ROI. It’s an acronym common in the business world. It means… Return on Investment. In other words, am I getting what I paid for, and then some? Can that same formula be applied to how our public servants invest our tax dollars? That’s the question being batted around this week with the appearance of ... Continue Reading
Doggone It!
THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER are a distant memory, but dogs and their owners are in the news again, regardless of the season. It seems there’s an issue with folks bringing their furry friends to our city parks and finding they’re not all that welcome. I don’t know what percentage of our households have dogs as ... Continue Reading
Forward Thinking
AS IS ALWAYS THE CASE, complaining about what has happened is a fruitless exercise. Sure, we can learn from our mistakes, but to dwell on them is wasted energy. In other words… what’s done is done, and all the Facebook posts in the world lamenting the fact that “this town isn’t the same town I grew up in,” won’t ... Continue Reading
Leftovers
IF THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE Thanksgiving is the biggest bar day of the year… and it is, then the Friday after Thanksgiving must be the biggest leftover day of the year. (He said while enjoying his first leftover turkey sandwich.) So, in that spirit, Word on the Street is going shelf to shelf to see what’s still ... Continue Reading
Public Profanity… Bad Words on the Street and a Blurry Finger
Some of you, of a certain age, might remember the threat of getting your mouth washed out with soap. And some of you might remember actually getting your mouth washed out with soap. If so, you probably even remember the brand of soap. Maybe you had a favorite? This had nothing to do with personal hygiene. It ... Continue Reading
One Wheel Too Many • Meetings of the Mindful
One Wheel Too Many WHEN IS ONE WHEEL one wheel too many? Apparently it’s when you try to ride your Onewheel on our city’s multi-use paths. What’s a Onewheel, you ask? According to Wikipedia, it’s a self-balancing electric skateboard with a single tire (seen above), used as a means of transportation and for competition. ... Continue Reading
Still Creating • Camp County Booming • The Final Frontier
The Art of Invention THOUGH THE AGE OF RETIREMENT has come and gone, it doesn’t look like local artist/inventor Earl Senchuk plans on slowing down anytime soon. When he’s not on the golf course, he’s still arting and inventing, currently finishing up his latest creation… the Crown FireTent, seen above with the ... Continue Reading
The End is Near
JUST A FEW MORE DAYS and it’ll all be over. I’m not talking about the election to determine our next president. If this race is as close as being predicted, we won’t know who’s won until all the votes have been counted and recounted and challenged in court and counted again and litigated and relitigated and… ... Continue Reading
Unsolicited Observations
Nobody asked, but… The Ore Dock • I was treated to a tour of the expansion going on at the Ore Dock Brewing Company the other day, and I must say, it’s quite impressive. Co-Founders Andi and Wes Pernsteiner are taking advantage of the prevailing interest in all things downtown, the popularity of locally crafted brews, ... Continue Reading
Trash Talkin’
IT HAPPENED ABOUT 30 years ago as I was coming back from a trip downstate. I stopped at a gas station… I believe it was in Seney, to fill up for the final leg home. I had a bag of dead fast food wrappers that I wanted to discard, but I couldn’t locate a trash can, usually found somewhere near the pumps. When I ... Continue Reading
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