Category Archives: opinion

IT ALREADY FEELS SO 2011

Headlines:  Blah, Blah, Blah Well, it’s really starting: the “fun” of an election year, Where the politicians posture and all seem so sincere. Bachmann has dropped out and everyone is ripping Mitt, Now it’s just a game of seeing who’ll … Continue reading

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Turn Bad Resolutions Into Better Resolutions

By Bob Sparrow Some of you have already put your New Year’s resolutions on paper; hopefully they’re in pencil.  Most of us have had some vague ideas rattling around in our heads about how we’d resolve, no, how we’d ‘wish’ … Continue reading

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IS IT OVER YET?

Headlines:  Peace and Joy went AWOL this year. Christmas has come and gone and for us it was terrific, But the news from other places was tragic and horrific. Shootings, stabbings, fires … ‘twas the worst Christmas ever for some, … Continue reading

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What Would Happen If Our Government Shut Down?

Headlines: Our Congress stared across the aisle to see if the other side blinked; To them it’s fun and games to take our budget to the brink. To be honest if they failed the vote, our government would be fine, … Continue reading

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NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF AN AK-47, PRAYER OR A HOT WOMAN

Headlines:  Do they settle the election with a jump ball? Mikhail Prokhorov, the Nets’ owner, wants to be the Russian prez, He will face Putin and won’t be scared, or at least that’s what he says. He acknowledged that even … Continue reading

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Fast and Curious

Headlines: I Thought You Were Watching The Guns! Of a recent government gun bust we became so very curious; About an arms tracking tactic by the name of Fast and Furious. The tactic was designed to find the leaders and the funds, But somewhere … Continue reading

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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

Headlines:  A nod from Tiger could be next.  Newt Gingrich leads the polls so now he’ll meet with Trump, And hope that his endorsement will put him over the hump. Herman Cain’s endorsing Newt, but if we could be so … Continue reading

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Affairs to Forget

Headlines: Is Cain Able to Handle Situation Gingerly? Herman Cain provides the fodder for his political foes, When he sits down with his wife this week to see just what she knows About friend Ginger White with whom he just had friendly … Continue reading

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ONE DOWN … 434 TO GO.

Headlines:  How can you extort money?  Let me count the ways. Barney Frank is retiring after three decades in his seat, Because of the redistricting he thinks he’d go down in defeat. We’re glad that once he’s gone we’ll no … Continue reading

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PILGRIM’S PROGRESS?

Some thoughts on Thanksgiving by Suzanne Sparrow Watson I have spent much of my time the past few months writing the history of our family.  My research has taken me to places that I never expected to go. For example, the … Continue reading

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