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Kevin Sullivan On The Property Tax Burden

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Published June 1, 2010 at 8:24 a.m.
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"By any measure, Connecticut has one of the worst property tax burdens in the nation, routinely much higher than national average. With a state income tax that hits lower- and middle-income wage earners the hardest, over-reliance on property taxes adds immensely to the overall unfairness of tax burdens in our state. Property taxes perversely undercut "smart growth," drive expensive sprawl and foment no-win competition for development among cities and towns." - Kevin Sullivan ... Kevin Sullivan,

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With the Rise of Art Prizes, Everyone's a Winner

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Published Jan. 9, 2010 at 1:15 p.m.
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A decade ago, just a handful of awards conferred prestige on artists: the Turner Prize (for British art), the MacArthur (for creative genius in the U.S.), and the Archibald (for portraiture in Australia). But in recent years the number of contemporary-art prizes available has multiplied faster than new film festivals; in the last quarter of 2009 alone, at least a dozen new awards were launched in the U.S. and U.K. They are bankrolled by unfamiliar names like Abraaj, Sovereign, Pictet, and

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Hartford Interdistrict Grant Loses Funding

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Published June 25, 2009 at 4:01 p.m.

The latest blow to the museum field comes from the rejection of the We’re Making Connecticut History Interdistrict Grant program with the Connecticut Historical Society.  Funding provided by the State Department of Education, this program pairs Hartford 4th and 5th grade urban students with suburban 4th and 5th grade classrooms from all over Connecticut.  This [ ... ] ...

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An Issue Of Race

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Published Jan. 12, 2009 at 6:38 p.m.
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This announcement came over the West Hartford Listserv today: ... Top African-American Scientist Visits The Children’s Museum for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Physicist and Author Dr. Ronald Mallett Will Speak to Students and Families ... Ronald L. Mallett, Ph.D., Professor of Physics at the University of Connecticut and author of Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality, will speak at The Children’s Museum in West Hartford on Martin Luther King Jr. Day,

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