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    Opinion
    Joe Pisani: How Wham! reduced my stress
    Columnist Joe Pisani travels back to the 1980s when he discovers listening to music of the era has been cited as a way to reduce stress
    By Joe Pisani
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    Opinion
    Joe Pisani: The perils of the selfie
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    Opinion
    REAR VIEW: When ‘Be Mine’ was an classified ad or a red card...
  • Elizabeth Page
    Opinion
    ELIZABETH PAGE: Circling back
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    Opinion
    Joe Pisani: How to save the world
  • The President, and also the Chief Executive Officer, (CEO), of the home health care service in Ridgefield, RVNAhealth, writes this regular column about the volunteering opportunities that are available at the non-profit organization.
    Opinion
    RVNAhealth: Not all Heroes Wear a Cape
  • Elizabeth Page
    Opinion
    ELIZABETH PAGE: The right to lie
  • Opinion
    My Friend David
    Elizabeth Page I’ve been trying all morning to remember when I met my friend Susan. And then of course David. What is it about the people you’ve known forever? Is it that they’re such a part of your life — as friends, colleagues, neighbors — that it... By Elizabeth Page
  • Opinion
    Editorial: Defining CT’s place in history
    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont delivers his 2021 state of the state address from his office on Jan. 6. Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board considers how Gov. Ned Lamont’s 2021 pandemic-era state of state address might appear in 50 years. By the Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    RVNAhealth honors inaugural ‘Directors Emeritus’
    The home health care agency, RVNAhealth, located at 27 Governor Street in Ridgefield, has bestowed a special honor, and a brand new title, "Directors Emeritus," on two of its cherished members of its Board of Directors. Pictured left to right are: Joyce Ligi, who has been given the honor; Eileen Walker, RVNAhealth Board Chair; Theresa Santoro, RVNAhealth President & CEO; and Bill Wyman, who has also been given the honor. The home health care agency has bestowed a special honor, and brand new title, on two of its cherished members of its Board of Directors. By Staff
  • Opinion
    Founders Hall offers wide variety of learning opportunities
    Pictured is the Founders Hall logo. The communications manager at the donor-supported center for lifelong learning fitness, and fun in Ridgefield writes this column about how it has put many of its classes on Zoom, while providing members without email, printed materials of the classes. Founders Hall’s communications manager writes this column about the importance and enjoyment of learning, especially for older adults as the organization rolls out new classes. By Lili Schroppe
  • Opinion
    Democratic View:Channeling our fears into opportunities
    State Rep. Aimee Berger-Girvalo Raise your hand if you spent 2020 feeling considerably more afraid than most years. For the record, this author has her hand in the air. Certainly, much of our collective fear was justified — pandemics are scary things. And just as we’re... By State Rep. Aimee Berger-Girvalo
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  • Opinion: Trump: What should be done and what can be done
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  • McKinney (opinion): Taking a stand for American democracy
  • Opinion: Urban farms can make our cities more livable
  • Opinion: Long Island Sound Blue Plan in hands of Legislature
  • In the Suburbs: This senior couldn’t be more thankful for his vaccine...
  • Joe Pisani: How Wham! reduced my stress
  • CT health director (opinion): Fastest way to end COVID
  • Opinion: Do not shortchange Trumbull students
  • Op-Ed: House Republicans fighting for safer communities
  • Opinion: State is leaving behind most vulnerable on vaccine
  • Opinion: We can end voter suppression in Bridgeport
  • Opinion
    Letter: Thoughts about Haskell’s column
    The writer of this letter gives his thoughts in this letter about a written work that Connecticut state Sen. Will Haskell, (D-26), recently made. The writer of this letter gives his thoughts in this very letter about a written work that Connecticut state Sen. Will Haskell, (D-26), recently made. By David Rybarczyk
  • Opinion
    RVNAhealth: Not feeling too festive this year?
