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Excitement or Extortion? A Guide to Gifting
The Hartford CourantIt's random present-giving season or, as Chaucer put it, "'Tis spring, when small birds make melodies and invitations to sendeth gifties doth impregnate already swollen mailboxes." With all kinds of impending baby and bridal showers — often in that...Tags: Family, Blackmail and Extortion, Marriage, Father's Day, Organized Crime
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Father's Musical Touches Song In My Heart
The Hartford CourantI won't lie to you. I can't face another column about guns or bombs. Maybe we all need a break. So, today, I'm going to tell you a story. In 1961, my father, Robert McEnroe, and the songwriter Johnny Burke collaborated on a musical adaptation of the...Tags: Music Theater, Theater, The Drowsy Chaperone (musical), Entertainment Events, Music
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Internet Sales Tax Bill – Backed By Obama – Expected To Pass Senate This Week
A measure to empower U.S. states to require out-of-state retailers to collect online sales tax is expected to pass the Senate this week, after winning official backing from President Barack Obama Monday. Seventy-four senators voted Monday to limit debate...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Chris Murphy, Overstock.com Incorporated, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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StubHub In East Granby: Adding Staff, Space, And A Higher Profile
The Hartford CourantStubHub has pulled off a feat over the past eight years in Connecticut that might have seemed impossible. The nationwide sports and entertainment online ticket marketplace, based in San Francisco and owned by eBay, has grown to 260 people at its East...Tags: Baseball, Employment Opportunities, Connecticut Economic Development, Lobbying, ESPN (tv network)
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Gun Debate Loaded With Red Zone Anxiety
The Hartford CourantIn the bustling hallways of the state Capitol on Wednesday, the first day of this legislative session, a few of us fell to talking about Joel Gonzalez — although, tragically, nobody could remember his name. Gonzalez showed up for a gun legislation...Tags: Interior Policy, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, West Haven, Stephen Dargan
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Fun And Cool -- That's The Ticket
The Hartford CourantAs Barry Felix passes Chris Spano at the StubHub operations center in East Granby, he asks whether Spano had seen the price fetched for the San Diego Padres — $800 million. That's a big number, they agree. But at this office, it's something more...Tags: Baseball, Disneyland Park, San Diego Padres, Apple iPhone, Radio
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Neiman Marcus and Target Team Up for Holidays
The Hartford CourantHere's a surprise: Some of the people on my list will be getting gifts from Neiman Marcus this holiday season. Here's another surprise: Chances are very good that some wealthy people will be giving their friends presents from Target. (No, I haven't given...Tags: Marc Jacobs, Jason Wu, Mitt Romney, Diane von Furstenberg, Lela Rose
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Kevin Hunt: Refund For Woman, 83, Who Can No Longer Travel? A Voucher For More Travel
The Hartford CourantIrene Ettre didn't overlook anything, including travel insurance, when she paid $4,000 in March for an ambitious 10-day trip through Prague, Vienna and Budapest. What she didn't consider was whether, at age 83 and limited by a stroke and several mini-...Tags: Middletown, Tour Operations Industry
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Valentine's Day Gifts, Soccer Wear, Free Museum Admission
The Hartford CourantJust 12 shopping days until Valentine's Day. Don't wait until the last minute and get stuck paying full price for your gifts. Check out the great sales going on at area stores now. After 26 years in business, Life of Riley Irish Imports, 881 Boston...Tags: Museums, Kohl's, Simsbury, Holidays, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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West Hartford Teen Chronicles Lives Of Flight 93 Victims
Grant Woollacott disappeared for a few moments, then returned carrying a fireproof safe that he placed gently on his mother's dining table.
The 18-year-old West Hartford resident unlocked the safe and reached inside for a letter from Germany addressed to...Tags: Movies, Defense, Conservation, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), West Hartford
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For Fans Of Murderabilia: Executed Killer Ross's Ring, Rosary Beads
The Hartford CourantOn Amazon.com, you can get the new Kindle at a good price. eBay's got some nice point-and-shoot cameras for sale. And on murderauction.com, it's serial killer Michael Ross' engagement ring that until recently was being offered at auction for $1,999.99....Tags: Texas, New Jersey, Murder, Criminals, U.S. Postal Service
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