I don’t live in East Haven, but I am glad to see Mayor Maturo stand up for himself and the people of East Haven against the editorial staff of the New Haven Register. In my opinion, the Register was irresponsible and used race baiting to hide the many positives that East Haven has accomplished over the last few years.
Mayor Maturo may not be perfect, but he has worked hard to improve all aspects of the city. He certainly misspoke, as we all do on occasion, and it appears that he learned and offered positive change.
 It’s a shame that the New Haven Register is not run as well and is not as financially sound as the City of East Haven. If I recall, back in the fall of 2012 the New Haven Register filed for bankruptcy for the second time in four years.
The Register has not seen a Republican that they like, and they go out of their way to diminish most Republicans with their baseless claims. They did this in the last election when they outlined all of Obama’s failures, with no accomplishments, but still supported him because they claimed that Romney and the Republicans were waging a so-called “War on Women.”
Perhaps the Register editorial staff would do better and increase readership if they offered some facts to support their name calling and innuendos. It is easy to sit at a desk and critique groups that you may disagree with without producing any facts. I challenge the Register to offer facts to substantiate this so called Republican “War on Women.”
Could it be that most Republicans care more about babies than the Register staff does?
In my opinion, the editorial staff is nothing more than a mouthpiece for the “extreme left wing” and the Democratic Party. The Register consistently supports Democrats over Republican and more than 90 percent of the political cartoons have an extreme left wing bias. It would be enlightening so see the Register editorial staff offer fair and unbiased opinions so that their dwindling readership could glean all points of view and have a fair debate.
Richard Mingrone
Madison