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 2011
OK, this is serious.
The mayor of Ocean City, Md., has ordered phase three of the city’s hurricane action plan be implemented. What’s phase three? Well, according to a news release, part of it is this: “Utilizing the authority under a local State of … Continue reading
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Everybody panic!
The hurricane is coming! Actually, it looks now that Irene may fizzle. WHTM-TV meteorologist Brett Thackara showed a model this morning that indicated that York County will get between a quarter- and a third-of-an-inch of rain for from late Saturday … Continue reading
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Earthquake, hurricane, what’s next?
That’s the question of the day here at What Have We Learned world headquarters, locating in the heart of… Who am I kidding? It’s just me this week. Tom has the week off, I guess. Or maybe he’s gone off … Continue reading
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We have a winner…
We have a new entry in the domestic vengeance hall of fame. The Daily Record reported that a Codorus Township man accused his ex-girlfriend of stealing three of his cows. I know nothing about this relationship — or relationships in … Continue reading
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RIP: Jerry Leiber
If you don’t know the name lyricist Jerry Leiber, you don’t know rock’n’roll. Leiber, with his partner, Mike Stoller, wrote some of the greatest songs in rock history. A good number of Elvis’ hits, “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “King Creole,” … Continue reading
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Norman
Norman attacking the hose RIP Norman. He was a strange dog.
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So I got that going for me…
Fan mail: “I’ve never been a fan of your column. Your incessant sarcasm is grating, and your lack of a unique viewpoint tells me that you’re either not real talented to begin with or you just have a tendency to … Continue reading
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Morans!
This picture will make sense later in the post. Seriously. Anyway, we’re back after a week off for undisclosed reasons. I’m not sure what happened, but it’s history now. We’re moving forward. Here are the jokes. Weis Markets has … Continue reading
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Happy Shark Week!
Tom and I were really glad that that whole debt ceiling thing was solved early on during Shark Week. It would have been a shame had that political spectacle spoiled Shark Week. We discuss Shark Week and a documentary titled … Continue reading
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Getting bin Laden
Great New Yorker story about the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden. An excerpt: “As James talked about the raid, he mentioned Cairo’s role. ‘There was a dog?’ Obama interrupted. James nodded and said that Cairo … Continue reading
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