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: December 2009
Steve Earle and Hot Tuna coming to town
It’s not until July, so mark your calendar. Steve Earle and Hot Tuna at the Strand. Gives me the excuse to post this, one of my favorite Steve Earle tunes: And the, well, Hot Tuna, what can you say? Jorma … Continue reading
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Penn State’s best team
Not the 1979 football team. Or the 1983 team. Or the undefeated 1994 team. We’re talking the woman’s volleyball team, which won its third straight national championship Saturday night, beating No. 2 Texas in a five-set match. No. 1 Penn … Continue reading
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Don’t bring a gun to a snowball fight.
Or maybe that should be, don’t bring snowballs to a gun fight. Either way, here is a clip from the big snowball fight in Washington that ended when a cop pulled a gun. Yeah, that would do it.
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Person of the Year: Tiger Woods
Actually, the New York Times Frank Rich makes a pretty compelling argument. Here’s an excerpt: “If there’s been a consistent narrative to this year and every other in this decade, it’s that most of us, Bernanke included, have been so … Continue reading
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A good football day for Pa. fans
The Steelers win on the last play of the game. The Ravens beat the snot out of the Bears. And the Eagles clinched a playoff spot, beating San Francisco. Funny thing, though. Because the Eagles game was moved to a … Continue reading
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Well, that was fun…
Dug out the driveway three times this weekend. How was your weekend? Good times…
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One of the weirdest things you’ll ever read
A story on Slate begins: “The first bottle–the one with the Inca Kola label still affixed–was filled with something thick and yellow-brown. The other bottle contained a dark fluid and some grainy bits. An evidence table had been carefully arranged … Continue reading
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Get ready for Snowaggedon!
Not to be alarming, but the weather people are forecasting snow for Saturday, anywhere from 2 inches to six feet. Or something like that. And you know what that means: Time to race to the grocery store and stock up … Continue reading
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Tiger Woods: Unperson
This is the lead from a New York Times story about Tiger Woods and his relationship with the management consulting firm Accenture — a relationship that seems to be a metaphor for his marriage. “How do you Tiger-proof an entire … Continue reading
Get well soon, Del!
Word has arrived that York County native and bluegrass legend Del McCoury is recovering from gall bladder surgery. Del was having some stomach pain last week and when he went to the hospital, ge was diagnosed with an inflamed gall … Continue reading
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