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Good for the Gander?

 May 8, 2013

It's not often that the camera turns on me. Or at least it's not often that it turns on me and then gets published.
After getting the photo on the right, of former UConn star Kelly Faris waiting for...

David Collins

TODAY, IN THE DAY - Columnist David Collins is a close reader of The Day and shares some thoughts on what's in the news here and elsewhere.

The feds are likely just starting in Hartford

 April 13, 2013

It's hard to think anyone launched a federal corruption investigation in Connecticut to end up with a few convictions of some campaign aides. The General Assembly is lawyered up, and it looks like the prosecution pipeline is in place.

• Eastern Connecticut's gun-loving senators
    April 4, 2013     COMMENTS (7)
  I was ashamed to see that the two Democrats in the state Senate who voted against the...

Karen Florin

ON THE DOCKET - Court reporter Karen Florin blogs about court cases and legal matters that are in the news.

Putting the facts out there and letting the reader decide

 April 1, 2013

Readers told us in the comment section last week that a story about New London police officers punching and kicking a suspect is not news. Let me explain how the story came about.
Somebody I know told...

• Vultures and jackals
    February 22, 2013     COMMENTS (1)
  In the space of just a couple of days this week, I was called a "vulture" in the course...

• Corrections spokesman was working hard right to the end
    February 11, 2013     COMMENTS (0)
  When a journalist leaves the trenches and goes to work in public relations, we who...

Rufus Giuseppe

THE DOG DISHES - When not on guard for trespassing squirrels or attempting to snuggle with skunks, Rufus is observing the world, as run by humans, and sharing his ruminations with readers.

Calm down, people

 May 1, 2013

Connecticut residents are really stressed. Luckily, Rufus has the cure.

• What Twits you are sometimes
    April 23, 2013     COMMENTS (0)
  Tuesday afternoon I was deep in meditative thought on "my" bed, gazing out the window...

• A tutu is one thing, but pantyhose??
    April 11, 2013     COMMENTS (1)
  Three words: Dogs wearing pantyhose

• Will Pope Francis live up to his name?
    March 14, 2013     COMMENTS (0)
  Full disclosure: I am not Catholic.
  But I do have a...

• He's not in heat, he's packing heat
    March 4, 2013     COMMENTS (0)
  In the morning I check out the Internet to see if, while I’ve been ridding the...

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