Thoughts about the strength, vitality and growth of our community
I’ve been been writing for several months now about one issue, the only issue I think matters for greater Hartford. I believe that unless and until greater Hartford begins to govern itself as one community, our future is bleak. I Continue reading DUMB LUCK ISN’T THE ANSWER
It was sometime around 1995, between periods at a Whalers-Bruins game in the Hartford Civic Center. I was standing in line outside the men’s room. Immediately behind me were two Whalers fans, both about my age. I didn’t know them. Continue reading PASSION
Over the course of my professional career, one thing that I came to understand is that administrative reorganization does not fix organizations. I saw it often: The members of an organization elect new leadership because they are dissatisfied with the Continue reading REORGANIZING DOESN’T WORK
Better Services Would the Hartford region be better off with one large core city of, say, 300,000 people than the current municipal structure of a small city surrounded by ten independent towns, each with its own government? And would it Continue reading WHY ONE LARGE CITY GOVERNMENT WOULD BE BETTER
As I finished meandering through The Hartford Courant (Sunday, April 26, 2020), I had one lasting impression: It seems we are at one of those special points in world history, a time of dramatic change, a pivot point. In the Continue reading CHANGE