Democratic Mayor Bill Finch, Republican Rick Torres and petitioning candidate Jeff Kohut debated issues Wednesday night in Black Rock. From Michael Mayko, CT Post: Mayor
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The School Chief’s Obligation
What qualities do you want in a new superintendent of schools? John Ramos by most accounts is a bright, honorable guy on his way out
Read moreMayor Touts Bond Rating
From Mayor Bill Finch: Standard & Poor’s Affirms City’s Long-Term Bond Rating Affirms short-term rating for tax anticipation notes Mayor Finch and city officials are
Read moreDavid Walker’s Suggestions For City Reform
Bridgeport resident David Walker, who served as U.S. comptroller general from 1998 to 2008, has a lot to say about how Bridgeport government should reform itself
Read moreCallahan’s Primary Post Mortem
Veteran political columnist Jim Callahan assisted OIB’s election coverage. Here’s his take on the primary results: Mayor Bill Finch had a nice win over challenger
Read moreCallahan: Organized Opposition Doesn’t Come Easy
BY JIM CALLAHAN You look at an election campaign hoping to find illumination on the issues of the day, and some idea from the candidates
Read moreIf You Yell Loud Enough They Might Hear You
Who says one person cannot make a difference bringing a complex financial issue to light? OIB reader John Marshall Lee (BEACON2) has written, poked, prodded
Read moreRolling The Dice On City Pensions
City fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee (BEACON2 here on OIB) is probably smiling right now. For the past year he has researched, prodded, poked through
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