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The life they save may also be yours."> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="The U.S. Department of Education building is seen" title="The U.S. Department of Education building is seen" subtitle="" class=" size-hp_takeover" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 1020px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 865px,(min-width: 80em) 955px,1020px" srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Trump_Inauguration_Issues_09439_01ce54.jpg?w=525 620w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Trump_Inauguration_Issues_09439_01ce54.jpg?w=660 780w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Trump_Inauguration_Issues_09439_01ce54.jpg?w=863 1020w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Trump_Inauguration_Issues_09439_01ce54.jpg?w=729 865w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Trump_Inauguration_Issues_09439_01ce54.jpg?w=806 955w" ></div> </a> </figure> </header> <div class="excerpt"> It is exactly 28 years since I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. At the time, I had a 50—50 probability of living five years. </div> </div> <figure> <div class="image-wrapper"><a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/21/claudia-weicker-i-am-alive-because-of-nih-research-the-life-they-save-may-also-be-yours/" ><img alt="The U.S. Department of Education building is seen" title="FILE – The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. 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intervene earlier including accessible contraception, properly funded maternal and child health programs, affordable childcare, and “supported (confidential) birth.”" title="We need evidence-based policies that intervene earlier including accessible contraception, properly funded maternal and child health programs, affordable childcare, and “supported (confidential) birth.”" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/10/25/NHRMNGLJONGVPHVE5H2IUQSTSM.jpg?w=135" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/10/25/NHRMNGLJONGVPHVE5H2IUQSTSM.jpg?w=135 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <h3 class="subscriber-only-tag">SUBSCRIBER ONLY</h3> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/opinion/commentary/">Commentary | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/19/opinion-a-proposed-ct-law-that-would-be-harmful-to-infants-and-families/" title="Opinion: A proposed CT law that would be harmful to infants and families"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> Opinion: A proposed CT law that would be harmful to infants and families </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/lori-bruce/">Lori Bruce</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-19 05:46:33">February 19, 2025 at 5:46 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> We need evidence-based policies that intervene earlier including accessible contraception, properly funded maternal and child... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8496143 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-opinion tag-opinion location-connecticut" data-id="8496143" data-timestamp="1739943139" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/19/opinion-whos-advocating-for-front-line-ct-utility-workers-like-me/" title="Opinion: Who’s advocating for front-line CT utility workers like me?" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/19/opinion-whos-advocating-for-front-line-ct-utility-workers-like-me/" title="Opinion: Who’s advocating for front-line CT utility workers like me?"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="I hope legislators start to think critically about the costs – to lineworkers like me, and to the customers we serve with safe, reliable power" title="I hope legislators start to think critically about the costs – to lineworkers like me, and to the customers we serve with safe, reliable power" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thc-l-ct-weather-021425-01-rotated.jpg?w=66" 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tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8495984 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-letters-to-the-editor category-opinion tag-letters-to-editor location-connecticut" data-id="8495984" data-timestamp="1739942158" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/19/opinion-should-we-just-let-musk-and-trump-actions-implode/" title="Opinion: Should we just let Musk and Trump actions implode?" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/19/opinion-should-we-just-let-musk-and-trump-actions-implode/" title="Opinion: Should we just let Musk and Trump actions implode?"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Focusing on every move by Trump and Musk will only support the Republican claim that Democrats are happy with a bloated government" title="Focusing on every move by Trump and Musk will only support the Republican claim that Democrats are happy with a bloated government" subtitle="" class="lazyload 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every move by Trump and Musk will only support the Republican claim that... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8488279 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-opinion tag-opinion location-connecticut" data-id="8488279" data-timestamp="1739857541" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/thriving-in-your-one-person-business-creating-and-building/" title="Thriving in your one-person business: Creating and building" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/thriving-in-your-one-person-business-creating-and-building/" title="Thriving in your one-person business: Creating and building"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="As a solopreneur you must continually toot your own horn--reminding your prospects about what you do and how your business can help them." title="As a solopreneur you must continually toot your own horn--reminding your prospects about what you do and how your business can help them." