U.S. Senate candidate Sylvester Salcedo says governing morality as it applies to the “war on drugs” is a wimpy way for politicians to hide behind
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Fleeta Hudson Transcends City Politics
In this week of thanks and giving if you want to discuss city pols who are decent and honorable, Fleeta Hudson’s at the top of
Read moreTurkey Of The Year Nominations
Rockin’ time Thursday night at the Downtown Cabaret for the Rolling Stones tribute show. Nice to see a bunch of OIB friends including big Mojo
Read moreChris Meek Takes On Himes
Financial services executive Chris Meek is the latest Republican to announce his candidacy against Congressman Jim Himes. Check out Meek’s background including a philanthropic program he created that supports
Read moreCompiling A Political Hit List
Mayor Bill Finch has a bunch of decisions to make in the coming months regarding hires and fires and other personnel issues. Who stays? Who
Read moreAnd You Thought We Finished Last?
For all the meowing (me included) about the city’s historically low 18 percent election turnout last week, some cities and towns in Connecticut actually made the state’s
Read moreWant Satisfaction? We Have It For You
If you love the Rolling Stones, OIB has some tix for you to see the Thursday night performance (tonight) of Satisfaction: The Rolling Stones Experience
Read moreCity Council Bragging Rights–The Vote Leaders
One week after the lowest general election mayoral turnout in city history (18.2 percent according to the official number provided by elections officials), time to
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