Hatched into a hen-house of wordsmiths, I spent some grade school moments with Reader’s Digest’s “It Pays To Increase Your Word Power.” I liked older words with dramatic sounds and stories.
The state of fiscal affairs in Fairfield and the well-calculated projections of Financial Director Bob Leland brings such a word to mind: Draconian. In 621 B.C, Draco, a Greek lawyer and statesman, laid down a code of laws that mandated severe penalties for minor crimes. Today draconian connotes rigid, harsh or oppressive.
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