Decisions, choices, pols you like, pols you dislike. A lot will be on the line for a variety of primary day seats Aug. 14. A
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‘Why Is There So Much Killing?’ A Perspective
Bridgeport resident Glover Gardner Jr., an occasional essay contributor to OIB, shares his latest commentary about the spike in violent crime. This perspective was also
Read moreYankee Fans Unite–Valentine Endorses Obsitnik For Congress
It can’t be! The 4th Congressional district going red? On the weekend the hated Boston Red Sox invade Yankee Stadium, Blowsox Manager Bobby Valentine has
Read moreAbsentee Ballot Landslide Hits City–About 700 Out And Counting …
Workers in the Town Clerk’s Office are in overdrive mailing absentee ballots, most of them associated with the Aug. 14 State Senate primary between Democrats
Read moreFive Questions For Ed Gomes: Work Horse, No Show Horse
State Senator Ed Gomes shares his signature passion and bluntness responding to five questions posed by OIB readers. Locked in a tough Aug. 14 Democratic
Read moreYoung Activist: Gun Violence Out Of Control, Pass The Curfew
Community activist Cecalie Cooper, a 23-year-old graduate of the University of Connecticut, has been front and center trying to find solutions to the spike in
Read morePolitical Passion At State Senate Debate–Newton, Gomes, Ayala Clash
In terms of pure passion for the roughly 100 in attendance Tuesday night at the United Congregational Church, the State Senate debate between incumbent Ed Gomes,
Read moreWalker: Municipal Financial Crash Looms Without Reforms
Bridgeport resident David Walker, the former U.S. comptroller general and CEO of the Bridgeport-based Comeback America Initiative, authored this storm-warning commentary in the Hartford Courant.
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