Columbia NewsLocal news for Columbia, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Seeing Sprawl From Students' Perspective- March 30, 2008 "I relate to Joan Didion's quest in 'Where I Was From' to find how much of herself is a product of the myths she grew up with because I have romanticized suburbia and small town living." With the impact that sprawl has had on both the geographic and spiritual consciousness, perhaps this course was inevitable. via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/columbia-ct/2008/03/seeing-sprawl-from-students-perspective?from... CT Egg part of White House Easter Egg Display- March 30, 2008 This Easter a little bit of Connecticut is in the nation's capitol. A Connecticut artist, who was picked for the White House's 2008 Easter Egg Collection shows us her special creation. via WTNHhttp://www.topix.net/city/columbia-ct/2008/03/ct-egg-part-of-white-house-easter-egg-displa... Nursing Home Changes Sought- March 27, 2008 "No one initiative will solve all of our nursing home problems, but we must start somewhere" Nursing homes would have 10 months to comply with new staffing standards that would more than double the minimum hours of nursing care per resident now required by state law, under a plan presented Wednesday by Democratic legislative leaders.The proposal would allocate $9.5 million to nursing homes in the next fiscal year to phase in an increase in the state's minimum staffing rules, which now require..http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-ct/2008/03/nursing-home-changes-sought?fromrss=1 |