The O'Toole Chronicles Archives

The O’Toole Chronicles: Election Day Etiquette

November 4, 2024 12:01 amNovember 4, 2024 8:23 am

Many of you will wake up tomorrow morning and realize that months, perhaps years, of planning and preparation are about to come to an end – good or bad. As a candidate on Election Day, what do you do? You’ve...

The O’Toole Chronicles: This is the business we have chosen

October 29, 2024 12:01 amOctober 29, 2024 2:32 pm

There is an interesting scene in The Godfather ll where the ever dying , Hymen Roth, lectures Michael on the unfortunate and untimely death of his good friend, Mo Green. After extolling on about the enterprising genius of Mo Green...

The O’Toole Chronicles: T-Minus 14 Days

October 22, 2024 12:01 amOctober 22, 2024 2:45 pm

T-Minus 14 days. Those who don’t care about the mechanics of an election can tune out now and move along to more interesting reading. For those who live and die by the results of elections, I hope this column adds...

The O’Toole Chronicles: Put on a Pedestal

October 15, 2024 12:01 amOctober 15, 2024 12:43 pm

Put on a Pedestal – to think of someone as a perfect person with no faults — Merriam Webster Dictionary The ancient Greeks and Romans created the practice, which became their culture and their lore, of placing some of their...

The O’Toole Chronicles: Respect and trust were won during the ILA seaport strike

October 8, 2024 12:01 amOctober 7, 2024 7:58 pm

Over the course of my years in public service and in private law practice, I have learned that every relationship is built on a foundation of respect and trust. Neither of those are a given – it is just the...

The O’Toole Chronicles: How to Become a Judge

October 1, 2024 12:01 amSeptember 29, 2024 6:28 pm

“The Governor shall nominate and appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, the Judges of the Superior Court, and the judges of the inferior courts with Jurisdiction extending...

The O’Toole Chronicles: Purpose

September 24, 2024 12:01 amSeptember 24, 2024 3:57 am

As we march on with Father Time, certain rigid life conditions and consignments start to morph, melt away, or otherwise stand down. When I voluntarily left the State Senate in July of 2017, I left behind a safe Senate seat...