In case you don’t regularly visit the “Entertainment” section on the main Google News page, you may have missed the article published yesterday afternoon with variations on the headline, “A Faded Piece […]
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Todd Akin lacks a legitimate brain
In case you missed the headlines before the inevitable retraction, Todd Akin, a 6-term Republican Congressman who is hoping to defeat Senator Claire McCaskill, demonstrated his extreme anti-abortion stance and, simultaneously, his […]
Battleground Parma: latest skirmish in the War of 2012
As Dr. Denny so eloquently put it yesterday, “Political warfare by any name is still war.” That point was brought home to me this morning on the front page of the Cleveland […]
RIP Andy Griffith: he was more than Mayberry
The Andy Griffith that I grew up with was the kindly, somewhat bumbling sherriff of Mayberry, North Carolina. I can’t remember whether I was introduced to him first on the Andy Griffith […]
Texas GOP makes a critical error
This week the Texas Republican Party “accidentally” included opposition to critical thinking in its education platform that will be in effect until 2014. Under the topic of “Educating Our Children” is this […]
Just what Cleveland needs: lousy terrorists
Thanks, guys. You are just what Cleveland needs: another bad headline: “FBI arrests 5 accused of plotting to blow up Ohio 82 bridge in Cuyahoga valley.” Another in a long string of […]
Mitt Romney & Gene Simmons: strange bedfellows 2012
Last night I almost could not get to sleep for laughing. The last headline I saw before turning in was “Gene Simmons, Kiss Frontman, Endorses Mitt Romney, Regrets 2008 Barack Obama Endorsement.” […]
If this be inaccuracy, make the most of it: the Tea Party tosses the true Patrick Henry overboard
If you visit Colonial Williamsburg, you can’t miss the big three: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry. They’re everywhere: portrayed by actors, mentioned in presentations, sold as bobbleheads (OK, I didn’t […]
My first heartthrob is gone: RIP Davy Jones
Davy Jones died yesterday in Florida at 66 of a heart attack. I was 6 when I discovered him–towards the tail end of the TV series. Davy spoiled me forever with his […]
Objectionable treatment of comics in the Plain Dealer
I still read the print edition of the Plain Dealer, every day. Have had a subscription since I moved back to the Cleveland area in 2004. I read the sections in order […]
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