'Moderation Seems to Always Be the Answer'

FAIRFIELD: "Teachers are easy targets for the 'failure' of education. Poverty is the basic cause of student disengagement. Even highly dedicated educators are faced with enormous challenges in their attempts to educate the next generation of leaders, especially in poor districts. Qualifying for free or reduced lunch takes care of only that basic need. The current plan from Malloy better address this or the state's children will be faced with an even greater turnover..." wrote this in response to an investigation by the Connecticut Post, which found that

GREENWICH: "Thanks to Greenwich Patch for explaining this. Metro North sends around these cryptic messages that there are 'delays in Greenwich due to police activity,' which can mean anything from a loud drunk at Cos Cob to an ax murderer on the train — in other words precisely nothing. This does little to increase my love for little yappy dogs, by the by." wrote this in response to news that canine that slipped out of his collar and bounded onto the railroad tracks near Henry Street in Byram .

NEW CANAAN: "'He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you." Liebe Uber Alles.'" wrote this in response to a poll asking whether .

NEW CANAAN: "I am certainly not an expert in this field, but as a parent, I have found it very beneficial to stress fitness rather than weight. Overall health is the goal. I think it's important to be very careful about the messages we send to our children, for example, society's current 'fear of carbs' as well as other fads, can easily be passed on to our children if we aren't careful. Moderation seems to always be the answer. It's also really important for parents to set an example of physical activity so that overall health becomes a way of life rather than fad diets and extreme behavior. Thanks Dr. Ackerman for this very important article — it's good information for all parents!" wrote this in response to a post by "Local Voices" blogger Sigurd Ackerman, MD about the .