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: November 2009
Today’s fun video: Ewoks run amok
Not much to say about this video other than, never, ever give ewoks vodka early in the morning.
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Arnold Ziffle was right!
This story in today’s New York Times reviews recent studies revealing that pigs are very smart. “(Researchers have) found that pigs are among the quickest of animals to learn a new routine, and pigs can do a circus’s worth of … Continue reading
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Women’s soccer highlights
I know a lot of you aren’t exactly fans of women’s soccer, but you have to see this clip from ESPN. I’ll wait while you watch it. Oh my God. Just when you think it can’t get any worse, it … Continue reading
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We lost one of the great ones.
Shocking news. Retired Judge Emanuel “Mike” Cassimatis died while vacationing in Rome at age 83. Judge Cassimatis was one of the great ones, a judge whose temperment and knowledge of the law placed him in the upper echelon of our … Continue reading
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Why you can’t get a flu shot
Here’s a good explanation from Scientific American. It has to do with how we manufacture flu vaccines in this country. Another reason? Hysteria whipped up by anti-vaccine activists, citing pseudoscience. The New York Post had a good piece about it … Continue reading
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Snyder-Utz marriage cancelled
Utz called if off, citing paperwork required by the Federal Trade Commission. It sounds kind of fishy. There’s probably more to it. Stay tuned.
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Finally, some good news for downtown…
The Harp & Fiddle is expected to re-open. Matt DeRose, who owns Heritage Hills, is taking it over. Wish him luck. He’ll need it. The perception of downtown is that venturing down there after dark is suicidal. That’s ridiculous. Downtown … Continue reading
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What it all means, the election, I mean.
Much is being made of the historic nature of Tuesday’s election. It was historic, but it was fairly predictable. The best candidates won. That they happened to be African-American was not a big deal to voters — at least the … Continue reading
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More literary criticism: Ayn Rand
As readers of this blog know, one of my literary pet peeves is the continued existence of Dan Brown. I don’t object to Brown’s ideas or stories. I object to him because he’s such a terrible writer. Another one of … Continue reading
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History
York City will make history on this election day, electing the first black mayor. Amazing that it took so long for this to happen, but considering York’s history with and its troubles reconciling the issues of the past, maybe it … Continue reading
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