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The Barter Economy Chugs Along While Paying Jobs Remain Hard to Come Bynew

Welcome to the bartering economy, a system of no-money trading that experts say is booming in Connecticut and across the globe. It turns out to be one area that the Great Recession has actually helped.
New Haven Advocate  |  Gregory B. Hladky  |  09-27-2012  |  Business & Labor

What Mowing Your Lawn Is Doing To The Planetnew

Americans reportedly dump more than 80 million pounds of pesticides and other chemicals onto their lawns and gardens every year. Aside from the potential risks for people and animals coming into direct contact with this toxic crap, pesticides get washed into streams and rivers, ending up as marine pollution.
New Haven Advocate  |  Gregory B. Hladky  |  05-24-2011  |  Environment

Medical Marijuana Closer to Legalization in CTnew

Rhode Island and New Jersey aren’t often put in the beacons-of-light category, but Connecticut is right now looking to those two states to help illuminate the tricky pathway toward state-sanctioned growing and sale of medical marijuana.
New Haven Advocate  |  Gregory B. Hladky  |  04-26-2011  |  Drugs

What Happens When the Person Who Gives Voice to Victims Becomes a Victim?new

As Connecticut's victim advocate, Michelle Cruz routinely handles cases involving threats of domestic violence. But the issue became intensely personal last September when she began getting vulgar, threatening, anonymous text messages on her cell phone.
New Haven Advocate  |  Gregory B. Hladky  |  02-09-2010  |  Crime & Justice

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