The Department of Defense Thursday announced its choice of Boeing for a $35 billion contract to build the Air Force’s next generation of mid-air refueling tankers. Boeing’s selection, subject to any challenge by the losing bidder EADS, could end a decade-long, scandal-ridden process that became one of the controversial and important in modern U.S....
An elderly gentleman of my acquaintance got the bright idea recently that he could save a lot of money on his monthly television bill by switching from a cable provider – Comcast in this case, to Direct TV. At first blush it seemed he was right. He had long relied on network television and...
Don’t let the name fool you. Jewish Family Services of West Hartford isn’t just an agency for Jews. The non-profit organization turns 100 next year and for a century has been practicing tikkun olam, which means repairing the world. And healing the world, of course, starts with mending the community.
CtWatchdog bloggers Denis Horgan and Andy Kreig were our guests this week on the Watchdog News Hour at ontheHORN.com. Denis had just returned from Cuba where he and another West Hartford resident have delivered more than a ton of used and new baseball supplies to needy children. He had help from a Catholic nun...
