4th Congressional District October 11, 2008

This week on Face the State we continue our 5 part look at the 5 congressional races in our state.  The 5th features Republican Congressman Chris Shays being challenged by Democrat Jim Himes.
Sunday at 11.

A Presidential Library in CT? February 12, 2007

Right now, there is a big debate over whether the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum should be built at Southern Methodist University in Texas.
Some believe the university should not be home to the papers and mementos belonging to a president who is so unpopular in the polls. Others at SMU argue it somehow [...]

Inaugurating a governor January 18, 2007

Dr. Henry Lee dancing, the Governor’s Foot Guard in full regalia and thousands of shrimp.
Where was I?
Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s Inaugural Ball.

I had the great honor of being asked by Governor Rell to be the emcee of her ball. For a few weeks, I crafted my speech, which preceded the National Guard procession [...]

What an (Election) Year November 9, 2006

Election 2006 is but a memory, but what a year it was. Ever since the Lowell Weicker-Joe Lieberman battle of 1988, it had become tradition in Connecticut that Senate races be boring. Very boring. We’re talking nap-inducing snooze-fests in which the incumbents sailed to re-election with nary a ripple.
Then along came Ned Lamont, and Lieberman’s [...]

Dennis Recalls Election Days Past November 7, 2006

As you might imagine, today is one of the busiest days of the year in the Eyewitness Newsroom. Election Day brings in just about everybody who works at Broadcast House, people from all corners of the WFSB operation.
Election Day is one of my favorite days to work. It is exhilarating to watch history unfold minute [...]