What do you pay in taxes? The property tax, also called millage rate, or mill rate or mil rate, or anything vile you want to
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Kohut: Charter Question Defeat Has Awakened Sleeping Giant
Policy wonk extraordinaire Jeff Kohut, 2011 mayoral candidate, claims the defeat of last Tuesday’s ballot question designed for Mayor Bill Finch to appoint school board
Read moreCandidates Spending Their Own Money Or Candidates Whose Contributors Want To Buy Them?
Greg Hladky of www.ct.com wonders if Linda McMahon’s second consecutive double-digit loss in a general election for U.S. Senate is giving 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate
Read moreLet The Good Himes Roll! Himes Balances Cities-Suburbs
Lowell Weicker. Stewart McKinney. Chris Shays. These moderate Republicans represented Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District for 40 consecutive years. Then Democrat Jim Himes came along in
Read moreRemembering Ted Lowry, A Piece Of The Rock And War Hero
One of my favorite interviews was with Tiger Ted Lowry, the only fighter to twice go the distance with Rocky Marciano. He was also part
Read moreNever Have That Recipe Again? Charter Revision Chair Cathy Simpson Finds Her MacArthur Park
Cathy Simpson chaired the Charter Revision Commission that conducted numerous working sessions over several months en route to crafting a ballot question that city voters
Read moreRev. Bennett: Chaos Or Community?
The Rev. Anthony L. Bennett is senior pastor of Mount Aery Baptist Church. He was among several city ministers who urged a no vote to
Read moreTell Us Your Election Surprises
Anything about election day shock you? Barack’s national win? Chris Murphy’s 12-point win over Linda McMahon to replace Joe Lieberman in the U.S. Senate? Speaking
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