I have been a communications specialist for most of my adult life. I was a journalist for many years, most of them with The Hartford Courant. I held many of the newspaper's most prominent writing and editing positions: bureau chief, legislative reporter, chief political reporter, editorial writer and political columnist. I am adept at both objective and opinion writing styles. I won numerous awards for my work.

After I left The Courant, I formed a communications consulting firm, which I stil...