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Swine flu comes to Connecticut

Even though we are supposedly one of the States with the lowest incidence of swine flu, we’re still affected as Guilford High will remain closed until at least Wednesday, with 42% of students having been absent on Thursday. Dr. Thomas … Continue reading

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Connecticut incumbents looking at tough road next year

The Courant’s Rick Green opines that incumbents like Mr. Dodd and Mrs. Rell are in trouble as unemployment here will hit 10% in 2010. Quoting Mrs. Rell’s top economic advisor: Delinquency rates on single-family mortgages have risen four-fold since 2006, … Continue reading

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Surge in Bankruptcies in Connecticut

A report from The Warren Group paints a bleak picture of 2009 Connecticut: Personal bankruptcy filings in Connecticut skyrocketed 44 percent in the third quarter compared with a year earlier as job losses and salary cuts squeezed household budgets burdened … Continue reading

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Opening a window onto something ugly in the Church

The Norwich Bulletin opens a window onto something ugly – the problem of pornography in the Church. Last year, Montville Christian leaderTom Miyashiro organized a breakfast with the founder of XXXChurch, an online, anti-pornography ministry that addresses problems nationwide. More … Continue reading

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Lou Engle issues call to prayer over next 5 days

From prayer leader Lou Engle: It is critical that the Church in America understands the times and what needs to be done now. The natural things speak of the invisible. Natural happenings on the earth are revealing something that is … Continue reading

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A world without America?

Investors’ Business Daily sounds an alarm about threats we face in a world still dangerous: ‘Is it possible for us to witness a world without America and Zionism?” Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asked at a “World Without Zionism” conference in Tehran … Continue reading

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Election season coming early. Actually, it never ends anymore.

Here’s Congressman Pete Stark of California having another hard day, telling a constituent (at about 1:35) that he wouldn’t dignify him by peeing on his leg because it would be a waste of urine. I’m not kidding. It seems that … Continue reading

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Governor Rell will let budget take effect with few changes

Governor Rell will allow the budget which has been passed by the Legislature to take effect. From Mrs. Rell’s press release: “Democrats have repeatedly called this budget a ‘compromise,’” Governor Rell said. “It is hardly a compromise. Last week I … Continue reading

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Popular charismatic author Rick Joyner slams national health care as “sinister”

Words fail as I attempt to explain the bomb that charismatic author Rick Joyner dropped on the proposal for national healthcare. Before providing subscribers to his Special Bulletin a rundown of what’s objectionable in the legislation, Joyner unleashed an uncharacteristically … Continue reading

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Rell, Legislators agree on deficit – will progress follow?

Still operating without a budget, but at least the two sides are agreed on the size of the budget deficit. From the Courant: It’s $8.558 billion — which is different from the $8.7 billion that was originally projected by the … Continue reading

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