There are lots of opportunities to protest, to demonstrate, to march.  A lot of people are organizing, rallying, taking part.  Peaceful protests by people who feel they have no other means of changing things, no other way to make their positions clear, is part of a long and honorable tradition.  Non-violent protests led by Gandhi […]

The election of 2016 is over.  There are probably some races somewhere in the U.S. that are still in doubt, some recounts in local elections that are still going on, but the big decisions have been made.  Those decisions will affect all of us, and they’ll affect us for a long time.  Elections really do

We recommend the entire Democratic slate in the election on November 8th, not just because the candidates are Democrats, but because they have the skills, experience, judgment, and temperament to serve in the offices they’re running for. Joe Dowdell, the Democratic candidate for the 111th Assembly District (Ridgefield south of George Washington Highway), and Jeff

My name is Jeff Tomchik. I am running for State Representative for the 138th District and I am asking for your vote on November 8th. I am a lifelong resident of Danbury and I decided to run because I want the opportunity to achieve the highest standard of living for our community. As a Marine

Suppose you are a grandparent who finds yourself caring full-time for your grandchildren.  Or perhaps you are the parent of an intellectually disabled child who is approaching the age of 18 but will be unable to care for him or herself.  What if your adult child or sibling is a danger to him/herself or others

That John Frey lacks sound judgment is no longer open to dispute. Two examples: Frey voted against HB5054, which requires accused domestic abusers under a court-issued temporary restraining order to surrender their firearms; and Frey served as a delegate and sergeant-at-arms for the nomination of Donald Trump. Frey’s recent incoherent defense of his “nay” vote on HB5054

John Frey doesn’t understand domestic violence. In defense of his vote against HB 5054-An Act Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence he stated “The appropriate action in a situation where there’s domestic abuse is for the threatened party to call the police. The police come to your house, they remove it [the gun] immediately. There’s no

Following is the Rebuttal to John Frey’s Reasoning and Justification for his NO Vote on HB 5054, which was recently issued by March For Change, a grassroots gun safety advocacy group. We would like to set the record straight for the voting public concerning the matter of protecting victims of domestic violence from firearms through Connecticut’s risk

My name is Joe Dowdell, I’m running for State Representative, and I’m asking for your vote on November 8th. I decided to run for State Representative because I’m tired of arguing over the same issues and never reaching real solutions. I want to go to Hartford and work together to find solutions that are innovative

Donald Trump’s behavior in his campaign for President has been disgraceful.  We shouldn’t be surprised by that.  He’s been behaving disgracefully in public for as long as we’ve known about him, and he’s gotten much more attention than he deserved for much too long.  We made the mistake of ignoring him for years, writing him

The Industrial Revolution changed a lot of things. One of those things was work. In a pre-industrial society it was common for people to live their entire lives without ever going more than a few miles from the towns where they were born, common for children to be apprenticed to local tradesmen and then work

On Sunday afternoon, Aug. 28, Democrats from across Connecticut traveled to Ridgefield to join First Selectman Rudy Marconi and the Ridgefield Democratic Town Committee (DTC) at a reception honoring Susan D. Cocco on her 16-year tenure as DTC chair. Earlier this year, upon the completion of her 8th successive 2-year term, Ms. Cocco chose not

The stakes have never been higher as the United States heads toward this year’s presidential election. Donald Trump has been clear in his call for a radically different U.S. foreign policy, one based on isolationism with the slogan “America First” that harkens back to the 1930s when Charles Lindbergh and others fought to keep the

Democrats made history at our convention in Philadelphia when we nominated Hillary Clinton.  This is the first time in the history of the United States that a major political party has chosen a woman as its nominee for President.  It took a long time to get here.  And a lot of things had to change

Good times were had by all at the Ridgefield Democrats’ first ever Pie & Politics event on Sunday, July 24, 2016. Attendees enjoyed live music, delicious savory and sweet pies, refreshing iced tea and lemonade, a fabulous swimming pool, and conversation with each other and with Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congressman Jim Himes, First Selectman Rudy Marconi, CT 111th

At the beginning of The Great Gatsby the narrator remembers something his father said to him when he was younger: “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one … just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” My parents said that to me too. Your parents may have

It’s that time of year, in one of those years.  A lot of people are paying attention.  Some of the people who only vote in presidential election years are starting to stir.  New voters will be voting for the first time.  Some people who haven’t taken part in the process have been drawn into it

Democrats in Ridgefield, Danbury and New Fairfield have enthusiastically nominated Jeff Tomchik as our candidate for the 138th district seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives. Jeff Tomchik’s life has been all about serving our country and communities. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, Jeff has proudly served the citizens of Danbury as a