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: June 2010
We’re back, again
After a brief hiatus, the What Have We Learned Team returns, tanned, rested and ready — well, pasty, tired and unprepared — for another episode. In this week’s episode, we discuss Larry King and his love of peanut-butter and marshmallow … Continue reading
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Great moments in Senate hearings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, was asking Supreme Court nominee Ellen Kagan about the Christmas Day bomber when he queried Kagan about her whereabouts on Christmas. “Like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant,” Kagan said
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Winning hearts and minds…
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), in an interview to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, said the Republicans are ready to regain favor with American voters. “They’re (American voters) are willing to look at Republicans again,” he told the newspaper. And how … Continue reading
It ain’t over
The recession, that is. All of the experts crunching the numbers say the recession is officially over. And it might be, if you’re a rich Wall Street thief. But for a lot of people, the pain continues. The story is … Continue reading
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The governor and the beauty queen
Who cares? Let me see if I have this right: The rumors that Gov. Ed Rendell was having an affair with one of his staffers, Kirstin Snow, a Glen Rock native, gained traction because someone took a photo of him … Continue reading
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Tax amnesty collects a bunch of money
Of course, it’s not enough to stave off the pending state budget crisis, which could result in the laying off of teachers and child care workers and such. Still, the program collected $261 million in less than two months. If … Continue reading
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The Nazis in Gettysburg
The story about the Nazis rallying in Gettysburg indicated they were from Alabama. To paraphrase Jake Blues, Alabama Nazis. I hate Alabama Nazis.
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Who’s moving where
A map by the Forbes people shows migration from York County. Where’s everybody moving? Florida. About the only place on the planet weirder than York County.
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Save us
Not from the huge oil spill, but from idiots in Congress. From the New York Times coverage of today’s congressional hearing: In his opening remarks, Representative Parker Griffith, an Alabama Republican said that “if we’re going to talk about the … Continue reading
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Held hostage for being cheap
This story caught my attention. A New Orleans cabbie was charged with various things after holding a fare hostage when she refused to give him a tip. A lousy 10 percent tip. On the one hand, the cabbie shouldn’t be … Continue reading
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