Maybe they’ve confused us with Jim Calhoun, the UConn basketball coach who like most of his breed is paid an insulting and insanely high salary. Instead of mailing us Calhoun’s gargantuan paycheck, the UConn Alumni Association sends along an invitation to a neat little world tour. For nearly a month early next year, the...
Thanks again to Consumer Reports for digging into hotels and motel and coming up with its best tips for getting the best deals. “Readers found The Ritz-Carlton, Homewood Suites, Renaissance, Drury Inn & Suites, and Microtel Inn & Suites were among the most satisfying of 48 chains in their respective categories,” Consumer Reports tells...
State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, hoping to defuse the growing controversy of having been caught telling crowds he wore his Marine uniform in Vietnam, has apologized, but not for lying. In a written statement to The Courant, Blumenthal said “At times when I have sought to honor veterans, I have not been as clear...
Here is a sure-fire way of falling a sleep, an hour interview with the Watchdog. No reflection on the good folks at the Granby local cable station (Cox Channel 16) who produce the Granby Forum and tried their best to get me to say something controversial. True to my reputation as a soft-spoken diplomat,...
