I was supposedly born into a middle class family in 1951, but by middle class, there had to be more of a definition. According to my second generation Eastern European mother, money was always tight. It was not uncommon to follow Ma around the shopping center that had two different grocery stores, Loblaws and Star […]
Texas, ahh, Texas...that big ole’ state with 10 gallon hats, chock full of dumb ass Republicans trying to hold onto their family jewels, while kicking anybody else in the balls. After the humiliating voter scare in the recent election, the Texas GOP and Governor are now launching an avalanche of bills to curtail them thar […]
There I was, minding my own business. Two grandchildren, Eric and Sadie, belonging to Son Devin and Daughter-In-Law Christy, were spending a Saturday night over at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. We have a small two-bedroom dwelling, and the spare bedroom is our office. Therefore, cots have to be set up in the living-room for guest […]
This is a reprint my column from March 5, 1991 edition of the Times. DEAR DIARY· The Tragic Effects of a Storm on a Newspaper Editor EDITOR’S LOG - STAR DATE 1057.7 SUNDAY, March 3, 1991 10:00 PM Dear Diary: I am tired. Finished newspaper deadline at 6:00 p.m. tonight. Looking forward to a quiet […]
Life would be so much easier if we dropped the phony two party-Republican/Democrat system in favor of the four party: ‘Far Right Republican, Normal Centralist Republican’, ‘Far Left Democrat’, ‘Centralist Democrat’ parties. That way cult Trump followers would have their short-lived voices at the polls along with the sometimes Sanders followers. The centralists on both […]
Before gun peeps get into a dizzy, relax, take a breath and just read and think. Let’s start out with the premise that those wonderful founding fathers were...human and not at all perfect. Geeps, some of them actually owned slaves, thought women were subservient and had no real concept of the wild future, human socializing, […]
After the use, by me, of colorful, yet constructive four letter words, the U.S. Postal Service (UPS) finally listened. Two weeks ago after one of those ZOOM online meetings with USPS officials (I was not asked to participate) Wife Patti and Daughter-in-Law Christy got the point across that a week after mailing the newspaper it […]
Anyone reading this column on a regular basis knows I think New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is a walking, talking idiot. His police, jail, arraignment policies are completely far left bullshit. He and the Democrat-controlled senate and assembly passed stupid laws without really consulting with police and municipal courts, State Republicans, or without any forethought […]
From the very beginning, I was against many of the Trump-era regulations, signed with ease by the former president. Trump and his colleagues claimed the rise in jobs more than justified nullifying strict government policies, created over many years. Yes, folks, the former president claimed he created tens of thousands of jobs within months of […]
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke for 45 minutes on Monday, mostly stating the obvious – New York State is broke. He conveniently laid all the blame of the coronavirus and federal government – a move pretty much expected. The truth is NYS has been in a financial pickle for years and the Governor’s solution has […]
We are the greatest nation in the world. We are an entitled people with a superior attitude, technology, social structure. American products, vehicles, steel, ice cream are the best. We are a society of “free thinkers” who totally believe in the freedom of the individual to choose. We are a nation of laws. We are […]
“Progress is our most important product.” That was the advertising claim of the once powerful General Electric company, an American multinational conglomerate. The company lost a bit of its luster over the years, but is still considered in the top 20 overall. Once known for its light bulbs and media ownership, things have drastically changed. […]
COLUMN FROM 12/27/20 issue Before you jump the gun and scream “No”, read on. Progressivism is a political philosophy in support of social reform. As an adjective: favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: As a noun: a person who […]
Up to this point I have been rather reserved in my feelings for President Trump and all his “lemming followers” (?). Oh, yeah, I know there will be many Wayne County Republicans who will work up a lather after recognizing themselves in this column, but it is about time these words should be shoved down […]
This is one of those way-out marginal stories that should apparently never be written about, but is heavily discussed among Wayne County officials and those in the ‘know’. How does the Editor of the Times of Wayne County address allegations concerning Ken Miller, the Chairman of the Wayne County Board of Supervisors? On several occasions […]
