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Spiff April 2, 2013 at 09:01 pm
No, North Korea isn't making me nervous. They're just a bunch of big mouthed small minded wind…Read More bags. What really makes me nervous are the politicians currently in power around here, namely Dan Malloy and Barack Obama. They make me plenty more nervous than Kim Jong Un...
Ben Rodriguez April 2, 2013 at 02:50 pm
ADHD is a real disorder but is way over-diagnosed. When a boy isn't engaged (bored, not challenged),…Read More he's slapped with a label. Sometimes drugs are appropriate, other times it could mean that he needs to move up a grade level or be stimulated in another way. But other times its just covering problems up. I'd like to know what other countries do that diagnose ADHD.
Jim April 2, 2013 at 08:14 pm
I wonder what will happen to these kids 20 years from now after taking these drugs.
aleta March 29, 2013 at 05:06 pm
Why not make them public! The whole public has been on this since begining. We mourned and have had…Read More tribute after tribute. We got to see the faces of the victims,why can't we see the evidence,life and witnesses of a man who did such a hienous act.. I don't get it.
Lord King Bloo March 27, 2013 at 03:51 pm
And there is the great thing about the Internet. I came here (just found Patch the other day) for…Read More some civil discussion about local events with people in my community and not one post later it devolves to, essentially, name calling by anonymous users. It’s the most perfect constant in the universe.
Anyway, no, 17 years is not that long in the grand scheme of things, but this is not the 1950’s. And I don’t see why in this case it’s Bill Clinton’s values. He signed the law, but I fail to see how that effects the current discussion. It would seem to be the values of the country as whole that are changing.
John Pickoff March 27, 2013 at 03:56 pm
Why not name Marriage between people of the same sex "Gayrriage" and make them as valid as…Read More marriage. It may keep more people happy.
Rebecca 'Flora' D'Angelo March 28, 2013 at 01:13 am
I don't know if this comment was supposed to be serious or not.....but if it is, here's why that…Read More should never happen: http://www.gaelick.com/2011/06/my-marriage-is-equal/16012/
Jane April 28, 2013 at 11:02 am
I agree. I don't know why but Patch does not seem to be interesting anymore. Sorry to say.
Elyssa M. Millspaugh (Editor) April 8, 2013 at 10:00 pm
Hi Jane. Thank you for reaching out. We're working out some bugs since the site relaunch, but I'd be…Read More happy to help get you situated with the new site. E-mail me at elyssa.millspaugh@patch.com and I'll see if I can get you up and running!
Steve April 2, 2013 at 08:55 pm
Maybe they should not have deferred and chose to overpay the outstanding debt on the student loans.…Read More Looks like they make a pretty good buck between them, maybe 150k a year. Tell them to look in a lower price range, maybe they need to work up to the dream home. I did, and so did a lot of the rest of us who paid off their student loans and didn't put it off.
J. Smith April 2, 2013 at 09:17 pm
Two professional, hard working Taxpayers, perhaps if they continue to be employed, pay their taxes…Read More and stay off the dole, the Government will see they deserve a break. The Government does have high hopes for their projected revenue (taxes) in the future. “I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.”
Observor April 3, 2013 at 12:39 am
Nor any other type of loan. But the truth is that the lenders are the ones with the financial…Read More savvy, and consumers are conditioned to believe that if they qualify for credit the bank has determined that they will be able to pay it back. The problem with student loans is that they are given to people who could never otherwise qualify because the government guarantees them. Are those consumers naive or badly informed? Probably, but the statute books of the federal government and all fifty states are planted thick with laws to protect borrowers who lack sophistication.
The student loan bubble is no different than the housing bubble. Give people loans for which they are not really qualified so they can buy something they want and you flood the market with cash. In response, the prices of things people want to pay for with their loans (diplomas and houses) skyrocket, the sellers knowing that Uncle Sam will keep pumping more cash into the system. The housing bubble burst and when there are enough people unable to carry the non-dischargable debt they took on to pay $40,000/year tuition the student loan bubble will also burst.
Since we taxpayers will be picking up the pieces I am not willing to just say "nobody forced you" and leave it at that.
Mike Atkins April 8, 2013 at 07:45 am
@Sean, irrelevant, only because parents think their child is the next great athlete and are willing…Read More to pay the thousands of dollars to get them a spot on a team. Typically many of those child athletes would have a difficult time making the HS team without Daddy's money.
Just my opinion April 10, 2013 at 11:22 am
One big issue is even though my child plays school sports she plays travel sports so an injury from…Read More travel might not be recorded as travel and go under school making the study wrong. Many children play outside of school how would they make sure they have proper data. Maybe they should document something that they can be sure that the info they use is correct.
shara mulholland April 10, 2013 at 05:03 pm
Really? So they can start banning sports because of injuries.
J D C April 2, 2013 at 01:14 am
One game and the season is OVER. Lets name the Blosux WS Champs now.
