By: Jim Diamond and Marian Salzman Originally posted in the Danbury (Conn.) News-Times Saturday, May 26, 2012 Very near to Danbury there lived a true American war hero. His name was Rob J. Lytle Jr., and you may have heard of him when his obituary turned up in local newspapers in 2010.His widow, Lori-Ann Lytle, who lives in New Read More
Taking a Stand
Jim Diamond is a criminal defense attorney
Political Journalism in 2012: Where To Look For Analysis of The Candidates
Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink. That’s how I feel about the political journalism covering the upcoming Republican presidential primaries. If you’re a Republican voter (which I’m not) and you want to figure out whom to vote for in the upcoming primaries, where do you look for detailed information? Candidate messaging is exceptionally Read More
The Case For Neighborhood Shops
One of my favorite activities is browsing and lingering at bookstores and record stores. You can still do that in most major cities, but in the suburbs, it has become quite a challenge; unfortunately my best shot is at the mall. And, like most men, the mall experience, with it vast parking lots, multiple levels, Read More
Bring Back The Voting Booth
It’s been a month since Election Day and I’ve been thinking about the way we vote. Maybe I’m nostalgic, but I miss the old “voting booths.” There will be a day, no doubt, when the memory of the “voting booth” will go the way of the “phone booth.” I guess what I really miss is Read More
The Guy Everybody Wants To Lose
You think you have a tough job? Try being Thomas Ullman. Ullman has spent the last three years defending Steven Hayes. After unsuccessfully defending Hayes at trial, Ullman, a public defender, spent the last few weeks trying to convince a New Haven jury that his client’s life should be spared. The jury, this week, disagreed Read More
Connecticut Courts Require Candidates to Follow The Law
I recently represented The Stamford Democratic Party in a Stamford Court trial, Caterbone vs. Bysiewicz, where the Party joined the Connecticut Secretary of State in objecting to James Caterbone’s request that the Court order the Secretary of State to place him on the ballot as a candidate for the State House of Representatives. In that Read More
Fix it or Toss It? Of Freegans and Hoarders
A&E has a show called Hoarders. They are the people who have massive amounts of stuff and never throw anything out. I don’t think I’m a hoarder. I just can’t see throwing out things that have intrinsic value, and will take up valuable space in landfills. I try to donate stuff to charity when I’m Read More
Citizen’s Elections Are Underway in Connecticut
Dan Malloy has done something extraordinary, and something nobody else in Connecticut politics has done before him. In his quest to obtain the Democratic Party nomination to run for Governor of Connecticut, the former Stamford Mayor has raised more than $250,000 in over 4,000 small individual donations of $100 or less. That’s quite an accomplishment. Read More
