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Entries from May 16th, 2012

Talk To Malloy’s Peeps

November 26th, 2010 · 10 Comments · News and Events

From Dan Malloy: GOVERNOR-ELECT MALLOY ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF TRANSITION WEBSITE www.transition.ct.gov provides CT residents a way to communicate with incoming administration

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He Wants A Recount Of The CT Post Price

November 26th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Media

Dave Osterberg, host of a new site www.allfairfield.com was shocked to learn the price when he picked up the Thanksgiving hard copy of the Connecticut Post. Ah, the price of doing business. How many of you read the hard-copy version? I subscribe on Sunday. I scout most of my news via the Web, but there’s still something about holding paper and [...]

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Books, Books And Party

November 25th, 2010 · No Comments · News and Events

If you’re looking for a great holiday gift book (other than mine, of course) my friend Betty Blake, mom of tennis pro James Blake will sign her book Mix It Up, Make It Nice: Secrets of a Tennis Mom this Saturday 11 a.m. at Borders Books, 1499 Post Road, Fairfield. And guess what? James Blake will be [...]

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Turkey Of The Year Nominations

November 25th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment

Where do we start? So many gaffes, blunders, gobbledygooks. What are your Turkey Of The Year nominations? I mean, we cannot give out just one award can we? The obvious one, Bridgeport’s Registrar of Voters Office, shouldn’t be led to the slaughterhouse without a little company. We’re egalitarian about these things at OIB. Lots of [...]

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Malloy: I Will Not Forget

November 23rd, 2010 · 54 Comments · City Politics

Governor-elect Dan Malloy thanked a packed audience of city pols–some who love each other, some who can’t stand each other, some who stick pins in the voodoo dolls of their enemies–for putting aside their differences and running up a huge plurality in the state’s largest city that helped vault him to a squeaker win over [...]

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Crack The Wishbones, CT Post Pressure Forces Recount

November 23rd, 2010 · 36 Comments · News and Events

This is gonna be a riot. Hey, you want to volunteer to count ballots? Maybe the city will bring along a couple of Thanksgiving turkey wishbones hoping nothing screwy happens that would necessitate a recount of the recount. Mayor Bill Finch formed an informal committee that’s looking into what went wrong on Election Day. The simple [...]

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John Stafstrom’s Governor’s Grin

November 22nd, 2010 · 43 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events

Politics is rarely a game of instant gratification. It requires patience. You win, you lose … you lose, you win. Former Democratic Town Chair John Stafstrom has experienced both in the city. These days he’s feeling pretty pretty pretty good, and he should. When it comes to city politics–at least as it applies to gubernatorial [...]

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