By Guest Blogger Lappe Parish
The Town Board Meeting last Monday drew an outpouring of people from the hills of Gulick and West Hollow. At issue was a request to survey their land, sent out by Rochester Gas and Electric. The lawyer sent by RG&E plus his entourage of assistants and an engineer tried to […]
Filed under: Lappe Parish on September 29th, 2007 | Add Comment! »
John Fetterman is the mayor of tiny Braddock Pennsylvania. He doesn’t look or act like a typical small town mayor, which is exactly what Braddock needs since it’s a case study for the decline of the small town in America. He’d look more appropriate as a security guard for Metallica than at a […]
Filed under: Citizen of the Week on September 26th, 2007 | Add Comment! »
It’s been a great week for the anti-war movement. Sort of.
James Walsh, the Republican congressman from the next district over from me came back from Iraq the week before General Petraeus attempted to placate the masses and said the place was a mess and we need to bring the troops home NOW.
This […]
Filed under: Politics on September 24th, 2007 | Add Comment! »
Two events conspired over the past couple weeks that have made me feel “pre-old.”
For the last week of my summer vacation, I had all three of my daughters. With Small and the newly 10 year old medium, it was pretty much business as usual. My 12.8 year old daughter though, is […]
Filed under: General Observations, Teaching on September 22nd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
by Chris Tate and the Buell Street Five
Five peace activists, “The Buell Street Five”, went on trial Friday September 7, 2007 in the tiny Finger Lakes village of Bath, New York. The defendants were charged with Criminal Trespass in the third degree, a misdemeanor, for refusing to leave the office of Representative Randy Kuhl […]
Filed under: Politics on September 15th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been back to work at school now for a week, which is why I haven’t been writing.
This year it was particularly hard to go back to work because for the first time in 15 years or so I actually had the whole summer off. People always comment that it must be […]
Filed under: Teaching on September 11th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
When I teach my students about the Spanish-American War they’re amazed at the impact William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer had on many Americans’ attitudes toward the war. They’re amazed that the press can jump on a dubious justification for war and make almost everyone buy into it.
Then they get a sense […]
Filed under: Politics on September 3rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As long as there have been songs with lyrics, musicians have probably been expressing their hatred for certain people in their music. Here are my ten favorite “Hatin” on people songs, with an opera thrown in for good measure.
1. You’re so Vain - Carly Simon
This song has probably inspired the most speculation […]
Filed under: Music on September 2nd, 2007 | Add Comment! »
