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Daily Five: Scholarships, Rainy Night, Britannic

Five things to know for February 26

1. Partly cloudy with a high temperature of 42 degrees, with rain forming in the evening and possibly a bit of sleet mixing in as well. The evening temperature drops to 37 degrees. Sunrise is 6:27 a.m., sunset is 5:36 p.m.

2. New London High School holds an informational session on scholarships at 6:30 p.m. tonight. If your student is planning to head off to college, stop in to learn more about how to lessen the financial burden.

3. The Public Library of New London has e-books to download, and you can find out more about this process with a workshop this morning. This tutorial starts at 10 a.m.

4. Plenty of interesting pieces related to New London’s history show up on eBay, and I highlight a recent submission each week. Check out eBay Tuesday at 5 p.m. to learn about the latest pick.

5. The HMHS Britannic, one of two sister ships to the Titanic, was launched on this day in 1914. The Britannic was sunk in the Mediterranean two years later during its service in World War I as a hospital ship. Even though it went down in 55 minutes, much faster than the Titanic, all but 30 of the 1,066 passengers and crew were rescued.

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Zak Leavy May 18, 2013 at 10:45 am
Rich, Great blog and I couldn't agree more. American workers have a right to retire with dignityRead More and SB 54 takes another step to make that a reality. This bill is a common sense solution to the problem that many workers face as they near retirement. Considering the analysis of the bill shows only an extremely low, one-time, cost then hopefully that will be enough to have both chambers pass it.
Doc Halliday May 18, 2013 at 08:58 am
It is NOT up to the general public to support anyone in retIrement. It IS the responsibility ofRead More each individual to provide some savings for their retirement. We have to learn to NOT buy what we want but to buy responsibly what we need. My wife and I live on social security and very small savings. We have yard sales and sell off some of our "stuff" when we need cash. WE have always lived responsibly and had a good life.
Carol Haley May 17, 2013 at 07:44 am
Pretty funny Spencer. But you don't want a museum there. You need something that generates taxes.Read More Museums are mostly non-profit thereby not generating any taxes. I know you were being funny. I was disgusted to read the developer couldn't show financial backing.
Kathleen Mitchell May 17, 2013 at 05:47 pm
Who would haveever thought of Wasp Spray? When you get the case of spray, be sure and drop a can offRead More at my house;>)
Jeff Brown May 17, 2013 at 03:46 pm
Good article, gonna have to pick up a case of wasp spray!
Carol Haley May 17, 2013 at 12:34 pm
Barbara, I agree with you. But it is probably a lot easier to get an illegal social security numberRead More than we would know. There are two ways of looking at this issue, but my resentment is that I have to pay for them.
Barbara Crocker May 17, 2013 at 07:52 am
But for state aid they would have to have a Social Security number. Bending and breaking laws isRead More how they got here in the first place. The fact that elected officials condone and encourage these laws to be broken is the biggest problem that I have with this whole debacle. "Undocumented residents" place a burden on all of us, and take jobs that could be worked by legal residents. Employers hire illegals (yes I prefer calling them what they are, to hell with being politically correct) because it saves them money, not because "no one else would work these jobs". This is a slap in the face to all of our ancestors who came to this country and followed the rules to become citizens.
Carol Haley May 17, 2013 at 06:51 am
The way things have been going in the eastern part of the United States, as long as the illegals areRead More not breaking the law criminally (motor vehicle is different), they are not arrested for being illegal. Its the illegal immigrants who break the law, such as the large drug bust recently in the papers. As long as they are minding their own business, they get a pass. The only problem I have with illegals is their rush to get on state aid, food stamps, etc. I don't think we should have to support those that choose to live in this country illegally. Becoming a US citizen is not cheap. It is expensive, but it is something that they must work for.
Spencer May 16, 2013 at 04:42 pm
Perhaps because people who vote continue to vote the same way they have for years--and expect to getRead More different results when they do so?
Carol Haley May 15, 2013 at 05:05 pm
Sounds like a bunch of goobledygook to me. And Sue, the Democrats being divided isn't anything newRead More as well as the backstabbing and bs. It's been going on for years. That is one of the reasons I changed to independent a long time ago. I'm presently a Democrat, but changing back to independent as soon as I can get down there.
Felicia Hendersen May 15, 2013 at 09:00 am
Bravo Sue P. And Kathleen I changed the word from "her" to "his". Why shouldRead More people not question the motives of the city council president?
Sue P. May 15, 2013 at 08:53 am
Glad to here that Felicia, I sure hope that you are who you are and not the HE I was told you are.Read More Now is the time to work together and not pick each other apart like the Administration is doing to the Democrat Town Committee.You should see how divided they are and all the back stabbing and bickering that goes on. I say stay clear of that group.
William Desmond May 14, 2013 at 12:47 pm
I must say this has created quite a stir!
Luis Smart May 14, 2013 at 07:04 am
I agree Richard argyle sweaters would have really made it. It is really sad Michael Passero has goneRead More to the dark side and has aligned himself with the administration rather than the people of the city. The one time high vote getter will be all done in November.
Richard Cranium May 13, 2013 at 10:26 pm
I think it is pretty funny although they should be wearing argyle vest sweaters!