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.
Author Archives: Mike Argento
Irony dies a slow death
Everybody’s favorite band of crazy people, the Westboro Baptist Church, is planning to protest at Steve Job’s funeral. It’s not exactly clear why, but trying to figure out what motivates these attention whores, other than, of course, attention whoring, is … Continue reading
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Tagged crazy people, God Hates Fags, God Hates Signs, Steve Jobs, Westboro Baptist
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Purity of essence preserved in Florida
Pinellas County in Florida, responding to the wacky concerns aired by the local Tea Party people, has voted to remove fluoride from the water supply. It’s pretty funny stuff. I mean, what kind of nuts wouldn’t put fluoride in the … Continue reading
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Dress up the deer!
In this week’s edition, Tom and I talk about deer at Gettysburg and how they should have to wear period-correct costumes before being shot by Park Service employees. Just saying. That, and we start out by giving movie recommendations. Couple … Continue reading
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Terra Nova: What?
Saw a commercial for this show, a sci-fi deal in which humanity, to save itself from ecological disaster, goes back in time to live among the dinosaurs. I don’t think they thought this out very well. For one thing, living … Continue reading
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Flooding and Penn State’s offense
Tom and I discuss a lot of things — flooding, Penn State’s offense, why it’s a bad idea to bathe in a tub filled with eels. Listen to it here.
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Art at the fair
One of my favorite things to do at the York Fair is to check out the artwork on display in Old Main and rest assured that, even though we don’t have fluoride in our water, we most certainly have psilocybin. … Continue reading
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A preview of an uncoming York Fair column…
Every year, I check out the weird vegetables at the York Fair because, well, they’re weird and they’re vegetables. Yes, I know, at this point, I will pause to allow you to make your own horribly insensitive, politically incorrect wisecrack … Continue reading
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Stay tuned for important York Fair news
We have a winner. Every year, we check out the weird vegetables at the fair and every year, we’re pretty amazed at the mutation that our soil can cause. But this year, this year, I’m kind of speechless. Stay tuned … Continue reading
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York makes the Weather Channel
We made the Weather Channel. This is a big deal for a lot of people, well, for my wife, who loves the Weather Channel. Anyway, the Weather Channel showed video of Mount Rose Avenue near the cemetery. The road was … Continue reading
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