Kathy Hermes
@ctexplored.bsky.social
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Publisher, Connecticut Explored magazine, and Grating the Nutmeg, podcast, all about Connecticut history. Emerita, CCSU. AB, UCI 85; JD, Duke 92; PhD, Yale 95.
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Kathy Hermes
@ctexplored.bsky.social
· Sep 8
The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...
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Kathy Hermes
@ctexplored.bsky.social
· Aug 27
Kathy Hermes
@ctexplored.bsky.social
· Aug 23
America's 250th - Connecticut Explored
On the 18th of April, 1775, Paul Revere began his ride to warn colonists that British soldiers stationed in Boston were going to march into the countryside. On April 19th, colonial militiamen met the ...
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· Aug 9
A GRAIN BUSINESS’S BENEVOLENT HISTORY IN FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT
By Janet M. Conner A whole foods movement, over a hundred years ago, was the impetus for a wealthy Farmington man to invest in bringing healthy grains to the local market. Winchell Smith, successful actor and playwright, undertook a new role in the 1920s, the grain milling business. His intent was not to add to his wealth, but to support agriculture and public health by offering natural grain choices.
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