'Tis no longer the season
Another Christmas has come and gone. I had a great Christmas season, ending on an an absolutely wonderful Christmas Day where I got everyth...
What part of 'no' don't they understand?
Some people don't seem to take “no” for an answer. School boards seem to be worse at this than any other group of people I know. You...
Recession finally hits state government
Most of us have had to learn to do with less these past couple years. I've personally used the phrase, “not in the budget” about four mi...
Its snow fun making yourself look stupid ...
Bragging never works the way you want it to. It always comes back to bite you. Since the snow hit last week, I've been telling everyone,...
Getting into the season ...
This time of year I'm like a kid at – well – Christmas. I'm not sure what it is, but it seems like as soon as I see Santa Claus in t...
Flying is a privilege ...
Everyone seems to be up in arms over the new security regulations at our nation's airports. Really, I think their arms are supposed to b...
The questions that don't get asked ...
Sometimes questions that don't get asked are the ones that should. I'm not sure how or why, but I was talking about politics with my...
Railing on rails ... and more
This is one of those weeks where there's a lot going on in my head, but only one column to get it all out there. As such, I present to y...
Happy election day. Now go vote. Or don't.
If you're reading today's column in hopes that I'll provide some advice or insight on voting today, then I have most certainly f...
Redlich Support Growing
Press release from Warren Redlich Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® From: Warren Redlich <wredlich@gmail.com> Da...
What about the other guys?
One week from today we head to the polls to choose – among other things – the next governor of the great state of New York. Most of you alre...
Gambling on taxes
One of the many ongoing conflicts I enjoy watching is the fight between the State of New York and the Seneca Nation. I've mentioned befo...
Myrtle Beach photos ...
Myrtle Beach October 2010 Pix from my trip to South Carolina for Karen and Jim's wedding. Don't hate. I came back.
I can't escape Carl ...
As I write this week’s column, I sit 800 miles away on a beach on beautiful South Carolina. First of all, an admission: I’d rather be wander...
On the role of media ...
The role of media is to tell the story without becoming part of the story.. This is conventional journalism wisdom and I say sometimes it...
Congress really is the opposite of progress
No news may or may not be good news … but I'm of the firm belief that nothing getting done in our nation's capital is a great thing....
Reality kills conventional wisdom
When I do something, I go big. And in this space last week, I went big on being wrong. “ At the end of the day, I imagine we'll find tha...
Mish Mosh Apple Sauce
So much to say. Only one column a week to do it in. Recently I bid adieu to Summer, but if this weekend was any indication, Autumn is going ...
I'm on a cow ...
ZOMG, you have to watch this campaign video from Vermonter Daniel Freilich. He ran a Democratic Primary against Patrick Leahy for the US S...
If you build it, they will go ...
The Obama administration has bailed out Detroit. They've bailed out Wall Street. And now they're finally bailing out something I ag...
Summer here. Summer gone.
Ah, Summer, we barely knew ya. As we turn the calendar over to September and make out last minute preparations to send our kids to school, w...
On the 17th ...
I’m a people person. I like meeting new people and getting to know them. I like people who take an interest in getting to know me. For a var...
In opposition to hypocrites
Antidisestablishmentarianism. It's a long word. One of the longest in the English language. Growing up it was one of my mother's fav...
Taking a bite out of TV
Some people abhor television. To them it is a brain-numbing device sent to destroy people's creativity. I'm not one of those people....
Winning with less (votes)
Sometimes when you ask a question publicly, you can be very surprised where the answers come from. Last week I wrote about my thoughts on wh...
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