FINALLY....THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION "WHO IS WILLIE EDWARDS ?"

If you read the blog regularly, you'll remember that a while back I asked the question "Who is Willie Edwards?. Well, you have wait...

IT'S OFFICIAL, 24 HOUR PERIOD RECORD

Since posting the Lt. Brooks information yesterday, over 2,302 hits were recorded on the blog for a 24 hour period, the best numbers yet sin...

A 'YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH " UPDATE

In yesterday's posting regarding the video of the Pawtucket Street shooting, I need to make a correction. Several sources familiar with ...

ALL I CAN SAY IS ...WOW!!!

For anyone that follows the blog and the hit counter, "We the People" has surpassed a quarter of a million hits. Today is shaping ...

IT'S GOOD TO BE A CHIEF

The old saying "do as I say, not as I do" seems like it may be the rule of thumb for some operating out of the Chief's Complex...

"YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH"

For anyone that remembers that classic line uttered by Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men", it came after investigators got a littl...

HOMICIDE NUMBER 12 IS ON THE BOOKS

In what seems to be the precursor to a summer of violence on Hartford's streets, homicide victim number 12 for the year was pronounced d...

ANOTHER ARREST FOR HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICER

In July of 2009 I wrote here about Hartford Fire Lieutenant Gregory Simon and his arrest for allegedly stealing electricity at a rental prop...

WOULD THIS MAN BE FIRED IF HE WORKED FOR THE HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT?

I am still trying to make sense of actions by the City of Hartford in relation to the Dan Nolan termination. One of the main questions is ho...

WHAT DOES MIDDLETOWN OFFER THAT HARTFORD DOESN'T?

Sometimes I think that Hartford is its own worst enemy. We can study issues to death, fund all types of non-profits that are supposed to be ...

GREATER HARTFORD AFRICAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE HOLDS ANNUAL BREAKFAST AND MAYORAL PANEL

The Greater Hartford African American Alliance held its annual breakfast Saturday morning at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hartford. The event w...

ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Over the last few weeks I have received a few calls from readers that are getting an error message when trying to view the blog. The message...

EDDIE...PLEASE JUST GO AWAY

I was hopeful. The house was on the market and word was that Eddie Perez was moving out of the City to prepare for the prison stay and we mi...

AN ETHICAL CHALLENGE OR AN ETHICALLY CHALLENGED DECISION?

In March, Hartford's Green Ribbon Task Force on Hartford's parks completed its work and presented their recommendations to Mayor Ped...

M.A.R.G. MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT

The Maple Avenue Revitalization Group NRZ will meet Thursday night at 6:00PM in the basement of Saint Augustine's Church at 10 Campfield...

IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT....COME ON DOWN

I'm not sure about you, but I am getting quite tired of the headlines. "Segarra Raises $100,000" , "Wooden Raises More th...

BUSINESS AS USUAL AFTER A BRIEF INTERRUPTION FOR A HOMICIDE

The City of Hartford recorded its eleventh homicide today in the area of 67 Oakland Terrace.It is the city's third homicide in less than...

OUCH, THIS MUST HURT

The Mayoral campaign is heating up, and everyone is weighing in. Kevin Rennie, a columnist from the Hartford Courant and also a blogger at ...

"SHOW ME THE MONEY"

State Representative Kelvin Roldan, on the right If you are really judged by the company you keep, political judgement day for Kelvin Roldan...

THE INTENTIONAL "DUMBING DOWN" OF THE HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT

I have tried to repeatedly confirm this information through "official" Hartford Fire Department channels and even through the Mayo...

WHERE WERE THEY FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS?

Anyone reading this blog should be aware that I haven't weighed in on my choice of who I'm supporting for Mayor. After this weekends...

"WE THE PEOPLE" ON THE AIR

It took a little while to get accomplished, but tomorrow at 1:00PM "We the People" will start airing a weekly hour long program on...

A RESPONSE TO A COMMENT

Earlier today "Proud Htfd Conservative" said... Regarding your response to Anon 9:12, you realize that there's little to nothi...

TO MY READERS: I'D LIKE YOUR ADVICE

I'm not going to over dramatize this, but I value the comments posted here and I respect your opinions. A few months ago, several people...

MORE ON THE CYLE OF VIOLENCE

The more I see first hand the violence in Hartford, the more aggravated I get by the entire system. I spent a good part of the day Wednesday...

HOW DO WE CHANGE THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE?

The "you tube" link below was sent to me by a regular reader of "We the People". I hadn't heard of the documentary p...

HARTFORD RECORDS TENTH HOMICIDE FOR 2011

A 22 year old man was shot at least eight times this morning as he sat in a car in the driveway of 13-15 Thomaston Street in Hartford's ...

NOLAN VINDICATED...CLEARED 100%

The Labor decision in the termination of Hartford Fire Department Deputy Chief Dan Nolan is official now. In the hearing officers report rec...