Monthly Archives: July 2010

Ct Humane Society Loses Top Charity Rating

July 26, 2010
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The Connecticut Humane Society’s website (at least as of tonight July 26) urges potential donors to go to the guidestart.org website to see its review of the 130-year old charity. I guess Society Chairman Chris White would rather you went to that site which does not have a review of his organization. He would...

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Alfalfa Sprouts From Specialty Farms Recalled

July 26, 2010
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Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. today is warning consumers that Specialty Farms, LLC is voluntarily recalling Specialty Farms brand Organic Alfalfa Sprouts Blend and Organic Sprout Salad in the northeastern United States due to a possible health risk. “These items, which have a sell-by date of 7/26/2010 and are in 4-ounce...

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Case Closed on the U.S. Attorney Firings? Really? DOJ’s Political ‘Purge’ and Torture Probers Suppressed Evidence In Connecticut Crime Case

July 26, 2010
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Case Closed on the U.S. Attorney Firings? Really? DOJ’s Political ‘Purge’ and Torture Probers Suppressed Evidence In Connecticut Crime Case

Four days before Connecticut's Nora Dannehy was appointed to investigate the Bush administration’s U.S. attorney firing scandal, a team of lawyers she led was found to have illegally suppressed evidence in a major political corruption case. Andrew Kreig, who covered Connecticut's federal courts for the Hartford Courant from 1976 to 1981, today reveals that...

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Picking A College, A Primer With Tons Of Great Tips

July 26, 2010
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My friend and former collegue when we both worked at The Courant, Ed LaFreniere has written a guide to help narrow your search for college. It is an issue that we will come back to many times as I believe educating our your is crucial. I also believe that we waste a lot of...

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