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Looking back at the week in news

Litchfield voters will soon face a fire station dilemma Local towns such as Litchfield have asked voters to approve the building of a new fire station for years. In Litchfield, the Fire Department says cramped bays can no longer hold all of its vehicles, there's no place to store the ...

Celebrating with good behavior

To those who are well beyond their prime partying years, one ritual in the celebration of a hometown championship has never really computed. Why do college-aged fans find it necessary to chuck beer cans through windows, start fights, set fires and tip over cars as they pour out of the bars ...

Enough with link to sports, politics

While it was impossible to ignore the improbable and historic Super Bowl comeback on Sunday night, the bigger battleground for far too many was in the Twitterverse instead of on the gridiron. The New England Patriots completed the most spectacular Super Bowl victory over the Atlanta Falcons ...

Fed will look to lighten its load

The Federal Reserve's first meeting of the new year, set for Tuesday and Wednesday, isn't likely to generate many fireworks or any great surprises. Almost no one expects another interest-rate increase, though there'll doubtless be more ahead down the road. What will be most interesting, ...

Don’t overshadow the opioid battle

The 2016 campaign season is over, but political stunts are timeless. There are some grandstanding efforts, however, that shouldn't need the extra attention to showcase or impress upon the public the seriousness of an issue. Last Friday, New Hampshire's two Democratic senators joined nearly ...

Travel ban’s optics are unAmerican

President Donald Trump's advocates are quick to defend his executive order on immigration by pointing out it is not a ban on Muslims, but merely a stiffer vetting of refugees from countries where Muslims are a majority. Trump's measure prohibits admittance of refugees to the U.S., as well as ...