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Spousal abuse? C'mon!
Read all about it...he's not a nice guy.
Talk about a standard hack job, particularly given the cowardly masked domain forwarding. Given the whole of this article to date, it is clearly in violation of Wikipedias policy of NPOV and abuses a system built as a tool for education not anonymous political mudslinging. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.6.72.86 ( talk • contribs) .
I was referring to the fact that Jodirell2006.com domain is redirected to this page. the domain name was registered through a service that exists to hide who owns the domain and controls the forwarding.
It is interesting that no one sees the oddity of uncited allegations of misconduct receiving greater coverage than the official record of a politician who served twenty years in office. Obviously the documented allegations leading to his removal from office and guilty pleas are relevant, but the other stuff? Perhaps "NPOV" needs to be explained to me better
I agree that the scandals themselves are notable, perhaps even more so than the accomplishments. The problem is that there is not a single mention of anything positive accomplished in a nearly 30 year career. That combined with the above really taint the NPOV of the article for the time being. It should be marked as NPOV disputed because as it stands now, it is not NPOV, it is a very lopsided and selective view of an entire politial career.
I don't understand the "Further investigations" section, which is below the sections on conviction and release from prison. Does that mean that investigations are still ongoing? Or did these investigations occur before he pleaded guilty? Is he facing further charges as a result of these investigations? Or should the section be moved so the article is more in chronological sequence? John Broughton 13:41, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
As I read this I believe it should be removed, the investigation referenced was prior to his incarceration. It resulted in charges not being filed. It is also misleading in that it states "Three non-profit organizations closely associated with large contributors to his campaigns for public office are also mentioned by investigators", which is not factual. Non-profits are prohibited from campaign contributions, although as an individual Harry Gray did contribute, though I couldn't cite the website as it's done in frames.-- 24.91.192.4 15:30, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
Why is this even here. A closer examination shows this is a Freedom of Information complaint against the Middlebury, CT police department. The finding is against them for not preserving records. Rowland's ex-wife has never made this allegation anywhere. It seems seems like a hatchet job. Discussion welcome. 24.91.192.4 20:58, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
"During those years, the state invested more than $2 billion to rebuild the University of Connecticut, which is now New England’s top public university." By what measure is UConn New England's top public university?-- rsgdodge 15:23, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Can we please edit these to make them NPOV? 1)"During his term, more than 455,000 acres of open space were preserved for future generations and state parks were revitalized"
2)"The Adriaen’s Landing project, the most ambitious capital city development project in decades in the state, continued to progress during Rowland's time in office"
Also, these aren't cited: During those years, the state invested more than $2 billion to rebuild the University of Connecticut. Major investments were also made in the Connecticut State University and Community Technical College systems; enrollments as of 2004 were at an all-time high.
As of 2004, Connecticut students led the nation in performance, and the number of spaces in pre-school programs more than doubled during his term in office.
Kefjohnson 00:01, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
I wanted to also point out this sentence: "Rell declined to criticise Rowland over these remarks." Perhaps this should be "Rell declined to comment regarding these remarks"? Seems a little more neutral - though the source does not seem to be working, so I cannot comment on the context within the original source. 66.30.63.67 ( talk) 09:03, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
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Spousal abuse? C'mon!
Read all about it...he's not a nice guy.
Talk about a standard hack job, particularly given the cowardly masked domain forwarding. Given the whole of this article to date, it is clearly in violation of Wikipedias policy of NPOV and abuses a system built as a tool for education not anonymous political mudslinging. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.6.72.86 ( talk • contribs) .
I was referring to the fact that Jodirell2006.com domain is redirected to this page. the domain name was registered through a service that exists to hide who owns the domain and controls the forwarding.
It is interesting that no one sees the oddity of uncited allegations of misconduct receiving greater coverage than the official record of a politician who served twenty years in office. Obviously the documented allegations leading to his removal from office and guilty pleas are relevant, but the other stuff? Perhaps "NPOV" needs to be explained to me better
I agree that the scandals themselves are notable, perhaps even more so than the accomplishments. The problem is that there is not a single mention of anything positive accomplished in a nearly 30 year career. That combined with the above really taint the NPOV of the article for the time being. It should be marked as NPOV disputed because as it stands now, it is not NPOV, it is a very lopsided and selective view of an entire politial career.
I don't understand the "Further investigations" section, which is below the sections on conviction and release from prison. Does that mean that investigations are still ongoing? Or did these investigations occur before he pleaded guilty? Is he facing further charges as a result of these investigations? Or should the section be moved so the article is more in chronological sequence? John Broughton 13:41, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
As I read this I believe it should be removed, the investigation referenced was prior to his incarceration. It resulted in charges not being filed. It is also misleading in that it states "Three non-profit organizations closely associated with large contributors to his campaigns for public office are also mentioned by investigators", which is not factual. Non-profits are prohibited from campaign contributions, although as an individual Harry Gray did contribute, though I couldn't cite the website as it's done in frames.-- 24.91.192.4 15:30, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
Why is this even here. A closer examination shows this is a Freedom of Information complaint against the Middlebury, CT police department. The finding is against them for not preserving records. Rowland's ex-wife has never made this allegation anywhere. It seems seems like a hatchet job. Discussion welcome. 24.91.192.4 20:58, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
"During those years, the state invested more than $2 billion to rebuild the University of Connecticut, which is now New England’s top public university." By what measure is UConn New England's top public university?-- rsgdodge 15:23, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Can we please edit these to make them NPOV? 1)"During his term, more than 455,000 acres of open space were preserved for future generations and state parks were revitalized"
2)"The Adriaen’s Landing project, the most ambitious capital city development project in decades in the state, continued to progress during Rowland's time in office"
Also, these aren't cited: During those years, the state invested more than $2 billion to rebuild the University of Connecticut. Major investments were also made in the Connecticut State University and Community Technical College systems; enrollments as of 2004 were at an all-time high.
As of 2004, Connecticut students led the nation in performance, and the number of spaces in pre-school programs more than doubled during his term in office.
Kefjohnson 00:01, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
I wanted to also point out this sentence: "Rell declined to criticise Rowland over these remarks." Perhaps this should be "Rell declined to comment regarding these remarks"? Seems a little more neutral - though the source does not seem to be working, so I cannot comment on the context within the original source. 66.30.63.67 ( talk) 09:03, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
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