07/20/10 THIS JUST IN TO THE GREENWICH ROUNDUP NEWSROOM: GA grad's love of song to be showcased at Greenwich church

GA grad's love of song to be showcased at Greenwich church (Connecticut Post)

Local singer Rebekah Lowin, 18, posed by the piano in her Greenwich home, July 16, 2010.

Hypocrite: Congressional Candidate Robert Merkle: "I Forgot To Vote, But Be Sure To Vote For Me" (greenwichroundup.blogspot)

Amateurish Inexperience Is Beginning To Show As We Get Closer To The August 10th Primary:

The Problem Is That A Small Tea Party Faction Did Not Properly Vet Rob "I Got Drug Issues" Merkle.

The Only Connecticut Republican Candidate Arrested For Drug Possession Rob Merkle, is not really qualified to run for Congress.

Rob "I Am A Real Tea Bagger" Merkle Is The Biggest Critic Of The American Political System.

Real Connecticut Yankees Say,.... "If You Didn't Vote. Don't Complain."

The Truth Is Guys Like Rob Merkle Are A Big A Part Of The Problem.

• Rob Merkle Decided Not Be Involved
• Rob Merkle Decided Not To Be A Part Of The Of The Solution
• Rob Merkle Has Repeatedly Failed To Exercise His American Right To Vote.

Robert Merkle's repeated failures to vote means he doesn't deserve to hold elected office.

Rob "We All Need To Get Involved" Merkle has only voted twice in his life. Maybe

Mr. Merkle was just too busy running his faltering business, Westport-based executive search firm Management Recruiters.

Rob Merkle hopes win an August !0th primary so that he can run against Democratic Congressman and Greenwich resident Jim Himes in November.

Shelton's Dan Debicella and Bridgeport's Rick Torres are in a three way Republican primary with Merkle of Norwalk.

According to the Norwalk Registrar of Voters, Merkle registered October 25, 2008, just before the presidential election.

Records also indicated that Merkle voted in municipal elections in 2009.

In addition, Merkle lived in Florida between 1998 and 2002.

According to the Secretary of State's office in Tallahassee, Florida, he registered to vote on February 25, 2001.

However, there is no record of Merkle having voted.

Merkle's lack of involvement is a red flag.

Rob Merkle, who claims to have some Tea Party support moved to New Canaan in 1992.

In 1998, he moved to Florida, After being arrested for drug possession at age 32 Merkle returned to Connecticut in 2002

He then moved to Georgia for a year and came back to Connecticut in 2004.

A check of voting records in Georgia shows no indication that Merkle even bothered to register to vote.

Native Honey Bee Day is Saturday at Greenwich Audubon (NewsTimesLive)

Members of the Backyard Beekeepers Association will be on hand to harvest honey Saturday at the Audubon Greenwich.

Lamont, Candidate for Governor, Saw Himself As 'Johnny Appleseed' Of His Industry (The Hartford Courant)

Before Ned Lamont 's 1983 marriage to Ann Huntress, he let her father in on some of his other plans.

How Much Lebron Paid To Be Safe (WCKX-FM Columbus)

LeBron James apparently didn't mind spending a pile of cash to keep himself safe during his appearance in Greenwich, Connecticut when he made his decision about his NBA future.

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Limousine Liberal: Richard Blumenthal: Grandstanding Attorney General (greenwichroundup.blogspot)

Hearst Newspaper President Steven Swartz's Fairfield County Newspaper Monopoly Is Unfair And Unbalanced.

Hearst Editor David McCumber Continues To Give Richard Blumenthal A Free Pass Just Like The Five Other Greenwich Time Editors That Proceeded Him During The Last Two Years

Hearst Newspaper Editors At The Daily Newspapers In Bridgeport, Danbury And Stamford Also Treat Blumenthal With Kid Gloves As He Continues To Grandstand And Cost Connecticut Jobs.

There was a study focusing on what one organization feels is an abuse of power was released, naming the 10 worst state attorneys general in recent history.

All the Hearst Newspapers ignored the report that received national publicity and was discussed on cable news and talk programs across the country.

The last thing the secretive Hearst Foundation needs is litigation brought on by the power hungry Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal

To this day the secretive family trust that controls the privatively held Heart Media empire refuses to even mention the report out of fear that they will end up on the wrong side of Richard "Mr. Lawsuit" Blumenthal.

Hans Bader, Counsel for Special Projects at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, wrote the report, which names Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal as the worst.

"The nation's worst state attorney general is Richard Blumenthal, a tireless crusader for growing the power of his own office and spreading largesse to his cronies," Bader wrote.

Bader reported on Blumenthal's role in litigation against tobacco companies..

The report said Blumenthal steered $65 million in fees to his own allies and the associates of former Gov. John Rowland, later convicted of corruption in an unrelated matter.

It adds that Blumenthal went "through the motions" of soliciting letters from firms interested in representing the state in the lawsuit.

Of the four he selected, one was his former firm, another's partner was married to a partner in the first firm and a managing partner in the third served as counsel to Rowland.

Blumenthal is also bashed for a lawsuit he filed on behalf of several other states against out-of-state utilities for allegedly contributing to global warming.

State high court to hear arguments in Foley case (The Day)

Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley will be making his case to the state Supreme Court about why he believes a state commission should not have approved more than $2.1 million in public campaign funds to a rival.

In works as diverse as 'Gatsby' and Iron Man, area plays novel roles (Greenwich Citizen)

A stack of books that reference local towns shot at The Advocate in Stamford, Conn.

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