The deed is done.
Since it’s sperm week here at Granola Box, I thought it best to designate my urologist, Dr. Harold Stopp as Citizen of the Week. When I tell anyone from outside the Rochester area that the guy doing my vasectomy is Dr. Stopp, they think I’m kidding. However, […]
Filed under: General Observations, Citizen of the Week on October 19th, 2007 | 1 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! »
Jo Moseley-Wall plays two important roles in our little town. She’s our little town’s alternative press, and she keeps tabs on our town government on important issues that the rest of us tend to overlook in the more mundane world of small-town politics.
Jo is the chief writer, editor and publisher of The […]
Filed under: Politics, Citizen of the Week, Lappe Parish on August 20th, 2007 | Add Comment! »
Ted Nixon might look like a mild-mannered Junior High French teacher, but beneath that calm exterior there lies a political animal. I’ve known Ted for a long time, and he’s always been someone I looked up to. He was a leader in my old church, and was always outspoken about our church leading […]
Filed under: Politics, Citizen of the Week on May 9th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Majora Carter is a human dynamo. She looks and talks like she’s incapable of sitting still, and for many in New York’s South Bronx, it’s a good thing she dosn’t stay still for long.
When I teach about progressive reformers, I teach about three different types: advertisers, who point out problems, use-the-governmentors, who legislate solutions, […]
Filed under: Politics, Citizen of the Week on May 2nd, 2007 | Add Comment! »
