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Charter school audit showed no crisis before sudden closure, OCPS says

A month before its surprise, mid-year shutdown that “blindsided” parents, Legends Academy’s financial reports showed no hint of a pending crisis, school district officials say….

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Charter school audit showed no crisis before sudden closure, OCPS says

A month before its surprise, mid-year shutdown that “blindsided” parents, Legends Academy’s financial reports showed no hint of a pending crisis, school district officials say….

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Weakened and weary: America a year later | Editorial

President Trump’s second inauguration one year ago found our nation more divided and apprehensive than at any time since the Civil War. For his followers,…

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Cities provide most of CT’s homeless services. They want towns to help too. ‘Tough political issue’

As homelessness continues to grow across Connecticut, leaders in the state’s cities say they are shouldering a disproportionate share of the burden of caring for…

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Multiple protests expected in CT for Free America Walkout. ‘Ordinary people still have the power’

More than 500 protests across the country and several in the state are expected for those seeking to make their voices heard for the “Free…

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Asking Eric: Hosting ungrateful relatives ruined my holiday, and I’m still angry

Dear Eric: Recently I decided not to attend a holiday gathering with family members I’ve joined for decades, and instead hosted my cousins from the…

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Asking Eric: Hosting ungrateful relatives ruined my holiday, and I’m still angry

Dear Eric: Recently I decided not to attend a holiday gathering with family members I’ve joined for decades, and instead hosted my cousins from the…

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A CT grocery chain is using a facial recognition system. It triggered debate on AI security systems.

With residents this month debating use of facial recognition systems at some Connecticut grocery stores, state lawmakers from both parties plan to look into stopping…

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CT theater world remembers world-changing New England Shakespeare director. ‘We’ve lost a titan’

Tina Packer, who crafted singular interpretations of Shakespeare plays for a theater she founded over 50 years ago in Lenox, Massachusetts, died on Jan. 9…

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Commentary: The world needs Dr. King’s message of nonviolence

It was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who said “All my adult life I have deplored violence and war as instruments for achieving solutions to…

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