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It’s Facebook’s world, we just live in it
Jul 03, 2010
Chania Chaisson-Fortin, 9, of Milford discusses her favorite ways to use social networking site Facebook. Though the site began as a tool only for college students, users now range from children to grandparents.
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By Susan Misur, Register Staff
smisur@newhavenregister.com
Life before Facebook — do any of the website’s users even remember what that was like?
You know, the days when you couldn’t tell your 465 “friends” with a few keystrokes and one click that you love the new Lady Gaga song or that you had to pull off the highway for a bathroom stop in the bushes.
Or the times when you couldn’t yet read in your friend’s sister’s life status update that her boyfriend is a cheater, or that a former classmate you never actually talked to got a new job and can pay the bills this month.
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Money for nothing: Top heavy schools, foolish spending aggravate New Haven locals
Jul 03, 2010
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By Mary E. O’Leary, Register Topics Editor
moleary@newhavenregister.com
From war to walk signs to perceived swollen bureaucracies, area taxpayers have different perspectives on what they consider waste in government.
Asked to weigh in with their concerns to the New Haven Register, some honed in on the bigger picture, criticizing the $1.01 trillion spent since 2001 on the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, while others were riled up by something as ubiquitous as pedestrian crossing signs.
News will always be important – however we get it
Jul 03, 2010
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By Ed Stannard, Register Metro Editor
estannard@newhavenregister.com
Ben Franklin might steam up his bifocals at the ways people get their news today, but the New Haven Register — and, for that matter, “The Daily Show” and Fox News — owe their existence to the freedoms he and his fellow newspaper publishers fought for 250 years ago.
Readers nominate their patriotic heroes for Fourth of July; you might know some
Jul 03, 2010
By Brian McCready and James Tinley
Register Staff
In the midst of a recent heavy downpour that included treacherous lightning and dangerous winds, the American flag flying near Superior Court in Milford was blown onto the ground.
Inside the courthouse, witnesses wondered if anyone would run out in the downpour and rescue the flag. One man said, “It almost bothers me enough to go out and get it.” Then another man said, “It does bother me enough.” He darted out and grabbed the flag, and ran back inside while proudly holding the Stars and Stripes.
iWant one – Parents debate the proper age for a cellphone
Jul 03, 2010
Photo by Peter Hvizdak/Register Alex Danka and his daughter, Melanie, 12, use their cellphones. The Dankas debated the proper age to get cellphones for their daughters. Melanie's 10-year-old sister has a cellphone, but must follow guidelines set by her parents.
Photo by Mara Lavitt/Register Erik Simon, 13, of Westbrook received his cellphone in fifth grade.
By Lauren Garrison
Register Staff
For students at Dag Hammarskjold Middle School in Wallingford, lunchtime provides not only a break from academics and a time to socialize with friends, but also a chance to use their beloved cellphones.
The school prohibits cellphone use during the school day, except for in the cafeteria at lunchtime. And Principal Enrico Buccilli said students certainly take advantage of this.
“As soon as they get into the cafeteria, out come the cellphones,” he said.
What recovery? Consumers feel no economic relief.
Jul 03, 2010
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Our readers say they don't feel the economic turnaround.
By Cara Baruzzi, Register Business Editor
cbaruzzi@newhavenregister.com
The recession may technically be over, but to many consumers it sure doesn’t feel that way.
Over the past several weeks, the Register has asked readers to share their views on the economy. With some indicators showing an economic rebound is under way, does the average consumer feel things are getting better? If not, how valid is a technical “recovery” if real people don’t feel things are improving?
Ben Franklin speaks
Jul 02, 2010
The Register is not alone in taking on the Ben Franklin Project. The project extends to all daily newspapers in the Journal Register Company, including one of our sister news organizations in the Philly, Pa area, The Times Herald. Ben Franklin himself recently took some time out of his busy schedule to sit down with The Times Herald and talk about this bold new experiment we’ve named after him.
Send us your photos
Jul 02, 2010
Got news? Photo it! It’s not too late to send it to us for inclusion in our Ben Franklin edition, this Sunday, July 4.
Send to nhrbenfranklin@gmail.com.
1ST DRAFT: What government waste ticks you off?
Jun 29, 2010
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are writing this story for our Ben Franklin Project, to be published July 4. We invite you to be a part of its completion. Feel free to comment, fact check or tell us what we overlooked.
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By Mary E. O’Leary
Register Topics Editor
From war to walk signs to perceived swollen bureaucracies, area taxpayers have different perspectives on what they consider waste in government.
Asked to weigh in with their concerns to the New Haven Register, some honed in on the bigger picture, criticizing the $1.01 trillion spent since 2001 on the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, while others were riled up by something as ubiquitous as pedestrian crossing signs.
Given the economic downturn, the state’s 9 percent unemployment rate and Connecticut’s historically slow recovery rate from recessions, folks seemed ready to report concerns.
1ST DRAFT: Are we addicted to Facebook?
Jun 28, 2010
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are writing this story for our Ben Franklin Project, to be published in its final form on July 4. We invite you to be a part of its completion. Feel free to comment, fact check or tell us what we overlooked.
By Susan Misur
Register Staff
Life before Facebook — do any of the website’s users even remember what that was like?
You know, the days when you couldn’t tell your 465 “friends” with a few keystrokes and one click that you love the new Lady Gaga song or that you had to pull off the highway for a bathroom stop in the bushes.
Or the times when you couldn’t yet read in your friend’s sister’s life status update that her boyfriend is a cheater, or that a former classmate you never actually talked to got a new job and can pay the bills this month.
“We’ve all become our own gossip magazines on Facebook. We all want people to know a little hint of scandal about us,” says Richard Hanley, assistant professor of journalism and graduate director of journalism and interactive communications at Quinnipiac University.
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