Say it isn't so. There's been a steady flow of reports out of the nation's Capitol that members of Congress are quietly talking behind the scenes about raising federal fuel taxes by 10 cents a gallon.   Read More »

In Bridgeport, it's never possible to separate the political from the practical. So even a proposal ostensibly designed to take politics out of the public arena can only be viewed through that lens.   Read More »

Lo and behold! It appears that Connecticut will finish the fiscal year that ended June 30 with a budget surplus. Thanks to state government belt tightening and greater income tax collections than   Read More »

It's never a slow news day in Stratford. Whether it's the attempt to bring Shakespeare back to town, the potential sale of prime beachfront property to the federal government or a deal to draw   Read More »

Among my many endearing qualities perhaps the least endearing is my tendency to search for extenuating circumstances that might have motivated people to do the most awful things.   Read More »

Efforts to reform Connecticut's probate court system took a heavy hit last week when Judge James J. Lawlor, the court's chief administrator, resigned suddenly.   Read More »

While I agree wholeheartedly with a recent reader's advice to call upon our elected federal officials to reform our Social Security insurance system, I disagree with the method of doing this.   Read More »

Congress needs to rescind the moratorium on drilling for oil and natural gas in the United States. For the foreseeable future (30 to 50 years), we are going to need oil not only for vehicles, but   Read More »

I have to echo one of your other reader's sentiments about the Shakespeare Theater in Stratford. As an equity actor who grew up in Connecticut and now lives in New York City, I would be so happy to   Read More »

Letter writer Lisa Casiano characterized as bad Bridgeport's fireworks. If she had read the Connecticut Post, it explained they would take place at West Beach in Seaside Park.   Read More »

Our full-time Derby clarion has tooted his horn again before all the facts are in. I reference Stanley Muzyk's letter of July 5 criticizing my testimony at a recent session on the proposed charter   Read More »

It is unfortunate that the Connecticut Post editorial, "Senator's appeals to fear must stop," completely mischaracterized U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman's comments on the ongoing threat of a terrorist   Read More »

THEY BALKED ON WILLIE, IT WAS TRICKY, WE THINK OMAR IS A KOOK With apologies to the baseball lyric "we're talking baseball, Willie, Mickey, and the Duke" the N.   Read More »