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Names in the News

Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Paula Bronstein. The former Hartford Courant staffer who took an early buyout to become a photojournalist based in Thailand is out with...

Sarcastically Speaking

Meant to post this last week as part of the "apropos of nothing" post, but ran out of time. The New Yorker - Trump Says He Would...

Income Tax

Income tax repeal rally, 1991. Twenty-five years ago this month Connecticut ended an eight month long legislative battle and passed an income tax. There have been...

Sunday Talk

            Face the State WFSB 11 am Host Dennis House Campaign Finance Investigation: Jon Lender, The Hartford Courant Connecticut Casino Battle: Alan Feldman, MGM Resorts Flashback: Old State House Bicentennial, 1996 Grand Opening...

Apropos of Nothing

For some reason this video of sports commentator Mary Carillo's 2004 monologue on Olympic badminton is making the rounds on the internet. You might call...

Mark Brackenbury Leaving

Mark Brackenbury, the executive editor of the New Haven Register, is stepping down. He started at the paper in 1986 and has decided it is...

Behind the Scenes

ICYMI - Philly.com had a nice behind the scenes story on NBC's Olympics coverage operation being run out of Stamford, Connecticut.

The Ailes Watch

The drama sweeping over Fox News following the sexual harassment suit filed by Gretchen Carlson against Roger Ailes is turning into a long-running catastrophic...

Weather Notes

We are told that high temperatures today will reach the mid-90's, but with the humidity the heat index will make it feel like 105. The...

Making the Rounds

Former Connecticut Republican Congressman Chris Shays continues to make the rounds of cable TV networks announcing his support of Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. Thursday...