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Another Profile in Cowardice

Friday, April 5, 2013

This time from a more expected source. Seems Tom Foley just couldn’t seem to summon up the courage to tell us where he stands on the new Connecticut gun law.

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Profiles in Cowardice

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

We Democrats here in Southeastern Connecticut must hang our heads in shame. The only two Democrats to vote against the gun bill in the State Senate are from our part of the state: Cathy Osten of Norwich, and Andy Maynard, whose district includes my home. Andy, some may recall, cast one of the votes that […]

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Groton safe for now

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Property does not have rights. People have rights. Justice Stewart’s trenchant phrases came to mind when I read this morning’s Day: Groton – A discussion by the Town Council on allowing nonresident taxpayers to vote at referendums has inspired talk about possibly revising the town charter. Groton Town Mayor Heather Bond Somers asked fellow councilors […]

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Connecticut Truther

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

This woman almost became Connecticut’s Attorney General: Go to Martha Dean’s Facebook page. That will be the only time you read that sentence on Daily Ructions. Dean, the 2010 Republican nominee for Attorney General has since Monday appeared to use her Facebook page to boost the vile conspiracy vultures gathering over Newtown’s Sandy Hook elementary […]

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Something completely different

Thursday, September 27, 2012

A local story in Smithsonian Magazine. Vampires in Jewett City. (For those not from the area, Jewett City is part of Griswold, and is not now, nor was it ever, actually a city)  Hat Tip to Matt Berger

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Convention

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Today’s convention was they way they all should be:short and sweet. Well that’s not quite sure. The 2006 convention was long, but far sweeter, as that was the year Ned Lamont shocked everyone with the high percentage of votes he got at the convention, doing far better than Susan Bysiewicz did this year. But, there […]

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Time to raise the minimum wage

Saturday, March 31, 2012

I’ve been asked to say a few words about the struggle in our own state to raise the minimum wage. Much of the information I’m passing along was provided in an email I got from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which is hosting a website where you can sign a petition in support of Chris […]

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Lon Seidman hits the big time

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Lon Seidman, who I’ve kidded here on occasion for his technophilia, has been invited to the White House to tweet the State of the Union address. You can follow Lon at @lonpaul.

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One of our own hits the big(ger) time

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Congratulations to Noank’s own Karen Buffkin:  Karen Buffkin of Noank has been appointed deputy secretary of the state Office of Policy and Management, replacing Mark Ojakian, who has been named chief of staff by Governor Dannel P. Malloy. Buffkin had served as Undersecretary for Legal Affairs for OPM. “I’m thrilled to be able to make […]

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Tip of my hat

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Never let it be said that I don’t give credit where credit is due, though I suppose sometimes I don’t. But I want to do so today, to Commissioner of Consumer Protection William Rubenstein.    I happen to represent a tenant’s association at a mobile home park. The tenants have found themselves in a dispute […]

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