It’s not often the public speaking portion of City Council meetings takes center stage for an extended period of time, attracting hundreds of spectators to
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Tag: Anthony Bennett
Police Union Leadership Receives Pushback On Stefanowski Endorsement For Governor
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Over five years ago, in the aftermath of the shooting death of a 15-year-old by a city police officer who
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“May The Works I’ve Done Speak For Me”
Anthony Bennett, lead pastor of Mount Aery Baptist Church, writes in this commentary that also appears in the Connecticut Post, “I have never shared nor
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Leaders Rally For Clean Slate Legislation
News release from Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut: State and local elected leaders, clergy members, criminal justice advocates, and formerly-incarcerated individuals gathered in Hartford today
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Judge Lopez: Political Ambitions And Pastoral Duties Are Often Incompatible
Every declaration is susceptible to a rejoinder. If you politic prepare for a parry. Nothing wrong with that, but never assume there’s not someone out
Read moreHimes To Host Forum On Race Relations
Congressman Jim Himes on Monday will host a forum to discuss current race relations in America, 6:30 p.m. at the Darien Public Library, 1441 Post
Read moreHimes Releases Video On Gun Violence Impact, Check Out Alternate Routes “Somewhere In America”
Congressman Jim Himes has released a video that documents the impact gun violence has had on families in Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District in conjunction with the National Day
Read moreMayoral Race Heats Up In May, 2015 OIB News Highlights
2015 May news highlights: The concept began with former State Rep. Auden Grogins, now on the state bench, and has continued with her State House
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