Current Author: Mark Korber
Thoughts about the strength, vitality and growth of our community.
FAN
Author's note: As many of my readers know, I was born and raised in western New York, and I have been a Buffalo Bills fan since ...
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THE ROCKPILE REVIEW – At the One-Quarter Mark
It’s the end of September, and one quarter of the Bills’ 2025 campaign is in the books. It’s a good time to take stock. Let’s take ...
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THE ROCKPILE REVIEW – I Never Leave Early
Author's note: As many readers of Hartford Today and Tomorrow know, I am a Buffalo Bills fan and season ticket holder. For many years, I have written a ...
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PAY THE MAN!
Last week I published my first essay in a year and a half. I’ve been working on a different writing project over that time—more about that ...
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National Tape Measure Day
Author's note: Yes, I've been away from here for a while, but I haven't stopped writing. I've decided to come back to this blog to post ...
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A New Museum Comes to Town
If you’re like I am (relatively old, retired, still living in a house you like), one of the conversations you fall into regularly goes something like ...
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DOT Gets It Right
The Connecticut Department of Transportation recently presented its final Greater Hartford Mobility Planning and Environmental Linkages Study. The complete study, with appendices, is available at here. ...
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Patrick
I met my new friend Patrick this morning. Patrick lives in New York City and is pursuing graduate studies in regional economic development and governance. He ...
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Questing
The other day, the Hartford Courant ran an article about seeing the state, one beer at a time: Questing. The article described a Simsbury couple’s five-year ...
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Steph Curry’s Anxiety Dream
The other night I happened to watch the documentary Stephen Curry: Underrated. In case the NBA or sports in general are not your thing, Steph Curry ...
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