Thoughts about the strength, vitality and growth of our community
I’m changing. I lived the first 73 years of my life as a white American in white America. A few months ago, I began to change. I’m becoming an American, just not a white American. One word, but it’s a Continue reading THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Let’s consider why the Town of Wethersfield never will desegregate. I’m white and live in Wethersfield; if you’re white and live in West Hartford or Newington or Glastonbury or South Windsor, feel free to substitute your town’s name for Wethersfield. Continue reading DESEGREGATING WETHERSFIELD IS IMPOSSIBLE
Timing is everything and unfortunately, my timing on this is pretty bad. I’m writing to recommend to you At the River I Stand, a live-streamed reading of a new musical drama produced by TheaterWorks in Hartford. My timing is bad Continue reading IN PRAISE OF AT THE RIVER I STAND
It was November 1972. I was a graduate student at The Catholic University of America, living on Capitol Hill, and had just fallen madly in love with the woman who would become my wife. To earn a few dollars while Continue reading HOWARD
Plenty of people tell me I’m wasting my time talking about merging Hartford and several surrounding towns. They say it will never happen. When I ask them why not, some give me reasons why merging is a bad idea, but Continue reading “I LIKE MY TOWN THE WAY IT IS”