I will admit to wincing at some of the schmaltz of the New London loves the Coast Guard campaign, but it was good to read today here that it seems to have melted some of the hardened positions.

"I would say the Coast Guard loves New London, too," said Rear Adm. Sandra L. Stosz, superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy.

The story by Jennifer McDermott also reports that Mayor Finizio says he and the admiral have been meeting about academy expansion plans for the city.