The hazards of breaking news and social media

While there are many questions left to answer in coming to terms with these horrific acts of violence, one question sticks out to me: Is the immediacy of the Internet helpful or harmful in cases of breaking news?

Finding faith after the Boston bombing

I do not stand alone when I say that Monday, April 16 changed my life. My mind was spinning. Are my friends okay? Will my dream of running Boston ever be the same? The worst thought … are people dead?

Go away, Westboro

I am not usually an overly opinionated person, but recently, there has been one thing that has truly riled me up beyond comprehension: the Westboro Baptist Church.

Her Cocktail, Her Beer

Two editors are stranded on an island. What will happen?

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor: The article that Danica Ceballos wrote about the Fairfield reaction to the Boston Marathon bombing deserves special mention.  It was so sensitive to what the people written about had experienced and at the same time respectful of their feelings and

Editorial: Not Terrified

We can call ourselves the 9/11 generation. The memories from that cloudless, temperate day in 2001 must have surged through so many minds on this cloudless, temperate Monday – now known for a challenge to Bostonians’ beloved Patriots Day. The