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Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival
Bruce Springsteen is turning up the volume on a fight he has already taken to the stage.
Springsteen's representatives announced on Thursday, May 28, that he will return to the DC area on Saturday, Oct. 3, as a special guest at the first-ever "Power to the People" festival. The post described the event as "another night of music and resistance."
The one-day, two-stage event will be held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, according to the festival announcement.
Tom Morello, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist and activist, is curating the festival, which organizers…
CT Rep Announces Cancer Diagnosis, Offers Message Of Hope, Advocacy
A Connecticut state representative revealed this week, during the opening day of the legislative session, that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer.
Rep. Tony Scott, a Republican from Monroe, announced his diagnosis on the House floor but expressed hopefulness, noting that he and his doctors have developed a treatment plan. Scott, 48, emphasized that he has never smoked.
“I was lucky this was caught early, and my prognosis is a good one,” Scott said Wednesday, Jan. 8. “But it’s going to be a rough road during radiation and chemo. There I was, on Election Day, sitting for hours undergoin…
56,000 Voters Cast A Ballot On First Day Of Early Voting In CT; Turnout Remains High
Early voting began Monday, Oct. 21 in Connecticut, and many Nutmeggers were ready to cast their ballot.
More than 56,000 people voted on Monday, or about 2.5 percent of eligible voters in the state, and turnout remained strong again on Tuesday, according to multiple reports across Connecticut.
“After all the hard work put in by our election workers to prepare for yesterday and the next 13 days, I am glad to see voters taking advantage of this convenient form of in-person voting,” said Secretary Stephanie Thomas. “It provides voters more opportunities to cast their ballot, which …
