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
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If 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
Read moreThe Cost Of Debt
City government watchdog John Marshall Lee (BEACON2 here on OIB) has spent months this year delving into the serpentine world of city finances. He shares this essay:
Read moreCity Finances In The Black Or Red?
OIB commentator John Marshall Lee is a relentless digger of information regarding city finances. He questions whether the city’s in as good shape financially as
Read moreFinch Happy About Fitch Report
When a major Wall Street bond rating agency doesn’t mess with the city’s creditworthiness government bean counters breathe a sigh of relief. It means the
Read morePost Columnist: Positioning For School Takeover Was All For Show
Hugh Bailey, assistant editorial page editor of the Connecticut Post, writes in his Sunday column that the city throwing in the towel and asking for
Read moreHey, Where’s My Car!
Mayor Bill Finch says he has reduced the number of take-home vehicles to three–limited to himself, and the chiefs of police and fire. The mayor’s
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