News: July 2007

Katahdin: The Story

18 Jul 2007 at 2:29pm <From the Personal Life and Travel Departments> Back Story Three years ago, I was fortunate enough (and awesome enough) to be accepted into an elite group of (two) people seeking quite an impressive accomplishment: to hike and summit each of the ten... read on »

Online Community Unites to Implicate Additional Sex Fiends

10 Jul 2007 at 8:46pm <Not filed in any departments> You may or may not yet have heard all this crazy talk about a Republican Senator's personal phone number appearing on an accused prostitute who has served the Washington, D.C. area for years. Senator David... read on »

The Lasting Impact of 9/11

9 Jul 2007 at 9:25am <From the Culture and Current Events Departments> This weekend I decided to drive around aimlessly, ending up lost somewhere in Waterbury before eventually finding my way back to I-91. At one point, Cara fielded a call from her sister. She mentioned something... read on »

Freedom of Speech, Sort Of

6 Jul 2007 at 4:25pm <From the Current Events and Legal / Justice / Politics Departments> The American Civil Liberties Union recently published a copy of the once highly-secretive Presidential Advance Manual. This document outlines specific steps and tactics the Secret Service is to follow during any of several types of... read on »

Pointless Words

2 Jul 2007 at 1:30pm <Not filed in any departments> "I know you don't work here, but..." An ancient woman directed a question at me, beginning with those words. I was in the Hamden Home Depot, browsing their electrical products, when she attacked me. "I'm... read on »

Questionable Marketing Techniques

2 Jul 2007 at 11:12am <From the Media Departments> The advertising and marketing specialists working diligently to create catch phrases, trademarks and logos that we'll remember forever sometimes get a little too into what they're doing and need to step back a bit. When... read on »