | Christianity

• Conn. school board revotes on church graduation

  School officials initially decided in January to hold outdoor ceremonies at the high schools, but officials said parents were concerned about bad weather and limited seating if the graduations had to be moved inside the schools. WTIC-AM reports... more »

  3 months ago

  school | judiciary (system of justice) | parties and movements | unions | ceremony | litigation

• As morally serious as root canal

  After a recent speech in which she argued that "choosing life may not be the easiest path, but it's always the right path," the Washington Post Web edition invited responses. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, a professor at the Chicago Theological... more »

  3 months ago

  laws | poll | abortion | children

• Even Kooks Deserve First Amendment Protection

  At least that is the hope now that the U.S. Supreme Court has taken a case for next term involving the Rev. Fred Phelps, the unhinged Bible-thumper who shows up at funerals for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan claiming the deaths are God's... more »

  5 months ago

  armed forces | judiciary (system of justice) | gays and lesbians | punishment | funeral | death

• A view of politics from the Crow's Nest / Ed Chrostowski

  A view of politics from the Crow's Nest / Ed Chrostowski Because their states are immense textbook markets, the education departments of California and Texas have inordinate influence on materials that publishers send to the nation's... more »

  6 months ago

  school | philosophical science | history | human science | global warming | curriculum

• Letters to the editor, Feb. 17

  [...] I would like to respond briefly to a latest tactic by those making wrongful accusations that "Flatto/Saxl somehow gave the developer an out to building a road through the site." In actuality, the Town of Fairfield in 2001 was required to... more »

  6 months ago

  school | parent and child | job layoffs | rivers | test/examination | teachers

• Littman: 'I'd say now is not the time to focus on politics'

  When the 7.0 magnitude quake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, the worst in a century, it left an estimated 140,000 dead (that number is still rising), 250,000 injured and 1.5 million people homeless. Dr. Mark Hyman, in Port-au-Prince, writes: Two... more »

  7 months ago

  homelessness | patient | ritual | accident (general) | civil war | social problems

• Sharpton blasts Robertson, Lieberman in MLK speech

  Even on this night of remembrance, the often outspoken black preacher could not avoid stepping into controversy by blasting Pat Robertson for his insensitive comments on the tragedy in Haiti and U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman for his opposition to... more »

  By Michael P. Mayko, STAFF WRITER 7 months ago

  imperial and royal matters | health insurance | religious leader

• A retort

  In response to Sharlene McEvoy's opinion piece in the Jan. 14 edition, I would like to say she forcefully presented the Republican point of view regarding the upcoming Connecticut elections. Fortunately, the Democrats will have a choice of great... more »

  7 months ago

  children | parties and movements | alzheimer's disease | election