Fresh, funny, and personal – straight from the Courant staff.
Logan Phillips
Senior Editor
Over the past five years, Rams football has won four state championships, maintained a .89 winning percentage and averaged less than one-and-a-half losses a year. These numbers are, quite simply, unfathomable. But while you can make the argument that this has been the best football dynasty in New Canaan history, dominating the FCIAC and Connecticut sports is nothing new for the Rams.
Ellen Trinklein
Opinions Editor
Facebook is a great, albeit addicting, tool. We all know the benefits—you can meet up with old friends, post pictures, and become an excellent and proficient stalker. However, there is a set of unwritten rules—or perhaps they are just my pet peeves—of what’s acceptable and what’s not on a Facebook page. It’s time these rules be written down and my pet peeves be addressed.
Daniel Popper
Editorial Director
While all those associated with the NFL (fans, players, employees and owners included) are currently devastated over the lockout and the potential cancellation of the 2011 season, one man has decided to seek out good in the situation.
Steffi Badanes and Audrey Piehl
Reporters
President Barack Obama officially declared America’s involvement in the conflict in Libya in his presidential address on Monday night, March 28th. So where does this go from here? We discuss the arguments of taking baby steps as opposed to diving right in the center of the conflict.
Ilene Anders
Reporter
When Colton Burpo was rushed to the emergency room in March, 2003, no one thought he would make it. Just shy of four years old, the little boy made an astounding recovery from a burst appendix. But what his family really didn’t expect was the tale that unfolded in the following years, an extraordinary story of Colton’s visit to heaven and back.
