Connecticut
Readers speak: Connecticut should be more focused on business growth
Connecticut should be more focused on business growth
Thank you Gov. Ned Lamont for discouraging the use of public funds for union strike payments. Public funds should never be used to pick sides in the employer – employee negotiation process. Connecticut has a poor reputation for being a smart place to start a business. Therefore, pandering to unions in support of strike actions needs to be stopped. Yes, Democrats love to push union interests, but perhaps, Connecticut could become more aspirational and focused on business growth by siding with entrepreneurs and innovators. That certainly would show a better understanding of competitive positioning, rather than squandering taxpayer funds on political point making and strike disruptions.
Richard Carreau, Old Lyme
Trump facing justice
Trump’s most avid supporters echo his claim that he is the innocent victim of a corrupt legal system in the hands of left-wing villains. Some of his Evangelical supporters even claim that, like Christ, Trump struggles beneath the weight of the cross of blind malice. But for most Americans, Trump’s predicament is less like Christ’s and more like Bernie Madoff’s. Trump is now, like Madoff, being brought to account, and yes, he, too, has become a target of the same system of justice that sent Madoff to prison. Christ is said to have died for our sins. Trump is no Christ figure and calling him one is an insult to Christ and to authentic Christians throughout the world.
Jack Pasanen, Burlington
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — Aaliyah Edwards came off the bench to score a game-high 21 points as the Connecticut Sun defeated the Portland Fire, 90-87, during Camp Day on Tuesday morning at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Thousands of kids were in attendance to watch the Sun hold on to a fourth-quarter lead as the Fire attempted to rally. Connecticut led by 10 at halftime and saw its lead cut to one in the final period.
Brittney Griner added 20 points for the Sun, who ended their three-game homestand with a victory. Olivia Nelson-Ododa went 8-for-8 from the foul line en route to 16 points and Leila Lacan chipped in 14.
Carla Leite led the Fire with 18 points.
The Sun visit Phoenix on Friday for the first of two games with the Mercury.
Florida’s tallest flag pole raises new Stars and Stripes on Independence Day
Florida’s tallest free-standing American flagpole now stands 250 feet tall at Bernice Braden Park in Cape Coral
You might have seen Connecticut’s state flag in government buildings and schools and wondered what the meaning was behind its design.
Adopted by the General Assembly in 1897, the Flag of Connecticut features a navy blue background with a white shield. Three grapevines with purple grapes are on the shield and oak leaves and acorns can be found on the shield’s edge.
Below the shield is a banner which features the phrase “Qui Transtulit Sustinet” written in Latin. According to ConnecticutHistory.org, that phrase translates to “He who transplanted still sustains,” which honors the colonists who moved to the state from England.
Per Encyclopedia Britannica, the three grapevines have two competing interpretations: they represent either the three oldest settlements in the state (Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor) or the three colonies that merged to form Connecticut (Connecticut Colony, Saybrook Colony and New Haven Colony).
Why is the Connecticut flag blue?
According to ConnecticutHistory.org, the blue comes from Connecticut’s Civil War military flags. During the Civil War, Connecticut regiments had flags featuring blue backgrounds. ConnecticutHistory.org reports that when the legislature adopted an official flag in 1897, they kept the color that military tradition had already established.
Origins of Connecticut’s state flag
Per ConnecticutHistory.org, Connecticut did not have an official state flag until 1897. The site reports that in 1895, the Anna Warner Bailey Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Groton pushed for an official flag to display in their new meeting room.
Governor Owen Vincent Coffin introduced a bill on May 29, 1895, which ConnecticutHistory.org says caused the legislature to subsequently form a committee. After several designs were submitted, the Connecticut General Assembly adopted the flag in 1897.
Connecticut’s coat of arms, which includes the shield, grapevines and banner featured on the state flag, was not formally standardized until 1931, according to USASymbol.com. The website also says color standards for the flag came in 1956, when the Secretary of the State’s office developed uniform specifications.
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