Monthly Archives: April 2010
Life After Prison
by John Dankosky – In the coming weeks, we’ll be examining life after prison on Where We Live. It’s prompted by an extraordinary series by WNPR’s Jeff Cohen that I hope you’re hearing. He’s been talking to guys out of … Continue reading
Filed under Crime
High Speed Rail Back in the News
by John Dankosky – It’s been one of our favorite topics, but now it seems that everyone’s excited about prospects for high speed rail in Connecticut. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was back in Connecticut to give his stamp of approval … Continue reading
Filed under Rail, Transportation
Economist’s New Slogan: “The State That Walks Backwards”
by John Dankosky – With Governor Rell and state lawmakers looking for ways to cut next year’s budget deficit, two of the state’s leading economists told Where We Live the government needs to come up with bigger solutions. According to … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, State Government
Imagination: LIVE in West Hartford!
by John Dankosky – I am, by nature, both highly skeptical and wildly enthusiastic about conversations like the one we had last night in West Hartford. It was an “Imagination Conversation” sponsored by Lincoln Center Institute, and recorded for Friday’s … Continue reading
Filed under Creative Economy, Education, Livable Cities
New Chief in New Haven Steps in to Wave of Crime, Killings
by John Dankosky and Diane Orson – Today on Where We Live, we talked to the new Police Chief of New Haven. Frank Limon has walked into one of the toughest situations he could have imagined – a city plagued … Continue reading
Filed under City Governmnet, Crime
Examining the Little Things on Where We Live
by Jonathan McNicol For our show today, we wanted to do something a little different; we wanted to focus on some smaller ideas in some of the narrower areas of human thinking—little things like the origins of life and our … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Continuing Creative Conversations
by Catie Talarski This past November, Where We Live paired with Real Art Ways to explore Hartford’s Creative Class: Can Hartford, the former insurance capital of the world, support a creative class? What (and who) is already here – and … Continue reading
Filed under arts, Business, Creative Economy
Jury Selection Begins in Perez Trial
by John Dankosky – Listen this week for coverage of jury selection in the trial of Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez from WNPR’s Jeff Cohen. Jeff provided the most comprehensive coverage of the mayor’s legal problems while reporting for the Hartford … Continue reading
Filed under City Governmnet
Foley Would “Do More Than the Current Governor” on Economic Development
by Jeff Cohen and John Dankosky – Republican candidate for governor Tom Foley was on WNPR’s Where We Live Friday and said that the state isn’t doing enough to stimulate economic development. “I would certainly do more than the current … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, State Government
Uncomfortable Moments in Connecticut Political History
Thanks to CTNewsJunkie for providing and producing this – and several other clips from the Bysiewicz deposition.
Filed under Politics, State Government
