Current Author: Mark Korber
Thoughts about the strength, vitality and growth of our community.
Let’s Talk About Regional Government
I recently attended the MetroHartford Alliance’s Pulse of the Region at Dunkin Park. It was a farewell event of sorts for Mayor Luke Bronin, and it ...
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Talking Frankly about Taxes
A few weeks ago, I wrote an essay expressing my concern that commentators were encouraging us to believe that there is a “housing crisis.” I suspected ...
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Should Connecticut’s Governor Fix Local Problems?
Two recent opinion pieces about housing in the Hartford Courant caught my attention. One, by David Fink, was prominently displayed on December 29. The second, by ...
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We Love Our Football
The Hartford Courant recently published an op-ed piece by John Crisp on a subject near and dear to me: football (“Rethinking Our Undying Love of Football ...
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Robert’s Rules
I’ve been thinking about Robert’s Rules of Order. …. Okay, thanks to the two of you who didn't stop reading. You must be lawyers. Who else ...
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Buffalo Rises, Again
Buffalo. I was born in Buffalo and spent my childhood in Buffalo. Well, I spent my childhood in Eggertsville, just outside Buffalo, on the city line ...
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Beyond van Gogh
Carolyn and I recently visited the immersive experience (their words, not mine) Beyond van Gogh, available at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford through October 23. ...
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Verizon
One of the images that lingers with me from the January 6 demonstration at the Capitol is how casually so many people strolled through the building, ...
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Claire Invents Penicillin
Carolyn and I recently began watching the fifth season of Outlander. We aren't up to date so, for you Outlander fans, no spoilers, please. If you ...
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Hit Me with Your Best Shot
Pat Benatar no longer sings her hit song, “Hit Me with Your Best Shot.” Respect for the victims of mass shootings and their families has driven ...
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