Category Archives: Current Events

Our Father Which Art in Hell

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Administrator

I’m no a Penn State fanatic, but I overdosed on the self-righteousness of the critics who have taken to portraying Joe Paterno as some kind of evil emperor. It had evolved from Paterno making some serious errors in judgment to … Continue reading →

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After the Greatest Come the Babied

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Administrator

I’m not so sure I like being a Baby Boomer, but I can’t do much about it. Considering that the age group preceding us is known collectively as the Greatest Generation, it seems to me that by comparison the Baby … Continue reading →

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Can Facebook Journalism and Newspapers Coexist?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Administrator

Community journalism appears to be in the hands of the masses, so to speak, and some of it is good. It seems I got out of the newspaper business at the right time. The recent historic flood in my part … Continue reading →

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Getting Up Close and Personal with Irene

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Administrator

One of the first pieces of advice I received as a wet-behind-the-ears cub reporter was that if you can’t write about anything else, write about the weather. This came from the grizzled city editor of a metropolitan newspaper, and I … Continue reading →

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Escape to the Planet of the A.P.E.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Administrator

When you’re an old guy like me, the world becomes increasingly foreign as technology and changing lifestyles skew what I used to regard as normalcy. For example, the word “normalcy” itself is a made-up word, compliments of Warren G. Harding … Continue reading →

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What’s So Unpatriotic about Compromise?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Administrator

May God bless generous and patriotic billionaires. Warren Buffett’s call to his fellow filthy rich to pay their fair share of taxes for their country’s sake is closer to the message of what the real Tea Party—the one in Boston … Continue reading →

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Bombarded by the News We Deserve

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Administrator

Sometimes you just have to wonder. Every time another comely young lady, preferably blonde, is reported missing—remains most likely to be found at some unforeseen date— the first thing I feel is bad for the family. Then I wonder how … Continue reading →

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Baby Boomers on Brink of Disaster?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Administrator

Check out the horror stories from one of the most abused segments of our population—people 55 and older. People invest for decades into a retirement plan and, just like that, it all goes away. It may be an unscrupulous or … Continue reading →

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