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: July 2010
Special Bristol Palin-Levi Johnston nuptials edition
The What Have We Learned team responds to the breaking news that these two kids have gotten back together and are going to get married. Good times. That and jokes about the heat, goats and people acting strange in Dover … Continue reading
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Not exactly surprising news
This story, from the AP: PERTH, Australia–A man ejected from a pub in Australia broke into a zoo and climbed onto the back of a crocodile named Fatso, which bit him on the leg but then let him go. Police … Continue reading
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George Steinbrenner: RIP
Here’s the Boss on “Seinfeld.” Funny guy. Had a sense of humor about himself.
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The Ford Explorer: A novocaine enema?
This is from writer Tom Scocca’s blog on Slate: “This vehicle is a joyless piece of slag. Driving it is like sitting on top of a refrigerator while it is being pushed by a guy who can’t see around it. … Continue reading
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Roman Polanski, again
Well, he’s free to move about, the Swiss having rejected the U.S. request to extradite him to face prison on his conviction for raping a child. I guess the lesson is if you’re going to commit a heinous crime, make … Continue reading
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Someone should pass a law allowing police to pull over goat suckers
From Texas: HOOD COUNTY — A small North Texas community is getting stirred up about some mysterious animals roaming around. Two creatures have been killed in three days, near farms, only a few miles apart. Some are calling them chupacabras; … Continue reading
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The mortgage crisis
Next time someone mentions that allowing lower-middle-class people to buy homes was the cause of the mortgage crisis, show them this story from the New York Times. An excerpt: “More than one in seven homeowners with loans in excess of … Continue reading
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The exploding whale
A whale washed up on the beach in Ocean City, Md. Which gives me the excuse to post this video. Enjoy.
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Not much to add to that…
A story from the Lancaster Intelligencer begins: He stole the two goats to make his girlfriend happy, the Martic Township man told the judge. But after a couple days, Calvin J. Flahart shot and killed the stolen goats, named “Billy,” … Continue reading
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It’s good to be King
So last night, the question every living man, woman and child was answered. LeBron James is going to Miami. It struck me as kind of weird. The guy had his own TV special — of course, donating the proceeds to … Continue reading
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