This week in The TentacleWednesday, June 4, 2008
For those who have desperately clung to a concept of civility and a respect for the office of the president, May was truly the month of full-employment for gossips, political pundits, and the ghoulish goblins of social maladjustment.
Tom McLaughlin
Why are world food prices so high? How is this connected with illegal immigration? Why do we have a $91 billion Farm Bill? How are these related?
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Roy Meachum
Never mind those dewy-eyed impressions. They are based chiefly on this governor's youthful good looks. Singing with his Irish band didn't hurt. But Martin O'Malley practices old-fashioned machine politics.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Political Street Gossip – Part One
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
A recent Market & Patrick Street corner conversation has fueled my political speculation gene. A prominent Fredericktonian, known as a quiet – albeit generous – type, asked what I thought about the upcoming federal, city, county, and state elections.
Steven R. Berryman
The more that I follow the divisive issues of our day, the more I feel we are in “The Age of Online Animosity.” Righteous indignity is having a field day, and there is far more posturing than productive discourse floating about. This is especially evident on the Internet.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Roy Meachum
On recent warm days, my thoughts have gone back to another May: I was then a reporter for The Washington Post. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy had breathed his last labored breath on May 2, 1957, at
Edward Lulie III
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” reunites star Harrison Ford with Karen Allen in another adventure epic. While time may have added wrinkles and a few creases the movie formula still works.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tony Soltero
As this year's Memorial Day holiday draws to a close, it's fitting to note that some good news has come out of Capitol Hill. The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008, the bill that extends full educational benefits to our troops fighting in
Patricia A. Kelly
Our medical system is broken. It’s up to you to navigate it, advocate for yourself, and get good care in spite of it. You are your own best bet.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Newspaper junkies learned last week that Mary Katherine Ham is joining The Washington Examiner as the online editor of “the publication’s forthcoming new web site.”
Tom McLaughlin
I love women and now that the Memorial Day weekend has just passed, they are parading on the beach in as little clothing as possible. And I am sitting in my sand chair watching.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Roy Meachum
It took place in front of Joe Cohen's cigar store; the one with the walk-in humidor - although these days not a lot of folks walk in. Uncle Joe, as he is called, also maintains a bench against his
The “Invisible” Road Not Taken…
Nick Diaz
The annual “Ride to the Wall” just took place yesterday, and judging from the amount of publicity about this annual event, you have probably heard about it.
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