Lakeville Journal Editorial

When is the last time you found yourself thinking about something else besides the road and the vehicles and possible obstacles around you while you were driving? After all, with the many ways COVID-19 has changed our lives in the past year, the distractions of everyday life have increased exponentially.

While many issues in this country remain in need of long-term solutions, Americans can take some solace in knowing that the Affordable Care Act, despite multiple ongoing attempts to take it down since its inception in 2010, remains in force. Its purpose was to give all across the nation who needed health care real options.

Connecticut is fortunate to have moral and unbending representation in the U.S. Senate, and Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal both have strong presences in making bipartisan and meaningful legislation happen. Murphy is now key, as he has been for years since the Sandy Hook school shooting, working on gun legislation.

The state of Connecticut has a complicated relationship with those of its citizens and leaders who push for government transparency.

When life shut down last March, preparation for that eventuality was scant to nonexistent. Who expected that not only would that happen, but also that it would last so long? Well, Bill Gates and other pandemic watchers may have foreseen it, but for general society, it all came as quite an unpleasant and unwelcome surprise.

This is the time of year that is always given to bouts of cabin fever, especially in years like this one that have plenty of snow.

There is a letter to the editor on this page that explains the reasons why WQQQ 103.3 is no longer available through the NPR station WSHU out of Fairfield, Conn., and affiliated with Sacred Heart University. After nine years of carrying the WSHU programming, WQQQ is now independent once again.

Every town has its own character, unique even when compared with others directly adjacent to it. Take the Northwest Corner as a case in point. One may argue that the towns here share many similarities, such as open space, charming downtowns and rural vistas.