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Gas at $5/gal (almost)
The SwampMotorists on beltway outside Washington, D.C., May 23, 2008 (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images by Frank James I've seen the future and it's in Connecticut, at least when it comes to gas prices approaching $5 a gallon. The family......Tags: Connecticut, Trips and Vacations, Prices, Energy, John McCain
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Berserk chimp = stimulus author: NY Post
The Swampby Frank James Cartoonist Sean Delonas sure knows how to be edgy. His New York Post cartoon of police officers standing over the bullet-perforated body of a chimp with one of the officers saying: "They'll have to find someone......Tags: Entertainment, Cartoons, Animals
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Obama: Energy 'naysayers marginalized'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, citing a global competition for development of clean-energy alternatives to oil, insisted today that the United States must win that race and called on Congress to enact legislation also intended to curb climate...Tags: Jon Corzine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Government, Weather, New Jersey
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Primary Watch: Bennet wins in Colorado
The Swampby Mike Memoli After a tough news day, the White House ends Tuesday on a high note as appointed Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D) has won the hotly-contested primary over former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D). President Obama, his administration......Tags: Colorado, Richard Blumenthal, Government, Elections, Andrew Romanoff
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Stamford Overtakes Hartford After Years Of Population Gains
The Hartford CourantIn the mind of most any longtime Connecticut resident, Stamford is not one of the Big Three. Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport, the old-line, core New England cities, all are anchors for suburban towns that grew up in the post-World War II era, and all...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Manhattan (New York City), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Demographics, Dannel P. Malloy
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Tax Day Deals At Connecticut Restaurants
Take the dread out of Tax Day with these local restaurant deals. The promotions are valid Monday, April 15 unless otherwise noted. Dish Bar & Grill, 900 Main Street, Hartford, offers half-priced bottles of wine Friday through Monday, along with buy-one-...
Tags: Max Restaurant Group, West Hartford
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In An Era of Fiscal Crisis, Malloy Has Few Places To Run
The Hartford CourantConnecticut's latest fiscal crisis roared to the forefront this week with patterns that say a lot about what we can expect to see not just this month or even in the coming year, but for the rest of Dannel P. Malloy's term as governor. The big picture...Tags: Medicaid, Personal Income, Nursing Homes, Economy, Business and Finance, Metal and Mineral
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Bartaco Introduces Taco Tuesdays March 12
Bartaco introduces its "Taco Tuesday" promotion March 12. After 9 p.m., the restaurant's signature tacos - with fillings like grilled red snapper, fried Baja fish, duck, roasted pork, lamb barbacoa and Thai shrimp - are priced at just $1.50. (They're...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Tacos, West Hartford, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Time To Renew The Fight Against Sprawl
The Hartford CourantIn March of 2003, the demographer Myron Orfield warned that Connecticut, despite its wealth, was not on a path for healthy growth. Orfield was the principal author of "Connecticut Metropatterns — A Regional Agenda for Community and Prosperity in...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Litchfield Saltwater Grille Hosts Beer Social With Half Full Brewery March 6
Litchfield Saltwater Grille welcomes Half Full Brewery for a beer social and dinner March 6 at 6:30 p.m. The event features raw bar selections, pub-style appetizers, entree and dessert paired with tastings of the Stamford brewery's beers. The menu...
Tags: Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
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State's Leaders Talk Cuts, Enact Spending
The Hartford CourantThe state's political leaders may not set out to confuse the public, but they don't mind if that's one result of their conflicting declarations and policies. It may be easier to win the hefty new Breakthrough Prize for Life Sciences that were handed out...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Judges, Elections, Kevin Rennie, M. Jodi Rell
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Raises For Judges, Other Officials Would Cost $8 Million By 2017
The Hartford CourantA controversial proposal to raise the salaries of more than 160 state Superior Court judges by about $24,000 in the next four years has become a forgotten topic in the news since the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown —...Tags: Eric D Coleman, Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Government, Judges, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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