'The Ability to Drive is a Privilege, Not a Right'

FAIRFIELD: "This is a great opportunity for the arts community, business community, non-profits, and town government to conduct a public forum on how best to take in different points of view. Perhaps The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce could spearhead this town-wide conversation. They have broad and deep experience in forging coalitions, respecting others' points of view, and a track record of performance in presenting and implementing strong action plans." This is one reader's answer to an article that asked what residents would like to see at the . 

FAIRFIELD: "You are all forgetting one thing: The ability to drive in the state of CT, or any state for that matter, is considered a privilege and not a right. Therefore, it is not covered by the Constitutional Amendments. Furthermore, DUI is a violation of traffic law and not criminal law, thus a probation officer does not come into play. If a person chooses to be a habitual drunk driver then this device could saves many lives, including the life of your loved ones should they fall victim to these killers (drunk drivers)." This is one reader's reaction to comments posted on an article about 

NORWALK: "Before we get too critical about how highly paid our police officers are, we need to think how many hours of overtime, at time and a half, officers like Oulette work to earn almost triple the base salary. The city routinely keeps a significant number of authorized police positions unfilled and uses officers working overtime to make up part of the unfilled positions. Somebody figured out a long time ago that saves money. Oulette probably works about a hundred hours a week. None of that overtime increases his pension. The mayor, on the other hand, works a lot of hours without any overtime pay, but nowhere near as many as some of the officers." This is one reader's response to news  are members of the 

WILTON: "More power to you and your family! Let's not forget the superb gift to your children and husband to have their own international adventure with daddy flair!" This is one reader's reaction to a piece written by columnist Heather Borden Herve about how she spent her time while