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Josie-on-lap.jpg?w=117" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Josie-on-lap.jpg?w=117 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <h3 class="subscriber-only-tag">SUBSCRIBER ONLY</h3> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/opinion/commentary/">Commentary | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/thriving-in-your-one-person-business-creating-and-building/" title="Thriving in your one-person business: Creating and building"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> Thriving in your one-person business: Creating and building </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/chris-john-amorosino/">Chris John Amorosino</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-18 05:46:34">February 18, 2025 at 5:46 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> As a solopreneur you must continually toot your own horn--reminding your prospects about what you... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8495044 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-letters-to-the-editor category-opinion tag-letters-to-editor tag-letters-to-the-editor tag-opinion location-connecticut" data-id="8495044" data-timestamp="1739857444" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/readers-speak-does-ct-governor-have-authority-to-make-anyone-work/" title="Readers speak: Does CT governor have authority to make anyone work?" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/readers-speak-does-ct-governor-have-authority-to-make-anyone-work/" title="Readers speak: Does CT governor have authority to make anyone work?"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Readers speak: Does CT governor have authority to make anyone work?" title="Readers speak: Does CT governor have authority to make anyone work?" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/02/21/HTPB3TVDIVCXDJK5NDAVYUFFDU.jpg?w=135" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/02/21/HTPB3TVDIVCXDJK5NDAVYUFFDU.jpg?w=135 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/opinion/commentary/">Commentary | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/readers-speak-does-ct-governor-have-authority-to-make-anyone-work/" title="Readers speak: Does CT governor have authority to make anyone work?"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Readers speak: Does CT governor have authority to make anyone work? </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/letters-to-the-editor/">Letters to the Editor</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-18 05:44:04">February 18, 2025 at 5:44 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> A recent article quoted Gov. Ned Lamont stating he did not have the authority to... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8490348 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-opinion tag-opinion location-connecticut" data-id="8490348" data-timestamp="1739856706" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/opinion-god-is-not-a-maga-fanboy/" title="Opinion: God is not a MAGA fanboy" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/opinion-god-is-not-a-maga-fanboy/" title="Opinion: God is not a MAGA fanboy"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="There are also intellectual difficulties that one must navigate to make even an educated guess at the divine plan, including what philosophers call the "free will defense."" title="There are also intellectual difficulties that one must navigate to make even an educated guess at the divine plan, including what philosophers call the "free will defense."" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2194374949-2.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2194374949-2.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/opinion/commentary/">Commentary | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/opinion-god-is-not-a-maga-fanboy/" title="Opinion: God is not a MAGA fanboy"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Opinion: God is not a MAGA fanboy </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/b-g-white/">B.G. White</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-18 05:31:46">February 18, 2025 at 5:31 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> There are also intellectual difficulties that one must navigate to make even an educated guess... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8489425 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-opinion tag-opinion location-connecticut" data-id="8489425" data-timestamp="1739854849" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/opinion-lets-make-greenland-an-offer-they-cant-refuse/" title="Opinion: Let’s make Greenland an offer they can’t refuse" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/opinion-lets-make-greenland-an-offer-they-cant-refuse/" title="Opinion: Let’s make Greenland an offer they can’t refuse"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="A million dollars can indeed make almost anything seem like a good idea." title="A million dollars can indeed make almost anything seem like a good idea." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AP25035495067516.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AP25035495067516.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/opinion/commentary/">Commentary | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/18/opinion-lets-make-greenland-an-offer-they-cant-refuse/" title="Opinion: Let’s make Greenland an offer they can’t refuse"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Opinion: Let’s make Greenland an offer they can’t refuse </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/barry-scott-zellen/">Barry Scott Zellen</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-18 05:00:49">February 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> A million dollars can indeed make almost anything seem like a good idea. </div> </div> </article> <a href="https://www.courant.com/opinion/page/2/" class="load-more">Load More</a> </div> <aside> <div class="dfp-ad dfp-cube2_rrail_mid" id="div-gpt-ad-cube2_rrail_mid" style="visibility:hidden"> <div class="htlad-cube2_rrail_mid" data-unit='courant.com/opinion/cube2_rrail_mid' data-targeting=''></div> </div> <div class="dfm-sidebar-bottom-flex-container"><div id="stick-trigger"></div></div> </aside> <div class="dfm-page-bottom-flex-container"></div> <div class="dfp-ad dfp-bottom_leaderboard" id="div-gpt-ad-bottom_leaderboard" style="visibility:hidden"> <div class="htlad-bottom_leaderboard" data-unit='courant.com/opinion/bottom_leaderboard' data-targeting=''></div> </div> </div> </main> </div> </div> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="main-footer-wrapper"> <div class="footer-logo"> <div class="logo custom-logo"><a 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