OIB friend John “Salty” Soltis, a veteran employee of the Bridgeport Public Library, has lined up a couple of hot forums at the Black Rock
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2011, A New Governor And Mayoral Race
On Jan. 5, the Jodi Rell era ends and Dan Malloy will receive the oath of office as Connecticut’s first elected Democratic governor since 1986.
Read moreTurkey Of The Year Nominations
Where do we start? So many gaffes, blunders, gobbledygooks. What are your Turkey Of The Year nominations? I mean, we cannot give out just one
Read moreMalloy: I Will Not Forget
Governor-elect Dan Malloy thanked a packed audience of city pols–some who love each other, some who can’t stand each other, some who stick pins in
Read moreJohn Stafstrom’s Governor’s Grin
Politics is rarely a game of instant gratification. It requires patience. You win, you lose … you lose, you win. Former Democratic Town Chair John
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
Read moreWhy Foley Wanted Lamont
I’ve met a boatload of folks in politics and I can say definitively that most, put in the same shoes as Tom Foley, would have
Read moreNow What, For Bridgeport: Will Malloy Be Like Weicker?
It was a screwy election, with the state’s largest city at the center of a ballot storm, the city’s Registrar of Voters Office vilified for its myopic election management, Connecticut
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