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One problem with all Americans making a minimum of $15 an hour is that some business owners don’t make $15 an hour.
The followers of Jesus believed in his resurrection because they saw him alive after he died. They had a powerful testimony of firsthand evidence seen with their own eyes.
Connecticut employees should have all noticed a new deduction coming out of their paychecks by now, which took effect on January 1.
Have you ever thought changing jobs? Have you ever aspired to be a college basketball coach? Now is a great time to get your resume together.
To: Members of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Education Committee
There is no question that our elected officials have their work cut out for them during this 2021 legislative session.
On Sunday night my family and I finally dipped into the large platter of nachos and wings we were craving all week!
by Julie Pesce,
In our schools, the relationship between what we teach, our students, and our faculty is critical.
Americans are no strangers to hard economic times. Poverty still exists. Millions struggle with financial despair.
To say that 2020 was a difficult year for our local businesses is a bit of an understatement, and although flipping the calendar to a fresh new year certainly helps us to feel we are working with a fresh start, many businesses continue to face the same issues that they have been for months now.
2021 is here. Will it be just another year? If it’s just another year that won’t be bad because many will not have another year. The opportunity and privilege to have another year is the gift of life. Being alive and living your life is about as good as it gets. Aim for being alive this time…
The Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919 - Part 1
Now is the time to develop your plan for avoiding a blue holiday season and have a merry holiday season.
Joe Biden or Donald Trump will never visit me in my home, stand beside me at the funeral home or dance at my wedding. I will not be receiving any calls from either of them to pray for me during sickness or to check on how my children are doing. I probably will never sit in a room with them t…
The sun is shining today and will rise tomorrow. For more years than we know the Sun has followed this same pattern.
Halloween is typically a relaxed day for America’s kids to fill their coffers with candy. Children and adults often don their favorite wacky attire for a day of comic relief.
The Watertown Chamber and our affiliate, the Waterbury Regional Chamber, is an organization that has thrived on the power of bringing people together, of establishing connections and building relationships. The Covid-19 pandemic, and the social distancing parameters that have come with it, h…
Unemployed Americans need cash. We go to work in return for a paycheck. With unemployment we lose the paycheck. It’s a simple but very painful formula for millions of Americans.
September 29, 2020, was just another bad day in 2020. We thought that with Covid-19, unemployment, and riots in the streets of America’s cities it could not get worse. It did.
Give all Americans the option to buy into Medicare. I’ve paid into Social Security and Medicare my entire life. I’m still paying to be on plan B and supplemental coverage. I also pay for prescription insurance. I often feel like a coffee coupon from McDonald’s would pay for about as much med…
The fall season officially begins on September 22 this year. For every season there is a change. Most of us like the seasons, especially if we can have four of them.
Work hard. You feel better and have more money working than if you are doing nothing.
It is a pleasure to welcome both our returning families as well as those who are new to our district to the new school year!
John F. Kennedy was 43 years old when he was elected to serve as President of the United States in 1960. His age did not hurt him on election day.
Some of America’s problems can be fixed.
Everybody has troubles. If you don’t believe it then ask any American living in the year 2020.
As the state and the town of Watertown look to rebound after much of the state closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we know safe and careful tourism will be a benefit to the economy.
How many friends do you have? Thousands? If you are on Facebook you may have close to 5,000 friends and tens of thousands of more “friends” via Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or various other social media connections.
Don’t give in that you cannot do any better. You can do better if you put your mind to it. If you give up, then you don’t have a chance. The only people who do better and go forward are those who try. Everyone has the freedom to try.
Americans hope they can work. I recently saw too many stores closed or boarded up in Cleveland, Ohio.
I wish Mom was still here so I could take her out to Sunday dinner.
Most of America has been addled from our normal lifestyle. Today, we aren’t sure what normal is anymore. Covid-19 has been and is like a walk in a wilderness where we have never ventured.
Over the past month, our community has seen upheaval and uncertainty, from event cancellations and school closings to empty store shelves for our most common items. Every one of us has seen constantly changing statistics and numbers regarding this global pandemic. We have all felt the impact…
Because of Covid-19, many churches will not be in their sanctuaries for Easter, April 12, 2020.
My wife and I are writing this letter as a tribute to Avery Lamphier.
Americans need options for healthcare and every American needs healthcare. Too many Americans are walking around hoping they don’t have to go to the hospital.
Jonathan Sales passed away on February 24, 2020. He was a well-respected and admired seventh grade science teacher at Swift Middle School for the last four- and one-half years.
How many individuals will make $137,700 in 2020?
Valentine’s Day is a befuddling time: bewildering, confusing.
The Watertown-Oakville Chamber has been a proud division of the 130-year-old Waterbury Regional Chamber for 55 years.
The world was shocked January 26, 2020, by the sudden death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others.
We usually don’t want to just give up, or conclude we don’t have what it takes to go on. I’ve thought about that lately in trying to learn a difficult fiddle tune.
Everything Jesus said and did was twisted by the religious elite of his day to bring charges against him.
The average American will spend $920 on Christmas gifts this year, reaching a total of more than $1 trillion in holiday spending.
‘Tis the season for gifts, great meals, twinkling decorations – and shopping local. Why? The benefits come back to not only our businesses, but also to consumers and our community.
The holidays can be glad, sad or bad. Take your pick and choose a direction.
With Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s the perfect time to express my gratitude to our students for their hard work throughout the first quarter of the school year; our teachers, staff and administrators for their commitment to our students and the success of our district and to our famil…
One of the great joys of my role as director of the Watertown Oakville Chamber is to be able to shine a spotlight on wonderful leaders and businesses in our community.
Our country is over 22 trillion dollars in debt and growing. Reducing our spending is never easy, especially for our government.
Many Americans have cried foul against President Trump for pulling our troops out of Syria and abandoning the Kurds. Yet, I have to ask, do we ever really leave?
A lot of us are faced with the impossible. We may have what seems to be impossible debts, physical illnesses, human relationships and vocational pressures.
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