The Biden Administration’s war on COVID-19 is beginning to look like the Biden’s Administration exit from Afghanistan – inexplicably sad and screwed up. I’m not sure where to start in chronicling the mess. December alone has brought a flurry of assertions from the president and the vice president that just don’t make sense. Vice President Kamala Harris in an … [Read more...]
Frederick: Bail ‘reform’ equals more crime
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the amazing response of California politicians to rising crime in their state. San Francisco Mayor London Breed, leader of a city so under siege by crime that residents there have taken to leaving their car doors unlocked and their trunks wide open when parking on the streets so that criminals can see there is nothing to steal in the car. … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: Have we lost all personal shame?
When I think about the brazen crime taking place in our big cities these days, I’m reminded of a story Royce Feour used to tell. Now, unless you are a boxing aficionado, you won’t know the name. But in his day, Royce was a highly recognized boxing writer. He covered all the big fights of the day in Nevada. Anyway, Royce, who died in 2018, liked to gather young … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgibleting: Grueling gruel from the cruel
Apparently, only God herself can come to the aid of local bus passengers and workers. I am thus sending this column to every religious organization in the area. Please dispatch prayers/emanations/ vibrations/meditations for picketing workers at bus garage central across from Wooster High and Reno’s E. 4th Street bus station. Four of six were hit with BB gun rounds from a red … [Read more...]
Floods & Route 66
The recent huge floods in the northwest corner of our country, reminded me of the turbulent floods that troubled the Biggest Little City in the past. As I mentioned before in this space, one of the favorite disciplines of journalists is the use of alliteration. Below is an example that was written long ago about how the Truckee flooding literally cut Reno in half. The … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: Thankful for open court trials
I am thankful this week that we live in a country in which trials like that of Kyle Rittenhouse can be open for public scrutiny. Otherwise, I would have thought based on initial reporting that this 17-year-old kid was a slam-dunk Nazi who killed two men during a peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration. A scummy, racist vigilante. Even then presidential candidate Joe … [Read more...]
Friend constantly shares details of big purchases
DEAR ABBY: “Eileen” and I have been friends for 21 years. She’s been supportive through my life’s ups and downs, even though I’ve twice moved several states away. She has always made me laugh. Abby, over the years, she has increasingly flaunted her spending habits, bragging about how much she spent on her son’s birthday or Christmas gifts or home renovations, and sending me … [Read more...]
Is This You? Travel Envy and Politeness
Over the river and through the woods and across miles of ribbons of highways and byways, it’s travel season. Oh not summer travel season of vacationers suddenly stopping and not pulling off the road far enough so they can view a gaggle of gliding and landing geese or a heard of buffalo just standing looking at the crazy humans. Oh no my fellow scurrying friends. It’s hurry up, … [Read more...]