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Capitol is not final frontier for lawmakers who love Star Trek

By ADAM WITTENBERG

Record-Journal

April 12, 2008

HARTFORD, Conn.

A devotion to the venerable television series "Star Trek" has brought
legislators together _ and also led to some brushes with fame.

A small, informal group of trekkies _ aficionados of the science fiction
show _ have gathered throughout the years to discuss their common interest.

Rep. Mary M. Mushinsky, D-Wallingford, is the unofficial captain of the
group, which used to meet regularly for lunch.

The lawmakers and state staff have hosted two stars from the series,
which has seen various incarnations since it first aired in 1966.

Mushinsky watched the show as a child, but she's most connected to "Star
Trek: The Next Generation," a series with a new crew that ran from 1987
to 1994.