There was a time when... No question labor unions grew out of intense capitalism created by the upper 1% who tapped into the idea of  squeezing every ounce of life out of a worker. Working seven days a week, child labor, hardly bearable wages, poor working conditions, no preparedness for life after work,  and threats […]

The hairs on my neck stand up whenever somebody posts, or mentions how we should close our southern borders to "those" migrants. Before you join the chorus, how about a little history lesson. Throughout the century and before , the U.S. joined other European  countries in something called ‘colonialism’. Definition: the policy or practice of […]

I will start with definitions. Famous: widely known, honored for achievement Infamous: having an extremely bad reputation: deserving of or causing an evil reputation; shamefully malign Okay, now that we  have that out of the way, let’s categorize the following. In 1938 Adolf Hitler was named the Times magazine Man of the Year. Yes, he […]

Setting: Somewhere in the halls of New York’s state legislature, and senate... "Hey, I got a great idea. Why don’t we join California and become one of the most liberal states giving criminals an open door policy? We could do away with cash bail, by almost eliminating it. That way the poor downtrodden criminals won’t […]

If, and this is a big if, you watched any, or all of Wednesday night’s Republican Presidential Debate on Fox News, or caught any of the up-drift and numerous comments by news pundits... It is really scary out there! There was a mixed bag of double-talk, country directions, conservative quasi-values and pure nonsense being thrown […]

This person, after being observed by many licensed medical professionals, for many years, has been diagnosed with: • Malignant Narcissistic Personality Disorder • Preoccupied with fantasies about beauty, brilliance, success, and power • Unable to handle criticism • Tendency to lash out if they feel slighted • Likely to take advantage of others to get […]

If you look at the front page of this newspaper, at the very, very top, you will see Volume 35, #1. That means the Times of Wayne County is entering its 35th year of publication and this is the first issue of the annual transition.  I was a lot younger back in 1989 when I […]

If you are old - which is not recommended by those of us who are -  you are somewhat familiar with medications. TV ads, especially in the mornings, are full of the newest, latest medication that will all but solve life’s little maladies. Old people, yes, I am old, are immediately alerted to the fresh […]

The acceptance that the world was flat, the earth is the center of the universe, and heathens should either be reformed or eliminated, has all been part of the human condition. We know now the earth is not flat, nor the center of the universe, and, as for the changing or eliminating anyone with opposing […]

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist  to figure this out. Actually, a rocket scientist, along with every other rational person of learning, has seen this coming for decades. Ahh, but were not talking about rational human beings, we’re talking about the pure, unadulterated, highly stupid humans living on this planet. In a story last week […]