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Posted on November 23, 2012

I have a friend named John O’Connor. When I first met him I never called him John. He was known as &l...

Posted on October 10, 2012

The first show of the Bridgeport High School theatre season opens on Thursday night. The Drowsy Chaperone, presented by th...

Posted on September 09, 2012

Last night (Saturday, September 8, 2012), my friend and colleague, the longtime and still current journalism teacher at Br...

Posted on September 02, 2012

I have never jumped out of an airplane before, but I bet I can describe to you exactly what it feels like. ...

Posted on July 23, 2012

I had a rough night Thursday. Sarah and I planned to sneak away from our personal responsibilities and have...

Posted on July 09, 2012

I have started and restarted this blog five times. I have tried to be creative. I have tried to be or...

Posted on June 17, 2012

Surrounding yourself with the best can only make you better. This seems like an obvious sentiment,...

Posted on May 31, 2012

Lately, I have been having an odd internal and philosophical debate. First, you have to understand that...

Posted on May 15, 2012

May is an interesting month. First of all, I have always found it a bit strange that the month shares its name with a...

Posted on April 27, 2012

Brooke Cottrill doesn’t want to be a princess. I bring this up because Brooke is a junior at...

Posted on April 12, 2012

The arts connect human beings with the essence of their humanity. Now, I suppose that deep state...

From the Bench: From Cockroach Concerns ...

In 34 years of coaching, and in plenty of years before getting into the business, Dave Marshall has spent many nights...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: J. Eddie Candies and Baske...

For years, this was a local hot sot. J. Eddie Candies and Basket Shop sold many items beyond what its name indi...

Posted by Dick Duez
ToquiNotes: Revisiting Story of When a B...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This blog first ran prior to Christmas 2016. This is one of the most beautiful stories I've ha...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: A Stranger Things Series ...

Are you ready for the series finale of Netflix’s Stranger Things? I know we are! We are having one big, final ce...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Grapevine: Thoughts on New Year Reso...

As we approach a new year we wonder just what emphasis we should put on resolutions. Depending on just where we decide...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen

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