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Wishing the best for Andy

Monday, July 21, 2014

Our local State Senator, Andy Maynard, had what must have been a serious accident over the weekend and is now in a Rhode Island Hospital. Details are sketchy, but it sounds like he's in pretty bad shape. Andy is a dedicated public servant who works tirelessly on behalf of his constituents. Plus, he's a very […]

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That’s Doctor, to you

Sunday, July 20, 2014

The New London school system has been placed in receivership by the State of Connecticut. The receiver has hired a school superintendent, and, not surprisingly, there are some questions about the credentials of the choice. Not surprising, given the Malloy administrations record of pushing unqualified people to the front of the line in the educational […]

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Wait….What?

Thursday, July 17, 2014

As I've said before, I'm in sympathy with Jonathan Pelto to a great extent. He's absolutely right that, at least in his first term, Dan Malloy has presented a clear and present danger to the public schools of this state. But I have to say his latest defense of his spoiler candidacy is a tad […]

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This could happen here

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

As anyone who follows Connecticut politics knows, Jonathan Pelto is either running for governor or thinking about running for governor. I sympathize with a lot of what Pelto has to say. I do fear that Malloy is out to destroy the public schools. I suspect that in Malloy's case his motivation is a lifetime of […]

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Good News, Local Edition

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Groton Open Spaces Association has, over the years, been responsible for preserving a vast amount of open space here in Groton. I am especially indebted to the Association, as I live a short walk away from Haley Farm State Park, which would have become a site for tract housing had it not been for […]

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Here’s why I can’t get excited about reelecting Dan Malloy

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Stuff like this.

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Stand with the nurses

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Our local hospital, Lawrence & Memorial has, of late shown signs of going down the path of corporatism. Part of that process is the Walmartization of its workforce. After all, if you pay your nurses a decent wage, it's that much harder for the hospital execs to get those inflated salaries (over $700k for the […]

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As Groton goes…

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Over at Daily Kos they are claiming to be covering all the races, big and small, yet I’ve seen nary a word about one of the biggest Democratic triumphs of the night. It therefore falls to this humble blogger to report the startling news, that here in the Town of Groton, home of the City […]

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New London makes news

Thursday, October 17, 2013

New London, the fair metropolis just to the west of my adopted town of Groton, has proven yet again that, despite appearances, it is not just a jerkwater town dominated by a giant highway entrance that destroyed most of the historic center of town so that people could be spirited to Groton to build instruments […]

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Good News from Hartford

Thursday, May 9, 2013

If you’ve ever wondered why Connecticut’s voting laws are so backward-practically Southern in their resistance to making it easier to vote- wonder no more. For reasons that most likely no one can articulate, our basic voting law is embedded in our Constitution, impervious to change by mere legislative action. It is unconstitutional for the legislature […]

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