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Family affair in attorney general race?

 March 7, 2010

Sly and the Family Stone may be called upon in the state's 2010 attorney general race to provide a campaign song.
Similar to Bill and Hillary Clinton's, "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" and...

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It's time to downsize the mail

 March 7, 2010

People's attachment to post offices is a peculiar thing. Regulars who do business or pick up their mail from locked boxes at the same place day after day don't like their routine being upset.
Anyone who...

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Politics blurs with business

 February 28, 2010

In trying to win election as the next Connecticut governor, Ned Lamont appears prepared to again spend a good chunk of his business fortune. He spent $17 million of his own money running for Senate four years ago.

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Politicians: listen to the weatherman

 February 21, 2010

Recently weather prognosticators across the state predicted the "snomageddon" that paralyzed our nation's Capitol was on its way to Connecticut. Schools were canceled a day ahead of the wintery assault. Travel plans changed.

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Crows face unnatural deselecting

 February 21, 2010

It's a real conundrum.Should the government systematically slaughter highly intelligent but plentiful crows to preserve endangered and delicate piping plovers on the Cape Cod National Seashore?
That's...

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No more feigning filibusters

 February 7, 2010

The election of Scott Brown to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate has again focused attention on the Senate filibuster rule. To end debate on legislation requires 60 votes - three-fifths of the Senate. When sworn-in, Brown will...

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Tom Foley has a plan

 February 7, 2010

'You Don't Know Where You Are Going, You'll Probably End Up Somewhere Else," is the title of a self-help book advocating the benefits of having a plan.
David Campbell authored the book in 1974 that...

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Time for authority to get off Front Porch

 January 31, 2010

Just what the New London Housing Authority doesn't need is another black eye, but that's what it deserves for the latest flap involving a tenant facing eviction for speaking out and the questionable practices his eviction is...

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Forecast: political heat wave predicted for hot state races

 January 24, 2010

The latest political tome that has sent Washington and the political world all a dither is "Game Change," an entertaining look at the 2008 presidential campaign.
Not to be outdone,...

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Stuck in procedural traffic jam

 January 24, 2010

Certainly the state faces some major transportation challenges and its fiscal problems compound them, but one would think filling a vacancy on a board charged with developing transportation strategies would be manageable.

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Big win, small changes

 January 17, 2010

The reality of her good fortune set in for Marilyn Citron last week when she paid off the mortgage on the tiny home in Mystic she bought 24 years ago.
Less than two weeks after winning a Connecticut...

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Opinion

Search for savings

In Griswold, the Board of Finance is preparing to take a close...

Inspiring response

Soon after the initial alarms were sounded for the Parkside...

Toyota should make Camry car payments

Being the unfortunate owners of a Toyota Camry on both recall lists...

Liberals are the ones who are intolerant

The writer of the letter, "Turn TVs to fact-based news for mass...

Family affair in attorney general race?

Sly and the Family Stone may be called upon in the state's...

It's time to downsize the mail

People's attachment to post offices is a peculiar thing.

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Though 3-D movie pickings are slim so far, TV manufacturers are beginning to come out with 3-D sets, glasses and Blu-Ray player to provide that heightened viewing experience to those who can afford...

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