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: March 2010
Krugman on today’s GOP
It ain’t pretty. An excerpt: “For today’s G.O.P. is, fully and finally, the party of Ronald Reagan — not Reagan the pragmatic politician, who could and did strike deals with Democrats, but Reagan the antigovernment fanatic, who warned that Medicare … Continue reading
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He might have a point, but as a legal defense, the judge may say, “Meh.”
Former state Rep. and Revenue Secretary Steve Stetler has asked that the “Bonusgate” charges against him be dismissed because Attorney General Tom Corbett has employed the same political tactics he is not prosecuting the York Democrat for. An excerpt from … Continue reading
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Excellent news for proponents of health care reform
Among the lawsuits filed to challenge the constitutionality of health care reform is one filed by the Thomas More Law Center in Michigan. If you recall, it was Thomas More than defended the school board in the Dover Panda Trial, … Continue reading
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More evidence for the need for the new health care reform law
Houston Tracy was born with a heart defect, one that required emergency, life-saving sugery shortly after he was born. He came through it all right. Then, the nightmare began for his parents, Doug and Kim Tracy of Fort Worth, Texas. … Continue reading
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Must be the off-season
In their on-going attempt to stay in the news, the Eagles are now saying the team is entertaining trade offers for QB Donovan McNabb. Every off-season, it seems the Eagles are ready to ship McNabb off. I still say he … Continue reading
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Just calm down
There are news reports of people throwing bricks through windows and threatening members of Congress who voted for Health Care Reform. In one instance, in Virginia, the Tea Party posted what they thought was the home address of a congressman … Continue reading
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And here, as Frank Zappa once said, is the crux of the biscuit
The New York Times reports that Health Care Reform does much more than make health care more accessible and affordable. It addresses economic inequity. The story begins: “For all the political and economic uncertainties about health reform, at least one … Continue reading
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The mandate
There’s been a lot of talk about the requirement in the Health Care Reform law that would require people to buy insurance. And lot of that talk is coming from conservatives. Which is weird because the idea came from conservatives. … Continue reading
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March madness, for book geeks
Here is a different kind of March Madness. A group of writers and book enthusiasts are holding a literary championship, pitting books against each other to see which books and writers come out on top. It’s an interesting exercise, but … Continue reading
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York City police: Going international, sort of.
This story describes the York City police’s investigation into capturing a murder suspect, traveling to Puerto Rico to track down the suspect. City police catch a lot of heat sometimes, but this story demonstrates its professionalism and persistence in solving … Continue reading
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