Retired city firefighter Andy Fardy writes if the potential candidates for mayor (crickets) won’t weigh in about public safety, he will. From Fardy: It’s time
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Reform Public Safety Hiring, Bridgeport Jobs For Bridgeport People
Retired city firefighter Andy Fardy writes that harm is being done to the Civil Service system that was enacted following the election of Jasper McLevy
Read moreWhen Little People Must Give More
Retired city firefighter Andy Fardy argues in a commentary that union leaders must stand up to the executive-level municipal salary increases while their people are
Read moreFardy: City Council Concession Demands Robbery Without A Gun
Retired city firefighter Andy Fardy claims in a commentary the City Council vote a year ago seeking union concessions was done under false pretenses. I
Read moreFardy: Bridgeport And Detroit Sister Cities
A claim Bridgeport has a lot in common with troubled Detroit has city officials firing back. OIB commentator Andy Fardy, a retired city firefighter, declares
Read moreWhat’s A Newspaper’s Responsibility?
OIB poster Andy Fardy isn’t bashful about expressing his point of view, be it blowtorching government power or questioning media responsibility. The retired city firefighter
Read moreAs The Revenue Tolls–How About Tolls On The Border?
Retired city firefighter Andy Fardy would like to take a hose to politicians opposed to tolls that he writes would create a revenue windfall for
Read moreWhen Will It Rain Cranes?
OIB resident curmudgeon Andy Fardy writes frustratingly about the cranes that line the shoreline along I-95, but not his home city. Will we see cranes
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