There were so many big stories going around the state last week that it’s difficult to choose one to sound off on. But New Haven Mayor John DeStefano’s proposal to allow non-citizens (including illegals) to vote in municipal elections got a lot of attention — and justifiably so. The first time I saw the...
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I’m saddened that it takes a death sentence to make us think about government-sponsored dying. But, as you might expect, the recent sentencing to death of the Cheshire home-invasion monster Joshua Komisarjevsky has prompted a spate of well-deserved hand-wringing over the paradox of a blue state engaging in culturally conservative behavior. I was born...
Just finished the first installment of Ted Mann’s opus for the CT Post, “Malloy’s first year in the eye of the storm.” It had been promoted by The Post as “riveting” — an adjective I had dismissed as empty hyperbole. But I’m forced to admit that the PR folks at The Post weren’t exaggerating....
The Twittersphere is ablaze with speculation that the National Hockey League might return to Connecticut. I don’t mean to throw cold water on it but … really … there’s a better chance Herman Cain will be elected president. The Courant reported this morning that former Whalers owner Howard Baldwin “unveiled his vision for the XL...
Update 11/09/11: The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents issued a report today on improving education that includes replacing lifetime tenure for teachers with five-year contracts. The unions will never agree but it’s an interesting idea anyway. * * * * * * The conventional wisdom among those who fancy themselves supporters of education is...
Politicians are all over the CT power outage story. And you’d expect them to be. After all, they know how to stoke the justified anger of their constituents. Not only are Sen. Dick Blumenthal and CT Attorney General George Jepsen threatening to investigate CL&P for its lousy response to the freakish October snowstorm damage,...
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Is it possible for a major U.S. corporation to have a worse couple of months than Northeast Utilities, parent company of — I can’t even say the words — Connecticut Light & Power? First they get hit by Hurricane Irene at the end of August, causing enormous damage to the grid, prolonged power outages and...
Click here for my latest from CTNewsJunkie.com. My state Sen. Andrew Roraback has jumped into the fray for the open 5th district congressional seat. Is Drew far enough to the right to satisfy diehard conservatives? No. But is he right enough of center to provide a sharp contrast with his likely Democratic opponent, House...
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