    Here is the latest column from the home health care agency RVNAhealth in Ridgefield. The column is written by RVNAhealth's President and CEO Theresa Santoro, (not pictured). This column is about feelings, and strategies for dealing with them during the holidays. The home health care agency’s President and CEO Theresa Santoro writes this regular column about feelings, and strategies for dealing with them during the holidays. By Theresa Santoro, MSN, RN, CHCA President & CEO
  • Opinion
    Letter: Give to those in need this season
    The writer of this letter gives his thoughts in this letter about a written work that Connecticut state Sen. Will Haskell, (D-26), recently made. The writer of this letter gives his thoughts in this letter about the current holiday season, and what he feels people should do during it. By Michael Harris
  • Opinion
    Letter: Mack Reid’s retirement
    Ridgefielders' letters to the editor should be emailed to: news@theridgefieldpress.com. The writer of this letter writes this letter with compliments about an Editor of the town of Ridgefield's newspaper, print, and online editions, The Ridgefield Press. The writer of this letter writes this letter with compliments about an Editor of the town of Ridgefield’s newspaper, print, and online editions, The Press. By Rick B. Honey
  • Opinion
    Letter: Reid retiring the end of an era
    Ridgefielders' letters to the editor should be emailed to: news@theridgefieldpress.com. The writer of this letter writes this letter with compliments about an Editor of the town of Ridgefield's newspaper, print, and online editions, The Ridgefield Press. A former editor, and publisher writes this letter with compliments about an editor of the town of Ridgefield's newspaper’s print, and online editions, The Press. By Thomas Nash
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  • Opinion
    Letter: End of an Era
    Ridgefielders' letters to the editor should be emailed to: news@theridgefieldpress.com. The writer of this letter writes this letter with compliments about an Editor of the town of Ridgefield's newspaper, print, and online editions, The Ridgefield Press. The writer of this letter, who lives in another town in Connecticut, writes this letter with compliments about an Editor of The Ridgefield Press newspaper. By Tom McCarthy
  • Opinion
    Letter: Mack
    Ridgefielders' letters to the editor should be emailed to: news@theridgefieldpress.com. The writer of this letter writes this letter with compliments about an Editor of the town of Ridgefield's newspaper, print, and online editions, The Ridgefield Press. The writers of this letter, who are also residents of Ridgefield, write this letter with compliments about an Editor of the newspaper in the town. By Jack and Sally Sanders
  • Opinion
    Letter: Closing argument for my obituary letter
    Ridgefielders' letters to the editor should be emailed to: news@theridgefieldpress.com. The writer of this letter writes this letter with compliments about an Editor of the town of Ridgefield's newspaper, print, and online editions, The Ridgefield Press. This letter writes this letter as a follow-up from his previous letter that ran in the December 17. 2020, editions of The Ridgefield Press medians. By Harold Saxton
  • Opinion
    Two decades of service in the legislature come to an end
    Connecticut state Rep. John Frey, (R-111), writes this guest column before he is going to retire from the Connecticut state Rep. 111th state Congressional District seat Jan. 6, 2021, at noon, as his current term in the seat expires. The 111th  Connecticut state Congressional District includes Ridgefield. Connecticut state Rep. John Frey, (R-111), writes this guest column before he is going to retire from the seat as it expires Jan. 6, 2021. By John Frey
  • Opinion
    Democratic View: Let’s Rebuild Trust
    The Chair of the Ridgefield Democratic Town Committee writes this latest guest column from the committee in the town about the concept along with people. The Chair of the Ridgefield Democratic Town Committee writes this latest guest column from the committee in the town about the concept along with people. By Joe Shapiro
  • Opinion
    Holiday stress: An open letter to the Ridgefield community
    Ridgefielders' letters to the editor should be emailed to: news@theridgefieldpress.com. The writer of this letter writes this letter with compliments about an Editor of the town of Ridgefield's newspaper, print, and online editions, The Ridgefield Press. Many medical professionals in the town write this letter about ways people in the town can deal with the feeling during the current COVID-19 pandemic. By Carol Mahlstedt, MSW, Psy.D., Lori Bran, M.Ed. Kristen Abbott, Ph.D., Elizabeth Engelberg, Psy.D. Patrick McAuliffe, Ph.D., Martha Evans Morris, LMSW Melanie Puza Pearl, Ph.D., Tony Phillips, LCSW Brook Pieri, LCSW and Denise Qualey, MSW and Karen Walant, Ph.D.
  • Opinion
    The week in thumbs up and down
    A plow makes its way on Dec. 16. The week in thumbs up (a milder flu season) and down (a shortage of substitute teachers in Connecticut). By Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
  • Opinion
    Walsh’s Wonderings: The holidays in Connecticut
    Robert F. Walsh It’s easy to forget how lucky we are to celebrate the holiday season in Connecticut. This week’s incessant warnings of impending blizzards sent many of us scrambling to fill up the gas tank and dig out the mittens instead of appreciating the...
  • Opinion
    Brooke Blake’s mom thanks Ridgefield for blanket of support
    Six members of the Babysitting for Brooke committee surrounded Brooke Blake. From left are Kim Van Allsburg, Sarah Farina, Leah Hayner, Brooke Blake, Emily Sherwill, Patricia Dowd and Autumn Hoey. Maddie Blake, whose daughter Brooke battled a rare form of brain cancer, wrote thanking Ridgefielders for all the support they offered her family. By Maddie Blake
  • Opinion
    LETTER: Obituary for the United States
    Ridgefielders' letters to the editor should be emailed to: news@theridgefieldpress.com. The writer of this letter writes this letter with compliments about an Editor of the town of Ridgefield's newspaper, print, and online editions, The Ridgefield Press. Writer crafts death certificate for the United States of America. By Harold Saxton
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