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Author Archives: Susan Bigelow

Susan Bigelow is an award-winning columnist and the founder of CTLocalPolitics. She lives in Enfield with her wife and their cats.

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A CTtransit bus pulls up to a stop in Hartford.
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Bus Fares are Coming Back, and the Legislature is to Blame

Avatar photo by Susan Bigelow March 28, 2023, 4:45 amMarch 27, 2023, 9:29 pm

Opinion writer Susan Bigelow says the return of bus fares on April 1 is a failure that rests squarely on the shoulders of the General Assembly. We shouldn’t have to choose between free bus fares and creating a better public transit system. The former can and should be an integral part of the latter.

Chalk protest
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Protests at Connecticut College Show Students’ Resolve

Avatar photo by Susan Bigelow March 14, 2023, 4:45 amMarch 14, 2023, 2:04 pm
Trans pride flag flying below the US Flag
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Don’t Let the Right’s Dangerous Attacks on Trans People go Unchallenged

Avatar photo by Susan Bigelow March 7, 2023, 4:45 amMarch 8, 2023, 2:57 pm
Housing Costs
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Renters Need Protections–Now

Avatar photo by Susan Bigelow February 28, 2023, 4:40 amMarch 26, 2023, 4:19 pm
Billionaires In An Alternate Universe
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | The Hostage Situation: Taxing the Rich Despite The Threats

Avatar photo by Susan Bigelow February 21, 2023, 4:45 amMarch 26, 2023, 4:20 pm
Affordable Housing and the Economy
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Connecticut Residents Say They Want More Affordable Housing; What Should Legislators Do?

Avatar photo by Susan Bigelow February 14, 2023, 4:45 amMarch 26, 2023, 4:20 pm
Boston replica made of Lego
Posted inAnalysis

OP-ED | What it Means When a Corporate Headquarters Leaves Connecticut

Avatar photo by Susan Bigelow February 7, 2023, 4:45 amFebruary 6, 2023, 10:55 pm
Gun Culture
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Will Lamont’s Gun Control Proposals Accomplish Anything?

Avatar photo by Susan Bigelow January 31, 2023, 4:45 amMarch 26, 2023, 4:21 pm
Pequot Point Beach and New London Harbor
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | What’s In Two Names? Reclaiming the Thames for the Pequots

Avatar photo by Susan Bigelow January 24, 2023, 4:45 amJanuary 23, 2023, 9:36 pm
Posted inOpinion

ANALYSIS | Dead Kangaroos, Free Lunches, and Witchcraft

Avatar photo by Susan Bigelow January 17, 2023, 4:45 amJanuary 19, 2023, 8:30 pm

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