(Note: This will likely only be of interest to my local friends and social network buddies. It's a response to Concerning The Suburbs, Their Raison D’etre, And How It Is Reflected In Their Planned Public Spaces, prompted by a discussion on Twitter earlier today. If you're curious, or want the …
We need context, not balance
Like many towns, West Hartford has a advertising supported, free weekly paper that's mailed to everyone. The latest issue arrived today with this as the front page article:
Fire, police overtime nears $3 million in 2010
The Town of West Hartford paid nearly $3 million in overtime compensation in …
What we have here is a failure to communicate
(I should point out, coincidently, and in testament to how obvious the headline choice is, the Courant chose a similar headline. I started writing this before I saw the Courant article, for the record. :-) )
I had a rather animated conversation with a friend today about CL&P's performance during …