Real Hartford

In a totally predictable fashion, Mayor Eddie Perez announced his campaign. And just as predictably, the Courant runs its usual laudatory crap that lacks an ounce of critical thinking.

Sure, they mention his opponents, but then totally detract from any issues by instead picking up on mudslinging and allowing for a repeating a a certain phrase. During recent presidential campaigns, the media used terms like “flip-flopper” to erode a candidate’s credibility. So, the word this season seems to be “negativity.”

Lest you think Mayor Perez is all sunshine and flowers, ask someone who lives here. There’s cronyism and enormous wastes of taxpayer money instead.

on April 20th, people will be practicing their First Amendment rights by protesting outside of the Connecticut Convention Center at 100 Columbus Boulevard when Democrats converge for the Jefferson Jackson Bailey Dinner.

One press release on the planned action states:

The Democratic Party has managed to successfully ride the wave of opposition to the policies of the Bush administration. And yet, all they can offer us is a non-binding resolution to express their disapproval for an EXPANSION of this inhuman, deadly, unprovoked conflict. The monstrosity of Guantanamo Bay continues unchallenged; innocent civilians, citizen and undocumented alike, are still being indefinitely detained; and after four years they’re still telling us the troops will be pulled out “next year.”

Nancy Pelosi, will be the guest speaker at the dinner.

One of the planned protests involves a march from Bushnell Park to the convention center, beginning at 4:30 at the east side of the park. The action has been planned as a peaceful protest.

In the Hartford Undercurrent journal expected to get to press this month, local writers will investigate Hartford’s urban renewal–then and now. Additionally, the journal will include a comparison chart for many of the new rental units, luxury and otherwise. Additionally, there is expected to be a look at the new publications that have been appearing in Hartford lately, all of which are thought to be catering to the population that revitalization people are attempting to attract.

Contributing writers are historians, community activists, and city residents.