New Britain area citizens will have an opportunity to express their views on U.S.-Iraq policy on Saturday, February 24th from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at South Church, 90 Main Street, New Britain, as part of a statewide network of meetings organized by Connecticut Opposes the War. In the following post, NB Politicus says it's time … Continue reading Lieberman Is Right: Iraq Bringing On Constitutional Fight Over War Powers

Pat Thibodeau, a former editor and reporter at The Herald of New Britain, is the creator of a new blog about his former beat -- NB Blogs -- Thibodeau's current work and pursuits are now in Washington, D.C. where he is an editor and writer and authors a blog about D.C.His New Britain blog is … Continue reading Saving Local Journalism: One of New Britain’s Last Journalists Returns — Sort Of

Parents everywhere share a constant concern about the safety and well-being of their children. It's a mindset that rarely leaves mothers and fathers from birth, through the school years and into young adulthood. That's why recent reports of weapons and crimes against persons in the schools are so emotional and difficult. This is another moment … Continue reading Safety and The Schools: Learning Communities Will Help

Parents everywhere share a constant concern about the safety and well-being of their children. It's a mindset that rarely leaves mothers and fathers from birth, through the school years and into young adulthood. That's why recent reports of weapons and crimes against persons in the schools are so emotional and difficult. This is another moment … Continue reading Safety and The Schools: Learning Communities Will Help

Voters in New Britain resoundingly voted for a change in direction in Washington on Election Day, helping to defeat 12-term incumbent Nancy Johnson in her hometown. Democrat Chris Murphy defeated the congresswoman here 9,037 to 4,506. Murphy's strong showing was part of a Democratic sweep in the Hardware City that saw Ned Lamont decisively beat … Continue reading Democratic Victory in the 5th Congressional District

A decision by the New Britain Ethics Commission to summarily dismiss a complaint brought by Ward 4 Ald. Lawrence Hermanowski over the award of a no-bid $68,000 fencing contract is the latest example of the Stewart administration’s politicization of the ethics process in municipal government.Current ethics commissioners are all appointees of Stewart and the commission … Continue reading New Britain’s Partisan Ethics Process Blocks Complaint on No-Bid Contract

It may be an obscure issue for most Americans – a foreign policy matter that dates to an event that occurred in the early part of the 20th Century. But for Armenian Americans what the U.S. Congress has said and done about the mass murder of 1.5 million Armenians in World War I matters a … Continue reading Joe Lieberman: Choosing Arms Deals Over Principles

A Center for Public Integrity report on all-expense-paid trips by members of Congress shows that Cong. Nancy Johnson (R-5) topped Connecticut's Congressional delegation in taking trips paid for by special interest groups. The Danbury News-Times' Fred Lucas reported that Connecticut members of Congress took advantage of $600,000 for 300 trips between 2000 and 2005. Rep. … Continue reading Junket Update: Rep. Johnson Tops CT Delegation

Republican Ald. Louis Salvio takes on "party bosses" in opposing a recent Democratic Town Committee recommendation to fill a vacancy for the aldermanic seat in Ward One.His letter to the editor, appearing in the Hartford Courant and New Britain Herald last week, was a rambling diatribe against Democratic leaders -- the "bosses" who "would have … Continue reading Salvos From Salvio: Republican Attacks Leaders, Town Committee Members

A tug of war between the Common Council and the Mayor's office about the validity of a council-appointed fiscal auditor position may not be resolved until well into a new fiscal year that begins July 1. What remains on the table, however, is the work product of Deborah Canyock who abruptly resigned in May from … Continue reading Mayor, Council Should Consider Potential Savings Cited By Council Auditor