It’s been almost two decades since the Republicans held more of the city’s top political offices than they captured this year.
“This is wonderful,” city GOP Chairman T.J. Barnes told party faithful as the results poured in after the polls closed on Election Day.
“We’ve come a long way,” Barnes [...]
Saleh Al-Naami details the harsh conditions that Gaza residents will endure this winter
Left homeless after the brutal invasion last December and enduring the continuing seige by Israel, Palestinian refugees in Gaza face a harsh winter
Awatef Al-Assar filled bags of sand to hold down the sides of [...]
This got my lawyer’s hackles raised.
In Today’s New London Day I noticed an article titled as follows:
Bankruptcy court: Lighthouse Inn filing invalid
The clear implication–nay, not implication, but the explicit statement- is that the Bankruptcy Court has ruled that the Lighthouse Inn’s bankruptcy filing was invalid. It’s made [...]
New Britain Mayor Tim Stewart is the main guest this weekend on The Stan Simpson Show on Fox 61.
The half-hour program, which was taped in the station's Hartford studios this week, will air at 10 a.m. Sunday and then will be repeated at precisely 9:54 p.m. on the Sunday night loop' [...]
Former U.S. ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley says that the 10.2 percent national unemployment rate proves that President Barack Obama's federal stimulus plan is not working.
Foley is battling against four other Republicans for the right to run against U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd in the November 2010 election.
"With unemployment rising" [...]
It's an issue that prevails in all economic climates and in all socioeconomic groups, but it's not an issue that resonates loudly enough in the hallways of the state Capitol.
At least not until now.
House Speaker Chris Donovan said Friday that he was [...] Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman is opposing a key part of the national health care reform proposal backed by President Obama.
Read more »Original post blogged on b2evolution.
[...]Governor Jodi Rell on Friday fired back at Democrat Ned Lamont, who has come out swinging against her.
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[...]BRIDGEPORT - Ken Krayeske, the free-lance journalist and political activist who was arrested in 2007 after taking pictures of Gov. M. Jodi Rell at her inauguration parade in Hartford, saw most of his federal lawsuit over the incident thrown out Friday.
In U.S. District Court, Judge Stefan R. Underhill granted motions [...]
by John
I grew up in Rowayton CT on the Long Island Sound. Rowayton was a town where everyone knew each other unlike Woodstock which is much larger. We had many interesting people living around us some of who were actors. In “Hollywood Comes to Woodstock”, I mentioned Meg Foster [...]
Primarily, I wanted to do a girl group this week. I actually found a good live version of the Shirelles (one of the best of breed-girl group wise) singing Will You Still Love Me, Tomorrow? I have no idea why the sides of the video are squoshed together (and yes, [...]
Last night at Drinking Liberally (back to great attendance, as various attendees licked their election day wounds), so no posts, and tonight off to see Atul Shah (one of the wound lickers) and his band at Burke’s Tavern, so not much free time.
Other than putting up some music (post pending) [...]
Jay Toole and Lucia Leandro Gimeno in a warm and intimate conversation about queer life now and then.
http://q-talk.blip.tv/
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