About this blog
Mike Argento, a York native and graduate of York Suburban Area High School and Penn State, first came to the York Daily Record in 1983. He even had gray hair back then. After stints covering everything from cops to city hall to state government to the environment, he began writing a column for the paper, three times a week, in 1989. His column can be about anything and so is his blog, which encompasses life in York County and beyond. And, for the record, as he told his wife the other night, he wishes people would stop asking him, 'What's wrong with you?' He really doesn't know.
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Rudy’s outta here.
So Rudy Giulliani is gone from the presidential sweepstakes. All of the big-time pundits were yakking about it night Tuesday, citing his failed strategy of putting all of his eggs in Florida’s basket, so to speak. What they didn’t say … Continue reading
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Only 935?
The Associated Press reported: “A study by two non-profit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.” … Continue reading
A word about genius
After the New England Patriots swept into the Super Bowl, going 18-0, breaking all sorts of records and such, the sports commentariat dubbed Pats coach Bill Belichick a genius. Genius? It has to be the worst case of wasted genius … Continue reading
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Give or take a few bucks…
The figure for all of the claims against the federal government for its lousy response to the Katrina disaster is in. And it’s pretty big. It’s $3,014,170,389,176,410. That’s more than 3 quadrillion bucks, for those keeping score at home. For … Continue reading
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Iowa has spoken
And it says it loves Huckabee and Obama. That’s cool. But who wouldn’t have wanted to see Hillary Clinton addressing her campaign staff as the results came in and she placed third? Now that would have been riveting. Obama’s victory … Continue reading
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We need to get Fox out of college football.
Is it me or has Fox’s coverage of the college bowl games this January been more terrible than ever? Fox has no history with college football, no tradition, no nothing. And college football is steeped in history and tradition. Their … Continue reading
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