Two Gents' Worth
January 6, 2025
Civil Society
Things are different here in the Midwest, and those differences are almost all good. Yes, I’m back once again in the heart of the great American heartland — Ames, Iowa. I’m spending a few weeks hanging out with old friends, eating a ton of that great Midwestern beef at the best barbecue spot anywhere (Hickory…
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It was an amazing sight, indeed, early Friday morning — when Republican Sen. John McCain bucked his own party and voted “no” on the GOP’s last-ditch attempt to repeal at least part of Obamacare. It actually may have been more than amazing — it may have been shocking when McCain walked to the dais and…
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Fresno
How nice it was to see the once-mighty Fresno Bee just confirm what we reported here months ago — and what has been obvious to anyone who cared to walk what’s left of the Fulton Mall — that the project to re-open Fulton Street is, indeed, far behind schedule. There’s no crime in that —…
Read More about Bye, Bye, Fulton Mall!Donald Trump
Gosh, how I hate to keep writing about Donald Trump. I mean, I’d much rather be discussing such things as Fresno’s increasing murder rate, Fresno’s hot weather, Fresno’s silly turning-the-Fulton-Mall-into-Fulton-Street compulsion — you know. something about Fresno. But no. The Donald Trumps — Senior and Junior — just can’t seem to stay out of trouble….
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Donald Trump
Is President Trump a pig? That’s what conservative commentator Bill Kristol thinks. Was one of the president’s moronic tweets beneath the office of president, and did it represent what’s wrong with America? That’s what conservative Republican senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina thinks. Is what Trump tweeted “not normal” and beneath the dignity of the…
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Fresno
Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer are here again – and, yes, I stole those words from the great Nat King Cole – but who better to steal from – than from the man who immortalized them back in the ’60s? Some folks don’t like summertime in Fresno. They say it’s too hot. But…
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Donald Trump
So here’s what we know after fired FBI director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee today. We know that President Trump will still be President Trump – perhaps for a long time — because Comey had no smoking gun showing that Trump colluded with the Russians during last year’s presidential campaign….
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Fresno
The mess that is the Fulton Mall’s ongoing deconstruction — converting it back to a vehicle-welcoming Fulton Street — shows no sign of coming to an end. What makes that interesting is that, back in February, the Fresno Bee ran a piece under the headline, “Fresno’s painful remake of Fulton Street should be done in…
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