I consider myself a bit street smart and along with my college degrees and all I have learned, read and taken in over the past 7+ decades, a bit knowledgable on numerous subjects. History, wars, political knowledge, I’m your man, finances, however, are a foreign language. I liked algebra and geometry so much in high […]
Oh, oh, you can tell the 2024 elections are heating up. The political stunts by both sides, but especially the Republican Party, are nothing short of a national embarrassment. Former President Trump has such a hold on the Party that many Republicans fear they will be targets in his "retribution" campaign. The former president is […]
This year there are about 50 countries around the world holding national elections. Most have their eyes on the contest in the United States and how it will affect such dynamics as treaties, economics, trade and alliances. For instance, Sweden, a country with 75 past years of neutrality is about to join NATO (North Atlantic […]
have mentioned it before, but in the old days, before the state and federal levels of government got involved, public welfare took on a whole different meaning and approach. A local person was in charge of the ‘welfare’ situation. If a person was down on their luck, out of work, homeless, hungry, whatever - the […]
ME: "I’m going on strike. As the the editor of the Times, who worked through the COVID fiasco without murmuring, one cannot deny monetary rewards should be had." I: "Don’t be ridiculous. Those were lean times at the Times and everybody suffered somewhat. What makes you think you deserve more than anyone else?" ME: "Well, […]
At a recent County Board meeting a former town supervisor asked Wife Patti if I have gone somewhat liberal in my stance. Here is my response. I have consistently published all Wayne County arrests for 35 years and have never been accused of purposely leaving an arrest out. Hmm, sounds a bit conservative. I have […]
To be totally honest, I hate shopping - all kinds of shopping. Take grocery shopping for example. You usually shop at times between meals, making food choices determined by appetite, not by nutritional survival. Aisle by aisle, your shopping cart fills up. The initial purpose of entering the store was to pick up, one, maybe […]
According to Market Realist writer Kathryn Underwood, "Gasoline prices are one of the key metrics people like to know in order to gauge the health of the economy and manage their finances. The price of gasoline is often blamed on politicians in power, but in reality, gas is priced based on several factors that have […]
Okay, now when I say we, I mean the general public. But wait! Am I any less skeptical about generations of prejudice than the next guy? I mean, let’s be real here, the Egyptians hated the Jews as far back as Moses leading the persecuted sect to the promised land. Pre-Christian anti-Judaism in Ancient Greece […]
Definition: Populism is a style of politics used to mobilize mass movements against ruling powers. Populists claim to speak for ordinary people, taking an "us versus them" stance. Its leaders have used rhetoric that stirs up anger, floated conspiracy theories, pushed the distrust of experts, promoted nationalism and demonized outsiders. Usually described as a far […]
Let’s play a game. I will quote statements made by famous, albeit crazy people and you guess who said them. • Tell a lie loud enough and long enough and people will believe it. a. Donald Trump b. Adolph Hitler c. Benito Mussolini • Let me control the textbooks, and I will control the state. […]
DEFINITION: Genocide, the deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race. Actually as soon as modern homo sapiens discovered the last conclave of Neanderthals, it has been survival of the fittest, or at least those with more and better weapons. The recent cries of the Israel-Hamas […]
The discussion came up last week. How much would you spend on a pet? Wife Patti and I concurred that maybe about $3000 would be the max, but there are so many exceptions. Over the last couple of months we have spent well over a $1000 on ‘Scout’, one of three male Cavalier King Charles […]
You gotta love the media. As soon as the first inkling of a major war between Israel and Hamas, the daily feeds of the war between the Ukraine and Russia all but disappeared. The only mention I’ve seen concerning the Ukrainian fight was in money tied to an entire funding package suggested by President Biden […]
Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world. If we did you would get your mailed copy of the Times on time, every week. Starting on Mondays and continuing throughout the week we receive dozens of phone calls from readers, some very irate, that their #1 source of news has not arrived. There are […]
