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The Connecticut Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday on whether a state employee who was fired for smoking marijuana on the job was punished too harshly and should be reinstated. Gregory Linhoff was fired from his maintenance job at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington in 2012 after a police officer caught him smoking pot in a state vehicle. He had no previous disciplinary problems since being hired in 1998 and had received favorable job evaluations, according to his labor union. He was arrested, but the charges were later dismissed. Linhoff appealed the discipline to an...

Coulter's Liberal Opponents Assault Free Speech Letter to the Editor By: Sal Criscuolo Issue date: 12/9/05 Section: Commentary Dec. 7, 2005 is a date of shame in UConn history. The much-anticipated arrival of Ann Coulter was cut deliberately short by the closed-mindedness of the University of Connecticut and its liberal agenda. Coulter, who was paid over $16,000 in school funds to give a lecture, was booed and verbally berated by UConn students. That is $16,000 of UConn students' money, which comes from our tuition dues. Ironically, these so-called liberals who profess to be proponents of free speech and liberty were...

UConn Students Displayed Immaturity During Coulter Speech Letter to the Editor By: Douglas Hamel Issue date: 12/9/05 Section: Commentary  Regardless of their political views or opinions on Ann Coulter, people with their heads set square on their shoulders should agree that the behavior of some of the students at Wednesday's Coulter event hosted by the College Republican Club was downright sad. I am very disappointed in many of my fellow students. I am disappointed not because I disagree with them, but because of their actions Wednesday night. The status of free speech on this campus is sickening. Here at UConn...