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Business New Haven
10/19/1995
By: BNH
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Crass Commercialism
The after-the-fact media coverage of the Special Olympics World Games (“Sport. Spirit. Sparse.” August BNH) continues to miss the point of having this wonderful event in our community.
To imply that the World Games were a bust simply because we didn't make a pile of money off of them seems to me the crassest of commercialism. Even more, it misses the point of the entire endeavor.
The Special Olympics cannot fairly be compared to the Summer or Winter Olympic Games. These are (for better or worse) genuinely commercial events generating tens of millions of dollars in revenue from television, travel, etc.
The purpose of the Special Olympics is to provide a unique experience to athletes, their families and friends, and to exchange ideas and experiences with representatives of cultures from countries all around the globe.
In Hamden, we were fortunate to host the World Games delegation from Australia. I think everyone who had a chance to interact with this group felt that we can away with an experience that was, well, pretty special. And that's really the point of it all.
- Jennifer Windham
Hamden
Questionable Practices
Thanks to Business New Haven for helping to shine a light on the questionable practices of the Rowland administration in the Arthur Diedrick vacation guide affair (BNH, September 11)..
For anyone occupying a position of authority in state government to believe that taxpayers sit idly by or wink when large contracts are awarded to their cronies stretches the imagination of the average person.
If Rowland is indeed interested in making Connecticut a better state in which to do business, he ought to consider the business dealings of his own administration first.
Also, the incident is a good example of how media really can, once in while, serve a useful watchdog role in keeping our public officials honest.
- William Byrnes
Oxford
Mo' Better
Congratulations on Business New Haven going biweekly.
Your articles continue to address important and interesting subjects. I also enjoyed the section on commercial real estate in the September 11 edition.
One complaint, though: I missed your “From the Archives” feature, which I had come to look forward to reading each month. It has always been a great reminder to us New Haven “old-timers” of the days when New Haven was a force to be reckoned with.
Is it gone for good?
- Fred DeNucci
New Haven
The editor relies: You will continue to enjoy (we hope) it monthly. “From the Archives” appears on page 24 of this edition. Henceforth it will alternate in that space with “NewCo,” which profiles area businesses of the future. We certainly hope you will continue to enjoy it.
Business New Haven welcomes letters to the editor pertaining to subjects written about in these pages. Letters should be typewritten (or submitted on 3.5-inch diskette in ASCII format) and sent to LETTERS, Business New Haven, One Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510, or faxed to (203) 781-3482. Letters are subject to editing for space and clarity and must include the author's daytime telephone number for verification.
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