Hartford and the Region
Thoughts about the strength, vitality and growth of our community
RACIAL SEGREGATION IN WEST HARTFORD AND BLOOMFIELD
The Hartford Courant did the community a great service Sunday morning, publishing an above-the-fold investigative story headed “How two towns illustrate racial divide.” West Hartford is mostly white. The article is largely ...
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LOONEY REDUX
Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney from New Haven once again this year has proposed changes in state-funded school construction reimbursement rates. By reducing reimbursement to some of Connecticut’s smallest towns, Looney‘s ...
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DESEGREGATING WETHERSFIELD IS IMPOSSIBLE
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 ...
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“I LIKE MY TOWN THE WAY IT IS”
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 ...
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YOUR SEGREGATED GREATER HARTFORD – JUST THE FACTS
It's do-it-yourself week. I give you the data; you do the thinking. Don't worry; it isn't hard, and I'll help you along a bit. Just something for you to think about. A ...
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LETTERS FROM WHITE AMERICA
After one of the briefest retirements in modern history, I’m back. Just two weeks ago I announced that I would take a break from HartfordTodayandTomorrow.com. I received some nice emails in response, ...
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TAKING A BREAK
I’m taking a break from writing a blog about regionalism. With all that’s going on in our world and our country, it just feels like now is not the time to write ...
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DUMB LUCK ISN’T THE ANSWER
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 ...
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Author: Mark Korber
Mark Korber is a semi-retired curmudgeon who can’t quite stop practicing law. He is known to his friends to have an opinion on most anything and to express it, in detail, to anyone who shows the slightest interest. He writes about regionalism, Hartford, family and the Buffalo Bills.