Rich April 2, 2013 at 11:38 pm
Sox in on top in AL east 1 and 0, Yankees dead last 0-1. Joba era north of 40 at least that sevral…Read More digits smaller than his waistline. Steroids kill just ask AROD, GRANDYMAN, TEX, JETER yes JETER. Only clean Yank is MO...... Hell I think Strawberry and Howe were cleaner than JETER.
Flowers March 31, 2013 at 02:48 am
Steve I hope this gets to you in time. Don't go on that egg hunt! Apparently you have never seen an…Read More Easter egg hunt before. After the egg hunt starting cannon roars, hundreds of undisciplined kids and hooligans rush the field grabbing for everything they can find. Heaven forbid you find and pick up an egg, they will be all over you. You'll be lucky to keep your shoes. Suggest that you and Peaches clutch your valuables and head for the exits ASAP. And by the way do you realize that your magic hat is changing color. Is it due to a natural phenomenon? No one could own that many hats.
Stephen Austin March 31, 2013 at 04:16 pm
thanks Flowers for the info.Check out the new photo I posted just for you
Kate Nicholas March 29, 2013 at 04:41 pm
Excellent piece Kyle! In Daniel Pink's new best seller "To Sell is Human" he takes Robert…Read More Greenleaf's concept of servant leadership a step further; servant seller. The idea of moving others with an agenda of common good. When we have the best interests of those we lead or sell to as a priority everyone wins.
Kyle S. Reyes March 29, 2013 at 05:11 pm
Hi Kate,
I like that - thanks so much. I'll have to look into it! Shirley Chisholm once said,…Read More "service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth." Couldn't put it any better.
Malvi Lennon April 1, 2013 at 01:04 pm
I have first hand experience with a condo, although our rules are different from most condos. We…Read More actually own our building inside and out. The draw back? We still pay high condo fees and we are also responsible for expenses such as roof, siding, windows. However before I make ANY change to the exterior (right down to changing a light fixture) I have to get "permission" from the association. Condos are a pain. If it were not for the market I would sell mine and buy a single family home in aheart beat.
Matt April 1, 2013 at 01:36 pm
If you are responsible for your part of the structure (inside and out, plus the roof), that is…Read More generally defined as a townhouse. The HOA fees are generally much lower since the HOA is not responsible for structures, only common areas. How elaborate the common areas are drives your HOA fees. Your homeowners insurance is closer to that of a normal house since they have to cover the structure.
If you are only responsible for the "interior structure", commonly called the studs inward, with the HOA responsible for the physical structure and exteriors/roof, that would be commonly defined as a condominium. HOA fees are generally much higher since the HOA has to maintain and insure all the structures. Your homeowners insurance would be a condo policy and is quite low since it doesn't have to cover the structure.
Observor April 1, 2013 at 05:50 pm
Matt, while some states have a form of ownership called "townhouse" Connecticut does not.…Read More We have three types of common ownership: condominium, co-op and planned unit development. Buildings that look like townhouses could be any one of the three. What you describe as a townhouse sounds like a PUD. In any event, buyers would be well-advised to have the lawyer they're going to use for the closing look at what they're getting and what their potential maintenance costs might turn out to be before they sign a contract.
Serene Skeptic March 28, 2013 at 01:52 pm
What a great story with a happy ending!
But... imagine that George had a boyfriend of 13 years.…Read More Would the lender guidelines today agree with a same sex marriage to make that math work. Same sex marriage is legal in CT but are the guidelines set up by state guidelines or federal?
Bob Loblaw March 31, 2013 at 04:34 am
Sometimes I think someone could wright a blog about liking sunshine and people would argue about…Read More it... how sad
Ed Froem March 28, 2013 at 05:35 pm
Citizenvoice, I admit I have difficulty with numbers that big, my calculator only has so many…Read More digits, but if the federal budget is 4 trillion dollars, wouldn't "1% plus/minus of all Federal spending" be, what, 10 billion dollars? I'm sure it looks a lot better when you put it in a pie chart ;)
Mary Living March 28, 2013 at 07:48 pm
Here's the top ten recipients of foreign aid from the United States, directly from the Congressional…Read More Research Service for the year 2012:
Nigeria ($614.7 million) Most of this never reached those who needed it due to corrupt government officials
Kenya ($687.7 million) Ditto
Mexico ($757.7 million) This is just aid, not including the USDA 'partnership' and other programs
Jordan ($843 million) Why? Jordan is a fairly rich country, kingdom, rather
Iraq ($1.11 billion) Just plain WHY?
Egypt ($1.55 billion) Again, WHY? Particularly considering the anti-American feelings under the Muslim Brotherhood-backed Morsi
Haiti ($1.77 billion) Not including aid after the 2010 earthquake
Pakistan ($1.8 billion) WHY?
Israel ($2.77 billion) WHY? Because they are our ally in a hostile region
Afghanistan ($4.10 billion) WHY? WHY? WHY?
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