Politics is rarely a game of instant gratification. It requires patience. You win, you lose … you lose, you win. Former Democratic Town Chair John
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The Ed Gomes Mayoral Factor
You’ll never meet anyone more direct in city politics than State Senator Ed Gomes. Some pols will spit in your face and make you think
Read moreLive: Mayor’s Election Committee
A meeting of Mayor Bill Finch’s informal committee to hear Election Day complaints and make recommendations for improvement is underway on the first floor of
Read moreVent, Bitch, Moan, Now’s The Time
If you have an Election Day bitch tonight’s the night to vent. Mayor Bill Finch, in response to the Nov. 2 Election Day ballot gaffe that
Read moreModern Plastics: Business Retention As A Campaign Issue, Plus: Jim Carbone Shares Thoughts
Institutions such as Modern Plastics bailing out of Bridgeport are toothaches in a reelection cycle. Mayor Bill Finch hopes he doesn’t field anymore of these company defections
Read moreRennie Takes Rell And Moody To Woodshed
This is why I like Hartford Courant columnist Kevin Rennie. He powerwashes Jodi Rell’s phony patina: Everything old is new again as Gov. M. Jodi
Read moreBattle Brewing For NAACP Leadership
Things are a little testy for leadership of the Greater Bridgeport chapter of the NAACP. Wayne Winston is challenging Carolyn Vermont for the presidency of the
Read moreLine Up The Body Parts, Frankenstein’s Monster = The Budget
OIB friend Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green writes “The folks at the Connecticut Lottery Corporation apparently think that a $3 billion deficit is the right time
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