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Saturday, August 9, 2014

8-9-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

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Amistad – The quintessential example of failed leadership
Here in Connecticut, the governor is – first and foremost – the state’ chief executive.  He or she is responsible for the operations and performance of the executive branch of state government.  In order to perform that duty they must recruit and supervise a team of commissioners and senior managers. The operative term is not […] The post Amistad – The quintessential example of failed leadership a

Malloy Tells Voters To Judge Him On His Record – Welcomes Debates
Well, we can now all agree on something! This year’s gubernatorial campaign is about judging Dannel “Dan” Malloy on his record and choosing a leadership team that will help set the course for the next four years. To successfully perform that duty, the voters of Connecticut need the truth about Malloy’s record and a series […] The post Malloy Tells Voters To Judge Him On His Record – Welcomes Debat

AUG 07

Are Malloy operatives saying democracy is great, unless they’re challenged?
Democrats claim to love democracy.  The Democratic Party has traditionally fought to make it easier to register and vote and promoted strategies to improve voter turnout such as early voting.  Democrats have also decried efforts to suppress turnout or making it harder for people to cast their vote on Election Day. But as Democrats (and […] The post Are Malloy operatives saying democracy is great,

AUG 05

“We need a school that’s going to promote God’s principles”
The observation comes from a member of the Varick Memorial A.M.E Church community as she explains by the State Board of Education should approve a “revised” charter for the Booker T. Washington Elementary School in New Haven. The Board of Directors of the new Booker T. Washington School is led by Varick Memorial A.M.E. Church’s […] The post “We need a school that’s going to promote God’s principle
All is well in the Land of Oz
The scene in which Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy says, “CT budget and economy both poised to take off” In the last of a series of articles written by the CT Mirror’s Keith Phaneuf on how the candidates for governor would deal with Connecticut’s $1.4 billion projected state budget for the year following the November election, […] The post All is well in the Land of Oz appeared first on Wait What?.

AUG 04

All is well in the Land of Oz
The scene in which Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy says, “CT budget and economy both poised to take off” In the last of a series of articles written by the CT Mirror’s Keith Phaneuf on how the candidates for governor would deal with Connecticut’s $1.4 projected state budget for the year following the November election, Governor […] The post All is well in the Land of Oz appeared first on Wait What?.

AUG 03

Sunday?  What a good day to get a handful of signatures on the Pelto/Murphy petition
We all know what is at stake as we enter the last days of our historic effort to get on the November ballot so that we can ensure that the people of Connecticut have a real choice in this year’s election for governor. The deadline for submitting names is 4pm this Wednesday. Whether you have […] The post Sunday?  What a good day to get a handful of signatures on the Pelto/Murphy petition appeared f

AUG 02

Malloy’s Master of Destruction gets gig in Waterbury
“The students, parents, teachers and public school supporters in Waterbury should be worried – very worried. The Waterbury Republican newspaper is reporting that “State and local school leaders have agreed to bring in former Hartford School Superintendent Steven Adamowski to help recover a stumbling effort to turn around Crosby High School.” Adamowski’s record and legacy […] The post Malloy’s Mast

AUG 01

If you haven’t signed the Pelto/Murphy 2014 Petition- here are locations and times to sign
 More locations to be added so check back regularly  Saturday, August 2nd Starbucks Manchester: 172 Deming Street, Manchester (9 – 10am) South Windsor Farmers Market:  150 Nevers Rd, South Windsor (10 -11am) Taste of the Caribbean Festival, Riverfront Plaza, Hartford (1-3pm) Starbucks Wethersfield: 1090 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield (2:30-3:30pm) Starbucks North Haven: 166 Washington Avenue, N