Torrington Register Citizen Now Carrying CtWatchdog Column
We are thrilled that the Torrington Register Citizen today began carrying our Sunday CtWatchdog print column. The Register Citizen is now the third daily newspaper – along with the Bristol Press and New Britain Herald to publish the column. Next week several weekly newspapers in the Farmington Valley are scheduled to carry the column – [...]
Debt Collector’s Call To Neighbor May Be Illegal
As the number of our friends and neighbors who are out of work increases, along with the length of time they are out of work, the odds of getting the kind of telephone call that Maegan Kozlak of Somers, Ct., received recently will undoubtedly increase. Kozlak told me that she received a call from IFP [...]
Hartford Courant Charges More For Public Notice Ads Than LA Times Does, Lawyer Says
Revelations about The Hartford Courant’s high rate structure for mandatory public advertisements continue, with an East Hartford lawyer claiming that he had to pay a higher fee for a Courant legal notice than for any other newspaper – including the Courant’s sister paper – The Los Angeles Times. You can read attorney Ryan McKeen’s blog, [...]
Sprint Roaming: Customer Claims Sprint Shortchanging Him On Free Roaming Access
Ed Peruta, our Connecticut fighter for consumer rights who spends his winters in sunny California, called me today all worked up about his Sprint cellphone plan. Peruta says when he signed up with Sprint he was promised free roaming from other carriers since Sprint’s territory is less than complete. Now he says he discovered that [...]
Hartford Courant Risks Losing Foreclosure Ads Unless It Cuts Rates, Judge Says
Connecticut judicial officials are preparing to pressure The Courant into providing lower rates for foreclosure advertisements or face the loss of more than $1 million a year in advertising revenue. Hartford County Superior Court Judge Julia Aurigemma said in a telephone interview today that she believes that The Courant’s minimum of $1,431 for two Sunday [...]
Real Health Care Reform: We Could Save Hundreds Of Billions With Common Sense Changes
To me, the most powerful and easy to understand part of the health care debate this week came last night on the Larry King show, not during the eight-hour historic televised debate between the president and Republicans – which was mostly theater for the feeble minded. Two doctors – both prominent politicians from both parties [...]
Aspirin Warning: Daily Aspirin Not For Everyone
New research, according to the Wall Street Journal, indicates that too many people may be on a daily baby medicine regimen that might be dangerous. Recent studies, the Journal said this week, said that aspirin is still recommended for men 45 to 79 with risk of heart disease – as long as there is no [...]
Mac Quicken: One Step Forward, Two Steps In Reverse
Walt Mossberg, who is normally a huge fan of all things Mac (nothing wrong with that), had less than a favorable review today on the new Mac Quicken in his Personal Technology column in the Wall Street Journal. Mossberg wrote that his test of the new $60 Quicken Essentials for Mac solved some previous problems [...]
Conn Dems Offer Health Insurance Changes
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Healthcare Advocate Kevin P. Lembo and legislative leaders today urged sweeping reform of the state approval process for individual health insurance policy rates. (press release) Blumenthal and Lembo were joined today by legislative leaders, including House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) and Insurance and Real Estate Committee Co-chairmen state Sen. Joe [...]
Hartford Courant Makes Millions From Mandatory Foreclosure Advertising
Victims of foreclosure in Central Connecticut are required to pay The Hartford Courant at least twice as much for foreclosure ads as what real estate agents are charged for similarly sized ads. Real estate attorneys who handle foreclosures told me this week that homeowners or banks pay $1,441.20 to $2,600 for each foreclosure ad that [...]
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