Sitting in a motorized wheel chair Tuesday night, holding a stack of parking tickets, 70-year-old Downtown resident Odis Hart pelted City Council members with a
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For The Love Of Politics–Primaries
You can spend all your time making love. You can spend all your love making time. In city politics, it cuts both ways. Break up,
Read moreFederal Court Of Appeals Sides With City In White’s Job Loss Complaint
A three-panel federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that Tom White’s First Amendment rights were not violated when, he claimed, his position
Read moreCan Keeley Build Organized Opposition In City Council Cycle?
UPDATE: Keeley did not speak Tuesday night. Tuesday’s City Council meeting could be among the shortest in history, with little business to discuss, see agenda
Read moreGomes, Moore Big Winners In 2016
Nationally, 2016 was the political year of Trump. If you like a good rodeo, prepare for a wild ride. But hey, Bridgeport politics is a
Read moreFormer City Councilman Warren Blunt
Former City Councilman Warren Blunt, the jovial big man who cast a big political presence in the North End 135th District, passed away on Friday.
Read more2017 Key Year For City Council, School Board And Ganim
Who says the off-cycle 2017 election season will be a yawner? We posed this question four years ago–the last municipal off-season campaign year–and it was
Read moreExamining The Library Board’s Independence, Positive Or Negative?
Does the Library Board operate with too much autonomy? Or does the independence free it prudently from political intrusion? 0
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