Another day and another snowstorm, or so it seems.
So far, we have received about 7″ of snow this morning and it will be hours before it comes to an end.
Boredom has me thinking of a contest. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2014
The Day The Music Died Day
The Day the Music Died, so dubbed by a lyric in the Don McLean song “American Pie,” is a reference to the deaths of rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 3, 1959. Pilot Roger Peterson was also killed. Continue reading
Councilman’s Home Damaged When Easton Police Pursue Vehicle Into West Easton
Newly appointed councilman Paul James found something in his basement shortly after 1:30 am this morning. A minivan.
The white minivan was the result of a chase by Easton police of the van that was spotted driving without headlights on. The pursuit started around 1:30 a.m. Saturday at 15th and Washington streets in Easton when the driver of the van failed to stop for the police officer. The car sped off and led police on a pursuit. Continue reading
It’s Groundhog Day… Again
This is the about the 1000th time I’ve written this article.
I’ve seen the same Super Bowl XLVIII so many times that the excitement of seeing that amazing play no longer exists.
Still, I’m obligated to go through the motions of recognizing a rodent that has created a one day tourist industry for some small town in western Pennsylvania that would otherwise have been forgotten.
The way things have been going this winter I’m all for turning that overgrown rat into a hat, or mittens… Continue reading
Las Vegas Super Bowl XLVIII Predictions
The Line
Most line makers in Las Vegas are calling this Super Bowl one of the hardest to handicap in recent memory. The casinos are now holding steady at the Broncos being the favorite and giving up -2.5 points. With some exceptions the Vegas players are going with Seattle and taking those 2.5 points, which by all accounts means they pretty much believe Seattle to win the game, as only 7 of the previous 47 Super Bowls were determined by a difference of a field goal in the final score.
As for the point give, just 10 of 47 Super Bowls have ever had a Vegas line of three points or fewer. Continue reading
NJ Governor Chris Christie’s Bridgegate Repair Work May Collapse
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is being thrown under the George Washington Bridge by former ex-Port Authority official and high school pal, David Wildstein. Continue reading