Glover “Sonny” Gardner has commented on numerous city issues for many years. He grew up in the PT Barnum Housing Complex and has lived in the
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Newest School Board Appointment Supports Finch
Hernan Illingworth, a supporter of Mayor Bill Finch, is the seventh appointment made by acting State Education Commissioner George Coleman to the state-controlled school oversight board.
Read moreBoard Training Key Issue In Education Case–Court Hearing On Friday
A battery of lawyers met in Waterbury Superior Court Tuesday morning to negotiate the litigation process arising out of the state takeover of city schools requested by the
Read moreExamining The Election Horseshoe
Four weeks from today, assuming local election officials certify Mary-Jane Foster’s petition signatures for ballot approval, roughly 43,000 city Democrats have a choice to make:
Read moreWhy Shays Beats McMahon
Thirty million dollars. Fifty million. One hundred million. What’s the difference? Linda McMahon can spend any amount on a campaign and it becomes overkill. The McMahon
Read moreThe 2007 Mayoral Primary Results
Some OIB readers have requested the precinct-by-precinct results from the 2007 Democratic mayoral primary between Bill Finch and Chris Caruso. Finch won 4537 to 4267.
Read morePublicity At The Point Of A Finger
Be careful, or maybe not so careful, what you post on OIB. Ya never know when it might end up a story in the Connecticut Post
Read moreHoly Moses! Newton Endorses Foster–‘Broken Promises’ By Finch For Jobs
Former State Senator Ernie Newton’s syntax is far from perfect, but he has a way of turning a phrase borrowed or his own. The Moses
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