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: August 2010
A new bell and a special guest!
This week’s pod cast is our first with the new bell. We lost the old bell and were surprised when co-worker Emily Opilo went to Office Supplies R Us and got us a new one. So this week, the bell … Continue reading
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More Krugman, on the dismantling of America
From the Nobel-prize-winning economist: “The lights are going out all over America — literally. Colorado Springs has made headlines with its desperate attempt to save money by turning off a third of its streetlights, but similar things are either happening … Continue reading
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There’s been some talk…
About the woman who lost her Access card at the Hollywood casino. For the rest of the story, go here. She tells her side of it. You might not like it, but there it is.
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Robert Reich on the rich
From Robert Reich’s blog: “Forty of America’s richest families or individuals – almost all billionaires – have pledged to donate at least half their fortunes to charity. The total is a whopping $125 billion. Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda … Continue reading
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Yet another chapter in the demise of the middle class
Great piece by Dan Gross on Slate. The upshot is that companies that slashed employee benefits and wages when things were tough are not restoring the cuts as things are turning around. Instead of rewarding workers, the companies are choosing … Continue reading
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Guess the author
A column in the New York Times this week began: “If there were such a thing as Chapter 11 for politicians, the Republican push to extend the unaffordable Bush tax cuts would amount to a bankruptcy filing. The nation’s public … Continue reading
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Campaign spot of the year
Really not much to add to that. People of Tennessee! Vote for Basil!
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Now, without sound effects!
As regular listeners of this podcast know — hi, Tom’s parents — we usually punctuate our really effective jokes with the ring of a bell. And by “really effective” I mean, of course, the jokes of such sterling quality that … Continue reading
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg nails it
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
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Robert Reich on taxing the rich
An excerpt from Robert Reich’s blog: “George W. Bush’s 2001 tax cut was a huge windfall for the wealthy. About 40 percent of its benefits went to the tiny sliver of Americans earning over $500,000. So rather than debate whether … Continue reading
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