Opinion

Over the summer when my son Peter was struggling with loud thunderstorms, I sent a question to Dr. Temple Grandin about the subject. On the autistic spectrum, she has an incredible way of describing autism ...

From "CSI" shows to blockbuster movies and a neverending stampede of best-selling books, crime has become a cottage industry -- a commercial juggernaut. But these efforts probably--at least partly--glorify crime, ...

Since 2011 is now officially over, I have to ask: what did I miss?  Truth be told, I wasn’t really paying attention.  With all the trials and suffering in the world these days plus the Kardashians, I ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — The following is a letter to the editor from Brendan Keatley, the president of the Stamford Professional Fire Fighters Association, regarding the Christmas Day fire and the rescue attempts ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — My Christmas morning started like so many others, waking up earlier than I wanted to, just before 7 a.m. I had to decide whether I would try to go back to sleep or give in to my childlike ...

Throw a dart blindfolded this week and you'd probably hit a failed school bond. You remember school bonds, don't you?  For decades, they've been our schools' ATM machines, figuratively speaking.  Any ...

It has become as much a part of the holiday season as counting blessings, singing carols and hearing out that drunk uncle when all we want to do is howl.  As we enter the Christmas shopping stretch, the ...

I didn’t make it to my cell on time so I looked to see who had left a message. It said “home,” but I was home. When I hit play I heard Peter’s voice. He said, “Hi Mom, I LOVE you. Bye.”

How can six tiny ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — The following is a letter from Rafael Pagan Jr., executive director of the Shelter for the Homeless in Stamford. 

Homelessness exists in Fairfield County. And with Census Bureau data showing a marked increase in the poverty rate in Fairfield County – at 9.4 percent in 2010, up from 8.3 percent in the previous year – corresponding and ...