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Listen, Learn, Volunteer — A Night To Take Action Will Be Held In Ridgefield Listen, Learn, Volunteer — A Night To Take Action Will Be Held In Ridgefield
Listen, Learn, Volunteer — A Night To Take Action Will Be Held In Ridgefield First it was New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Then Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. And, finally, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. These three US Supreme Court decisions, among others, handed down this past June cheered many while galvanizing many others into angry action. Count Glori Norwitt and Jessica Mancini among the latter. The two Ridgefield women have been friends since their children met in preschool some 15 years ago. Mancini is a former member of the Ridgefield Board of Finance and Norwitt is an employment attorney, chair of Ridgefield's E…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
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New National Poll Shows Areas Where Americans Are United, Divided New National Poll Shows Areas Where Americans Are United, Divided
New National Poll Shows Areas Where Americans Are United, Divided A large national study has tackled questions about what issues divide Americans and what values they share. The study, conducted by the Siena College Research Institute, surveyed 6,077 Americans about issues including whether they believe much of the mainstream media is fake, vote choice and more.  Researchers found that Americans are divided on a number of issues, including voting rights, a path to citizenship, assault weapons and abortion. Researchers said 61 percent of respondents said they support a federal ban on assault weapons, and 63 percent said they support providing a …

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by Nicole Valinote