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Born in Stafford. Built for everywhere.
A DEMOCRACY
OF DISCUSSION.
Independent writing, open discussions, and local civic work about the forces shaping how we live.
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LATEST FROM THE INDEPENDENT
The newest reporting, ideas, and discussions—without making readers hunt for them.
LOCAL ROOTS · COMMUNITY COMMENTARY
STAFFORD FIRST. STAFFORD FORWARD.
A framework for connecting local strengths, the next generation, and what comes next.
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CONVERSATION · THE BEST ONE YET
CHRIS CLEM
A retired Border Patrol chief and former senior adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joins the table.
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THE DISCUSSIONS
Not sound bites. Not loyalty tests. Long-form discussions built around curiosity, disagreement, and the possibility that we might learn something.
FEATURED SERIES
Politics gets better when people stop reading from the script.
Meet the candidates, public servants, creators, and neighbors willing to sit down and actually make the case.
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EPISODE 001
JOSH
ELLIOTT
Economic fairness, public policy, AI, healthcare, and challenging power from within.
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EPISODE 002
CHRIS
CLEM
A retired Border Patrol chief and former senior adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joins the table.
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EST.
2015
STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONNECTICUT
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WHERE IT
BEGAN.
In 2015, Greg Post created the Stafford Springs Discussion Page to give his hometown a place to exchange information, debate local issues, and stay connected.
That original town square became the foundation for something larger: a permanent home for Stafford and Connecticut stories, civic ideas, community memory, and the discussions that deserve more time.
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ABOUT THE
ABOUT THE
INDEPENDENT
“The space between the parties isn’t empty. It’s where most people actually live.”
The Stafford Independent is a home for open inquiry—for anyone tired of being handed a script and ready to think, listen, question, and grow. Stafford is where it began. The discussion belongs to everyone.
THE BEST ONE YET IS THE ONE WE BUILD TOGETHER.
Watch new discussions, human stories, and ideas worth wrestling with on our YouTube channel.
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