Thomas Dennie Williams, a freelance writer, worked at The Hartford Courant for 40 years before retiring in 2005 and becoming an investigative writer for various Internet sites including Truthout.org. Dennie has worked on countless investigations of governmental and business corruption. They included gulf war illnesses; the exploitation of immigrants by high priced lawyers to obtain private immigration Congressional bills; and the exorbitant fees charged by lawyers friendly with a Hartford Probate Judge, eventually leading to the state's first impeachment inquiry. His unpublished unique nature book is at www.birdscrittersbutterflies.webs.com