Joe Kaliko

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Kaliko to Frantz: Andrew McDonald Eminently Qualified to Be Chief of the CT Supreme Court

“Andrew McDonald is eminently qualified for Chief of the CT Supreme Court. I know this first hand being a lawyer for 35 years; and having worked with Andrew since he worked in Stamford on the board of finance and later when he served as Governor Malloy’s Counsel.” – Joe Kaliko, Greenwich Continue Reading →

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Needs Clearing House Seeks Help to Send Disabled Girl to Summer Camp

Because of cuts in state funding Tiffany Johnson, who looks forward to 2 weeks at Easter Seals camp in Hebron every summer, may not be able to afford to attend.
“Two weeks of camp is what makes her life,” said Needs Clearing House’s Joe Kaliko. “The other 50 weeks she lives in poor conditions in Bridgeport, where her wheel chair can’t operate. She literally crawls around almost all the time at home.” Continue Reading →

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Blumenthal Introduces Bill to Establish “Gold Star” Stamp, Honoring Sacrifice of Families Who Have Lost a Loved One in Combat

Senator Blumenthal and Senator Joni Ernst from Iowa, have introduced legislation to re-issue the “Gold Star” stamp to honor families who have lost a child or family member in service to the nation. Continue Reading →

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Inspired by Friend’s Stamp Collection, Sen. Blumenthal Proposes Gold Star Families Postage Stamp

For Joe Kaliko, recent talk of Gold Star Families rekindled a memory of a childhood stamp collection.
“When I was a young teen of about 14, I collected postage stamps. One of the ones I came across was the Gold Star Mothers stamp – I hadn’t thought of it in a half century.” – Joe Kaliko Continue Reading →

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