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Letter: Trump’s Election Stirs Concern for Our Environment

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Dear Editors of the NewCanaanite,

As a college student studying Political Science and Environmental Studies at Lehigh University, I have become acutely aware of the issue of climate change. After Donald Trump’s recent election, however, my concern for our planet has only grown. This is perhaps compounded by the fact that I took a class in environmental policy this fall, which emphasized the importance of legislation to bring about positive change. For this reason, I wanted to share my initial reactions to Trump’s win over Hillary Clinton. After realizing Mr. Trump’shistorical victory early that morning, I groggily looked out my windows at the familiar trees.

Around Town

Did You Hear … ?

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All but one grade involved in the New Canaan Youth Football will send a team this weekend into a championship or semifinal. The program serves third- through eighth-graders. Best of luck to our boys competing for titles:

3rd grade black team
4th grade red team
5th grade red & white teams
6th grade red & black teams
8th grade black & white teams

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We’re hearing from some local historians that New Canaan’s backing of a Democratic candidate for president this week may have been the first time since 1964 that a Democrat seeking the nation’s highest elected office carried the town (LBJ). ***

Speaking of the election, NCHS ’14 graduate and George Washington University student Chase Williams, son of New Canaan Selectman Nick Williams, appeared in images that went viral in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, after he climbed a tree outside the White House, where a combination of protesters and celebrators had gathered after Republican Donald Trump won the presidential race. Chase, a varsity soccer captain when he was at NCHS, told us that he arrived there and “it was a madhouse” with people screaming and becoming increasingly belligerent.