Here’s a first: Mayor Joe Ganim will serve as the master of ceremonies for Friday’s swearing-in ceremony of all elected officials, except himself, because, well….
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‘Honey, We Need Money’ – Pleading For Mayoral Funds
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds,” is the informal creed
Read moreMistletoe Campaigning Brings New Seasonal Dimension
This has to be some kind of first: campaigning during the holidays. Two months from another Democratic primary for mayor adds new issue machinations such
Read moreBeware: Asian Longhorned Ticks
Several years ago a lone star tick burrowed into me. “The good news,” said my doctor “you don’t have Lyme. The bad news is you
Read moreRecalling Wild Election Year 1983, No Democrat Endorsed For Mayor
It’s the summer of 1983, the scene Registrar of Voters Office in McLevy Hall on State Street. A half dozen Democratic mayoral candidates and several
Read moreCommentary: Maybe The Bigger Problem Is ‘Absent Voters’ Not Absentee Voters
Political observer John Marshall Lee writes in this commentary “Citizens, eligible and registered to vote, staying away from the polls can be termed “absent voters”.
Read moreWhat’s Next In The Ganim-Gomes Saga…Snow?
When was the last time it snowed on election day? Could happen in this screwy-wabbit election season. Negotiations are underway between lawyers representing Mayor Joe
Read moreKohut: Missing Big Picture In Bridgeport General Election Results
Former mayoral candidate and Ethics Commission member Jeff Kohut shares his take on the general election results: It is difficult for this lifelong Bridgeporter to
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