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The scandal no one seems to talk about

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 12:08 am

State regulators and the Office of Consumer Counsel recently issued a "good news" press release. Connecticut electric ratepayers, or at least most of them, will see their monthly bills collectively reduced by $75 million, or about $10 a...

Foreign aid, diplomacy well worth investment

 May 5, 2013; Updated: 3:15 pm

Among Secretary of State John Kerry's greatest fears, it appears, is that U.S. foreign policy will suffer not from a lack of international cooperation but from insufficient domestic support for the Foreign Service and appreciation for the role it...

Behold the governor who came to dinner

 May 4, 2013; Updated: 3:16 pm

Having attended a number of White House Correspondents Dinners back in the last century without ever hearing a serious word spoken over drinks, dinner and lavish post dinner parties, I'm truly impressed that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was able...

Will TVC debacle end Democrats' dominance?

 April 28, 2013; Updated: 11:16 pm

Mayor Marian Galbraith and her fellow Democrats who control the Groton City Council face a difficult task in trying to convince voters they deserve re-election for the way she, and they, handled the Thames Valley Communications...

Open government under attack in Hartford

 April 21, 2013; Updated: 4:59 pm

If you prefer that your government functions in secret, think it is great to have the governor control the watchdog agencies intended to keep his administration and all aspects of government honest and open, and you don't care to know any details...

Parking? A museum non-issue

 April 14, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

The governor has pledged $20 million in state backing to provide necessary infrastructure improvements, while U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp is "committed to this" and vows, "this museum will be built." The district's congressman...

The Second Amendment's connection to slavery

 April 7, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

For those who accept the NRA fiction that the Second Amendment is a God-given right that cannot be infringed or abridged, interpreted or altered, here's a little history that should disrupt that ill considered belief.

It tells us the Second...

Maynard's gun vote sure looked political

 April 5, 2013; Updated: 6:06 pm

State Sen. Andrew Maynard, D-Stonington, is getting plenty of attention as one of only two Democratic senators to vote against the Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety Act. The general assumption is that Maynard made a political...

A Bush insider's recollection of 9/11 and its aftermath

 March 31, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

It was impassioned political discussions around the family dinner table in Brockton, Mass. that would send Andrew Hill Card Jr. on a political career that led "to a series of experiences beyond comprehension," the former aid to three Republican...

Is Portman signaling shift in Republican Party?

 March 24, 2013; Updated: 4:33 pm

Besides the selection of a new pope, the big news a week ago Friday, March 15, was the shocking announcement by Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, a co-sponsor of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, that he now supports same-sex marriage. The...

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