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Face the State Flashback: Mohegan Tribe Recognized by Feds

By Dennis House on 01/07/2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Twenty years ago this winter a major decision was handed down by the federal government that changed Connecticut forever. The Mohegan tribe received federal recognition, paving the way for them to build […]

Lauretti Aims for Malloy; Wyman Crucial to Ticket

By Dennis House on 01/04/2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Now that 2014 is here the race for governor will begin in earnest. This Sunday we have the newest candidate in the race, Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, who is seeking the Republican […]

Living at Adriaen’s Landing

By Dennis House on 12/20/2013 • ( Leave a comment )

The much talked about and long anticipated housing at the Adriaen’s Landing development in downtown Hartford is starting to get underway. Work has begun on the site and developer H. B. Nitkin […]

Big Ten for UConn Key to Hartford Whalers Return

By Dennis House on 12/20/2013 • ( 6 Comments )

An anticipated ordinary media availability with Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy a Friday ago quickly churned out some national news when the governor revealed two groups were talking with him about restoring an […]

Demi, Brad, and Me

By Dennis House on 12/16/2013 • ( 56 Comments )

Hollywood star Brad Pitt was born on December 18, 1963. So was I. It’s true. I’m turning the big 5-0, and you know what, I’m embracing it. Happy birthday to me! Crazy, […]

Thank You Miss Eagan and Thanks to All Teachers

By Dennis House on 12/13/2013 • ( 5 Comments )

Of the 26 people who lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School last year, five were educators, and two were first grade teachers. Those women all died while trying to protect […]

Breaking News from 1967: Jim Morrison Arrested in New Haven

By Dennis House on 12/09/2013 • ( 4 Comments )

Had there been Twitter 50 years ago, the above headline would have been tweeted around the world. Every so often I’ve been asked if our popular Face the State flashback segment could […]

Newtown & New Haven on Face the State

By Dennis House on 12/06/2013 • ( 2 Comments )

This Sunday on Face the State we are talking about Newtown and how the media has been doing covering the release of the 9-1-1 tapes and the impending one year mark of […]

Weicker Remembers Fight for Mandela

By Dennis House on 12/06/2013 • ( Leave a comment )

The death of Nelson Mandela was met with a unique sadness by former Senator and former Governor Lowell Weicker. Weicker was arrested for protesting apartheid in South Africa. Years later, Weicker was […]

A Family Political Dynasty in the Making?

By Dennis House on 12/03/2013 • ( 5 Comments )

Thanksgiving in the Klarides family was a special one this year, as three members are now elected officials. The most well known of the Klarides clan is Themis, a state representative and […]

My Wheels in “Big Wheels”

By Dennis House on 12/02/2013 • ( 7 Comments )

This article by Michael Dooling of the Waterbury Republican American for his “Big Wheels” column. http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2013/12/29/lifestyle/wheels/768452.txt Michael didn’t ask about my worst car. Read about that here: https://dennishouse.tv/2011/12/19/my-saab-story/ Before the Pontiac Sunbird […]

The Face of the HPD

By Dennis House on 11/27/2013 • ( 1 Comment )

They are called spokespeople, but sometimes referred to jokingly as a flack, or mouthpiece. This Sunday on Face the State, we are joined by the spokesman who has become the face of […]

WFSB to Honor Newtown’s Media Request to Stay Away on December 14th

By Dennis House on 11/27/2013 • ( 68 Comments )

Photo: Eric Thayer/Reuters Some families impacted by the Sandy Hook school shooting have moved out of town, some will take a vacation and go far from Newtown on December 14th, and others […]

Whalers Fans Snatching Up 7 Digit Plates

By Dennis House on 11/26/2013 • ( Leave a comment )

A friend of mine just picked up his new vanity plate at the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles. The state’s new policy allowing 7 digit license plates is opening up a whole […]

A Letter to Jacqueline Kennedy

By Dennis House on 11/25/2013 • ( Leave a comment )

This past November as Americans marked 50 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a woman from West Hartford pulled out a card that brought back a flood of memories […]

I’ll Pass on Shopping on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, too

By Dennis House on 11/18/2013 • ( 19 Comments )

A little known media secret: we reporters tend to laugh at the people camping out in line on Thanksgiving waiting for the stores to open on Friday…the so-called Black Friday. Case in […]

Connecticut Remembers JFK

By Dennis House on 11/14/2013 • ( 8 Comments )

It was the 9/11 of my parents’ generation. On the Friday before Thanksgiving 1963, the nation was stunned by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The pain was felt deeply here […]

Way, Way, Too Early in the Morning

By Dennis House on 11/13/2013 • ( 2 Comments )

Viewers were surprised to see yours truly on the morning news this past Sunday yet no one was more surprised than me. At 4:23AM I got a call from Tina Martin asking […]

Learn from the Greatest Generation While We Still Can

By Dennis House on 11/11/2013 • ( 3 Comments )

In advance of the Connecticut Veterans Day parade this month I called the state Veterans Affairs department to inquire about World War II veterans in our state. In 2012, there were 16,200 […]

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