THE CABLE CONUNDRUM

I’m not the brightest penny in the jar…I’m not terribly highbrow…and there’s no capital “j” when I call myself a journalist.
But my general disdain for the cable news networks has only deepened in the past few days. (Please see my June 28th post, “Feeding the Pig.”)
It’s no surprise that MSNBC, CNN, and FOX latched on [...]

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GO ‘STROS!!!

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (AP) — At a news conference this afternoon NASA is expected to discuss a report that claims that some astronauts were drunk before flying.Can’t you just see it? Hours before the mission:
Astronaut #1: What was I thinking? They’re gonna shoot me up there in a tin can? This is nuts. I don’t [...]

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THE DEATH PENALTY

So many questions about the Petit murders and so few answers.
Why? It’s simple. Cheshire Police, State Police and prosecutors really, really do not want to screw up this case. Given the severity of the crime and the public outrage, they have to make sure their case against Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes is airtight.
One thing [...]

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PETIT FAMILY STATEMENT

Just in case you missed it elsewhere…this is the statement released this afternoon by the Petit family.
Remarkable people.
More later…GB
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We are a family of faith. No one ever wants their faith tested, particularly by events such as these. When there is no ability to control your life events and you are required to deal with such [...]

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THE FACE OF GRIEF

“She was my older sister…giving me advice…she was a wonderful sister…was a fantastic mother. Loved what she did in life, impacted millions of kids and patients in the hospital. She was active in helping AIDS patients. She touched many children’s lives.
I think there were so many people who loved her. I think that what [...]

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A HEINOUS CRIME

Three of four members of a family who, by all accounts, did nothing but good with their lives are gone.
I had a passing acquaintance with Dr. Bill Petit through my association over the years with the American Diabetes Association.
I would never say I “know” him, but I am quite familiar with his good work. And [...]

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ODDS AND (WEEK)ENDS

T.G.I.F.
A few quickies…WEATHER.
Thursday turned into a longish day with our weather coverage. I know we can occasionally be accused of overkill when it comes to snow coverage, but tornadoes are a completely different animal.
Snow is (usually) pretty; tornadoes are destructive and deadly.
We’ve seen firsthand what they can do, and that’s why we went on the [...]

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THE POWER OF "O"

Oprah.I know I’m going out on a limb on this one, but…
Here’s the abbreviated Associated Press report:
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is mourning the death of her 2-year-old golden retriever, Gracie.
“Weeks have passed,” Winfrey says in the August issue of O, the Oprah Magazine. “And the pain has not subsided. Every time I [...]

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CYBER ME, CYBER YOU

Now I know why a good friend of mine never sends me e-mails.
He can’t.
He’s a good state employee who follows the rules, and one of the rules is that e-mails and the internet are for work-related business only.
It must be like standing in front of the ocean on a hot day and being told you [...]

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E-RANT

An email from a viewer. Or perhaps, a former viewer. It was addressed to the station, not to me.
Once again your news writers blew it!!! The fire in North Haven along RT-91 was at a SCRAP YARD not a junk yard!!! Junk Yards have just cars in them!!!!! SCRAP YARDS recycle all different kinds of [...]

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