If you were given the power to improve the way voting is performed, what changes would you make? For some activists in Connecticut, the answer is clear: the state should adopt a ranked choice voting system, wherein voters rank their preferences instead of voting for a single candidate. But would this improve elections? Steven Winter, …
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The CDC considers the flu to be widespread in Connecticut, and, at the time of publication, over a dozen people have died of it. But much of the reporting on the issue has left out some important questions. How worried should the average person in Connecticut be? What should people do to protect themselves? Mieum …
Continue reading Flu is widespread in CT. People are dying. Should we be worried?
This is a working week for Mieum Media. For awhile there has been a growing list of things that need to be done behind the scenes. Rather than let these items continue to accumulate, I've decided to postpone the release of a new video. See you next week!
South Windsor is considering a different approach to trash policy called "pay as you throw." Rather than charging a flat fee for residents regardless of how much garbage they throw out, the policy change would mean that people instead pay in advance for each bag. Yet, some residents are up in arms over the proposal. …
Connecticut will likely legalize marijuana in the 2019 legislative session. One group of pro-pot activists are hoping to make sure that marijuana legalization won’t fall into the hands of big business, but will instead provide support to those affected by the war on drugs. Mieum Media spoke with Jason Ortiz, an organizer with Connecticut United …
Continue reading CT might legalize pot. But some activists say that’s not enough
Mary Zozulin, M.D. has been an OB-GYN for nearly 30 years, and is currently fundraising to send fetal monitoring devices and labor beds from Waterbury Hospital to a hospital in Nanyuki, Kenya. Here's what she's up to. The labor beds and fetal monitors are all in great condition, but are being replaced as a part …
Continue reading Waterbury, CT to Nanyuki, Kenya: One doctor’s mission to send aid to those in need
If you take a look at a map of Connecticut, you'll likely immediately notice its southwestern corner. This part of CT's border, known as the panhandle, is an incredibly iconic part of the state's shape, but many people do not know why it exists. To explore further, Mieum Media sat down with Robert Marchant, reporter …
Continue reading There’s a “panhandle” in CT’s southwestern border. Why does it exist?
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