Mother Takes Fight For Missing Persons To Capitol Hill
January 24, 2010
All eyes were on Sen.-elect Scott Brown this week.
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Cheshire Horror Keeps On Growing
January 21, 2010
The monsters accused of killing a mother and two young daughters during a brutal 2007 Cheshire home invasion have been behind bars since the day of the crime.
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Jury Selection, Day 1: 18 People Interviewed, Not One Is Chosen
January 20, 2010
Tuesday was the first day of jury selection in the case of Steven Hayes, one of two men accused in the deadly 2007 Cheshire home invasion.
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Reid's Dumb Remarks Keep Us Grounded In Reality
January 17, 2010
I'm late to this party, but considering the festivities were sparked by a comment made two years ago, I figured I had some wiggle room here.
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The Agony Of Not Knowing: Hartford's Haitians Call – And Wait
January 14, 2010
Joseph Boisette, the longtime butcher at the ACA supermarket in Hartford's North End, stared at the cellphone clutched in his hand.
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City Leaders Admit People Don't Feel Safe
January 13, 2010
New year. New crime stats.
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Regardless Of Party, Connecticut Pols Have The Delaying Game Down Pat
January 10, 2010
Dear Johnny Handout:
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Dodd, A Savvy Politician Who Knew The Time Was Right
January 7, 2010
Art McNally would have none of my gentle jabbing at all the superfluous "Dump Dodd" signs his group was stuck with.
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City's No-Freeze Shelter 'A Blessing' To Men Facing Life On Street
January 6, 2010
The men standing outside Hartford's no-freeze homeless shelter were braced for the bone-chilling cold Tuesday night, hoodies pulled tight around their heads, long, heavy coats shielding them from the wind.
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Top 10 Stories: No. 1, The Attacks Of 9/11
December 31, 2009
First there was that perfect blue September sky.
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Quilt Project Spreads A Warm Message In Hartford
December 27, 2009
About two years ago, Dr. Sedrick Rawlins looked around Hartford's Community Health Services on Garden Street and thought the place could use a bit more art.
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People, Stories Of 2009
December 23, 2009
It's that time again — time to look back at the stories and people who, for better or worse, made an impact on readers of this column in 2009.
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A Gift Often Is A Kind Of Miracle
December 20, 2009
Every Christmas I pull a toy request from the Courant's giving tree.
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Visit To The ER Puts Costs Of Nursing In Perspective
December 16, 2009
I know the governor is super-busy these days — that staggering deficit isn't going to close itself.
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Shelter Ruckus Left Him Cold
December 13, 2009
Considering all the drama surrounding the no-freeze homeless shelter proposed for downtown Hartford's Center Church, I figured the Rev. Paul Goodman would be relieved to have the whole soap opera behind him.
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Victim's Sister Confronts Acquitted Detective
December 9, 2009
After former Hartford police Det. Robert Lawlor was found not guilty of manslaughter Tuesday, the sister of the young man he killed in 2005 confronted him.
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Turnabout For Father Of Slain Youth Bryant In Hartford Officer's Manslaughter Trial
December 6, 2009
It was the day of closing arguments in former Hartford police Det. Robert Lawlor's manslaughter trial, so Lawlor and his family's waiting outside the courthouse Friday was nothing unusual.
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A Courthouse Rally? Why Not Rally Together?
December 3, 2009
You have to give Hartford cops their props — they sure know how to put on a show.
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From The Blogs
December 2, 2009
Before Tuesday's World AIDS Day event at a Hartford drop-in center for people with HIV and AIDS, Shawn Lang called for a moment to remember those who've died from the disease.
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Giving Meaning To Death Of Niece From Domestic Violence
November 29, 2009
When Susan Omilian's niece, Maggie, talked about an immature ex-boyfriend, family members didn't make much of it.
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Think Of The Dogs While Digesting Your Bird
November 26, 2009
OK, I want to make a different kind of Thanksgiving plea this year.
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FROM THE BLOGS
November 25, 2009
Remember the sea of denial that ran from Hartford's city hall to police headquarters to the school district's central office when an internal police memo painted a disturbing picture of a city infested with gangs?
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Detective's Trial Comes Amid Trying Times
November 22, 2009
If ever there was a good time for a Hartford cop to be on trial, this might be it.
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Sex Offenders In Homeless Shelter? It's A Scare Tactic
November 19, 2009
Anybody want to own the hair-on-fire statistic that 50 percent of the homeless men who will use the no-freeze emergency shelter proposed for downtown Hartford are sex offenders?
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FROM THE BLOGS
November 18, 2009
So, where exactly are the homeless supposed to go this winter?
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What Folks Want From Cops: Service, Respect
November 8, 2009
On Thursday, I wrote a column about a young man who waited and waited and waited some more for Hartford police to show up after he reported a pickpocketing and then a hit-and-run and then the sound of gunfire on a dark downtown street.
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Wallet's Stolen? Not A Priority
November 5, 2009
And we wonder why visitors to Hartford sometimes can't leave fast enough.
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Hoping That A Hartford School Board Candidate's Drive Survives The Politics
October 29, 2009
Yeah, it was rude to invite Milly Arciniegas to lunch a week before the board of education elections only to tell her a big part of me hoped she didn't win.
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Hartford School Superintendent Gave Parents A Show Of Arrogance, Disrespect
October 22, 2009
If I hadn't witnessed Hartford School Superintendent Steven Adamowski berating parents for having the nerve to press for a public discussion about gangs in city schools, I'd never have truly appreciated how deep his disrespect runs.
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Tell The Truth About Violence
October 18, 2009
How many times have Hartford residents and community leaders gathered for some meeting or summit or dog-and-pony press conference to wring their hands about the violence that plagues the city, only to find themselves in the same situation again and again.
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Desperately Seeking A Place Out Of The Cold
October 15, 2009
The numbers wouldn't be handed out for at least another 14 hours, and already Osvaldo Alvarado's thin jacket was soaked by the night's steady rain.
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24-Hour Stores: Time For Action
October 11, 2009
If it wasn't so frustrating, it might have been comical that nearly a month after a North End mom called me to complain about the 24-hour store near her house, I was still scrambling for answers.
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We Should All Have The Right To Die As We Choose
October 8, 2009
John Welles loaded his old .38-caliber revolver, bent his tiring frame over a walker to make his way out to his garden and laid down.
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Crass Book On Petit Case Tests Our Limits
October 1, 2009
'Let me guess," the bookstore employee who'd been fielding similar requests all day said when I asked for the true-crime section at the Farmington Border's the other day. "You want the Cheshire book."
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YMCA's Idea Has Been Tried Before, But Here's Hoping It Works
September 27, 2009
No doubt the new YMCA on Albany Avenue is impressive.
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Garden Street Cleanup A Success
September 13, 2009
We ran out of gloves before we even left the parking lot.