In an interesting legal argument today in Hartford Superior Court, the lawyer for The Courant and its owner, The Tribune Company, said that it cannot be held legally accountable to promises it made to me…
Dear Doctor Kathleen, I am so sad. My husband of 40 years died 5 months ago and I feel so lost. I’m in counseling and taking an antidepressant. Both help, but there are days when…
The Federal Communications Commission trumpeted its “historic” consent decree with Verizon Wireless that provided for a $25 million fine as proof that the FCC is there for consumers. There is no question that the fine…
After insisting for weeks that there was nothing wrong with its foreclosures, Wells Fargo & Co. said it will refile paperwork in 55,000 foreclosure cases after discovering flaws in documents. Wells Fargo now joins Bank…
The recent surge of bedbug reports has many travelers on edge, but these creatures are not invisible and a vigilant hotel guest should have no problem avoiding the bloodsucking pests. Hotels.com spokesperson Nicole Hockin, author…
GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $750 million to settle criminal and civil complaints charging that the British firm knowingly sold contaminated baby ointment and an ineffective antidepressant for years. The New York Times said the…
Making a decision on who CtWatchdog would endorse for the critical post of Attorney General for Connecticut was fairly easy.
While Republican Martha Dean of Avon is a smart and hard-working person, her qualifications pale next to her Democratic opponent’s George Jepsen.
LIFE GOES ON Hello Readers, I’ve received such a huge response from so many of you in response to my column about inappropriate magazine covers in grocery stores. I want to suggest that if we…
Honda and Toyota recalled a totally of two million cars in the last 24 hours because of identical brake problems. On Thursday Toyota recalled over 1.5 million vehicles and Honda today recalled half a million…
An investigation by ProPublica has uncovered hundreds of doctors on company payrolls who had been accused of professional misconduct, were disciplined by state boards or lacked credentials as researchers or specialists. “This story is the…
As the result of litigation or pressure seven drug firms have made public the names of doctors they paid to push their drugs. ProPublica has compiled the $258 million payment into one database. You can…
A Country Called ‘HOME’ DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am lonely in my own home. I am married to a wonderful man who loves to work, and when he’s home he loves his computer. I…
Kathleen Cairns, Psy.D. DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I seem to be stuck in a depression due to my childhood. My parents were alcoholics who are now in recovery and doing very well, but I still suffer…
Dear Doctor Kathleen, My wife and I love each other very much. We’ve been married a little over 4 years. BUT, I worry that sometimes our fights are getting out of control. We don’t seem…
Thanks to all who have supported us and have helped us, we have hit a major milestone in viewership. After being in business for only 14 months we have crossed into the six digits –…
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that Connecticut has joined with other states and the federal government in a preliminary agreement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation to settle allegations involving illegal off-label drug marketing and kickback…
Hartford Courant and Fox 61 top editor Jeffrey Levine has been fired, publisher Richard Graziano confirmed today in a short statement to the news staff. Courant/Fox61 Publisher Graziano is scheduled to meet this afternoon with…
Hartford Courant and Fox 61 top editor Jeffrey Levine was supposedly told today that his job was eliminated according to several Courant sources.
The sources said that Levine was called into publisher Richard Graziano’s fourth floor suite this morning where he was told that his job was eliminated. The two had apparently been fighting over staffing issues.
WORKING WITH GRACE By Kathleen Cairns, Psy.D. Dear Doctor Kathleen, I have heard that you work in your office with your Maltese dog Grace and that she was a therapy dog in a hospital in…
As we in the media know, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal normally just can’t get enough television coverage.
But for some unexplained reason, Blumenthal, who entertained veterans at small gatherings by making up stories about having been a combat Marine in Vietnam, decided to be shy when Australian television showed up at his Hartford offices to film “Heroes, Frauds and Imposters,” which focus on three American politicians who used false military claims to be more admired.