Michael Winkler

05/16/2026

Senator Saud Anwar nominates Josh Elliott for Governor of Connecticut at the Democratic State Convention this morning!

05/02/2026

Photos of some of the attendees at last night's Vernon Democrats Awards Night.

04/21/2026

The last day to buy tickets for the Vernon Democrats’ Awards Night cocktail party is Sunday, April 26th. For tickets, use this link:
https://secure.anedot.com/vernondtc/26vernonawards

Donations for the silent auction gift baskets can also be made through April 26th. Call Mary at 860-805-8585..

Please join me in attending the 2026 Vernon Dems Awards Night, honoring Laurie Bajorek with the Marie Herbst Award, as well as Amanda Ruttenberg - Volunteer of the Year, and Town Councilor Bernie Sykes - Rising Star.

03/02/2026

Perhaps, given his actions in Iran, President Trump should consider returning her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Maria Corina Machado.

02/09/2026

Family

01/31/2026

Facebook says today would have been Bryan Flint’s 67th birthday.

Bryan believed compassionate action for neighbors in distress was a requirement for all of us. His enormous amount of hands-on work with Cornerstone and other organizations directly reduced human suffering.

Others have stepped forward, but in many ways he was irreplaceable.

11/01/2025

From the Vernon public schools:

10/25/2025

Trump's destruction of the east wing of the White House is complete.

10/25/2025

If you're 60 or older and having trouble with your landlord this could be a good resource.

09/02/2025

The open area is the Pynx as viewed from the Parthenon. From Wikipedia: "Beginning as early as 507 BC, the Athenians gathered on the Pnyx to host their popular assemblies, thus making the hill one of the earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy."