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62Counsel for the Council
by William F. Torpey
When the city fathers put together Norwalk's city charter in 1913, they did a pretty darn good job! I didn't think so initially when I began covering Norwalk politics for The Hour newspaper in late 1968, but I've long since changed my mind. published 6 months ago
62Game Raises Questions
by William F. Torpey
In August of 1986 a U.S. postal worker in Edmund, Okla., killed 15 colleagues. In the decade following incidents of "crazed mass violence" by postal workers took place at an alarming rate -- They even made a game about it! published 3 months ago
64Is It Avenue, Or Street, Or Who Cares?
by William F. Torpey
Municipalities, like all of us, sometimes make mistakes. In a short street I lived on in Darien the name was spelled differently on each end of the street. In Norwalk, several stores in one shopping center listed different addresses. published 7 months ago
62George Orwell Revisited
by William F. Torpey
Big Brother seems to be breathing down my neck. I'm probably more paranoid than the next guy, but 1984 and George Orwell had it right. The police, the state of Connecticut and the IRS are all watching me -- and you! published 11 months ago
67Darien Could Be Paradise
by William F. Torpey
The not-so-sleepy little town of Darien has been dragged through the mud on more than one occasion over the years, but I have a plan to turn it into the world's Paradise. If I were the czar of Darien, its population and property values would skyrocket. This story tells you how! published 5 months ago
56A Scary Peek Into the Future
by William F. Torpey
I found myself leafing through the pages of a newspaper the other night. The paper was dated Nov. 13, 2027. While it was exciting to peek into the future, it was, overall, a sad experience. published 5 months ago
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