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Comment on As the World Turns…Hartford Style by As the World Turns aka NASCAR night at City Hall « IonHartford

As the World Turns aka NASCAR night at City Hall « IonHartford — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:39:50 +0000

[...] posted on a similarly crazy evening at a DTC meeting a couple years ago. This months DTC elections were hailed as a mandate of change. Seems like the same ole DTC to [...]

Comment on If I had a hammer… by Kerri

Kerri — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:52:20 +0000

I’d also like to apologize for my craptastic grammar in the previous comment.

Comment on If I had a hammer… by Kerri

Kerri — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:50:56 +0000

Thanks for reporting about this. I have a real issue with the whole “this ain’t workin’ so let’s create a ‘new school’ by splitting/building/renaming but not by rethinking school on a large level” routine, and I think the ability for a school to slip through the cracks by not being noted on the Hartford schools website speaks to either the obnoxious number of schools or to Hartford’s embarrassment about this particular school. I won’t pretend to know which is the case. Now, having worked directly with “problem kids” (not in Hartford) I know that it is no easy task; properly trained teachers and support staff is necessary, but so is support from administration and parents. Any seriously allegations should of course be investigated, but I think a lot of these angry parents groups almost cross a line — by pointing fingers, it’s like they are absolving themselves of their responsibilities as parents, and by complaining about each and every little thing, come across as whiners who nobody is going to want to listen to. This is unfortunate because when serious problems do arise, they could be brushed aside due to certain loud-mouthed parents crying wolf.

Sorry for ranting on your blog.

Comment on If I had a hammer… by willie nunez

willie nunez — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:09:29 +0000

Helen is the best reporter on the Courant and instrumental in reporting on the Mayor’s corrup empire.

Comment on Nosotros, el pueblo… by Luis

Luis — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:49:22 +0000

Thom: I doubt that my blog which has like 15 hits at last notice can help deflect attention from anything. That being said, I think we agree that there are many different reason to call for change (you listed two.) I’ll goto one of my favorite quotes attributed to former Mayor Carrie Saxon Perry: “People want to change the Bus Driver, but they don’t want to change the direction the bus is going.” Hartford didn’t become the 2nd poorest city in the nation overnight, and it definitely did not happen over the past two years. We’re talking years and years of patronage and ‘business as usual’ politics coming from the main power brokers in the city. You touched on a vital differentiation between your two posts with your use of “voters” and “people.” I would submit to you that what constitutes “change” that one (the voter) wants, is vastly different than what the other (the people) want. And that want (and need) is represented in the form of apathy at the voting booth towards ALL of our elected officials, which includes both you and I.

Comment on Nosotros, el pueblo… by Thom Page

Thom Page — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:32:23 +0000

Luis: Your point is well taken, except I remain steadfast (and believe any thinking person would agree)that the “change” in Cohen’s report is specifically change from the current adminsitration at City Hall, not change from years of the same political families controlling city government. That being said, and you being part of that current administration, I would hope your “humorous molehill” was not meant to deflect attention from the change people are clamoring for…

Comment on Nosotros, el pueblo… by Luis

Luis — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:09:21 +0000

Oh Thompson: Only you can strive to make political mountains out of humorous molehills… Again, you point directly to Mr. Kennelly and Mr, DiBella when my mention was more to the family names (very well known family names in Hartford) within the context of change. If/when Mr. Kennelly puts his hat in the ring for Mayor, he will have more than his fair chance to speak to the change that he wants to see and bring to the city. I look forward to Mark blazing his own trail in service to the City. But to have a report where the talking points center around “change” and have the participants in that report be Harris, Kenelly, DiBella, Winch, and Wareing is just, y’know, kinda funny.

Comment on Nosotros, el pueblo… by Thom Page

Thom Page — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:48:24 +0000

Oh Luis: Mr. Kennelly and Mr. Dibella are hardly controlling the unsatisfactory political power being complained of and constantly mentioned by Mr. Brookman and Mr. Cohen. On the contrary, voters’ current dissatisfaction with government stems from the lack of change exhibited by the current city council and administration. That is the power base being spoken about and that people want changed.

Perhaps you should critic the council’s actions and those of the DTC members who serve at the pleasure of the current administration.

Sincerely,
your humble log.

Comment on da Hood gets a new Playscape… by BEN LATIN

BEN LATIN — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:37:51 +0000

I GREW UP ON SEYMS STREET… AND LET ME ASSURE YOU ALL THAT THIS AREA IS NOT THE MOST WORSE AREA OF HARTFORD CT!

IN FACT THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD HERE!

JUST BECAUSE IT IS LABELED “THE HOOD” DOESN’T MEAN YOU CANT STOP BY AND HAVE A GOOD TIME FOR AN HOUR OR TWO!..

SHOOT OUTS (GUN FIGHTS) CAN APPEAR AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AND IN ANY GIVEN ENVIRONMENT ANYWHERE IN HARTFORD! AND MOST LIKELY IT WILL NOT HAPPEN HERE! THERE’S REASONS FOR MY BELIEF BUT NO TIME RIGHT NOW TO GET INTO DETAIL!.. I HOPE YOU CAN GET AROUND THE FACT THAT THIS AREA IN HARTFORD IS BAD WHEN IT TRULY ISN’T!.. TO ME.. IT IS ONE OF THE NICEST PARTS OF HARTFORD!

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!…

BEN LATIN!

Comment on da Hood gets a new Playscape… by Josh LaPorte

Josh LaPorte — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:21:18 +0000

Looks good. I have been wandering around that neighborhood a lot lately when walking the dog, but have not actually checked out Seyms Street since I was at Quirk, which must have been about 20 years ago. I will check it out this weekend!